Gender Development Index in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gender Development Index was 0.919 in 2022. β² Rising
Gender Development Index in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1995β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 0.919 for gender development index in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.921 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.808, in 1995.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 142nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.814 | 0.808 | 0.822 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8538 | 0.826 | 0.877 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9033 | 0.885 | 0.921 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9187 | 0.918 | 0.919 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 139 Uzbekistan, Republic of 0.924 compare
- 140 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.922 compare
- 141 Rwanda 0.921 compare
- 142 Tajikistan, Republic of 0.919 compare
- 144 Bangladesh 0.914 compare
- 144 Comoros, Union of the 0.914 compare
More gender data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 77,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 80,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 76,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 80,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 76,857 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 80,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 77,063 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 80,518 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 77,339 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 80,771 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Gender development index in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.919 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.921 in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.808 in 1995.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for gender development index?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 142nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.