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Laos
Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia, and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 13/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.3 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 2.3
- Economy 6.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 8 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 4 (list of 2026.10.07).
- Capital
- Vientiane
- Population
- 7,647,000 inh.
- Area
- 236,800 km²
- Currency
- LAK
- Regime
- people's republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Thongloun Sisoulith
Head of Government
Sonexay Siphandone
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
164 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
18 G$
GDP / capita
2,325 $
Growth
4.5 %
Inflation
7.7 %
Unemployment
1.2 %
Life expectancy
69.2 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.14/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
13/100
Corruption (CPI)
34/100
Press freedom (RSF)
32/100
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
8 Md$
Imports
7 Md$
Balance
1 Md$
Top exports
- 21% Cuivre + minerais
- 11% Or
Top imports
- 17% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
18%
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GBR
21%
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FRA
26%
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DEU
26%
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RUS
76%
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CHN
86%
Abstention: 18%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2026-02-22
Lao People's Revolutionary Party 169 seats, Independents 6 (of 175)
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.617/1
Gini
34.7
Refugees originating
6,489
National anthem
Pheng Xat Lao
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- Francophonie (OIF)
- ASEAN
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,300 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,683, or ×1.1.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2024 · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)