Indonesia vs Laos: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption
Indonesia
64.1%
in 2025
Laos
70.3%
in 2024
Indonesia rank
32nd
Laos rank
30th
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption over time
- Indonesia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 70.3% against 64.1% in Indonesia, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 32nd and Laos ranks 30th of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.7% | 91.9% | 1.8% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 78.9% | 0.9% | Laos |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 70.3% | 2.2% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption, Indonesia or Laos?
- Laos, at 70.3% against 64.1% in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption between Indonesia and Laos?
- 6.2%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Laos?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Laos rank globally for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Indonesia ranks 32nd and Laos ranks 30th 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 Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. 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 $8.30 per day.