Violence in the news: 3 reports in the week to Oct 19, 2026 · ×0.5 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
0
UCDP up to 2026-09-30
Per million 90 d
–
last 90 days
Civilians
–
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
0
Population
7.9 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 2
near violence / total; 0 nuclear
Why this level0
Nothing in the open sources stands out.
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Travel advice level (FCDO)
1
Refugees who fled
6 955
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
Laos, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-09-30
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 0%
- Non-state conflict · 0%
- Against civilians · 0%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- –
- 2026-09
- Share in food crisis
- –
- 2026-09
- Undernourishment
- 10.0%
- 2024
- Refugees who fled
- 6,955
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- –
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- –
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- 12
- 2026-10-20
- GDP per person
- $2,325
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
FEWS NET does not cover this country.
Latest incidents of organised violence0
No organised violence recorded in the current data.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-09-30
Conflicts, 90 days0
No organised violence recorded in the current data.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days0
None in the last 30 days.
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Next 7 days in Vientiane
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 21 | 25…32 | 0.1 mm | 23 km/h | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 25…32 | 0.0 mm | 17 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 25…32 | 0.0 mm | 17 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 24…32 | 1.6 mm | 31 km/h | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 24…32 | 1.3 mm | 35 km/h | |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 24…30 | 7.8 mm | 30 km/h | |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 23…31 | 6.3 mm | 25 km/h |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Food prices in markets22
| Item | Price | USD | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice (glutinous, first quality) / KG | 19,000 LAK | 0.87 | +6% |
| Rice (glutinous, second quality) / KG | 17,000 LAK | 0.77 | +3% |
| Rice (ordinary, first quality) / KG | 22,000 LAK | 1.00 | +4% |
| Rice (ordinary, second quality) / KG | 19,833 LAK | 0.90 | +9% |
| Rice (glutinous, unmilled) / KG | 8,182 LAK | 0.37 | +0% |
| Rice (ordinary, unmilled) / KG | 9,393 LAK | 0.43 | -1% |
| Meat (beef, first quality) / KG | 128,571 LAK | 5.86 | +2% |
| Meat (beef, second quality) / KG | 110,000 LAK | 5.01 | +4% |
| Meat (buffalo, first quality) / KG | 127,500 LAK | 5.81 | +0% |
| Meat (buffalo, second quality) / KG | 110,000 LAK | 5.01 | +2% |
| Meat (chicken) / KG | 77,925 LAK | 3.55 | +4% |
| Meat (pork, first quality) / KG | 88,500 LAK | 4.03 | -4% |
| Meat (pork, second quality) / KG | 82,500 LAK | 3.76 | -3% |
| Eggs / Unit | 2,411 LAK | 0.11 | +2% |
| Fish (catfish) / KG | 49,286 LAK | 2.25 | +6% |
| Fish (tilapia, farmed) / KG | 55,556 LAK | 2.53 | -1% |
| Sugar (brown) / KG | 23,000 LAK | 1.05 | +1% |
| Oil (soybean) / L | 44,167 LAK | 2.01 | +5% |
| Garlic (small) / KG | 37,607 LAK | 1.71 | -6% |
| Oil (palm) / L | 37,572.5 LAK | 1.71 | +7% |
| Fuel (diesel) / L | 28,194 LAK | 1.29 | +46% |
| Fuel (petrol-gasoline) / L | 31,408 LAK | 1.43 | +33% |
Median retail price across markets in the latest month reported (2026-06); change against the same month a year before.
WFP · HDX (CC BY-IGO)
Disasters since 200018
Tropical cyclones
- Tropical Cyclone MAYSAK-26 · Jul 1, 2026 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 93 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone KALMAEGI-25 · Nov 1, 2025 · Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 213 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone FENGSHEN-25 · Oct 18, 2025 · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 93 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone BUALOI-25 · Sep 23, 2025 · Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 148 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone KAJIKI-25 · Aug 22, 2025 · Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 176 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone TRAMI-24 · Oct 20, 2024 · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 111 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone NESAT-22 · Oct 14, 2022 · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 167 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone NORU-22 · Sep 22, 2022 · Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 259 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone MA-ON-22 · Aug 21, 2022 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 111 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone KOMPASU-21 · Oct 10, 2021 · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 102 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone KOGUMA-21 · Jun 12, 2021 · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 65 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone VAMCO-20 · Nov 9, 2020 · Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 213 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone MOLAVE-20 · Oct 24, 2020 · Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 204 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone NANGKA-20 · Oct 11, 2020 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 93 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone NOUL-20 · Sep 15, 2020 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 93 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone SINLAKU-20 · Aug 1, 2020 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 65 km/h)
GDACS (orange and red alerts since 2000)