Areas Where Vietnam Is Better Than Laos

🇻🇳 Vietnam is ranked better in 11 indicators, while Laos is ranked better in 1 indicators.

• ⚖️ Gender Development Index

  1 🇻🇳

  |

  0.91 🇱🇦

  Compares female and male Human Development Index (HDI) values. Higher values indicate more gender equality.

• 🌐 Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high)

  3.3 🇻🇳

  |

  2.4 🇱🇦

  Overall assessment of logistics performance, crucial for trade and economic growth.

• 🏛️ Government Effectiveness: Estimate

  0.13 🇻🇳

  |

  -0.64 🇱🇦

  Measures the quality of public services and policy implementation, crucial for governance.

• ⚖️ Rule of Law: Estimate

  -0.09 🇻🇳

  |

  -0.83 🇱🇦

  Higher values indicate stronger adherence to the rule of law.

• 🌍 Human Development Index

  0.77 🇻🇳

  |

  0.62 🇱🇦

  Assesses long-term progress in health, education, and income. Higher values indicate better human development.

• 🌿 Planetary pressures–adjusted Human Development Index

  0.7 🇻🇳

  |

  0.57 🇱🇦

  Adjusts HDI by considering environmental sustainability. Higher values indicate better human development with lower environmental impact.

• 📊 Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

  0.64 🇻🇳

  |

  0.46 🇱🇦

  Adjusts the HDI for inequality in distribution of each dimension. Higher values indicate better human development with less inequality.

• 📜 Regulatory Quality: Estimate

  -0.38 🇻🇳

  |

  -0.93 🇱🇦

  Reflects the ability of the government to formulate and implement sound policies.

• 🕵️‍♂️ Control of Corruption: Estimate

  -0.42 🇻🇳

  |

  -0.97 🇱🇦

  Higher values indicate better control of corruption, enhancing governance.

• ♀️ Gender Inequality Index

  0.3 🇻🇳

  |

  0.48 🇱🇦

  Measures gender disparities in reproductive health, empowerment, and labor market participation. Lower values indicate less inequality.

• 🗣️ Voice and Accountability: Estimate

  -1.24 🇻🇳

  |

  -1.63 🇱🇦

  Higher values indicate stronger democratic governance and citizen participation.