Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Key Indicators
Income Group | Lower middle income |
Regional Group | Asia & Pacific |
Population (Total) | 7,529,475 |
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) | 9,166 |
Performance Overview
Pillar: Technology Score: 30.12 Rank: 99
Access
1. Mobile tariffs
2. Handset prices
3. FTTH/building Internet subscriptions
4. Population covered by at least a 3G mobile network
5. International Internet bandwidth
6. Internet access in schools
Content
1. GitHub commits
2. Internet domain registrations
3. Mobile apps development
4. AI scientific publications
Future technologies
1. Adoption of emerging technologies
2. Investment in emerging technologies
3. Robot density
4. Computer software spending
Pillar: People Score: 33.17 Rank: 98
Individuals
1. Active Mobile Broadband Subscriptions Count
2. ICT skills in the education system
3. Use of virtual social networks
4. Tertiary enrollment
5. Adult literacy rate
6. AI talent concentration
Businesses
1. Firms with website
2. GERD financed by business enterprise
3. Knowledge intensive employment
4. Annual investment in telecommunication services
5. GERD performed by business enterprise
Governments
1. Government online services
2. Publication and use of open data
3. Government promotion of investment in emerging tech
4. R&D expenditure by governments and higher education
Pillar: Governance Score: 27.68 Rank: 130
Trust
1. Secure internet servers
2. Cybersecurity
3. Online access to financial account
4. Internet shopping
Regulation
1. Regulatory quality
2. ICT regulatory environment
3. Regulation of emerging technologies
4. E-commerce legislation
5. Privacy protection by law content
Inclusion
1. E-Participation
2. Socioeconomic gap in use of digital payments
3. Availability of local online content
4. Gender gap in Internet use
5. Rural gap in uses of digital payments
Pillar: Impact Score: 47.91 Rank: 87
Economy
1. High-tech and medium-high-tech manufacturing
2. High-tech exports
3. PCT patent applications
4. Domestic market size
5. Prevalence of gig economy
6. ICT services exports
Quality of life
1. Happiness
2. Freedom to make life choices
3. Income inequality
4. Healthy life expectancy at birth
SDG Contribution
1. SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being
2. SDG 4: Quality Education
3. SDG 5: Women's economic opportunity
4. SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
4. SDDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities