Laos in world rankings
Laos appears in 21 of our ranked charts. It is in the top three in 1 of them. Each position below is its place in the latest year of that chart; open a chart for the full data, history and sources.
21Ranked charts
0First places
1Top-3 places
Every ranking for Laos
#2of 15
Largest Net Electricity Exporters by Country 2024
Energy
36.70 TWh2024
#6of 20
Countries Where Most People Work in Farming 2025
Agriculture
68.60 % of Jobs2025
#6of 20
Countries Where Most People Work in Agriculture 2024
68.91 % of total employment2024
#8of 20
Countries with the Lowest Unemployment 2025
Economy
1.19 % of Labour Force2025
#8of 10
Armed Forces Share of Labor Force by Country 2020
Military
4.10 % of total labor force2020
#9of 20
Countries with the Fewest People with Bank Accounts 2024
37.65 % aged 15+2024
#11of 25
Countries With the Most Buddhists 2020
Culture
4.71 millions2020
#12of 25
Share of Land Burned by Wildfires by Country 2025
Environment
8.32 %2025
#13of 15
Hydropower Share of Electricity by Country 2023
Energy
76.502023
#13of 14
Coffee Production by Country
Agriculture
175 Thousand Tonnes2024
#14of 20
Countries with the Most Renewable Electricity 2019
Energy
86.40 %2019
#14of 15
Hydropower Share of Electricity by Country 2024
Energy
76.502024
#15of 20
Countries with the Most Forest Cover 2022
Environment
71.61 % of Land2022
#15of 20
Countries with the Most Forest Cover 2021
Environment
71.75 % of Land2021
#15of 20
Countries with the Most Forest Cover 2020
Environment
71.90 % of Land2020
#15of 20
Countries with the Most Threatened Mammal Species 2022
Animals
492022
#15of 20
Countries by Alcohol Consumption Per Capita 2020
Alcohol
10.82 Litres per Adult2020
#16of 20
Countries with the Most Forest Cover 2023
Environment
71.46 % of Land2023
#19of 20
Countries with the Highest Risk of Death from Chronic Disease 2021
26.50 %2021
#20of 20
Countries with the Most Self-Employed Workers 2024
77.40 % of total employment2024
#25of 25
CO2 Emissions From Wildfires by Country 2025
Environment
41.90 million tonnes2025