Colombia vs Laos: Prosperity gap
Colombia
4.65
in 2024
Laos
5.15
in 2024
Colombia rank
36th
Laos rank
33rd
Prosperity gap over time
- Colombia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 5.15 against 4.65 in Colombia, a difference of 0.5.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 36th and Laos ranks 33rd of 120 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.26 | 9.05 | 0.7898 | Laos |
| 2000s | 7.37 | 9.33 | 1.96 | Laos |
| 2010s | 5.29 | 6.42 | 1.13 | Laos |
| 2020s | 4.65 | 5.15 | 0.4947 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Colombia or Laos?
- Laos, at 5.15 against 4.65 in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Colombia and Laos?
- 0.5, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Laos?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Laos rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Colombia ranks 36th and Laos ranks 33rd 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 Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.