Afghanistan vs Laos statistics compared

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 40th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Afghanistan and Laos: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Laos economies compared

GDP

Afghanistan

Laos

Table

Year	GDP
	Afghanistan	Laos
1984	-	$1,757,142,856
1985	-	$2,366,666,616
1986	-	$1,776,842,097
1987	-	$1,087,273,104
1988	-	$598,961,269
1989	-	$714,046,821
1990	-	$865,559,879
1991	-	$1,028,087,972
1992	-	$1,127,806,945
1993	-	$1,327,748,690
1994	-	$1,543,606,345
1995	-	$1,763,536,305
1996	-	$1,873,671,550
1997	-	$1,747,011,857
1998	-	$1,280,177,839
1999	-	$1,454,430,642
2000	$3,521,418,060	$1,731,198,022
2001	$2,813,571,754	$1,768,619,058
2002	$3,825,701,439	$1,758,176,653
2003	$4,520,946,819	$2,023,324,407
2004	$5,224,896,719	$2,366,398,120
2005	$6,203,256,539	$2,735,558,735
2006	$6,971,758,282	$3,455,030,061
2007	$9,747,886,187	$4,223,152,739
2008	$10,109,297,048	$5,446,433,157
2009	$12,416,152,732	$5,836,137,330
2010	$15,856,668,556	$7,131,771,015
2011	$17,805,098,206	$8,750,104,617
2012	$19,907,329,778	$10,192,846,339
2013	$20,146,416,758	$11,983,252,627
2014	$20,497,128,556	$13,279,245,886
2015	$19,134,221,645	$14,426,380,126
2016	$18,116,572,395	$15,912,501,723
2017	$18,753,456,498	$17,071,155,481
2018	$18,053,222,687	$18,141,641,090
2019	$18,799,444,490	$18,740,561,513
2020	$19,955,929,052	$18,981,805,250
2021	$14,259,995,441	$18,827,148,531
2022	$14,497,243,872	$15,468,785,204
2023	$17,152,234,637	$15,843,155,731
2024	-	$16,502,933,121

Afghanistan and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita

Afghanistan

Laos

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Afghanistan	Laos
1984	-	$483
1985	-	$633
1986	-	$462
1987	-	$274.7
1988	-	$147.1
1989	-	$170.4
1990	-	$200.7
1991	-	$231.8
1992	-	$247.3
1993	-	$283.4
1994	-	$321
1995	-	$358
1996	-	$371
1997	-	$339
1998	-	$243.9
1999	-	$272.3
2000	$174.9	$319
2001	$138.7	$320
2002	$179	$313
2003	$198.9	$355
2004	$221.8	$409
2005	$254.2	$466
2006	$274.2	$579
2007	$376	$697
2008	$382	$886
2009	$452	$935
2010	$561	$1,126
2011	$607	$1,362
2012	$651	$1,564
2013	$637	$1,813
2014	$625	$1,981
2015	$566	$2,121
2016	$522	$2,303
2017	$525	$2,432
2018	$491	$2,545
2019	$497	$2,589
2020	$511	$2,584
2021	$356	$2,526
2022	$357	$2,046
2023	$414	$2,067
2024	-	$2,124

Afghanistan vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Afghanistan

Laos

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Afghanistan	Laos
1950	28.2	38.9
1951	28.6	39.2
1952	29	39.4
1953	29.5	39.7
1954	29.7	40
1955	30.4	40.3
1956	30.8	40.6
1957	31.3	40.9
1958	31.8	41.2
1959	32.3	40.7
1960	32.8	41
1961	33.3	41.3
1962	33.8	42.3
1963	34.2	41.5
1964	34.7	41.9
1965	35.1	42.2
1966	35.6	42.3
1967	36	42.9
1968	36.5	43.2
1969	37	43.5
1970	37.5	43.8
1971	37.9	44.1
1972	38.4	44.4
1973	39	44.7
1974	39.5	45.9
1975	40	46.1
1976	40.5	46
1977	41.1	46.4
1978	40.1	46.8
1979	38.8	47.5
1980	39.3	48.6
1981	39.4	49.2
1982	36.1	49.9
1983	36.5	50.5
1984	31.5	51
1985	32.1	51.6
1986	38.4	52.1
1987	38.8	52.6
1988	43.2	53.1
1989	44.5	53.6
1990	45.1	54
1991	45.5	54.7
1992	46.6	55.1
1993	51	55.6
1994	51	55.8
1995	52.1	56.3
1996	52.8	56.8
1997	53.2	57.3
1998	52.5	57.5
1999	54.5	57.9
2000	55	58.3
2001	55.5	58.9
2002	56.2	59.3
2003	57.2	59.6
2004	57.8	60.1
2005	58.2	60.7
2006	58.6	61.1
2007	59	61.7
2008	59.7	62.2
2009	60.2	63
2010	60.7	63.7
2011	61.3	64.5
2012	61.7	65.1
2013	62.2	65.7
2014	62.3	66.3
2015	62.3	66.7
2016	62.6	67
2017	62.4	67.3
2018	62.4	67.6
2019	62.9	67.9
2020	61.5	68.3
2021	60.4	67.8
2022	65.6	68.7
2023	66	69
2024	66.3	69.2
2025	66.5	69.5

Afghanistan and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population

Afghanistan

Laos

Table

Year	Population
	Afghanistan	Laos
1960	9,035,043	2,121,514
1961	9,214,083	2,169,796
1962	9,404,406	2,219,910
1963	9,604,487	2,271,061
1964	9,814,318	2,322,826
1965	10,036,008	2,376,200
1966	10,266,395	2,431,084
1967	10,505,959	2,487,715
1968	10,756,922	2,546,377
1969	11,017,409	2,606,959
1970	11,290,128	2,669,702
1971	11,567,667	2,734,628
1972	11,853,696	2,801,660
1973	12,157,999	2,870,573
1974	12,469,127	2,939,761
1975	12,773,954	3,005,521
1976	13,059,851	3,064,876
1977	13,340,756	3,118,923
1978	13,611,441	3,171,740
1979	13,655,567	3,228,202
1980	13,169,311	3,292,573
1981	11,937,581	3,366,631
1982	10,991,378	3,450,026
1983	10,917,982	3,541,001
1984	11,190,221	3,637,843
1985	11,426,852	3,739,985
1986	11,420,074	3,846,715
1987	11,387,818	3,957,612
1988	11,523,298	4,072,601
1989	11,874,088	4,190,974
1990	12,045,660	4,311,955
1991	12,238,879	4,435,118
1992	13,278,974	4,559,646
1993	14,943,172	4,685,060
1994	16,250,794	4,809,220
1995	17,065,836	4,929,409
1996	17,763,266	5,045,678
1997	18,452,091	5,152,011
1998	19,159,996	5,248,266
1999	19,887,785	5,340,784
2000	20,130,327	5,431,212
2001	20,284,307	5,521,482
2002	21,378,117	5,610,889
2003	22,733,049	5,697,945
2004	23,560,654	5,781,626
2005	24,404,567	5,869,523
2006	25,424,094	5,963,200
2007	25,909,852	6,056,236
2008	26,482,622	6,148,969
2009	27,466,101	6,241,642
2010	28,284,089	6,334,194
2011	29,347,708	6,426,590
2012	30,560,034	6,518,978
2013	31,622,704	6,611,385
2014	32,792,523	6,703,172
2015	33,831,764	6,801,645
2016	34,700,612	6,908,802
2017	35,688,935	7,018,147
2018	36,743,039	7,128,045
2019	37,856,121	7,237,636
2020	39,068,979	7,346,533
2021	40,000,412	7,453,194
2022	40,578,842	7,559,007
2023	41,454,761	7,664,993
2024	42,647,492	7,769,819

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Laos

Fertility rate

Afghanistan

Laos

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Afghanistan	Laos
1960	7.28	6.29
1961	7.28	6.31
1962	7.29	6.31
1963	7.3	6.32
1964	7.3	6.31
1965	7.31	6.32
1966	7.32	6.31
1967	7.34	6.31
1968	7.36	6.3
1969	7.39	6.3
1970	7.4	6.31
1971	7.43	6.3
1972	7.45	6.28
1973	7.49	6.28
1974	7.53	6.29
1975	7.54	6.29
1976	7.56	6.29
1977	7.59	6.29
1978	7.6	6.3
1979	7.61	6.31
1980	7.64	6.33
1981	7.62	6.35
1982	7.6	6.37
1983	7.57	6.38
1984	7.55	6.37
1985	7.55	6.33
1986	7.55	6.26
1987	7.55	6.21
1988	7.55	6.16
1989	7.56	6.1
1990	7.58	6.06
1991	7.63	5.99
1992	7.7	5.9
1993	7.76	5.8
1994	7.77	5.6
1995	7.77	5.36
1996	7.76	5.15
1997	7.73	4.96
1998	7.69	4.79
1999	7.64	4.64
2000	7.57	4.43
2001	7.45	4.29
2002	7.32	4.13
2003	7.17	4.02
2004	7.02	3.9
2005	6.86	3.69
2006	6.69	3.56
2007	6.51	3.44
2008	6.39	3.33
2009	6.3	3.23
2010	6.2	3.14
2011	6.09	3.05
2012	5.99	2.95
2013	5.88	2.87
2014	5.77	2.8
2015	5.65	2.8
2016	5.54	2.74
2017	5.43	2.69
2018	5.33	2.63
2019	5.24	2.59
2020	5.15	2.54
2021	5.04	2.49
2022	4.93	2.46
2023	4.84	2.42

Afghanistan and Laos demographics compared

Median age

Afghanistan

Laos

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Afghanistan	Laos
1960	18.9	19.2
1961	18.9	19.2
1962	18.8	19.1
1963	18.7	19
1964	18.6	19
1965	18.6	18.9
1966	18.5	18.9
1967	18.4	18.9
1968	18.3	18.8
1969	18.2	18.8
1970	18.1	18.7
1971	17.9	18.7
1972	17.8	18.7
1973	17.7	18.7
1974	17.6	18.6
1975	17.5	18.5
1976	17.4	18.4
1977	17.3	18.3
1978	17.2	18.1
1979	17	18
1980	16.9	17.9
1981	16.8	17.9
1982	16.7	17.8
1983	16.6	17.8
1984	16.5	17.8
1985	16.4	17.8
1986	16.3	17.8
1987	16.3	17.8
1988	16.2	17.9
1989	16.1	17.9
1990	16.1	17.9
1991	16	17.9
1992	15.9	17.9
1993	15.8	17.9
1994	15.7	17.9
1995	15.6	17.9
1996	15.5	17.9
1997	15.3	18
1998	15.2	18
1999	15.1	18
2000	15	18.1
2001	14.9	18.2
2002	14.9	18.4
2003	14.9	18.5
2004	14.9	18.7
2005	15	18.9
2006	15.1	19.2
2007	15.2	19.6
2008	15.3	20
2009	15.5	20.5
2010	15.7	21
2011	15.9	21.4
2012	16	21.9
2013	16.2	22.3
2014	16.4	22.7
2015	16.6	23
2016	16.8	23.3
2017	17	23.6
2018	17.1	23.8
2019	17.3	24.1
2020	17.5	24.4
2021	17.6	24.7
2022	17.8	25
2023	18	25.3
2024	18.2	25.6

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