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Argentina vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Argentina has a population of 45.7M (ranked 35/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Argentina's land area is 1,056,642 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 8th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Argentina ranks 24/197 ($633B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Argentina ranks 73/197 ($13,858), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Argentina Laos
Population
45973765
7954155
Population rank 35/197 103/197
GDP
$633B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 24/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$13,858
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 73/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,176
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$540B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73.1%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,826
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 47/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,221
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
1,056,642 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
43.2 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
33.5 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.7 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Argentina and Laos: Comparison Charts

Argentina and Laos economies compared

GDP
Argentina

Laos
Year GDP
Argentina Laos
1960 $15,865,474,315 -
1961 $20,132,220,375 -
1962 $18,337,691,145 -
1963 $18,272,123,664 -
1964 $25,605,249,382 -
1965 $28,344,705,967 -
1966 $28,630,474,728 -
1967 $24,256,667,553 -
1968 $26,436,857,247 -
1969 $31,256,284,544 -
1970 $31,584,210,366 -
1971 $33,293,199,095 -
1972 $34,733,000,536 -
1973 $52,544,000,117 -
1974 $72,436,777,342 -
1975 $52,438,647,922 -
1976 $51,169,499,892 -
1977 $56,781,000,101 -
1978 $89,049,453,088 -
1979 $69,252,328,952 -
1980 $76,961,923,741 -
1981 $78,676,842,367 -
1982 $84,307,486,837 -
1983 $103,979,106,778 -
1984 $116,915,052,107 $1,757,142,856
1985 $88,150,891,728 $2,366,666,616
1986 $105,872,372,614 $1,776,842,097
1987 $108,810,885,301 $1,087,273,104
1988 $126,890,235,049 $598,961,269
1989 $76,629,728,760 $714,046,821
1990 $141,352,654,305 $865,559,879
1991 $189,719,984,268 $1,028,087,972
1992 $228,778,917,308 $1,127,806,945
1993 $236,741,715,015 $1,327,748,690
1994 $257,440,000,000 $1,543,606,345
1995 $258,031,750,000 $1,763,536,305
1996 $272,149,750,000 $1,873,671,550
1997 $292,859,000,000 $1,747,011,857
1998 $298,948,250,000 $1,280,177,839
1999 $283,523,000,000 $1,454,430,642
2000 $284,203,750,000 $1,731,198,022
2001 $268,696,750,000 $1,768,619,058
2002 $97,724,004,252 $1,758,176,653
2003 $127,586,973,492 $2,023,324,407
2004 $164,657,930,453 $2,366,398,120
2005 $198,737,095,012 $2,735,558,735
2006 $232,557,260,817 $3,455,030,061
2007 $287,530,508,431 $4,223,152,739
2008 $361,558,037,110 $5,446,433,157
2009 $332,976,484,578 $5,836,137,330
2010 $423,627,422,092 $7,131,771,015
2011 $530,158,122,010 $8,750,104,617
2012 $545,982,375,701 $10,192,846,339
2013 $552,025,140,252 $11,983,252,627
2014 $526,319,673,732 $13,279,245,886
2015 $594,749,285,413 $14,426,380,126
2016 $557,532,320,663 $15,912,501,723
2017 $643,628,393,281 $17,071,155,481
2018 $524,819,892,360 $18,141,641,090
2019 $447,754,683,615 $18,740,561,513
2020 $385,740,508,437 $18,981,805,250
2021 $486,564,085,480 $18,827,148,531
2022 $632,790,070,063 $15,468,785,204
2023 $646,075,277,525 $15,843,155,731
2024 $633,266,692,534 $16,502,933,121

Argentina and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Argentina

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Argentina Laos
1960 $778 -
1961 $971 -
1962 $870 -
1963 $853 -
1964 $1,176 -
1965 $1,282 -
1966 $1,275 -
1967 $1,064 -
1968 $1,142 -
1969 $1,330 -
1970 $1,323 -
1971 $1,373 -
1972 $1,409 -
1973 $2,098 -
1974 $2,845 -
1975 $2,027 -
1976 $1,947 -
1977 $2,126 -
1978 $3,282 -
1979 $2,512 -
1980 $2,748 -
1981 $2,764 -
1982 $2,915 -
1983 $3,538 -
1984 $3,915 $483
1985 $2,906 $633
1986 $3,436 $462
1987 $3,477 $274.7
1988 $3,993 $147.1
1989 $2,375 $170.4
1990 $4,315 $200.7
1991 $5,709 $231.8
1992 $6,790 $247.3
1993 $6,932 $283.4
1994 $7,438 $321
1995 $7,358 $358
1996 $7,663 $371
1997 $8,147 $339
1998 $8,219 $243.9
1999 $7,706 $272.3
2000 $7,637 $319
2001 $7,141 $320
2002 $2,570 $313
2003 $3,320 $355
2004 $4,242 $409
2005 $5,068 $466
2006 $5,869 $579
2007 $7,185 $697
2008 $8,944 $886
2009 $8,150 $935
2010 $10,260 $1,126
2011 $12,704 $1,362
2012 $12,950 $1,564
2013 $12,964 $1,813
2014 $12,233 $1,981
2015 $13,680 $2,121
2016 $12,700 $2,303
2017 $14,533 $2,432
2018 $11,753 $2,545
2019 $9,956 $2,589
2020 $8,536 $2,584
2021 $10,738 $2,526
2022 $13,936 $2,046
2023 $14,187 $2,067
2024 $13,858 $2,124

Argentina vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Argentina

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Argentina Laos
1950 61.3 38.9
1951 61.7 39.2
1952 62.5 39.4
1953 62.5 39.7
1954 63.1 40
1955 62.7 40.3
1956 63.6 40.6
1957 63.2 40.9
1958 64.2 41.2
1959 64.1 40.7
1960 64.2 41
1961 64.6 41.3
1962 64.6 42.3
1963 64.9 41.5
1964 64.8 41.9
1965 65.1 42.2
1966 65.4 42.3
1967 65.5 42.9
1968 65.2 43.2
1969 65.1 43.5
1970 65.6 43.8
1971 65.6 44.1
1972 66 44.4
1973 66.2 44.7
1974 66.4 45.9
1975 67 46.1
1976 67 46
1977 67.6 46.4
1978 68 46.8
1979 68.4 47.5
1980 68.6 48.6
1981 68.9 49.2
1982 69 49.9
1983 69.3 50.5
1984 69.4 51
1985 69.9 51.6
1986 70.3 52.1
1987 70.7 52.6
1988 71.1 53.1
1989 71.5 53.6
1990 71.6 54
1991 72 54.7
1992 72.1 55.1
1993 72.3 55.6
1994 72.7 55.8
1995 72.9 56.3
1996 73.1 56.8
1997 73.4 57.3
1998 73.4 57.5
1999 73.7 57.9
2000 73.9 58.3
2001 74.2 58.9
2002 74.3 59.3
2003 74.3 59.6
2004 74.9 60.1
2005 75.2 60.7
2006 75.3 61.1
2007 74.8 61.7
2008 75.4 62.2
2009 75.6 63
2010 75.7 63.7
2011 76.1 64.5
2012 75.8 65.1
2013 75.8 65.7
2014 76.3 66.3
2015 76.6 66.7
2016 76.1 67
2017 76.5 67.3
2018 76.8 67.6
2019 76.8 67.9
2020 75.9 68.3
2021 73.9 67.8
2022 75.8 68.7
2023 77.4 69
2024 77.5 69.2
2025 77.7 69.5

Argentina and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Argentina

Laos
Year Population
Argentina Laos
1960 20,386,045 2,121,514
1961 20,726,276 2,169,796
1962 21,072,538 2,219,910
1963 21,421,705 2,271,061
1964 21,769,453 2,322,826
1965 22,112,629 2,376,200
1966 22,453,893 2,431,084
1967 22,799,059 2,487,715
1968 23,150,583 2,546,377
1969 23,508,711 2,606,959
1970 23,878,327 2,669,702
1971 24,257,208 2,734,628
1972 24,644,328 2,801,660
1973 25,046,005 2,870,573
1974 25,461,351 2,939,761
1975 25,874,107 3,005,521
1976 26,282,283 3,064,876
1977 26,701,805 3,118,923
1978 27,132,158 3,171,740
1979 27,568,895 3,228,202
1980 28,011,596 3,292,573
1981 28,463,959 3,366,631
1982 28,924,262 3,450,026
1983 29,391,332 3,541,001
1984 29,863,093 3,637,843
1985 30,336,441 3,739,985
1986 30,811,980 3,846,715
1987 31,291,762 3,957,612
1988 31,780,532 4,072,601
1989 32,270,948 4,190,974
1990 32,755,901 4,311,955
1991 33,230,294 4,435,118
1992 33,693,527 4,559,646
1993 34,152,717 4,685,060
1994 34,613,491 4,809,220
1995 35,070,020 4,929,409
1996 35,513,793 5,045,678
1997 35,947,791 5,152,011
1998 36,372,860 5,248,266
1999 36,794,682 5,340,784
2000 37,213,984 5,431,212
2001 37,624,825 5,521,482
2002 38,029,349 5,610,889
2003 38,424,282 5,697,945
2004 38,815,916 5,781,626
2005 39,216,789 5,869,523
2006 39,622,115 5,963,200
2007 40,016,763 6,056,236
2008 40,424,148 6,148,969
2009 40,854,831 6,241,642
2010 41,288,694 6,334,194
2011 41,730,660 6,426,590
2012 42,161,721 6,518,978
2013 42,582,455 6,611,385
2014 43,024,071 6,703,172
2015 43,477,012 6,801,645
2016 43,900,313 6,908,802
2017 44,288,894 7,018,147
2018 44,654,882 7,128,045
2019 44,973,465 7,237,636
2020 45,191,965 7,346,533
2021 45,312,281 7,453,194
2022 45,407,904 7,559,007
2023 45,538,401 7,664,993
2024 45,696,159 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Argentina and Laos

Fertility rate
Argentina

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Argentina Laos
1960 3.14 6.29
1961 3.12 6.31
1962 3.13 6.31
1963 3.11 6.32
1964 3.08 6.31
1965 3.01 6.32
1966 2.97 6.31
1967 2.98 6.31
1968 3.01 6.3
1969 3.05 6.3
1970 3.09 6.31
1971 3.11 6.3
1972 3.14 6.28
1973 3.17 6.28
1974 3.22 6.29
1975 3.27 6.29
1976 3.32 6.29
1977 3.36 6.29
1978 3.36 6.3
1979 3.34 6.31
1980 3.3 6.33
1981 3.25 6.35
1982 3.2 6.37
1983 3.15 6.38
1984 3.12 6.37
1985 3.07 6.33
1986 3.05 6.26
1987 3.04 6.21
1988 3.05 6.16
1989 3.02 6.1
1990 3.03 6.06
1991 3.01 5.99
1992 2.99 5.9
1993 2.97 5.8
1994 2.94 5.6
1995 2.86 5.36
1996 2.78 5.15
1997 2.71 4.96
1998 2.66 4.79
1999 2.64 4.64
2000 2.59 4.43
2001 2.53 4.29
2002 2.49 4.13
2003 2.45 4.02
2004 2.43 3.9
2005 2.43 3.69
2006 2.4 3.56
2007 2.37 3.44
2008 2.43 3.33
2009 2.4 3.23
2010 2.41 3.14
2011 2.39 3.05
2012 2.3 2.95
2013 2.34 2.87
2014 2.39 2.8
2015 2.35 2.8
2016 2.24 2.74
2017 2.17 2.69
2018 2.07 2.63
2019 1.88 2.59
2020 1.6 2.54
2021 1.59 2.49
2022 1.48 2.46
2023 1.5 2.42

Argentina and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Argentina

Laos
Year Median age, years
Argentina Laos
1960 26.5 19.2
1961 26.6 19.2
1962 26.6 19.1
1963 26.7 19
1964 26.7 19
1965 26.7 18.9
1966 26.8 18.9
1967 26.8 18.9
1968 26.9 18.8
1969 26.9 18.8
1970 26.9 18.7
1971 27 18.7
1972 27 18.7
1973 27 18.7
1974 27 18.6
1975 27 18.5
1976 27 18.4
1977 27 18.3
1978 27 18.1
1979 27 18
1980 27 17.9
1981 27 17.9
1982 27 17.8
1983 27.1 17.8
1984 27.1 17.8
1985 27.1 17.8
1986 27.1 17.8
1987 27.2 17.8
1988 27.2 17.9
1989 27.3 17.9
1990 27.3 17.9
1991 27.3 17.9
1992 27.4 17.9
1993 27.4 17.9
1994 27.4 17.9
1995 27.5 17.9
1996 27.5 17.9
1997 27.6 18
1998 27.7 18
1999 27.8 18
2000 27.9 18.1
2001 28.1 18.2
2002 28.2 18.4
2003 28.4 18.5
2004 28.6 18.7
2005 28.8 18.9
2006 29 19.2
2007 29.2 19.6
2008 29.4 20
2009 29.7 20.5
2010 29.9 21
2011 30.1 21.4
2012 30.3 21.9
2013 30.5 22.3
2014 30.7 22.7
2015 30.9 23
2016 31.1 23.3
2017 31.3 23.6
2018 31.5 23.8
2019 31.8 24.1
2020 32.1 24.4
2021 32.4 24.7
2022 32.8 25
2023 33.2 25.3
2024 33.5 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Argentina Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$614B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.7%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.9%
2023
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.47%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
103,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.43%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2024
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
53.4%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.2
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2024
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2024
3%
2018
Number of billionaires
5
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
85
2021
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$52.9B
2022
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$29.6B
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.04B
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
7,399,000
2019
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.64%
2020
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
81.7%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Argentina Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,832 kg
2023
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.4
2023
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
183.8 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.04 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
9.2%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.9%
2023
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
0.42%
2023
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,822 kWh
2023
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
25.5%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
27.2%
2023
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
6.45%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Argentina Laos
% of world population
0.56%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,454
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
92.6%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.5
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
80
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.31
2022
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.1
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
162
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2020
75.6%
2023
English speaking
6.52%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
89.7%
2024
63.6%
2023

Health

Argentina Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,371
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$362
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
77.7 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.25%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.08
2022
0.33
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
33
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.6
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
36.4%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.8%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.05 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Argentina Laos
% of world land
1.84%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
23,123 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
448,405 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
109,059 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
149,129 mi
2017
24,598 mi
2009

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