Laos vs New Zealand statistics compared

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 5.34M in New Zealand (ranked 121/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 101,665 sq mi for New Zealand (ranked 79th vs. 74th).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747).

Laos and New Zealand: Comparison Charts

Laos and New Zealand economies compared

GDP

Laos

New Zealand

Table

Year	GDP
	Laos	New Zealand
1960	-	$5,536,098,360
1961	-	$5,721,994,864
1962	-	$6,133,158,532
1963	-	$6,699,741,645
1964	-	$7,340,766,415
1965	-	$5,706,251,400
1966	-	$5,917,437,693
1967	-	$6,016,017,227
1968	-	$5,228,045,415
1969	-	$5,814,357,709
1970	-	$6,495,605,331
1971	-	$7,911,136,757
1972	-	$9,567,331,065
1973	-	$12,802,281,898
1974	-	$13,940,981,798
1975	-	$12,861,983,284
1976	-	$13,604,832,424
1977	-	$15,446,825,318
1978	-	$18,530,518,395
1979	-	$20,731,243,113
1980	-	$23,244,547,385
1981	-	$24,417,617,184
1982	-	$24,164,603,059
1983	-	$24,309,279,706
1984	$1,757,142,856	$21,665,975,319
1985	$2,366,666,616	$24,679,795,396
1986	$1,776,842,097	$30,604,668,357
1987	$1,087,273,104	$40,376,354,070
1988	$598,961,269	$45,176,811,594
1989	$714,046,821	$43,920,222,525
1990	$865,559,879	$45,495,129,385
1991	$1,028,087,972	$42,745,329,732
1992	$1,127,806,945	$41,649,829,860
1993	$1,327,748,690	$46,775,620,817
1994	$1,543,606,345	$55,314,732,279
1995	$1,763,536,305	$63,918,703,507
1996	$1,873,671,550	$70,140,835,299
1997	$1,747,011,857	$66,075,143,415
1998	$1,280,177,839	$56,227,169,851
1999	$1,454,430,642	$58,762,260,626
2000	$1,731,198,022	$52,623,281,957
2001	$1,768,619,058	$53,872,425,917
2002	$1,758,176,653	$66,627,729,311
2003	$2,023,324,407	$88,250,885,550
2004	$2,366,398,120	$103,905,210,084
2005	$2,735,558,735	$114,720,129,550
2006	$3,455,030,061	$111,538,810,713
2007	$4,223,152,739	$137,188,946,866
2008	$5,446,433,157	$133,437,126,590
2009	$5,836,137,330	$121,663,439,315
2010	$7,131,771,015	$146,887,902,524
2011	$8,750,104,617	$168,484,908,960
2012	$10,192,846,339	$176,560,711,239
2013	$11,983,252,627	$191,012,364,177
2014	$13,279,245,886	$201,518,402,787
2015	$14,426,380,126	$178,224,167,088
2016	$15,912,501,723	$189,100,085,275
2017	$17,071,155,481	$206,745,969,246
2018	$18,141,641,090	$211,985,631,173
2019	$18,740,561,513	$213,006,341,102
2020	$18,981,805,250	$213,029,554,654
2021	$18,827,148,531	$253,977,931,815
2022	$15,468,785,204	$249,509,991,440
2023	$15,843,155,731	$255,194,972,673
2024	$16,502,933,121	$260,235,932,559

Laos and New Zealand economies compared

GDP per capita

Laos

New Zealand

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Laos	New Zealand
1960	-	$2,334
1961	-	$2,365
1962	-	$2,471
1963	-	$2,646
1964	-	$2,839
1965	-	$2,171
1966	-	$2,211
1967	-	$2,208
1968	-	$1,902
1969	-	$2,097
1970	-	$2,311
1971	-	$2,773
1972	-	$3,295
1973	-	$4,323
1974	-	$4,611
1975	-	$4,172
1976	-	$4,374
1977	-	$4,951
1978	-	$5,937
1979	-	$6,668
1980	-	$7,467
1981	-	$7,814
1982	-	$7,656
1983	-	$7,598
1984	$483	$6,714
1985	$633	$7,601
1986	$462	$9,428
1987	$274.7	$12,331
1988	$147.1	$13,759
1989	$170.4	$13,312
1990	$200.7	$13,663
1991	$231.8	$12,230
1992	$247.3	$11,793
1993	$283.4	$13,094
1994	$321	$15,280
1995	$358	$17,400
1996	$371	$18,794
1997	$339	$17,474
1998	$243.9	$14,738
1999	$272.3	$15,322
2000	$319	$13,641
2001	$320	$13,883
2002	$313	$16,874
2003	$355	$21,914
2004	$409	$25,420
2005	$466	$27,751
2006	$579	$26,655
2007	$697	$32,480
2008	$886	$31,325
2009	$935	$28,277
2010	$1,126	$33,762
2011	$1,362	$38,432
2012	$1,564	$40,054
2013	$1,813	$43,000
2014	$1,981	$44,618
2015	$2,121	$38,665
2016	$2,303	$40,114
2017	$2,432	$42,950
2018	$2,545	$43,257
2019	$2,589	$42,779
2020	$2,584	$41,851
2021	$2,526	$49,689
2022	$2,046	$48,760
2023	$2,067	$48,655
2024	$2,124	$48,747

Laos vs. New Zealand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Laos

New Zealand

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Laos	New Zealand
1950	38.9	69.3
1951	39.2	69.1
1952	39.4	69.4
1953	39.7	70.2
1954	40	70.3
1955	40.3	70.5
1956	40.6	70.7
1957	40.9	70.3
1958	41.2	70.9
1959	40.7	70.8
1960	41	71.2
1961	41.3	70.9
1962	42.3	71.2
1963	41.5	71.3
1964	41.9	71.3
1965	42.2	71.2
1966	42.3	71.1
1967	42.9	71.4
1968	43.2	71.1
1969	43.5	71.5
1970	43.8	71.2
1971	44.1	71.7
1972	44.4	71.8
1973	44.7	71.7
1974	45.9	71.9
1975	46.1	72.2
1976	46	72.4
1977	46.4	72.1
1978	46.8	73
1979	47.5	73.1
1980	48.6	72.9
1981	49.2	73.6
1982	49.9	73.7
1983	50.5	73.8
1984	51	74.4
1985	51.6	73.9
1986	52.1	74.1
1987	52.6	74.2
1988	53.1	74.5
1989	53.6	74.9
1990	54	75.4
1991	54.7	76.1
1992	55.1	76.2
1993	55.6	76.5
1994	55.8	76.9
1995	56.3	76.8
1996	56.8	76.8
1997	57.3	77.3
1998	57.5	78.2
1999	57.9	77.9
2000	58.3	78.7
2001	58.9	78.7
2002	59.3	78.9
2003	59.6	79.1
2004	60.1	79.4
2005	60.7	80
2006	61.1	80
2007	61.7	80.1
2008	62.2	80.2
2009	63	80.5
2010	63.7	81.1
2011	64.5	80.8
2012	65.1	81.2
2013	65.7	81.6
2014	66.3	81.4
2015	66.7	81.6
2016	67	82
2017	67.3	81.6
2018	67.6	81.9
2019	67.9	81.8
2020	68.3	82.7
2021	67.8	82.3
2022	68.7	81
2023	69	82.1
2024	69.2	82.2
2025	69.5	82.4

Laos and New Zealand population clocks and comparison

Population

Laos

New Zealand

Table

Year	Population
	Laos	New Zealand
1960	2,121,514	2,371,800
1961	2,169,796	2,419,700
1962	2,219,910	2,482,000
1963	2,271,061	2,531,800
1964	2,322,826	2,585,400
1965	2,376,200	2,628,400
1966	2,431,084	2,675,900
1967	2,487,715	2,724,100
1968	2,546,377	2,748,100
1969	2,606,959	2,772,800
1970	2,669,702	2,810,700
1971	2,734,628	2,853,000
1972	2,801,660	2,903,900
1973	2,870,573	2,961,300
1974	2,939,761	3,023,700
1975	3,005,521	3,083,100
1976	3,064,876	3,110,500
1977	3,118,923	3,120,200
1978	3,171,740	3,121,200
1979	3,228,202	3,109,000
1980	3,292,573	3,112,900
1981	3,366,631	3,124,900
1982	3,450,026	3,156,100
1983	3,541,001	3,199,300
1984	3,637,843	3,227,100
1985	3,739,985	3,247,100
1986	3,846,715	3,246,300
1987	3,957,612	3,274,400
1988	4,072,601	3,283,400
1989	4,190,974	3,299,200
1990	4,311,955	3,329,800
1991	4,435,118	3,495,100
1992	4,559,646	3,531,700
1993	4,685,060	3,572,200
1994	4,809,220	3,620,000
1995	4,929,409	3,673,400
1996	5,045,678	3,732,000
1997	5,152,011	3,781,300
1998	5,248,266	3,815,000
1999	5,340,784	3,835,100
2000	5,431,212	3,857,700
2001	5,521,482	3,880,500
2002	5,610,889	3,948,500
2003	5,697,945	4,027,200
2004	5,781,626	4,087,500
2005	5,869,523	4,133,900
2006	5,963,200	4,184,600
2007	6,056,236	4,223,800
2008	6,148,969	4,259,800
2009	6,241,642	4,302,600
2010	6,334,194	4,350,700
2011	6,426,590	4,384,000
2012	6,518,978	4,408,100
2013	6,611,385	4,442,100
2014	6,703,172	4,516,500
2015	6,801,645	4,609,400
2016	6,908,802	4,714,100
2017	7,018,147	4,813,600
2018	7,128,045	4,900,600
2019	7,237,636	4,979,200
2020	7,346,533	5,090,200
2021	7,453,194	5,111,300
2022	7,559,007	5,117,100
2023	7,664,993	5,245,000
2024	7,769,819	5,338,500

Fertility rates in Laos and New Zealand

Fertility rate

Laos

New Zealand

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Laos	New Zealand
1960	6.29	4.24
1961	6.31	4.31
1962	6.31	4.19
1963	6.32	4.05
1964	6.31	3.8
1965	6.32	3.54
1966	6.31	3.41
1967	6.31	3.35
1968	6.3	3.34
1969	6.3	3.28
1970	6.31	3.17
1971	6.3	3.18
1972	6.28	3
1973	6.28	2.76
1974	6.29	2.58
1975	6.29	2.37
1976	6.29	2.27
1977	6.29	2.21
1978	6.3	2.07
1979	6.31	2.12
1980	6.33	2.03
1981	6.35	2.01
1982	6.37	1.95
1983	6.38	1.92
1984	6.37	1.93
1985	6.33	1.93
1986	6.26	1.96
1987	6.21	2.03
1988	6.16	2.1
1989	6.1	2.12
1990	6.06	2.18
1991	5.99	2.09
1992	5.9	2.06
1993	5.8	2.04
1994	5.6	1.98
1995	5.36	1.98
1996	5.15	1.96
1997	4.96	1.96
1998	4.79	1.89
1999	4.64	1.97
2000	4.43	1.98
2001	4.29	1.97
2002	4.13	1.89
2003	4.02	1.93
2004	3.9	1.98
2005	3.69	1.97
2006	3.56	2.01
2007	3.44	2.18
2008	3.33	2.19
2009	3.23	2.13
2010	3.14	2.17
2011	3.05	2.09
2012	2.95	2.1
2013	2.87	2.01
2014	2.8	1.92
2015	2.8	1.99
2016	2.74	1.87
2017	2.69	1.81
2018	2.63	1.71
2019	2.59	1.72
2020	2.54	1.61
2021	2.49	1.64
2022	2.46	1.66
2023	2.42	1.56

Laos and New Zealand demographics compared

Median age

Laos

New Zealand

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Laos	New Zealand
1960	19.2	27.5
1961	19.2	27.1
1962	19.1	26.8
1963	19	26.4
1964	19	26.2
1965	18.9	26
1966	18.9	25.9
1967	18.9	25.8
1968	18.8	25.7
1969	18.8	25.7
1970	18.7	25.6
1971	18.7	25.7
1972	18.7	25.9
1973	18.7	26
1974	18.6	26.2
1975	18.5	26.3
1976	18.4	26.5
1977	18.3	26.8
1978	18.1	27.1
1979	18	27.5
1980	17.9	27.9
1981	17.9	28.2
1982	17.8	28.5
1983	17.8	28.8
1984	17.8	29.1
1985	17.8	29.4
1986	17.8	29.8
1987	17.8	30.1
1988	17.9	30.4
1989	17.9	30.8
1990	17.9	31.1
1991	17.9	31.4
1992	17.9	31.7
1993	17.9	32
1994	17.9	32.3
1995	17.9	32.6
1996	17.9	32.8
1997	18	33.2
1998	18	33.6
1999	18	34
2000	18.1	34.3
2001	18.2	34.6
2002	18.4	34.8
2003	18.5	35
2004	18.7	35.2
2005	18.9	35.5
2006	19.2	35.8
2007	19.6	36.1
2008	20	36.4
2009	20.5	36.6
2010	21	36.8
2011	21.4	37
2012	21.9	37.2
2013	22.3	37.4
2014	22.7	37.5
2015	23	37.4
2016	23.3	37.3
2017	23.6	37.2
2018	23.8	37.3
2019	24.1	37.3
2020	24.4	37.5
2021	24.7	37.8
2022	25	38.1
2023	25.3	38.3
2024	25.6	38.6

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