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Laos
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDP46.62[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita6601.33[$]
Population7.06[millions]
Urbanization36.29[%]
Land Area231027.56[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 130 34.8 -2.8
Health 132 27.2 5.6
Air Quality 135 27.8 3.3
PM2.5 86 41.3 3.2
Household solid fuels 161 9.4 4
Ozone 158 26 -0.8
Sanitation & Drinking Water 131 26.5 8.9
Sanitation 131 27.3 9.6
Drinking water 130 26 8.5
Heavy Metals 146 34.7 5.6
Lead 146 34.7 5.6
Waste Management 98 18.7 -
Solid waste 98 18.7 -
Ecosystem Vitality 126 39.9 -8.3
Biodiversity 62 69.7 -8.1
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 61 93.6 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 58 96.8 -
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 88 29.6 15.9
Species Habitat Index 151 6.4 -79.4
Species Protection Index 75 83.3 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 67 57.6 -0.7
Ecosystem Services 165 16.6 -15.5
Tree cover loss 160 13.6 -15.2
Grassland loss 139 43 -32.8
Wetland loss 101 44.6 -2.1
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 155 30.7 -6
CO2 growth rate 153 17.7 -7.8
CH4 growth rate 142 43.4 -6
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 141 36.4 4.7
Black Carbon growth rate 59 68.8 -4
CO2 from land cover 150 16.4 -
GHG intensity trend 24 76.1 -2.9
GHG per capita 36 77.3 -4.5
Pollution Emissions 168 21.3 -41.9
SO2 growth rate 146 40.3 -59.7
NOx growth rate 172 2.4 -24
Agriculture 9 69.2 12.1
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 9 69.2 12.1
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Maldives 35.6
Uganda 35.6
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Sudan 34.8
Kenya 34.7
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Fiji 34.4
Mozambique 33.9
GDP per capita
Moldova 44.4
Bolivia 44.3
El Salvador 43.1
Samoa 37.3
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Viet Nam 33.4
Cabo Verde 32.8
India 27.6
Myanmar 25.1
Issue Performance
Bolivia 44.3
Laos 34.8
Ethiopia 34.4
Cambodia 33.6
Tanzania 31.1
Benin 30
Mali 29.4
Bangladesh 29
Ghana 27.6
Sierra Leone 25.7
Regulatory Quality
Kiribati 37.7
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Cameroon 33.6
Nepal 32.7
Bangladesh 29
Mauritania 27.7
Solomon Islands 26.7
Guinea 26.4
Myanmar 25.1
Voice & Accountability
Azerbaijan 46.5
Uzbekistan 44.3
Saudi Arabia 44
Tajikistan 38.2
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Laos 34.8
Sudan 34.8
Burundi 27
Chad 26.7
Political Stability
Belgium 73.3
United States of America 69.3
Latvia 61.6
Bulgaria 57
Chile 55.3
Belarus 53
Costa Rica 52.5
Albania 49
Jamaica 48.2
Laos 34.8
Asia-Pacific
China 37.3
Samoa 37.3
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Fiji 34.4
Cambodia 33.6
Viet Nam 33.4
Micronesia 33
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Mongolia 32.2
Least Developed Countries
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Uganda 35.6
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Sudan 34.8
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Mozambique 33.9
Rwanda 33.8
Cambodia 33.6
Ease of Doing Business Index
Algeria 44.8
Bolivia 44.3
Burkina Faso 38.3
Zimbabwe 37
Laos 34.8
Sudan 34.8
Micronesia 33
Marshall Islands 30.8
Mauritania 27.7
Guinea 26.4
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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