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Australia vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Australia has a population of 27.2M (ranked 54/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Australia's land area is 2,969,906 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 6th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Australia ranks 13/197 ($1.75T) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Australia ranks 14/197 ($64,407), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Australia Laos
Population
27677455
7954155
Population rank 55/197 103/197
GDP
$1.75T
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 13/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$64,407
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 14/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$71,193
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$873B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.9%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$32,093
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 22/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,914
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
2,969,906 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.16 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
39 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
84.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Australia and Laos: Comparison Charts

Australia and Laos economies compared

GDP
Australia

Laos
Year GDP
Australia Laos
1960 $18,607,682,977 -
1961 $19,684,003,149 -
1962 $19,923,683,188 -
1963 $21,540,963,447 -
1964 $23,801,123,808 -
1965 $25,977,284,156 -
1966 $27,308,964,369 -
1967 $30,442,724,871 -
1968 $32,714,085,234 -
1969 $36,684,485,870 -
1970 $41,334,726,614 -
1971 $45,217,767,235 -
1972 $52,042,056,075 -
1973 $63,833,440,102 -
1974 $88,965,364,775 -
1975 $97,304,383,449 -
1976 $105,060,616,985 -
1977 $110,352,144,987 -
1978 $118,492,761,338 -
1979 $134,900,602,067 -
1980 $149,987,743,733 -
1981 $176,895,390,688 -
1982 $194,041,708,044 -
1983 $177,267,290,706 -
1984 $193,525,337,526 $1,757,142,856
1985 $180,643,265,927 $2,366,666,616
1986 $182,481,113,598 $1,776,842,097
1987 $189,495,764,955 $1,087,273,104
1988 $236,161,314,544 $598,961,269
1989 $299,875,906,679 $714,046,821
1990 $311,426,665,220 $865,559,879
1991 $325,975,319,456 $1,028,087,972
1992 $325,525,379,567 $1,127,806,945
1993 $312,133,923,553 $1,327,748,690
1994 $322,806,641,301 $1,543,606,345
1995 $368,166,023,166 $1,763,536,305
1996 $401,341,880,621 $1,873,671,550
1997 $435,642,611,297 $1,747,011,857
1998 $399,674,421,759 $1,280,177,839
1999 $389,652,212,057 $1,454,430,642
2000 $416,167,815,093 $1,731,198,022
2001 $379,629,301,675 $1,768,619,058
2002 $395,788,696,012 $1,758,176,653
2003 $467,739,079,790 $2,023,324,407
2004 $614,659,980,083 $2,366,398,120
2005 $695,692,898,677 $2,735,558,735
2006 $748,417,562,770 $3,455,030,061
2007 $855,007,458,585 $4,223,152,739
2008 $1,056,112,427,190 $5,446,433,157
2009 $928,762,122,698 $5,836,137,330
2010 $1,148,838,233,481 $7,131,771,015
2011 $1,398,610,616,773 $8,750,104,617
2012 $1,547,532,281,116 $10,192,846,339
2013 $1,577,123,329,411 $11,983,252,627
2014 $1,468,265,356,428 $13,279,245,886
2015 $1,351,296,372,254 $14,426,380,126
2016 $1,206,836,962,282 $15,912,501,723
2017 $1,325,582,658,157 $17,071,155,481
2018 $1,427,809,041,019 $18,141,641,090
2019 $1,392,723,834,563 $18,740,561,513
2020 $1,328,414,058,378 $18,981,805,250
2021 $1,556,735,770,437 $18,827,148,531
2022 $1,690,858,246,994 $15,468,785,204
2023 $1,728,057,316,696 $15,843,155,731
2024 $1,752,193,307,380 $16,502,933,121

Australia and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Australia

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Australia Laos
1960 $1,811 -
1961 $1,878 -
1962 $1,855 -
1963 $1,967 -
1964 $2,131 -
1965 $2,281 -
1966 $2,344 -
1967 $2,580 -
1968 $2,724 -
1969 $2,991 -
1970 $3,305 -
1971 $3,495 -
1972 $3,949 -
1973 $4,771 -
1974 $6,483 -
1975 $7,004 -
1976 $7,487 -
1977 $7,776 -
1978 $8,253 -
1979 $9,295 -
1980 $10,209 -
1981 $11,854 -
1982 $12,779 -
1983 $11,516 -
1984 $12,422 $483
1985 $11,442 $633
1986 $11,392 $462
1987 $11,651 $274.7
1988 $14,285 $147.1
1989 $17,834 $170.4
1990 $18,249 $200.7
1991 $18,860 $231.8
1992 $18,624 $247.3
1993 $17,700 $283.4
1994 $18,130 $321
1995 $20,448 $358
1996 $22,022 $371
1997 $23,647 $339
1998 $21,479 $243.9
1999 $20,713 $272.3
2000 $21,870 $319
2001 $19,696 $320
2002 $20,302 $313
2003 $23,718 $355
2004 $30,837 $409
2005 $34,480 $466
2006 $36,596 $579
2007 $41,052 $697
2008 $49,701 $886
2009 $42,817 $935
2010 $52,145 $1,126
2011 $62,606 $1,362
2012 $68,073 $1,564
2013 $68,191 $1,813
2014 $62,544 $1,981
2015 $56,739 $2,121
2016 $49,888 $2,303
2017 $53,902 $2,432
2018 $57,196 $2,545
2019 $54,973 $2,589
2020 $51,792 $2,584
2021 $60,608 $2,526
2022 $64,997 $2,046
2023 $64,836 $2,067
2024 $64,407 $2,124

Australia vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Australia

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Australia Laos
1950 69 38.9
1951 68.7 39.2
1952 69.1 39.4
1953 69.7 39.7
1954 69.9 40
1955 70.2 40.3
1956 70 40.6
1957 70.3 40.9
1958 70.9 41.2
1959 70.4 40.7
1960 70.9 41
1961 71.1 41.3
1962 70.9 42.3
1963 71 41.5
1964 70.6 41.9
1965 70.8 42.2
1966 70.7 42.3
1967 71 42.9
1968 70.7 43.2
1969 71.1 43.5
1970 70.7 43.8
1971 71.5 44.1
1972 71.8 44.4
1973 72.1 44.7
1974 71.8 45.9
1975 72.8 46.1
1976 72.8 46
1977 73.5 46.4
1978 73.7 46.8
1979 74.3 47.5
1980 74.6 48.6
1981 74.8 49.2
1982 74.7 49.9
1983 75.4 50.5
1984 75.5 51
1985 75.4 51.6
1986 76.1 52.1
1987 76.1 52.6
1988 76.3 53.1
1989 76.2 53.6
1990 77 54
1991 77.5 54.7
1992 77.5 55.1
1993 78 55.6
1994 77.9 55.8
1995 78.3 56.3
1996 78.3 56.8
1997 78.6 57.3
1998 79 57.5
1999 79.3 57.9
2000 79.6 58.3
2001 80 58.9
2002 80.1 59.3
2003 80.4 59.6
2004 80.7 60.1
2005 81.1 60.7
2006 81.3 61.1
2007 81.2 61.7
2008 81.4 62.2
2009 81.7 63
2010 82 63.7
2011 82.1 64.5
2012 82.3 65.1
2013 82.6 65.7
2014 82.5 66.3
2015 82.6 66.7
2016 82.8 67
2017 82.7 67.3
2018 83.3 67.6
2019 83.2 67.9
2020 83.7 68.3
2021 83.6 67.8
2022 82.8 68.7
2023 83.9 69
2024 84.1 69.2
2025 84.2 69.5

Australia and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Australia

Laos
Year Population
Australia Laos
1960 10,276,477 2,121,514
1961 10,483,000 2,169,796
1962 10,742,000 2,219,910
1963 10,950,000 2,271,061
1964 11,167,000 2,322,826
1965 11,388,000 2,376,200
1966 11,651,000 2,431,084
1967 11,799,000 2,487,715
1968 12,009,000 2,546,377
1969 12,263,000 2,606,959
1970 12,507,000 2,669,702
1971 12,937,000 2,734,628
1972 13,177,000 2,801,660
1973 13,380,000 2,870,573
1974 13,723,000 2,939,761
1975 13,893,000 3,005,521
1976 14,033,000 3,064,876
1977 14,192,000 3,118,923
1978 14,358,000 3,171,740
1979 14,514,000 3,228,202
1980 14,692,000 3,292,573
1981 14,923,260 3,366,631
1982 15,184,247 3,450,026
1983 15,393,472 3,541,001
1984 15,579,391 3,637,843
1985 15,788,312 3,739,985
1986 16,018,350 3,846,715
1987 16,263,874 3,957,612
1988 16,532,164 4,072,601
1989 16,814,416 4,190,974
1990 17,065,128 4,311,955
1991 17,284,036 4,435,118
1992 17,478,635 4,559,646
1993 17,634,808 4,685,060
1994 17,805,468 4,809,220
1995 18,004,882 4,929,409
1996 18,224,767 5,045,678
1997 18,423,037 5,152,011
1998 18,607,584 5,248,266
1999 18,812,264 5,340,784
2000 19,028,802 5,431,212
2001 19,274,701 5,521,482
2002 19,495,210 5,610,889
2003 19,720,737 5,697,945
2004 19,932,722 5,781,626
2005 20,176,844 5,869,523
2006 20,450,966 5,963,200
2007 20,827,622 6,056,236
2008 21,249,199 6,148,969
2009 21,691,653 6,241,642
2010 22,031,750 6,334,194
2011 22,340,024 6,426,590
2012 22,733,465 6,518,978
2013 23,128,129 6,611,385
2014 23,475,686 6,703,172
2015 23,815,995 6,801,645
2016 24,190,907 6,908,802
2017 24,592,588 7,018,147
2018 24,963,258 7,128,045
2019 25,334,826 7,237,636
2020 25,649,248 7,346,533
2021 25,685,412 7,453,194
2022 26,014,399 7,559,007
2023 26,652,777 7,664,993
2024 27,204,809 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Australia and Laos

Fertility rate
Australia

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Australia Laos
1960 3.45 6.29
1961 3.54 6.31
1962 3.44 6.31
1963 3.33 6.32
1964 3.15 6.31
1965 2.98 6.32
1966 2.88 6.31
1967 2.85 6.31
1968 2.89 6.3
1969 2.89 6.3
1970 2.86 6.31
1971 2.96 6.3
1972 2.74 6.28
1973 2.49 6.28
1974 2.4 6.29
1975 2.15 6.29
1976 2.06 6.29
1977 2.01 6.29
1978 1.95 6.3
1979 1.91 6.31
1980 1.89 6.33
1981 1.94 6.35
1982 1.93 6.37
1983 1.92 6.38
1984 1.84 6.37
1985 1.92 6.33
1986 1.87 6.26
1987 1.85 6.21
1988 1.83 6.16
1989 1.84 6.1
1990 1.9 6.06
1991 1.85 5.99
1992 1.89 5.9
1993 1.86 5.8
1994 1.84 5.6
1995 1.82 5.36
1996 1.8 5.15
1997 1.78 4.96
1998 1.76 4.79
1999 1.76 4.64
2000 1.76 4.43
2001 1.74 4.29
2002 1.76 4.13
2003 1.75 4.02
2004 1.77 3.9
2005 1.81 3.69
2006 1.91 3.56
2007 1.96 3.44
2008 1.98 3.33
2009 1.97 3.23
2010 1.93 3.14
2011 1.93 3.05
2012 1.92 2.95
2013 1.86 2.87
2014 1.83 2.8
2015 1.81 2.8
2016 1.75 2.74
2017 1.74 2.69
2018 1.74 2.63
2019 1.66 2.59
2020 1.58 2.54
2021 1.7 2.49
2022 1.63 2.46
2023 1.5 2.42

Australia and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Australia

Laos
Year Median age, years
Australia Laos
1960 29.5 19.2
1961 29.3 19.2
1962 29.1 19.1
1963 28.8 19
1964 28.6 19
1965 28.3 18.9
1966 28.1 18.9
1967 28 18.9
1968 27.9 18.8
1969 27.8 18.8
1970 27.7 18.7
1971 27.7 18.7
1972 27.7 18.7
1973 27.8 18.7
1974 28 18.6
1975 28.1 18.5
1976 28.4 18.4
1977 28.6 18.3
1978 28.9 18.1
1979 29.1 18
1980 29.4 17.9
1981 29.6 17.9
1982 29.9 17.8
1983 30.2 17.8
1984 30.5 17.8
1985 30.8 17.8
1986 31.1 17.8
1987 31.3 17.8
1988 31.6 17.9
1989 31.8 17.9
1990 32.1 17.9
1991 32.4 17.9
1992 32.7 17.9
1993 33 17.9
1994 33.3 17.9
1995 33.6 17.9
1996 34 17.9
1997 34.3 18
1998 34.7 18
1999 35.1 18
2000 35.4 18.1
2001 35.6 18.2
2002 35.8 18.4
2003 36.1 18.5
2004 36.3 18.7
2005 36.5 18.9
2006 36.7 19.2
2007 36.8 19.6
2008 36.8 20
2009 36.9 20.5
2010 37 21
2011 37.1 21.4
2012 37.2 21.9
2013 37.2 22.3
2014 37.3 22.7
2015 37.3 23
2016 37.3 23.3
2017 37.4 23.6
2018 37.4 23.8
2019 37.6 24.1
2020 38 24.4
2021 38.3 24.7
2022 38.5 25
2023 38.8 25.3
2024 39 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Australia Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$1.7T
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.8%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.06%
2022
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.92%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
60,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.94%
2024
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
26%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
79.3
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2020
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2020
3%
2018
Number of millionaires
1,936,114
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
9.35%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
47
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
1,853
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.74T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$60.4B
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.89B
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,828,000
2020
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
8.71%
2020
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
98%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Australia Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,929 kg
2023
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2023
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
374 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
90.2%
2023
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.3%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.26%
2023
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-214.5%
2023
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
9,823 kWh
2023
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
26.7%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.07%
2023
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Australia Laos
% of world population
0.33%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
+138,510
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
86.8%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
94.3
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
98
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.85
2023
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.9
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
75.6%
2023
English speaking
92.8%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
97.1%
2023
63.6%
2023

Health

Australia Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,731
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,029
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
84.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.98
2021
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
28.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.7
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
31%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
94
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.1%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Australia Laos
% of world land
5.16%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
109,168 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,402,492 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
517,397 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
607,623 mi
2017
24,598 mi
2009

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