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LAO · Asia · pop. 7.6M · generated 11 Jul 2026, 06:02 UTC
COMPOSITE RISK
High risk driven by Economic Fragility (severe — OECD country risk category 7/7 — highest risk (OECD CRC 2026)), Governance (high — low governance score (37.2/100, WB WGI 2024)), Corruption & Financial Crime (high — FATF jurisdiction under increased monitoring (grey list)), Labour & Human Rights (high — high child labour rate (13% of children, ILO ILOSTAT 2021)), and Environmental (high — poor environmental performance (EPI 26/100, Yale 2024)).
VIOLENT EVENTS · GDELT
0/100 INTENSITY
90-day CAMEO violent event intensity (normalized 0-100)
SOURCE: GDELT · queried 11/07/2026 · link ↗
FATF STATUS
GREY LISTEDhigh
Financial Action Task Force — jurisdiction under increased monitoring
SOURCE: FATF · 2026 · link ↗
FRAGILE STATES INDEX
78.7/120moderate
Fund for Peace — higher = more fragile
SOURCE: Fragile States Index · 2024 · link ↗
PRESS FREEDOM · RSF
Data not available
Last fetch attempt: Jul 2026
ENV. PERFORMANCE · YALE EPI
26.3/100high
Yale Environmental Performance Index — higher = better
SOURCE: Yale EPI · 2024 · link ↗
CLIMATE RISK · ND-GAIN
35/100high
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index — higher = better adapted (vuln. 56%, ready 29%)
SOURCE: ND-GAIN · 2023 · link ↗
LABOUR RIGHTS · ILO NORMLEX
6/8
ILO fundamental conventions ratified — higher = stronger labour protections
SOURCE: ILO NORMLEX · 2026 · link ↗
CHILD LABOUR · ILO ILOSTAT
13%high
Children aged 5–17 in child labour — ILO survey estimate
SOURCE: ILO ILOSTAT · 2021 · link ↗
POLITICAL FREEDOM · FREEDOM HOUSE
Data not available
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Sector Risk Intelligence
Child labour by sector · Conflict minerals · EUDR commodity risk · Forced labour detentions
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