Asia
Laos
Global Rank #91Below Average84% data confidence
18
Composite Score
📊Relocation Scores
Safety66/100
Healthcare0/100
Education0/100
Career0/100
Lifestyle31/100
Infrastructure0/100
Affordability97/100
💡Quick Summary
⚠️ Below average safety — research areas carefully
⚠️ Limited healthcare — consider expat insurance
✅ Affordable — est. $900/mo
⚠️ Infrastructure may be limited in rural areas
⚠️ Limited job market — remote work recommended
💵Cost of Living
Estimated monthly cost
$900
per month · USD
Cost Index
24
Rent Index
88
Grocery Index
56
Transport Index
58
Utilities Index
88
🎯Score Breakdown
🛡️
Safety
66
🏥
Healthcare
0
🎓
Education
0
💼
Career
0
🌿
Lifestyle
31
🏗️
Infrastructure
0
💰
Affordability
97
🏛️Government, Language & Culture
Government
🏛️ Communist State
Languages
🗣️ Lao
Local Language
Recommended
for daily life
Major Religions
🕌 Buddhism
ℹ️ Theravada Buddhism deeply embedded; French legacy, English limited
🌐Economy & Stability
Currency
₭ LAK
Lao Kip
1 USD equals
21936.53 LAK
Updated 6/15/2026
1 LAK equals
$0.0000
USD
Political Stability
🔵
Stable
Score: 0.56
ℹ️ Understanding the Political Stability Score
Source: World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) — 2025 Revision (Kaufmann & Kraay, 2024 Update, last updated November 2024). The indicator is officially titled "Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism" — not democratic strength.
Active democracies with frequent elections, protests and public debate may score lower as these are sometimes classified as "social unrest." Scores also rely on perception-based surveys from global business-risk consultancies and think tanks, which can sometimes carry specific institutional biases compared to objective, which may not reflect ground reality. Use this as one signal among many, not as a definitive verdict on a country's governance and stability.
Active democracies with frequent elections, protests and public debate may score lower as these are sometimes classified as "social unrest." Scores also rely on perception-based surveys from global business-risk consultancies and think tanks, which can sometimes carry specific institutional biases compared to objective, which may not reflect ground reality. Use this as one signal among many, not as a definitive verdict on a country's governance and stability.