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Ecuador vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ecuador has a population of 18.1M (ranked 71/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Ecuador's land area is 95,892 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 76th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Ecuador ranks 63/197 ($125B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Ecuador ranks 105/197 ($6,875), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Ecuador Laos
Population
18414090
7954155
Population rank 71/197 103/197
GDP
$125B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 63/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$6,875
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 105/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,840
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$68.6B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.1%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,784
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 93/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,020
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
95,892 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
189.1 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
29.8 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.8 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Ecuador and Laos: Comparison Charts

Ecuador and Laos economies compared

GDP
Ecuador

Laos
Year GDP
Ecuador Laos
1960 $2,069,464,937 -
1961 $1,753,850,955 -
1962 $1,518,207,703 -
1963 $1,824,343,871 -
1964 $2,244,146,103 -
1965 $2,387,047,396 -
1966 $2,429,308,639 -
1967 $2,553,595,172 -
1968 $2,582,179,864 -
1969 $3,112,165,727 -
1970 $2,862,503,139 -
1971 $2,754,219,271 -
1972 $3,185,986,087 -
1973 $3,891,754,150 -
1974 $6,599,257,044 -
1975 $7,731,674,472 -
1976 $9,091,921,030 -
1977 $11,026,342,618 -
1978 $11,922,497,876 -
1979 $14,175,160,902 -
1980 $17,881,508,242 -
1981 $21,810,759,354 -
1982 $19,929,846,396 -
1983 $17,152,477,037 -
1984 $16,912,509,092 $1,757,142,856
1985 $17,149,088,413 $2,366,666,616
1986 $15,314,138,472 $1,776,842,097
1987 $13,945,426,859 $1,087,273,104
1988 $13,051,881,851 $598,961,269
1989 $13,890,823,705 $714,046,821
1990 $15,239,272,612 $865,559,879
1991 $16,988,535,268 $1,028,087,972
1992 $18,094,238,119 $1,127,806,945
1993 $18,938,717,359 $1,327,748,690
1994 $22,708,673,337 $1,543,606,345
1995 $24,432,884,442 $1,763,536,305
1996 $25,226,393,197 $1,873,671,550
1997 $28,162,053,027 $1,747,011,857
1998 $27,981,896,948 $1,280,177,839
1999 $19,645,272,636 $1,454,430,642
2000 $17,539,454,727 $1,731,198,022
2001 $23,127,055,000 $1,768,619,058
2002 $27,054,197,000 $1,758,176,653
2003 $30,965,208,000 $2,023,324,407
2004 $35,194,947,000 $2,366,398,120
2005 $40,278,849,000 $2,735,558,735
2006 $45,690,762,000 $3,455,030,061
2007 $49,848,725,000 $4,223,152,739
2008 $61,139,438,000 $5,446,433,157
2009 $60,094,978,000 $5,836,137,330
2010 $68,151,329,000 $7,131,771,015
2011 $78,986,648,000 $8,750,104,617
2012 $87,735,048,000 $10,192,846,339
2013 $96,570,334,000 $11,983,252,627
2014 $102,717,794,000 $13,279,245,886
2015 $97,209,558,000 $14,426,380,126
2016 $97,671,433,000 $15,912,501,723
2017 $104,467,486,000 $17,071,155,481
2018 $107,478,961,000 $18,141,641,090
2019 $107,595,830,000 $18,740,561,513
2020 $95,865,473,000 $18,981,805,250
2021 $107,179,074,000 $18,827,148,531
2022 $116,133,121,000 $15,468,785,204
2023 $121,147,057,000 $15,843,155,731
2024 $124,676,074,700 $16,502,933,121

Ecuador and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Ecuador

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Ecuador Laos
1960 $451 -
1961 $371 -
1962 $312 -
1963 $365 -
1964 $436 -
1965 $450 -
1966 $445 -
1967 $454 -
1968 $445 -
1969 $521 -
1970 $465 -
1971 $434 -
1972 $488 -
1973 $579 -
1974 $954 -
1975 $1,086 -
1976 $1,242 -
1977 $1,465 -
1978 $1,541 -
1979 $1,783 -
1980 $2,190 -
1981 $2,601 -
1982 $2,314 -
1983 $1,940 -
1984 $1,864 $483
1985 $1,842 $633
1986 $1,604 $462
1987 $1,426 $274.7
1988 $1,304 $147.1
1989 $1,356 $170.4
1990 $1,455 $200.7
1991 $1,587 $231.8
1992 $1,655 $247.3
1993 $1,698 $283.4
1994 $1,997 $321
1995 $2,108 $358
1996 $2,136 $371
1997 $2,341 $339
1998 $2,284 $243.9
1999 $1,575 $272.3
2000 $1,382 $319
2001 $1,791 $320
2002 $2,059 $313
2003 $2,316 $355
2004 $2,586 $409
2005 $2,909 $466
2006 $3,244 $579
2007 $3,479 $697
2008 $4,195 $886
2009 $4,053 $935
2010 $4,520 $1,126
2011 $5,154 $1,362
2012 $5,634 $1,564
2013 $6,109 $1,813
2014 $6,406 $1,981
2015 $5,976 $2,121
2016 $5,918 $2,303
2017 $6,233 $2,432
2018 $6,304 $2,545
2019 $6,205 $2,589
2020 $5,464 $2,584
2021 $6,061 $2,526
2022 $6,516 $2,046
2023 $6,738 $2,067
2024 $6,875 $2,124

Ecuador vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ecuador

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Ecuador Laos
1950 48.4 38.9
1951 48.9 39.2
1952 49.2 39.4
1953 49.6 39.7
1954 50 40
1955 50.4 40.3
1956 50.9 40.6
1957 51.5 40.9
1958 52.1 41.2
1959 52.7 40.7
1960 53.4 41
1961 54.1 41.3
1962 54.7 42.3
1963 55.3 41.5
1964 56 41.9
1965 56.5 42.2
1966 57 42.3
1967 57.5 42.9
1968 57.9 43.2
1969 58.3 43.5
1970 58.8 43.8
1971 59.3 44.1
1972 59.8 44.4
1973 60.3 44.7
1974 60.7 45.9
1975 61.1 46.1
1976 61.4 46
1977 61.9 46.4
1978 62.4 46.8
1979 62.9 47.5
1980 63.3 48.6
1981 63.8 49.2
1982 64.3 49.9
1983 64.7 50.5
1984 65.2 51
1985 65.6 51.6
1986 66.1 52.1
1987 66.6 52.6
1988 67 53.1
1989 67.8 53.6
1990 68.4 54
1991 69 54.7
1992 69.5 55.1
1993 70.1 55.6
1994 70.9 55.8
1995 71.3 56.3
1996 71.8 56.8
1997 72 57.3
1998 71.9 57.5
1999 71.9 57.9
2000 72.1 58.3
2001 72.6 58.9
2002 73.2 59.3
2003 73.6 59.6
2004 73.9 60.1
2005 73.9 60.7
2006 74 61.1
2007 74.2 61.7
2008 74.7 62.2
2009 74.9 63
2010 75.2 63.7
2011 75.2 64.5
2012 75.5 65.1
2013 75.8 65.7
2014 76.1 66.3
2015 76.2 66.7
2016 76.1 67
2017 76.2 67.3
2018 77.2 67.6
2019 77.3 67.9
2020 72 68.3
2021 72.7 67.8
2022 76.6 68.7
2023 77.4 69
2024 77.6 69.2
2025 77.8 69.5

Ecuador and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Ecuador

Laos
Year Population
Ecuador Laos
1960 4,590,891 2,121,514
1961 4,722,331 2,169,796
1962 4,859,269 2,219,910
1963 5,001,716 2,271,061
1964 5,149,918 2,322,826
1965 5,303,963 2,376,200
1966 5,463,748 2,431,084
1967 5,629,057 2,487,715
1968 5,799,680 2,546,377
1969 5,975,236 2,606,959
1970 6,155,387 2,669,702
1971 6,340,052 2,734,628
1972 6,529,034 2,801,660
1973 6,722,033 2,870,573
1974 6,918,573 2,939,761
1975 7,118,251 3,005,521
1976 7,320,912 3,064,876
1977 7,526,819 3,118,923
1978 7,736,167 3,171,740
1979 7,948,869 3,228,202
1980 8,165,877 3,292,573
1981 8,386,910 3,366,631
1982 8,611,298 3,450,026
1983 8,840,417 3,541,001
1984 9,074,782 3,637,843
1985 9,311,154 3,739,985
1986 9,545,998 3,846,715
1987 9,779,290 3,957,612
1988 10,010,808 4,072,601
1989 10,241,852 4,190,974
1990 10,473,673 4,311,955
1991 10,702,380 4,435,118
1992 10,930,128 4,559,646
1993 11,154,274 4,685,060
1994 11,372,197 4,809,220
1995 11,590,514 4,929,409
1996 11,810,950 5,045,678
1997 12,031,127 5,152,011
1998 12,251,184 5,248,266
1999 12,470,795 5,340,784
2000 12,689,206 5,431,212
2001 12,910,740 5,521,482
2002 13,138,472 5,610,889
2003 13,372,306 5,697,945
2004 13,608,701 5,781,626
2005 13,846,163 5,869,523
2006 14,086,131 5,963,200
2007 14,328,773 6,056,236
2008 14,575,202 6,148,969
2009 14,825,954 6,241,642
2010 15,076,695 6,334,194
2011 15,326,227 6,426,590
2012 15,572,194 6,518,978
2013 15,807,128 6,611,385
2014 16,035,124 6,703,172
2015 16,266,225 6,801,645
2016 16,505,139 6,908,802
2017 16,759,519 7,018,147
2018 17,049,547 7,128,045
2019 17,340,021 7,237,636
2020 17,546,065 7,346,533
2021 17,682,454 7,453,194
2022 17,823,897 7,559,007
2023 17,980,083 7,664,993
2024 18,135,478 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Ecuador and Laos

Fertility rate
Ecuador

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Ecuador Laos
1960 6.72 6.29
1961 6.7 6.31
1962 6.68 6.31
1963 6.65 6.32
1964 6.61 6.31
1965 6.56 6.32
1966 6.51 6.31
1967 6.44 6.31
1968 6.35 6.3
1969 6.25 6.3
1970 6.14 6.31
1971 6.01 6.3
1972 5.87 6.28
1973 5.73 6.28
1974 5.58 6.29
1975 5.43 6.29
1976 5.28 6.29
1977 5.13 6.29
1978 4.99 6.3
1979 4.86 6.31
1980 4.73 6.33
1981 4.61 6.35
1982 4.5 6.37
1983 4.39 6.38
1984 4.31 6.37
1985 4.14 6.33
1986 4 6.26
1987 3.87 6.21
1988 3.79 6.16
1989 3.74 6.1
1990 3.68 6.06
1991 3.63 5.99
1992 3.58 5.9
1993 3.49 5.8
1994 3.42 5.6
1995 3.38 5.36
1996 3.35 5.15
1997 3.29 4.96
1998 3.23 4.79
1999 3.17 4.64
2000 3.1 4.43
2001 3.04 4.29
2002 2.97 4.13
2003 2.91 4.02
2004 2.85 3.9
2005 2.8 3.69
2006 2.75 3.56
2007 2.7 3.44
2008 2.69 3.33
2009 2.68 3.23
2010 2.62 3.14
2011 2.61 3.05
2012 2.51 2.95
2013 2.36 2.87
2014 2.27 2.8
2015 2.21 2.8
2016 2.12 2.74
2017 2.13 2.69
2018 2.11 2.63
2019 2.04 2.59
2020 1.97 2.54
2021 1.91 2.49
2022 1.86 2.46
2023 1.82 2.42

Ecuador and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Ecuador

Laos
Year Median age, years
Ecuador Laos
1960 18.2 19.2
1961 18 19.2
1962 17.9 19.1
1963 17.8 19
1964 17.8 19
1965 17.7 18.9
1966 17.7 18.9
1967 17.7 18.9
1968 17.7 18.8
1969 17.7 18.8
1970 17.7 18.7
1971 17.8 18.7
1972 17.8 18.7
1973 17.9 18.7
1974 17.9 18.6
1975 18 18.5
1976 18.1 18.4
1977 18.2 18.3
1978 18.3 18.1
1979 18.4 18
1980 18.5 17.9
1981 18.6 17.9
1982 18.8 17.8
1983 18.9 17.8
1984 19.1 17.8
1985 19.2 17.8
1986 19.4 17.8
1987 19.6 17.8
1988 19.8 17.9
1989 20 17.9
1990 20.2 17.9
1991 20.4 17.9
1992 20.6 17.9
1993 20.8 17.9
1994 21 17.9
1995 21.2 17.9
1996 21.4 17.9
1997 21.6 18
1998 21.8 18
1999 22 18
2000 22.2 18.1
2001 22.4 18.2
2002 22.7 18.4
2003 22.9 18.5
2004 23.2 18.7
2005 23.4 18.9
2006 23.7 19.2
2007 24 19.6
2008 24.2 20
2009 24.5 20.5
2010 24.8 21
2011 25.1 21.4
2012 25.4 21.9
2013 25.7 22.3
2014 26 22.7
2015 26.4 23
2016 26.8 23.3
2017 27.2 23.6
2018 27.5 23.8
2019 27.9 24.1
2020 28.3 24.4
2021 28.6 24.7
2022 29 25
2023 29.4 25.3
2024 29.8 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ecuador Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
37.8%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.89%
2023
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.95%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.45%
2024
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
57.2%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
26.5%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.8
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.4%
2024
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
1.5%
2024
3%
2018
Listed domestic companies
26
2000
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$747M
2000
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.91B
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$6.54B
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,108,000
2019
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.12%
2020
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
64.5%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Ecuador Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
905 kg
2022
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.8
2022
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
45.3 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.52 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
18.9%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
13.2%
2022
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-69.4%
2022
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,589 kWh
2022
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
80.9%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
74.6%
2022
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.7%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Ecuador Laos
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,704
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
65%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
36.7
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
49
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
45.7
2023
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.1
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
104
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.3%
2022
75.6%
2023
English speaking
1.24%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
77.2%
2024
63.6%
2023

Health

Ecuador Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$493
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$160
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
77.8 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.32%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.31
2020
0.33
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
55
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.1
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.9%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
67
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.2%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.54 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Ecuador Laos
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
5,288 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
20,656 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,510 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
26,853 mi
2015
24,598 mi
2009

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