List of provinces of Laos by Human Development Index

This is a list of provinces of Laos by Human Development Index as of 2017, including the Vientiane Prefecture.[1]

Note: the HDI values are calculated using the pre-2013 provincial borders, so the newly-established Xaisomboun Province (which was formed from parts of the Bolikhamxai, Vientiane and Xiangkhoang provinces) is not included in the data.

Rank	Province	HDI (2017)	Comparable countries (2017)[2]
High human development
1	Vientiane Prefecture	0.795	Costa Rica
2	Xiangkhouang	0.720	Suriname
Medium human development
3	Vientiane Province	0.691	Bolivia
4	Bolikhamxai	0.668	Morocco
5	Xaignabouli	0.623	East Timor
6	Champasak	0.604	Vanuatu
–	Laos	0.601	Vanuatu
7	Luang Namtha	0.592	Ghana
8	Houaphan	0.583	Cambodia
9	Xékong	0.581	Angola
10	Khammouan	0.569	Nepal
11	Louangphabang	0.568	Nepal,  Pakistan
12	Attapeu	0.559	Pakistan,  Cameroon
13	Bokèo	0.557	Cameroon
Low human development
14	Savannakhét	0.533	Nigeria
15	Oudômxai	0.532	Nigeria
16	Salavan	0.498	Afghanistan,  Haiti
17	Phôngsali	0.497	Afghanistan,  Haiti