Kyrgyzstan vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Kyrgyzstan
65.2%
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
70.3%
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
31st
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
30th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 70.3% against 65.2% in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Kyrgyzstan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 31st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 30th of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.8% | 91.9% | 1.1% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 78.9% | 3.9% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 70.3% | 5.1% | 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 $8.30 a day, Kyrgyzstan or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 70.3% against 65.2% in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Kyrgyzstan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 5.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 31st and Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 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 $8.30 per day.