Laos vs Uganda: Gender Development Index

Laos

0.911

in 2023

Uganda

0.908

in 2023

Laos rank

147th

Uganda rank

149th

Gender Development Index over time

Laos
Uganda

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.911 against 0.908 in Uganda, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uganda ahead.

Laos ranks 147th and Uganda ranks 149th of 179 countries.

Individual pages

Gender Development Index in Laos
Gender Development Index in Uganda
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.