Ghana vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita
Ghana
78
in 2016
Lao People's Democratic Republic
79
in 2016
Ghana rank
30th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
29th
Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ghana
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 79 against 78 in Ghana, a difference of 1.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Ghana ranks 30th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 29th of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72 | 75.5 | 3.5 | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1970s | 87.1 | 66.7 | 20.4 | Ghana |
| 1980s | 86.4 | 57.5 | 28.9 | Ghana |
| 1990s | 108.2 | 83.3 | 24.9 | Ghana |
| 2000s | 109 | 97.3 | 11.7 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 97.75 | 95 | 2.75 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita, Ghana or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 79 against 78 in Ghana as of 2016.
- What is the difference in economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita between Ghana and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 1, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2016.
- How do Ghana and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 30th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 29th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Economic complexity corresponds to ranking in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). Countries lower on the y-axis are considered more economically complex. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.