Social Development in Laos 126 indicators covering social development for Laos. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0001 units per person 2025 up 144.0% 143rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 122.6% 119th Political Rights Score 2 2025 up 100.0% 168th Freedom Score 13 2025 up 8.3% 171st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -38.68 % change on previous year 2025 down 184.1% 135th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 3 2018 unchanged 150th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.415 2025 up 53.1% 132nd Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.16 2025 up 19.4% 161st Political Corruption Index 0.765 2025 down 2.5% 43rd Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.765 2025 down 2.5% 43rd Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 3.92 2024 up 39.3% 29th Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 — 56th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0024 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1,265.8% 160th LGBT+ Rights Index 2.07 2019 unchanged 75th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 0 2016 — 131st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 0 number 2025 — 116th Corruption Perceptions Index 33 2024 up 32.0% 113th Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 5.92 2024 up 27.5% 88th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 4.03 2024 up 36.5% 85th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 1.9 2024 up 9.2% 10th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.0178 2024 up 68.6% 127th Self-reported life satisfaction 5.51 2025 up 13.1% 92nd Happiness vs. life satisfaction 5.51 2025 up 13.1% 92nd Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 98.2% 2024 up 1.2% 2nd States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 — 90th Homicides 473.51 deaths 2021 up 2.3% 87th Homicide rate 6.38 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 11.5% 71st Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 6.35 2021 down 11.9% 68th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 1.17 million 2030 down 4.9% 78th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 13.08 2030 up 18.0% 5th States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 1991 unchanged 31st Freedom of Association Score 1 2025 unchanged 124th Freedom of Expression Score 2 2025 up 100.0% 98th Civil Rights Score 3 2025 unchanged 82nd Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 21.6% 2030 down 23.9% 61st Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 1.25 million 2030 down 6.7% 79th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 29.3% 2020 down 7.2% 123rd Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 42.6% 2020 down 4.1% 131st Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 59.1% 2020 down 1.5% 17th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 57.4% 2020 up 3.3% 56th Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 13.3% 2020 up 3.5% 80th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 32.7% 2020 up 1.1% 34th Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 40.94 2020 down 0.1% 21st Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 18.86 2020 down 0.1% 21st Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 23.5 2020 up 3.9% 15th Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 — 4th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 19.9% 2030 down 19.8% 55th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 20.4% 2030 down 21.8% 57th Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 5 2024 up 25.0% 1st Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of 10,000 2024 down 47.3% 7th Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 2.25 2024 up 57.3% 98th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →