Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Laos
Laos: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.144 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Laos, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.144 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Laos peaked at 0.421 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.056, in 1977.
That places Laos 168th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.342 | — |
| 1947 | 0.359 | +5.0% |
| 1948 | 0.36 | +0.3% |
| 1949 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.362 | +0.6% |
| 1951 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.392 | +8.3% |
| 1954 | 0.393 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.412 | +4.8% |
| 1956 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.415 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.421 | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.403 | -4.3% |
| 1960 | 0.368 | -8.7% |
| 1961 | 0.343 | -6.8% |
| 1962 | 0.351 | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.346 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.349 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.347 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.346 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.343 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.339 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.338 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.11 | -67.5% |
| 1976 | 0.058 | -47.3% |
| 1977 | 0.056 | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.073 | +30.4% |
| 1987 | 0.08 | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.079 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.081 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.077 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.078 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.088 | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.09 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.092 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.093 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.099 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.099 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.099 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.097 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.104 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.101 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.118 | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 0.12 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.117 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.12 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.125 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.127 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.149 | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 0.141 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.133 | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.141 | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.152 | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 0.148 | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.144 | -2.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.144 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.645, 22% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.144 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.728, 20% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -67.5% | 0.338 | 0.11 |
| 1976 | -47.3% | 0.11 | 0.058 |
| 1986 | +30.4% | 0.056 | 0.073 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.3553 | 0.342 | 0.36 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.3934 | 0.362 | 0.421 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3488 | 0.343 | 0.368 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2048 | 0.056 | 0.346 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0648 | 0.056 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0829 | 0.077 | 0.092 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0973 | 0.093 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1182 | 0.101 | 0.149 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1432 | 0.133 | 0.152 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 165 Sudan 0.171 compare
- 166 Equatorial Guinea 0.169 compare
- 166 Tajikistan 0.169 compare
- 169 Turkmenistan 0.112 compare
- 170 Myanmar 0.102 compare
- 171 Nicaragua 0.077 compare
More economy & growth data for Laos
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.39 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 60.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 19.21 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 52.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 14.03 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Laos?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Laos was 0.144 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.421 in 1958.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.056 in 1977.
- How does Laos rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Laos ranks 168th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.