Gender Development Index (GDI) in Laos
Laos: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.919 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.919
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
142nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.921
in 2017
All-time low
0.808
in 1995
Years of data
28
1995–2022
Gender Development Index in Laos, 1995–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Laos 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 Laos peaked at 0.921 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.808, in 1995.
Laos 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.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.808 | — |
| 1996 | 0.808 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.813 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.819 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.822 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.826 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.833 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.839 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.851 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.854 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.859 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.862 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.867 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.87 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.877 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.889 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.885 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.893 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.897 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.904 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.906 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.91 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.921 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.912 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.916 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.919 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.918 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.919 | +0.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.919 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9255, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.919 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.967, 95% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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 Laos
- 139 Uzbekistan 0.924 compare
- 140 Ethiopia 0.922 compare
- 141 Rwanda 0.921 compare
- 142 Tajikistan 0.919 compare
- 144 Bangladesh 0.914 compare
- 144 Comoros 0.914 compare
More gender data for Laos
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,335 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3716 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,022 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,022 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Laos?
- Gender development index in Laos was 0.919 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.921 in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.808 in 1995.
- How does Laos rank for gender development index?
- Laos ranks 142nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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.