Laos vs Rwanda: Gender Development Index

Laos

0.911

in 2023

Rwanda

0.922

in 2023

Laos rank

147th

Rwanda rank

144th

Gender Development Index over time

Laos
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.922 against 0.911 in Laos, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Rwanda ahead.

Laos ranks 147th and Rwanda ranks 144th of 179 countries.

Individual pages

Gender Development Index in Laos
Gender Development Index in Rwanda
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Gender Development Index
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 4,929 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The Gender Development Index (GDI) measures gender inequalities in the achievement of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living.