Globalis - Laos Global Virtual University / UNEP/GRID-Arendal
Capital:

Vientiane

Language:

Lao(official), French, English

Currency:

LAK

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Statistics

Agriculture and land use
Agricultural production per capita index 111 Index: 1999-2001=1000 Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Climate
GHG Total Emissions No Data Tg CO2 equivalents Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Capita No Data tonnes of CO2 equivalents per person Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Projected Greenhouse gas emissions No Data Tg of CO2 equivalents Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Target of greenhouse gas emissions No Data Tg of CO2 equivalents Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Target vs. Projected emissions 2010 No Data Percentual difference Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Economy
Current account balance -4.70 Percent of GDP 2001 Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Foreign direct investment (FDI) 0.92 Percent of GDP Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
GDP per capita 1 720 PPP-dollar Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
GDP per capita annual growth rate 3.90 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
GNI- Gross National Income per capita (PPP$) 1 730 Current PPP$ Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Inflation rate No Data Index: 1990=100 Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Net official development assistance (ODA) disbursed as % of GNI No Data Percent of GNI Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Net official development assistance (ODA) disbursed to least developed countries No Data Percent of donor's GNI Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
ODA to basic social services No Data Percent of donor country's sector allocated ODA Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
OECD country support to domestic agriculture No Data Percent of GDP Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Official development assistance or official aid received by small island developing states No Data Percent of GNI Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Official development assistance received by landlocked countries 16.1 Percent of GNI Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Population living below $1 a day No Data Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Poverty gap ratio No Data Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Share of poorest 20% in national income or consumption No Data Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Total debt service No Data Percent of exports of goods and services Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Untied bilateral ODA No Data As percent of total Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Youth unemployment: Female No Data Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Youth unemployment: Male No Data Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Youth unemployment: Total No Data Per cent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Education
% illiterate, adult males 22.0 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Adult illiteracy 32.7 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Adult illiteracy, females 43.4 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Central government expenditures on education 3.40 % of GDP Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Children reaching grade 5 (All) 62.3 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Children reaching grade 5 (female) 62.7 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Children reaching grade 5 (male) 61.9 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Orphans' school attendance rate as percent of non-orphans' No Data Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Primary enrolment ratio 82.8 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Primary enrolment, female 79.4 Per 100 of the appropriate age Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Primary enrolment, male 86.1 Per 100 of the appropriate age Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Secondary enrolment, female 31.0 Per 100 of the appropriate age Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Secondary enrolment, male 44.0 Per 100 of the appropriate age Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Youth literacy rate 78.5 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Environment
Consumption of ozone-depleting chlorofluocarbons 41.0 ODP Metric tons Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Ecological Footprint 1.00 Global hectares per person Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Electricity consumption 733 Mill. kWh Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Energy consumption per capita 79.0 kg of oil equivalents pr capita Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Land area covered by forests 54.4 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Ratio of protected area to surface area 0.158 Protected area to total surface area Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Gender Equality
Female share of non-agricultural wage employment No Data Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education 0.86 Number of girls per boy. Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education 0.73 Number of girls per boy Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education 0.60 Number of girls per boy Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Ratio of young literate females to males 0.90 Number of women per man Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Seats in parliament held by women 22.9 Percent of total Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Health
AIDS estimated deaths 200 Number of people Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Births per 1000 women (15-19 ys) 91 Births per 1000 women Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Central government expenditures on health 2.2 % of GDP Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Children under 5 fever treated with anti-malarial drugs No Data Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Children under 5 with insecticide-treated bed nets No Data Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Children under weight for age No Data Percentage of population under five Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Condom use at last high-risk sex: female No Data Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Condom use at last high-risk sex: male No Data Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Contraceptive prevalence, any method No Data Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Contraceptive prevalence, modern method 29 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
HIV knowledge (15-24 ys), female No Data Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
HIV knowledge (15-24 ys), male No Data Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
HIV prevalence among pregnant women aged 15-24 No Data Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Infant mortality rate 87.0 per 1000 live births Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Malaria cases 759 per 100,000 people Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Malaria-related mortality rate: All ages 28.0 per 100,000 Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Malaria-related mortality rate: Children aged 0-4 4.00 per 100,000 Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Maternal mortality ratio 650 per 100,000 live births Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
One-year-olds fully immunized against measles 42.0 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Percent births with skilled attendants No Data Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Physicians No Data Number of physicians per 1,000 people Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65- female 52.9 Percent of cohort Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65- Male 47.8 Percent of cohort Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Tuberculosis cases cured under DOTS 76.6 Percent of cases Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 43.3 Percent of cases Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people 359 per 100,000 people Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Tuberculosis-related mortality rate 28.6 per 100,000 people Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Under five mortality rate 91.0 per 1000 live births Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Under five mortality, male 144 Deaths per 1000 live births Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Under five mortality, female 137 Deaths per 1000 live births Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Undernourished people 22.1 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Human Development
Human Development Index 0.534 Index Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Life expectancy at birth 52.5 Number of years Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Life expectancy, Female 53.8 Years Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Life expectancy, Male 51.3 Years Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Population
Annual population growth rate No Data Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Average population growth rate 2.3 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Population aged 65 and above 3.50 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Population under age 15 42.4 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Total fertility rate 5.30 Average number of children Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Total population 5.92 Mill. inhabitants Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Urban growth rate 4.59 Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Urban Population 21.6 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Technology
Cellular subscribers 1.00 Per 100 people Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Internet users 0.30 Per 100 people Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Personal computers in use 0.30 Number per 100 people Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Telephone mainlines 1.10 Per 100 people Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Telephone mainlines and cellular subscribers 2.10 Per 100 people Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Water
Access to safe water 35 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Population with access to improved sanitation, rural 14.0 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source: Rural 38.0 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source: Urban 66.0 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map
Urban population with access to improved sanitation 61.0 Percent Show changeShow rankingShow indicator on map