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Gender development index — Laos

Gender development index in Laos in 2023 — 0.911 ratio. Ranked 151 in the world out of 184. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 13%.

2023 0.911 ratio −1.51% vs 2022
World rank 151of 184
Period maximum 0.926 ratio2020
Period minimum 0.806 ratio1995

Trend over time

1995–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Laos, 1995–20230.80.850.90.9519951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 0.806 ratio1996: 0.806 ratio1997: 0.81 ratio1998: 0.816 ratio1999: 0.821 ratio2000: 0.826 ratio2001: 0.832 ratio2002: 0.839 ratio2003: 0.852 ratio2004: 0.856 ratio2005: 0.863 ratio2006: 0.866 ratio2007: 0.871 ratio2008: 0.876 ratio2009: 0.88 ratio2010: 0.891 ratio2011: 0.892 ratio2012: 0.897 ratio2013: 0.901 ratio2014: 0.905 ratio2015: 0.908 ratio2016: 0.911 ratio2017: 0.923 ratio2018: 0.916 ratio2019: 0.918 ratio2020: 0.926 ratio2021: 0.921 ratio2022: 0.925 ratio2023: 0.911 ratio
Change over the period: +0.105 (+13.03%) Average annual rate: 0.44 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos

Laos 0.911 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
East Asia & Pacific computed 0.972 ratio
South-Eastern Asia computed 0.967 ratio
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.896 ratio
Gender development index — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.911 −0.014 −1.51%
2022 0.925 +0.004 +0.43%
2021 0.921 −0.005 −0.54%
2020 0.926 +0.008 +0.87%
2019 0.918 +0.002 +0.22%
2018 0.916 −0.007 −0.76%
2017 0.923 +0.012 +1.32%
2016 0.911 +0.003 +0.33%
2015 0.908 +0.003 +0.33%
2014 0.905 +0.004 +0.44%
2013 0.901 +0.004 +0.45%
2012 0.897 +0.005 +0.56%
2011 0.892 +0.001 +0.11%
2010 0.891 +0.011 +1.25%
2009 0.88 +0.004 +0.46%
2008 0.876 +0.005 +0.57%
2007 0.871 +0.005 +0.58%
2006 0.866 +0.003 +0.35%
2005 0.863 +0.007 +0.82%
2004 0.856 +0.004 +0.47%
2003 0.852 +0.013 +1.55%
2002 0.839 +0.007 +0.84%
2001 0.832 +0.006 +0.73%
2000 0.826 +0.005 +0.61%
1999 0.821 +0.005 +0.61%
1998 0.816 +0.006 +0.74%
1997 0.81 +0.004 +0.5%
1996 0.806 +0 +0%
1995 0.806 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TH Thailand 1.008 VN Vietnam 0.997 SG Singapore 0.994 BN Brunei Darussalam 0.993 PH Philippines 0.984 MY Malaysia 0.973 MM Myanmar 0.947 ID Indonesia 0.945 KH Cambodia 0.939 TL Timor-Leste 0.939 LA Laos 0.911
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About the indicator

The ratio of the Human Development Index computed for women to the index computed for men. One means equality, values below it mean women lag behind, above it men do, and the second happens more often than is commonly thought: in a number of countries women are ahead of men in life expectancy and education by enough to outweigh their lag in income. The indicator answers a question about the gap, not about the level: in two countries with the same ratio absolute development can differ twofold.

Important: A ratio, not a level: a value near one in a poor country speaks of equality between the sexes, not of well-being. It is worth looking at together with the Human Development Index itself.

Source: Human Development Report (UNDP), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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