Indonesia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Indonesia
99.1%
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic
99.3%
in 2024
Indonesia rank
36th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
34th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Indonesia
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 99.3% against 99.1% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 36th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 34th of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 0.0% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.3% | 0.0% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day, Indonesia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 99.3% against 99.1% in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Indonesia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.2%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Indonesia ranks 36th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 34th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $40 per day.