
Laos
Laos
South-East Asia
Population: 6’918’367
Geopolitics: Least developed region

GAPFRAME Score: 5.2
Priority Dimension: Governance (Inner circle)
Average of 4 Dimensions: 5.9 (Outer circle)
| 0 - 5.0 | A THREAT | 5.1 - 6.6 | CRITICAL | 6.7 - 7.4 | WATCHLIST | 7.5 - 8.8 | SAFE SPACE | 8.9 - 10 | TOWARDS IDEAL |
PRIORITY ISSUES
- Waste treatment (0.0) – planet
- Innovation (2.1) – economy
- Clean energy (2.4) – planet
PRIORITY ISSUES
- Transparency (3.7) – governance
- Social integration (4.0) – society
- Structural resilience (4.8) – governance
SAFE SPACE & TOWARDS IDEAL
- Carbon quotient (10) – planet
- Water (9.9) – planet
- Biodiversity (9.6) – planet
| ISSUE | RESULT | INDICATOR | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Biodiversity | 9.6 | Extinction rate of animals | 9.5 |
| Protected terrestrial habitat areas | 9.7 | ||
| 2. Carbon quotient | 10 | Carbon quotient | 10 |
| 3. Oceans | Fish stock | ||
| Phosphate consumption / cultivated land | |||
| 4. Land & forests | 5.4 | Soil quality | 6.0 |
| Organic farming | 0.1 | ||
| Land degradation (desertification) | 10 | ||
| 5. Clean air | 5.3 | Exposure to air pollution | 5.3 |
| 6. Water | 9.9 | Renewable Water Resources | 9.9 |
| Water quality | |||
| 7. Clean energy | 2.4 | Renewable Energy | 4.2 |
| Domestic use of solid fuels | 0.5 | ||
| 8. Waste treatment | 0.0 | Recovered & recycled solid municipal waste | |
| Treatment of waste water | 0.0 |
| ISSUE | RESULT | INDICATOR | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9. Health | 6.5 | Child survival | 5.7 |
| Sufficient food | 4.6 | ||
| Obesity rate | 9.3 | ||
| Alcohol abuse | 6.5 | ||
| 10. Equal opportunity | Gender wage gap | ||
| Female representation in parliament | |||
| Women presence in boards | |||
| Income distribution (GINI) | 6.2 | ||
| 11. Education | 7.1 | Primary education, enrolment rate, net% | 9.3 |
| Quality of educational system | 4.7 | ||
| Youth in educational training | |||
| Adult literacy rate | 7.1 | ||
| 12. Living conditions | 4.9 | Access to electricity | 6.6 |
| Access to an improved drinking water | 1.7 | ||
| Safe sanitation | 6.5 | ||
| Safety on the road | 4.9 | ||
| 13. Social integration | 4.0 | Tolerance for homosexuals | 4.1 |
| Minority discrimination | 4.0 | ||
| 14. Quality of life | Life satisfaction | ||
| Quality of support network | |||
| Work-Life Balance | |||
| Poverty among population | 6.9 |
| ISSUE | RESULT | INDICATOR | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. Employment | 9.0 | Job security | |
| Youth unemployment | 9.4 | ||
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | ||
| Slave labour | 8.0 | ||
| 16. Resources use | 8.2 | Energy intensity | 9.7 |
| Natural resources depletion | 6.7 | ||
| 17. Sustainable consumption | 7.4 | Carbon consumption / inhabitant | 9.7 |
| Energy Savings | 5.1 | ||
| 18. Sustainable production | Irrigated agricultural land | ||
| Companies with a sustainability report | |||
| Soundness of banks | |||
| 19. Innovation | 2.1 | Ease of access to loans | 3.0 |
| Availability of latest technologies | |||
| Internet users | 1.2 |
| ISSUE | RESULT | INDICATOR | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20. Public finance | 6.6 | Government debt | 6.7 |
| Budget balance | 6.5 | ||
| 21. Structural resilience | 4.8 | Quality of overall infrastructure | 5.6 |
| Tolerance for immigrants | 6.3 | ||
| Public sector corruption | 2.5 | ||
| 22. Peace & cooperation | 5.0 | Share of voice - Freedom of assembly | 0.0 |
| Freedom of movement | 5.0 | ||
| Strength of legal rights | 5.0 | ||
| Terrorism | 10 | ||
| 23. Business integrity | 5.9 | Ethical behavior of firms | 5.0 |
| Effectiveness of anti-monopoly policy | 5.9 | ||
| Healthy business support | 6.9 | ||
| 24. Transparency | 3.7 | Good governance | 3.3 |
| Policy Knowledge | |||
| Legal Certainty | |||
| Freedom of expression | 2.9 | ||
| Judicial independence | 4.8 |
24 ISSUES
| ISSUE | RESULT |
|---|---|
| 1. Biodiversity | 9.6 |
| 2. Carbon quotient | 10 |
| 3. Oceans | |
| 4. Land & forests | 5.4 |
| 5. Clean air | 5.3 |
| 6. Water | 9.9 |
| 7. Clean energy | 2.4 |
| 8. Waste treatment | 0.0 |
| 9. Health | 6.5 |
| 10. Equal opportunity | |
| 11. Education | 7.1 |
| 12. Living conditions | 4.9 |
| 13. Social integration | 4.0 |
| 14. Quality of life | |
| 15. Employment | 9.0 |
| 16. Resources use | 8.2 |
| 17. Sustainable consumption | 7.4 |
| 18. Sustainable production | |
| 19. Innovation | 2.1 |
| 20. Public finance | 6.6 |
| 21. Structural resilience | 4.8 |
| 22. Peace & cooperation | 5.0 |
| 23. Business integrity | 5.9 |
| 24. Transparency | 3.7 |

















