Laos vs Tanzania: Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita

Laos
79
in 2016
Tanzania
80
in 2016
Laos rank
29th
Tanzania rank
28th

Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Laos
  • Tanzania
0255075100125196419902016

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 80 against 79 in Laos, a difference of 1.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Tanzania ahead.

Laos ranks 29th and Tanzania ranks 28th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 75.5 91.5 16 Tanzania
1970s 66.7 88 21.3 Tanzania
1980s 57.5 83.1 25.6 Tanzania
1990s 83.3 103.1 19.8 Tanzania
2000s 97.3 108.2 10.9 Tanzania
2010s 95 93.25 1.75 Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita, Laos or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 80 against 79 in Laos as of 2016.
What is the difference in economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita between Laos and Tanzania?
1, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Tanzania?
46 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2016.
How do Laos and Tanzania rank globally for economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita?
Laos ranks 29th and Tanzania ranks 28th 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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Indicator
Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita
Source
Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
121 places, 5,650 data points, 1964–2016
Last refreshed

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.