List of provinces of Laos by Human Development Index explained

This is a list of provinces of Laos by Human Development Index as of 2021.^[1]

Rank	Province	HDI (2021)
High human development
1	Vientiane Prefecture	0.795
2	Vientiane Municipality	0.726
Medium human development
3	Sainyabuli	0.661
4	Bolikhamxai	0.643
5	Xiangkhouang	0.634
6	Vientiane Province	0.620
–	(average)	0.607
7	Champasak	0.599
8	Luang Prabang	0.594
9	Khammouane	0.589
10	Attapeu	0.584
11		0.581
12	Sekong	0.580
	Bokeo
13	Luang Namtha	0.577
14		0.569
15		0.566
Low human development
16	Phongsaly	0.545
17	Salavan	0.524

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en.