Laos.
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Member of ASEAN, NAM.
Population
7.5M
GDP (nominal)
$14.7B
GDP / capita
$1,952
Capital
Vientiane
Government
Unitary one-party soci…
Power & politics
Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.
Democracy index
1.8 / 10
UN voting record
How Laos votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.
Ideological trajectory
Voting summary
No votes recorded for this period yet.
Bloc alignment
Bloc alignment data not available yet.
Top voting partners
Topic-level voting
Source: Erik Voeten, “United Nations General Assembly Voting Data”, Harvard Dataverse (CC0). Aggregated by Model Diplomat. Last refresh tracked in profile freshness.
Foreign policy
Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.
Foreign Policy
Laos maintains close ideological and economic ties with Vietnam and China, its two most influential neighbors. Its foreign policy is shaped by dependence on Chinese investment and Vietnamese political mentorship. Laos participates in ASEAN but generally follows China's lead on sensitive issues.
Laos cooperates with Thailand on economic matters and participates in the Mekong River Commission, though its dam-building program has strained relations with downstream states.
Treaties & memberships
UN multilateral treaty positions and IGO memberships.
International Organizations
Society & economy
Macro-economic snapshot and demographic context.
GDP (nominal)
$14.7B
GDP per capita
$1,952
Currency
Lao Kip (LAK)
HDI
0.62
Top trading partners
In the news
Stories surfacing across Laos’s authoritative outlets. Grouped by topic, ranked by source coverage.