Data for Lao PDR, Viet Nam 

Social

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2018)

Lao PDR15.7
Viet Nam1.6

(2018)

Trend
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Most recent value

(2023)

Lao PDR69
Viet Nam75

(2023)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2024)

Lao PDR7,769,819
Viet Nam100,987,686

(2024)

Trend
Population growth (annual %)
Population growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Lao PDR1.4
Viet Nam0.6

(2024)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2024)

Lao PDR-10,284
Viet Nam-59,645

(2024)

Trend
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Most recent value

(2020)

Lao PDR0.5
Viet Nam0.7

(2020)

Trend

Economic

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
GDP (current US$)
GDP (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024 billion)

Lao PDR16.5
Viet Nam476.4

(2024 billion)

Trend
GDP per capita (current US$)
GDP per capita (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024)

Lao PDR2,124.0
Viet Nam4,717.3

(2024)

Trend
GDP growth (annual %)
GDP growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Lao PDR4.1
Viet Nam7.1

(2024)

Trend
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Most recent value

(2024)

Lao PDR1.2
Viet Nam1.4

(2024)

Trend
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Lao PDR23.1
Viet Nam3.6

(2024)

Trend
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

Lao PDR1.5
Viet Nam3.4

(2024)

Trend
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