Bangladesh vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Price level index
Price level index over time
- Bangladesh
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 28.91 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure against 28.71 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.2 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 183rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 185th of 205 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.06 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 28.24 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 5.82 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 28.95 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 25.84 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 3.11 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 34.36 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 38.76 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 4.4 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 31.9 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 29.82 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 2.09 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher price level index, Bangladesh or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Bangladesh, at 28.91 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure against 28.71 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in price level index between Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.2 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for price level index?
- Bangladesh ranks 183rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 185th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as Price level index (Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. This indicator provides a measure of the differences in the price levels of countries at the level of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure.