Laos vs Switzerland statistics compared

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 79th vs. 131st).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Laos and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Laos and Switzerland economies compared

GDP

Laos

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP
	Laos	Switzerland
1960	-	$10,412,232,621
1961	-	$11,713,348,834
1962	-	$12,989,649,694
1963	-	$14,283,872,299
1964	-	$15,833,133,858
1965	-	$16,780,226,225
1966	-	$18,019,402,374
1967	-	$19,397,044,714
1968	-	$20,712,102,794
1969	-	$22,442,043,274
1970	-	$24,998,066,773
1971	-	$30,040,171,751
1972	-	$36,844,318,854
1973	-	$49,550,006,320
1974	-	$57,103,011,446
1975	-	$65,466,081,819
1976	-	$68,476,524,644
1977	-	$73,135,771,167
1978	-	$102,280,472,036
1979	-	$114,970,094,425
1980	-	$122,557,843,886
1981	-	$112,244,805,519
1982	-	$115,043,365,512
1983	-	$114,634,358,535
1984	$1,757,142,856	$109,455,312,168
1985	$2,366,666,616	$110,980,314,192
1986	$1,776,842,097	$159,089,921,063
1987	$1,087,273,104	$199,236,370,038
1988	$598,961,269	$215,540,625,299
1989	$714,046,821	$208,105,846,934
1990	$865,559,879	$265,763,573,999
1991	$1,028,087,972	$268,901,693,863
1992	$1,127,806,945	$279,921,425,828
1993	$1,327,748,690	$272,237,527,071
1994	$1,543,606,345	$301,375,055,202
1995	$1,763,536,305	$352,835,806,342
1996	$1,873,671,550	$340,103,959,547
1997	$1,747,011,857	$294,788,198,856
1998	$1,280,177,839	$303,459,014,347
1999	$1,454,430,642	$297,873,643,323
2000	$1,731,198,022	$279,216,033,870
2001	$1,768,619,058	$286,582,672,434
2002	$1,758,176,653	$309,301,422,430
2003	$2,023,324,407	$362,075,086,508
2004	$2,366,398,120	$403,912,891,033
2005	$2,735,558,735	$418,284,865,885
2006	$3,455,030,061	$441,634,672,197
2007	$4,223,152,739	$490,740,715,595
2008	$5,446,433,157	$567,267,767,519
2009	$5,836,137,330	$554,212,916,092
2010	$7,131,771,015	$598,851,027,948
2011	$8,750,104,617	$715,888,126,682
2012	$10,192,846,339	$686,420,221,558
2013	$11,983,252,627	$706,234,937,371
2014	$13,279,245,886	$726,537,809,430
2015	$14,426,380,126	$694,118,186,380
2016	$15,912,501,723	$687,895,460,903
2017	$17,071,155,481	$695,200,834,102
2018	$18,141,641,090	$725,568,717,468
2019	$18,740,561,513	$721,369,112,727
2020	$18,981,805,250	$741,999,406,006
2021	$18,827,148,531	$815,309,330,987
2022	$15,468,785,204	$828,508,926,958
2023	$15,843,155,731	$894,424,821,645
2024	$16,502,933,121	$936,564,198,049

Laos and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita

Laos

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Laos	Switzerland
1960	-	$1,954
1961	-	$2,155
1962	-	$2,330
1963	-	$2,508
1964	-	$2,735
1965	-	$2,865
1966	-	$3,045
1967	-	$3,237
1968	-	$3,413
1969	-	$3,657
1970	-	$4,044
1971	-	$4,835
1972	-	$5,885
1973	-	$7,856
1974	-	$9,005
1975	-	$10,328
1976	-	$10,865
1977	-	$11,644
1978	-	$16,282
1979	-	$18,266
1980	-	$19,394
1981	-	$17,665
1982	-	$18,000
1983	-	$17,859
1984	$483	$16,991
1985	$633	$17,152
1986	$462	$24,460
1987	$274.7	$30,441
1988	$147.1	$32,690
1989	$170.4	$31,309
1990	$200.7	$39,575
1991	$231.8	$39,544
1992	$247.3	$40,714
1993	$283.4	$39,237
1994	$321	$43,092
1995	$358	$50,114
1996	$371	$48,093
1997	$339	$41,584
1998	$243.9	$42,681
1999	$272.3	$41,696
2000	$319	$38,865
2001	$320	$39,639
2002	$313	$42,459
2003	$355	$49,336
2004	$409	$54,659
2005	$466	$56,243
2006	$579	$59,011
2007	$697	$64,989
2008	$886	$74,175
2009	$935	$71,568
2010	$1,126	$76,531
2011	$1,362	$90,477
2012	$1,564	$85,836
2013	$1,813	$87,304
2014	$1,981	$88,725
2015	$2,121	$83,806
2016	$2,303	$82,153
2017	$2,432	$82,254
2018	$2,545	$85,217
2019	$2,589	$84,122
2020	$2,584	$85,898
2021	$2,526	$93,665
2022	$2,046	$94,395
2023	$2,067	$100,632
2024	$2,124	$103,670

Laos vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Laos

Switzerland

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Laos	Switzerland
1950	38.9	68.9
1951	39.2	68.7
1952	39.4	69.6
1953	39.7	69.5
1954	40	70
1955	40.3	70.1
1956	40.6	70.2
1957	40.9	70.5
1958	41.2	71.3
1959	40.7	71.5
1960	41	71.4
1961	41.3	71.7
1962	42.3	71.3
1963	41.5	71.3
1964	41.9	72.2
1965	42.2	72.3
1966	42.3	72.4
1967	42.9	72.7
1968	43.2	72.7
1969	43.5	72.7
1970	43.8	73.1
1971	44.1	73.2
1972	44.4	73.8
1973	44.7	74.1
1974	45.9	74.4
1975	46.1	74.8
1976	46	74.9
1977	46.4	75.4
1978	46.8	75.3
1979	47.5	75.6
1980	48.6	75.6
1981	49.2	75.8
1982	49.9	76.2
1983	50.5	76.2
1984	51	76.8
1985	51.6	76.9
1986	52.1	77
1987	52.6	77.3
1988	53.1	77.4
1989	53.6	77.6
1990	54	77.4
1991	54.7	77.6
1992	55.1	77.9
1993	55.6	78.2
1994	55.8	78.5
1995	56.3	78.6
1996	56.8	79
1997	57.3	79.2
1998	57.5	79.5
1999	57.9	79.7
2000	58.3	79.8
2001	58.9	80.3
2002	59.3	80.4
2003	59.6	80.5
2004	60.1	81.1
2005	60.7	81.2
2006	61.1	81.5
2007	61.7	81.7
2008	62.2	82
2009	63	82
2010	63.7	82.3
2011	64.5	82.6
2012	65.1	82.6
2013	65.7	82.7
2014	66.3	83.1
2015	66.7	82.8
2016	67	83.4
2017	67.3	83.4
2018	67.6	83.6
2019	67.9	83.8
2020	68.3	83.1
2021	67.8	83.6
2022	68.7	83.2
2023	69	84
2024	69.2	84.1
2025	69.5	84.2

Laos and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population

Laos

Switzerland

Table

Year	Population
	Laos	Switzerland
1960	2,121,514	5,327,827
1961	2,169,796	5,434,294
1962	2,219,910	5,573,815
1963	2,271,061	5,694,247
1964	2,322,826	5,789,228
1965	2,376,200	5,856,472
1966	2,431,084	5,918,002
1967	2,487,715	5,991,785
1968	2,546,377	6,067,714
1969	2,606,959	6,136,387
1970	2,669,702	6,180,877
1971	2,734,628	6,213,399
1972	2,801,660	6,260,956
1973	2,870,573	6,307,347
1974	2,939,761	6,341,405
1975	3,005,521	6,338,632
1976	3,064,876	6,302,504
1977	3,118,923	6,281,174
1978	3,171,740	6,281,738
1979	3,228,202	6,294,365
1980	3,292,573	6,319,408
1981	3,366,631	6,354,074
1982	3,450,026	6,391,309
1983	3,541,001	6,418,773
1984	3,637,843	6,441,865
1985	3,739,985	6,470,365
1986	3,846,715	6,504,124
1987	3,957,612	6,545,106
1988	4,072,601	6,593,386
1989	4,190,974	6,646,912
1990	4,311,955	6,715,519
1991	4,435,118	6,799,978
1992	4,559,646	6,875,364
1993	4,685,060	6,938,265
1994	4,809,220	6,993,795
1995	4,929,409	7,040,687
1996	5,045,678	7,071,850
1997	5,152,011	7,088,906
1998	5,248,266	7,110,001
1999	5,340,784	7,143,991
2000	5,431,212	7,184,250
2001	5,521,482	7,229,854
2002	5,610,889	7,284,753
2003	5,697,945	7,339,001
2004	5,781,626	7,389,625
2005	5,869,523	7,437,115
2006	5,963,200	7,483,934
2007	6,056,236	7,551,117
2008	6,148,969	7,647,675
2009	6,241,642	7,743,831
2010	6,334,194	7,824,909
2011	6,426,590	7,912,398
2012	6,518,978	7,996,861
2013	6,611,385	8,089,346
2014	6,703,172	8,188,649
2015	6,801,645	8,282,396
2016	6,908,802	8,373,338
2017	7,018,147	8,451,840
2018	7,128,045	8,514,329
2019	7,237,636	8,575,280
2020	7,346,533	8,638,167
2021	7,453,194	8,704,546
2022	7,559,007	8,777,088
2023	7,664,993	8,888,093
2024	7,769,819	9,034,102

Fertility rates in Laos and Switzerland

Fertility rate

Laos

Switzerland

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Laos	Switzerland
1960	6.29	2.44
1961	6.31	2.52
1962	6.31	2.58
1963	6.32	2.65
1964	6.31	2.66
1965	6.32	2.59
1966	6.31	2.5
1967	6.31	2.39
1968	6.3	2.29
1969	6.3	2.19
1970	6.31	2.1
1971	6.3	2.04
1972	6.28	1.91
1973	6.28	1.81
1974	6.29	1.73
1975	6.29	1.61
1976	6.29	1.55
1977	6.29	1.53
1978	6.3	1.51
1979	6.31	1.52
1980	6.33	1.55
1981	6.35	1.55
1982	6.37	1.56
1983	6.38	1.52
1984	6.37	1.53
1985	6.33	1.52
1986	6.26	1.53
1987	6.21	1.52
1988	6.16	1.57
1989	6.1	1.56
1990	6.06	1.58
1991	5.99	1.58
1992	5.9	1.58
1993	5.8	1.51
1994	5.6	1.49
1995	5.36	1.48
1996	5.15	1.5
1997	4.96	1.48
1998	4.79	1.47
1999	4.64	1.48
2000	4.43	1.5
2001	4.29	1.38
2002	4.13	1.39
2003	4.02	1.39
2004	3.9	1.42
2005	3.69	1.42
2006	3.56	1.44
2007	3.44	1.46
2008	3.33	1.48
2009	3.23	1.5
2010	3.14	1.52
2011	3.05	1.52
2012	2.95	1.52
2013	2.87	1.52
2014	2.8	1.54
2015	2.8	1.54
2016	2.74	1.54
2017	2.69	1.52
2018	2.63	1.52
2019	2.59	1.48
2020	2.54	1.46
2021	2.49	1.52
2022	2.46	1.39
2023	2.42	1.33

Laos and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age

Laos

Switzerland

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Laos	Switzerland
1960	19.2	32.6
1961	19.2	32.4
1962	19.1	32
1963	19	31.7
1964	19	31.5
1965	18.9	31.6
1966	18.9	31.6
1967	18.9	31.6
1968	18.8	31.7
1969	18.8	31.7
1970	18.7	32
1971	18.7	32.2
1972	18.7	32.3
1973	18.7	32.5
1974	18.6	32.7
1975	18.5	33.1
1976	18.4	33.5
1977	18.3	33.8
1978	18.1	34.2
1979	18	34.5
1980	17.9	34.8
1981	17.9	35
1982	17.8	35.3
1983	17.8	35.6
1984	17.8	35.9
1985	17.8	36.1
1986	17.8	36.3
1987	17.8	36.5
1988	17.9	36.7
1989	17.9	36.8
1990	17.9	36.9
1991	17.9	36.9
1992	17.9	36.9
1993	17.9	37
1994	17.9	37.1
1995	17.9	37.3
1996	17.9	37.6
1997	18	37.9
1998	18	38.2
1999	18	38.4
2000	18.1	38.7
2001	18.2	39
2002	18.4	39.3
2003	18.5	39.6
2004	18.7	39.9
2005	18.9	40.3
2006	19.2	40.6
2007	19.6	40.9
2008	20	41.1
2009	20.5	41.3
2010	21	41.5
2011	21.4	41.6
2012	21.9	41.8
2013	22.3	42
2014	22.7	42.1
2015	23	42.2
2016	23.3	42.3
2017	23.6	42.4
2018	23.8	42.5
2019	24.1	42.6
2020	24.4	42.7
2021	24.7	42.8
2022	25	43
2023	25.3	43.4
2024	25.6	43.7

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