Laos

In brief

Road deaths per 100,000 people: 17.9 (2019). World rank 112 of 186 (1 = best); in Asia, 34 of 47. Suicides per 100,000 people: 4.6 (2021). World rank 52 of 185 (1 = best); in Asia, 26 of 47. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100: 75.3 (2025). World rank 75 of 207 (1 = best); in Asia, 13 of 49. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 71.9 → 75.3 (score 0–⁠100). Better than all its neighbours (Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Thailand, and Vietnam): political stability and absence of violence.