Global Japanese Data Rankings

	Laos
Daily newspapers: number of titles (2004)	6 [84/153 countries]
Daily newspapers: Number of titles per 1 million inhabitants (2004)	1.08 [106/154 countries]
Daily newspapers: Total average circulation (2004)	14,558 [75/82 countries]
Daily newspapers: Total average circulation per 1,000 inhabitants (2004)	3 [78/84 countries]
Newspaper journalists (headcounts)	344 (2004) [52/76 countries]
Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants	61.7 (2004) [57/75 countries]

	Laos
Voter turnout in the national election	98.0% (2021) [2/199 countries]
Extent to which people think that it is important, in order to be a good citizen, always to vote in elections (2004)	5.25 [34/38 countries]
% of those who think that elections are a good way of making governments pay attention to what the people think (1996)	53.7% [22/24 countries]
% of those who think that the last national election was fair regarding the opportunities of the candidates and parties to campaign (2004)	51.5% [30/38 countries]
% of those who think that referendums are a good way to decide important political questions (2004)	61.9% [30/38 countries]

	Laos
Statutory number of members (As of February 16, 2023)	164 [74/190 countries]
Inhabitants per parliamentarian (2021)	40,634 [106/192 countries]
% of women in parliament (As of February 16, 2023)	21.95% [105/185 countries]
% of MPs 40 years of age or younger (As of February 16, 2023)	2.44% [141/143 countries]

	Laos
General government expenditures as % of GDP (2022)	19.2% [163/189 countries]
General government primary net lending/borrowing as % of GDP (2022)	-2.10% [94/180 countries]
General government gross debt as % of GDP (2022)	107% [18/185 countries]

	Laos
General government revenues as % of GDP (2022)	14% [170/189 countries]
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains, % of GDP (2019)	2.4% [111/117 countries]
Social security contributions, % of GDP (2019)	0.0% [91/113 countries]
Taxes on property, % of GDP (2019)	0.1% [86/111 countries]

	Laos
Population (ten thousands) (2021)	737.9 [103/216 countries]
Popuation growth (annual) (2021)	1.4% [73/217 countries]
Popuation change in the last 20 years (2001-2021)	36.4% [81/217 countries]
0-14 years, % of the total population (2021)	31.6% [62/193 countries]
15-64 years, % of the total population (2021)	64.0% [104/193 countries]
65 years and over, % of the total population (2021)	4.4% [133/193 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years) (2020)	68.2 [148/199 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years) (2020)	70.1 [150/199 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years) (2020)	66.4 [145/199 countries]

	Laos
Evaluation of control of corruption (0-100) (2021)	15.4 [177/209 countries]

	Laos
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (2020)	2.58 [75/200 countries]
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people) (2020)	22.7 [65/204 countries]
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (2017)	185 [48/183 countries]
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) (2020)	35.3 [40/193 countries]
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (2020)	44 [42/194 countries]

	Laos
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%) (2020)	30.2% [32/154 countries]
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 (%) (2020)	3.0% [126/154 countries]
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15?49 years subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime (%) (2018)	19% [108/151 countries]

	Laos
GDP (current US$, billions) (2021)	18.552 [121/192 countries]
GDP per capita (current US$) (2021)	2,514 [139/192 countries]
GDP per capita (PPP, current international$) (2021)	8,489 [127/192 countries]
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) (2021)	2,520 [124/173 countries]
Shadow economy, as % of GDP (2015)	25.0% [94/158 countries]

	Laos
New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) (2020)	0.15 [114/121 countries]

	Laos
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	61.4% [18/187 countries]
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	61.4% [18/187 countries]
Employment in industry (% of total employment) (2019)	12.9% [153/187 countries]

	Laos
E-Government Development Index (2020)	0.3288 [167/193 countries]
E-Participation Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.2143 [175/193 countries]
Online Service Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.1941 [179/193 countries]
Human Capital Component (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.5539 [148/193 countries]

	Laos
Surface area (square km) (2020)	236,800 [83/215 countries]
Land area (sq. km) (2020)	230,800 [80/216 countries]
Agricultural land (% of land area) (2020)	8.8% [182/209 countries]
Forest area (sq. km) (2020)	165,955 [41/209 countries]
Forest area (% of land area) (2020)	71.9% [15/209 countries]
Coastline (km) (2019)	0 [186/230 countries]
Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius) (1961-1990)	22.8 [89/191 countries]
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) (2019)	1,834 [39/182 countries]

	Laos
Bird species, threatened (2018)	29 [41/215 countries]
Fish species, threatened (2018)	55 [42/215 countries]
Mammal species, threatened (2018)	45 [16/215 countries]
Plant species (higher), threatened (2018)	56 [61/215 countries]

	Laos
CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes) (2019)	18,710 [88/191 countries]
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tonnes) (2019)	2.61 [97/191 countries]

	Laos
Current account balance (billion US$) (2021)	-0.837 [126/193 countries]
Export from Japan (million US$) (2018)	155 [96/161 countries]

	Laos
% of those who use cannabis	0.88% (2008) [110/122 countries]
% of those who use amphetamines	1.39% (2008) [9/99 countries]

	Laos
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, % of total (2018)	36.5% [76/97 countries]

	Laos
Age-standardized mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population) (2016)	188.5 [21/183 countries]
Mortality rate attributed to exposure to unsafe WASH services (per 100,000 population) (2016)	11.3 [56/157 countries]
Mortality rate from unintentional poisoning (per 100 000 population) (2019)	0.6 [88/173 countries]

	Laos
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 population) (2019)	17.9 [75/183 countries]

	Laos
Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents (5?19 years) (%) (2016)	4.7% [131/190 countries]

	Laos
Prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age (15?49 years) (%) (2019)	39.5% [34/192 countries]

	Laos
Current tobacco smokers, men (% of population) (2001-2020)	43.5% [27/150 countries]

	Laos
Healthy life expectancy at birth - male (2019)	59.2 [127/183 countries]
Healthy life expectancy at birth - female (2019)	61.9 [126/183 countries]

	Laos
New HIV infectionsf (per 1000 uninfected population) (2020)	0.13 [59/130 countries]
Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 population) (2020)	149 [50/194 countries]
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence among children under 5 years (%) (2020)	0.68 [58/194 countries]
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs (2020)	2,052,528 [59/194 countries]
Probability of dying from any of CVD, cancer, diabetes, CRD between age 30-70 (%) (2019)	26.8 [25/183 countries]

	Laos
Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) (2019)	5.98 [128/183 countries]
Suicide - male, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) (2019)	8.63 [129/183 countries]
Suicide - female, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) (2019)	3.45 [103/183 countries]
Suicide - 15-24 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	7.63 [63/183 countries]
Suicide - 15-24 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	10.07 [70/183 countries]
Suicide - 15-24 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	5.14 [45/183 countries]
Suicide - 25-34 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	8.16 [80/183 countries]
Suicide - 25-34 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	11.79 [89/183 countries]
Suicide - 25-34 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	4.48 [54/183 countries]
Suicide - 35-44 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	7.09 [120/183 countries]
Suicide - 35-44 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	10.24 [125/183 countries]
Suicide - 35-44 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	3.95 [88/183 countries]
Suicide - 45-54 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	7.01 [136/183 countries]
Suicide - 45-54 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	10.36 [139/183 countries]
Suicide - 45-54 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	3.67 [119/183 countries]
Suicide - 55-64 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	7.94 [134/183 countries]
Suicide - 55-64 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	11.85 [135/183 countries]
Suicide - 55-64 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	4.03 [117/183 countries]
Suicide - 65-74 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	9.60 [126/183 countries]
Suicide - 65-74 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	14.84 [125/183 countries]
Suicide - 65-74 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	5.22 [110/183 countries]
Suicide - 75-84 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	11.09 [127/183 countries]
Suicide - 75-84 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	18.47 [129/183 countries]
Suicide - 75-84 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	5.75 [119/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	24.72 [101/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	44.02 [104/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	12.99 [95/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	24.72 [101/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	44.02 [104/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	12.99 [95/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	24.72 [101/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	44.02 [104/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	12.99 [95/183 countries]

	Laos
Density of medical doctors (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	3.5 [149/193 countries]
Density of nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	11.9 [152/194 countries]
Density of dentists (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	0.8 [130/167 countries]

	Laos
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) (2019)	1,184 [146/165 countries]
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (million US$)	3,025 (2021) [90/185 countries]
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)	16.1% (2021) [46/185 countries]
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	61.4% [18/187 countries]
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	61.4% [18/187 countries]

	Laos
Cereals - Excluding Beer, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	249.74 [5/179 countries]
Wheat and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.44 [179/179 countries]
Rice and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	233.52 [3/179 countries]
Barley and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.10 [45/170 countries]
Maize and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	13.06 [83/175 countries]
Oat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [151/175 countries]
Starchy Roots, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	51.11 [83/179 countries]
Potatoes and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.13 [164/179 countries]
Sweet Potatoes, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	9.57 [25/161 countries]
Sugar & Sweeteners, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	39.26 [83/179 countries]
Sugar (Raw Equivalent), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	8.53 [164/179 countries]
Honey, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [153/178 countries]

	Laos
Pulses, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.57 [168/179 countries]
Beans, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.30 [120/171 countries]
Soyabeans, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.07 [28/178 countries]
Nuts and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.49 [114/179 countries]
Groundnuts, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	2.51 [33/179 countries]
Coconuts - Incl Copra, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.01 [154/179 countries]
Sesame seed, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.56 [10/137 countries]
Olives (including preserved), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [139/179 countries]
Vegetable Oils, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	3.73 [172/179 countries]
Soyabean Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.16 [136/178 countries]
Groundnut Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.81 [25/177 countries]
Sunflowerseed Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.02 [153/177 countries]
Palm Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.23 [74/148 countries]
Coconut Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [106/158 countries]
Olive Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [168/179 countries]

	Laos
Vegetables, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	196.11 [16/179 countries]
Tomatoes and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.04 [174/179 countries]
Onions, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [170/176 countries]
Fruits - Excluding Wine, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	130.23 [24/179 countries]
Oranges, Mandarines, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	11.52 [61/179 countries]
Lemons, Limes and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.96 [103/178 countries]
Grapefruit and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.96 [54/177 countries]
Bananas, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	92.06 [3/177 countries]
Apples and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.07 [170/179 countries]
Pineapples and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	8.55 [22/179 countries]
Grapes and products (excl wine), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [173/179 countries]
Spices, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	2.21 [28/179 countries]
Pimento, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.84 [12/177 countries]

	Laos
Stimulants, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	20.63 [2/179 countries]
Coffee and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	19.81 [2/179 countries]
Tea (including mate), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.83 [35/178 countries]
Alcoholic Beverages, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	13.36 [129/178 countries]
Total alcohol per capita (??15 years of age) consumptionl (litres of pure alcohol) (2019)	12.1 [15/185 countries]
Wine, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.26 [117/177 countries]
Beer, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	5.89 [134/177 countries]
Fermented beverages, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [141/175 countries]

	Laos
Meat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	25.96 [130/179 countries]
Bovine Meat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	7.83 [88/179 countries]
Mutton & Goat Meat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.35 [146/179 countries]
Pigmeat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	12.16 [71/177 countries]
Poultry Meat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	5.59 [140/179 countries]
Offals, Edible, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	2.95 [68/179 countries]
Butter, Ghee, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [174/179 countries]
Animal Fats, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.54 [105/179 countries]
Eggs, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.82 [137/179 countries]
Milk (Excluding Butter), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.60 [173/179 countries]
Fish, Seafood, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	24.51 [56/179 countries]
Freshwater Fish, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	24.40 [3/179 countries]
Demersal Fish, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [167/178 countries]
Pelagic Fish, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.05 [171/178 countries]
Crustaceans, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [158/178 countries]

	Laos
Travel & Tourism Competitiveness (ranking by World Economic Forum) (2019)	97 [97/140 countries]
Number of foreign visitors to Japan (2019)	6,866 [57/196 countries]
Number of foreign visitors to Japan (per 10,000 population) (2019)	9.5 [65/188 countries]
International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) (2019)	13.9% [57/136 countries]
International tourism, number of arrivals (ten thousands) (2019)	479.1 [70/179 countries]
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) (2019)	13.7% [17/149 countries]
International tourism, number of departures (ten thousands) (2019)	269.0 [61/96 countries]

	Laos
Number of world heritage properties (2011)	2 [90/151 countries]

	Laos
Book production, annual total	88 (1995) [91/104 countries]
Book production, % of arts and recreation	2.3% (1995) [71/95 countries]
Book production, % of literature	17.0% (1995) [56/98 countries]
Book production, % of religion and theology	2.3% (1995) [81/97 countries]

	Laos
Number of cinemas (2005)	5 [57/62 countries]
Film production, 2005-2009 average (2005-2009)	0.4 [102/109 countries]