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Bangladesh vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bangladesh has a population of 174M (ranked 8/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Bangladesh's land area is 50,186 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 94th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Bangladesh ranks 36/197 ($450B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Bangladesh ranks 146/197 ($2,593), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Bangladesh Laos
Population
177398795
7954155
Population rank 8/197 103/197
GDP
$450B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 36/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$2,593
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 146/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,647
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$181B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.3%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,041
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 140/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,159
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
50,186 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
3,458 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.16
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
26.7 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Bangladesh and Laos: Comparison Charts

Bangladesh and Laos economies compared

GDP
Bangladesh

Laos
Year GDP
Bangladesh Laos
1960 $4,274,894,083 -
1961 $4,817,580,375 -
1962 $5,081,413,542 -
1963 $5,319,458,563 -
1964 $5,386,054,833 -
1965 $5,906,636,792 -
1966 $6,439,687,854 -
1967 $7,253,575,688 -
1968 $7,483,685,771 -
1969 $8,471,006,438 -
1970 $8,992,722,167 -
1971 $8,751,843,188 -
1972 $6,288,245,867 -
1973 $8,086,725,729 -
1974 $12,512,460,520 -
1975 $19,448,348,073 -
1976 $10,117,113,333 -
1977 $9,651,149,302 -
1978 $13,281,767,143 -
1979 $15,565,480,322 -
1980 $18,138,049,096 -
1981 $20,249,694,002 -
1982 $18,525,399,202 -
1983 $17,609,048,822 -
1984 $18,920,840,000 $1,757,142,856
1985 $22,278,423,077 $2,366,666,616
1986 $21,774,033,333 $1,776,842,097
1987 $24,298,032,258 $1,087,273,104
1988 $26,579,005,558 $598,961,269
1989 $28,781,715,189 $714,046,821
1990 $31,598,340,778 $865,559,879
1991 $30,957,483,950 $1,028,087,972
1992 $31,708,874,594 $1,127,806,945
1993 $33,166,519,418 $1,327,748,690
1994 $33,768,660,883 $1,543,606,345
1995 $37,939,748,769 $1,763,536,305
1996 $46,438,484,108 $1,873,671,550
1997 $48,244,309,133 $1,747,011,857
1998 $49,984,559,471 $1,280,177,839
1999 $51,270,569,884 $1,454,430,642
2000 $53,369,787,319 $1,731,198,022
2001 $53,991,289,844 $1,768,619,058
2002 $54,724,081,491 $1,758,176,653
2003 $60,158,929,188 $2,023,324,407
2004 $65,108,544,250 $2,366,398,120
2005 $69,476,001,239 $2,735,558,735
2006 $71,795,736,172 $3,455,030,061
2007 $79,611,644,975 $4,223,152,739
2008 $91,636,997,371 $5,446,433,157
2009 $102,475,158,191 $5,836,137,330
2010 $115,275,540,051 $7,131,771,015
2011 $128,607,482,310 $8,750,104,617
2012 $133,310,747,603 $10,192,846,339
2013 $149,998,957,434 $11,983,252,627
2014 $172,886,611,654 $13,279,245,886
2015 $195,146,608,978 $14,426,380,126
2016 $265,224,515,675 $15,912,501,723
2017 $293,732,446,625 $17,071,155,481
2018 $321,362,752,442 $18,141,641,090
2019 $351,231,654,604 $18,740,561,513
2020 $373,979,442,362 $18,981,805,250
2021 $416,271,647,911 $18,827,148,531
2022 $460,131,689,083 $15,468,785,204
2023 $437,415,333,018 $15,843,155,731
2024 $450,119,424,622 $16,502,933,121

Bangladesh and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Bangladesh

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Bangladesh Laos
1960 $82.5 -
1961 $90.4 -
1962 $92.6 -
1963 $94.1 -
1964 $92.6 -
1965 $98.6 -
1966 $104.4 -
1967 $114.2 -
1968 $114.4 -
1969 $125.9 -
1970 $130.2 -
1971 $124.5 -
1972 $87.8 -
1973 $109.7 -
1974 $165 -
1975 $249.8 -
1976 $126.7 -
1977 $117.9 -
1978 $158.3 -
1979 $181.1 -
1980 $206.1 -
1981 $224.2 -
1982 $199.6 -
1983 $184.7 -
1984 $193.4 $483
1985 $222.2 $633
1986 $212.1 $462
1987 $231.5 $274.7
1988 $247.9 $147.1
1989 $263 $170.4
1990 $283.1 $200.7
1991 $272.1 $231.8
1992 $273.5 $247.3
1993 $280.8 $283.4
1994 $280.6 $321
1995 $309 $358
1996 $372 $371
1997 $379 $339
1998 $386 $243.9
1999 $388 $272.3
2000 $397 $319
2001 $395 $320
2002 $394 $313
2003 $427 $355
2004 $456 $409
2005 $480 $466
2006 $490 $579
2007 $538 $697
2008 $613 $886
2009 $679 $935
2010 $757 $1,126
2011 $837 $1,362
2012 $860 $1,564
2013 $958 $1,813
2014 $1,094 $1,981
2015 $1,224 $2,121
2016 $1,649 $2,303
2017 $1,811 $2,432
2018 $1,965 $2,545
2019 $2,130 $2,589
2020 $2,249 $2,584
2021 $2,483 $2,526
2022 $2,716 $2,046
2023 $2,551 $2,067
2024 $2,593 $2,124

Bangladesh vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bangladesh

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Bangladesh Laos
1950 37.4 38.9
1951 38.1 39.2
1952 38.8 39.4
1953 39.4 39.7
1954 40.4 40
1955 41.1 40.3
1956 41.6 40.6
1957 42.6 40.9
1958 43.1 41.2
1959 43.7 40.7
1960 44 41
1961 44.9 41.3
1962 45.8 42.3
1963 45.7 41.5
1964 46.8 41.9
1965 46 42.2
1966 47.6 42.3
1967 48.1 42.9
1968 48.4 43.2
1969 48.7 43.5
1970 42.7 43.8
1971 26.5 44.1
1972 49.6 44.4
1973 49.9 44.7
1974 49.6 45.9
1975 50.6 46.1
1976 51 46
1977 51.3 46.4
1978 51.6 46.8
1979 52 47.5
1980 52.3 48.6
1981 52.6 49.2
1982 53 49.9
1983 53.4 50.5
1984 53.8 51
1985 53.9 51.6
1986 54.6 52.1
1987 54.9 52.6
1988 55.2 53.1
1989 55.5 53.6
1990 55.8 54
1991 53.8 54.7
1992 56.6 55.1
1993 57.1 55.6
1994 57.6 55.8
1995 58.2 56.3
1996 58.9 56.8
1997 59.7 57.3
1998 60.4 57.5
1999 61.2 57.9
2000 62 58.3
2001 62.8 58.9
2002 63.6 59.3
2003 64.3 59.6
2004 64.9 60.1
2005 65.5 60.7
2006 66 61.1
2007 66.5 61.7
2008 67 62.2
2009 67.5 63
2010 68 63.7
2011 68.5 64.5
2012 69 65.1
2013 69.5 65.7
2014 70 66.3
2015 70.5 66.7
2016 71.1 67
2017 71.6 67.3
2018 72.1 67.6
2019 72.6 67.9
2020 71.4 68.3
2021 71.1 67.8
2022 74.3 68.7
2023 74.7 69
2024 74.9 69.2
2025 75.2 69.5

Bangladesh and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Bangladesh

Laos
Year Population
Bangladesh Laos
1960 51,828,660 2,121,514
1961 53,310,348 2,169,796
1962 54,881,146 2,219,910
1963 56,504,402 2,271,061
1964 58,178,374 2,322,826
1965 59,902,519 2,376,200
1966 61,669,806 2,431,084
1967 63,510,929 2,487,715
1968 65,408,276 2,546,377
1969 67,294,133 2,606,959
1970 69,058,894 2,669,702
1971 70,276,758 2,734,628
1972 71,641,519 2,801,660
1973 73,722,294 2,870,573
1974 75,839,348 2,939,761
1975 77,854,351 3,005,521
1976 79,855,318 3,064,876
1977 81,867,264 3,118,923
1978 83,889,655 3,171,740
1979 85,935,072 3,228,202
1980 88,016,432 3,292,573
1981 90,303,105 3,366,631
1982 92,814,507 3,450,026
1983 95,335,155 3,541,001
1984 97,814,966 3,637,843
1985 100,253,825 3,739,985
1986 102,635,572 3,846,715
1987 104,959,291 3,957,612
1988 107,216,008 4,072,601
1989 109,433,799 4,190,974
1990 111,633,717 4,311,955
1991 113,787,109 4,435,118
1992 115,952,192 4,559,646
1993 118,132,360 4,685,060
1994 120,343,179 4,809,220
1995 122,600,370 4,929,409
1996 124,862,179 5,045,678
1997 127,198,069 5,152,011
1998 129,622,332 5,248,266
1999 132,108,065 5,340,784
2000 134,544,304 5,431,212
2001 136,805,810 5,521,482
2002 138,933,658 5,610,889
2003 140,970,351 5,697,945
2004 142,902,856 5,781,626
2005 144,715,786 5,869,523
2006 146,405,973 5,963,200
2007 147,989,278 6,056,236
2008 149,474,264 6,148,969
2009 150,873,714 6,241,642
2010 152,201,981 6,334,194
2011 153,591,076 6,426,590
2012 155,070,101 6,518,978
2013 156,532,141 6,611,385
2014 157,964,929 6,703,172
2015 159,383,179 6,801,645
2016 160,811,932 6,908,802
2017 162,186,147 7,018,147
2018 163,523,103 7,128,045
2019 164,913,055 7,237,636
2020 166,298,024 7,346,533
2021 167,658,854 7,453,194
2022 169,384,897 7,559,007
2023 171,466,990 7,664,993
2024 173,562,364 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Bangladesh and Laos

Fertility rate
Bangladesh

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Bangladesh Laos
1960 6.74 6.29
1961 6.78 6.31
1962 6.81 6.31
1963 6.8 6.32
1964 6.79 6.31
1965 6.77 6.32
1966 6.77 6.31
1967 6.79 6.31
1968 6.79 6.3
1969 6.81 6.3
1970 6.84 6.31
1971 6.83 6.3
1972 6.82 6.28
1973 6.8 6.28
1974 6.78 6.29
1975 6.73 6.29
1976 6.66 6.29
1977 6.58 6.29
1978 6.51 6.3
1979 6.42 6.31
1980 6.33 6.33
1981 6.24 6.35
1982 6.12 6.37
1983 5.91 6.38
1984 5.73 6.37
1985 5.54 6.33
1986 5.3 6.26
1987 5.08 6.21
1988 4.85 6.16
1989 4.7 6.1
1990 4.51 6.06
1991 4.26 5.99
1992 4.03 5.9
1993 3.83 5.8
1994 3.74 5.6
1995 3.59 5.36
1996 3.51 5.15
1997 3.5 4.96
1998 3.43 4.79
1999 3.36 4.64
2000 3.28 4.43
2001 3.2 4.29
2002 3.13 4.13
2003 3.03 4.02
2004 2.94 3.9
2005 2.85 3.69
2006 2.76 3.56
2007 2.67 3.44
2008 2.58 3.33
2009 2.48 3.23
2010 2.38 3.14
2011 2.31 3.05
2012 2.26 2.95
2013 2.25 2.87
2014 2.23 2.8
2015 2.23 2.8
2016 2.23 2.74
2017 2.21 2.69
2018 2.19 2.63
2019 2.18 2.59
2020 2.17 2.54
2021 2.17 2.49
2022 2.18 2.46
2023 2.16 2.42

Bangladesh and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Bangladesh

Laos
Year Median age, years
Bangladesh Laos
1960 19 19.2
1961 18.9 19.2
1962 18.8 19.1
1963 18.7 19
1964 18.6 19
1965 18.5 18.9
1966 18.4 18.9
1967 18.3 18.9
1968 18.2 18.8
1969 18 18.8
1970 17.9 18.7
1971 17.8 18.7
1972 17.7 18.7
1973 17.6 18.7
1974 17.5 18.6
1975 17.5 18.5
1976 17.5 18.4
1977 17.5 18.3
1978 17.6 18.1
1979 17.6 18
1980 17.6 17.9
1981 17.6 17.9
1982 17.6 17.8
1983 17.7 17.8
1984 17.7 17.8
1985 17.8 17.8
1986 17.9 17.8
1987 18 17.8
1988 18.2 17.9
1989 18.4 17.9
1990 18.5 17.9
1991 18.7 17.9
1992 18.9 17.9
1993 19.1 17.9
1994 19.3 17.9
1995 19.5 17.9
1996 19.7 17.9
1997 19.9 18
1998 20.2 18
1999 20.4 18
2000 20.7 18.1
2001 21 18.2
2002 21.2 18.4
2003 21.4 18.5
2004 21.6 18.7
2005 21.8 18.9
2006 22 19.2
2007 22.2 19.6
2008 22.4 20
2009 22.7 20.5
2010 22.9 21
2011 23.2 21.4
2012 23.5 21.9
2013 23.8 22.3
2014 24.2 22.7
2015 24.5 23
2016 24.8 23.3
2017 25 23.6
2018 25.2 23.8
2019 25.4 24.1
2020 25.6 24.4
2021 25.8 24.7
2022 26 25
2023 26.4 25.3
2024 26.7 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bangladesh Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$490B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.03%
2024
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.02%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
227,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.12%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.35%
2023
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
51.4%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
34.1%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.7
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2022
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
3%
2018
Number of billionaires
0
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
691
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$87.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$21.4B
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$27.2B
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
323,000
2019
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.57%
2020
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
43.3%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Bangladesh Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
297.1 kg
2022
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$28.4
2022
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
124.8 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
83.1%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
25%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.28%
2022
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
44.3%
2022
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
603 kWh
2022
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.5%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Bangladesh Laos
% of world population
2.13%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
-473,362
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.2
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
61
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.34
2018
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.3
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
50
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
79%
2022
75.6%
2023
English speaking
12%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
44.5%
2023
63.6%
2023

Health

Bangladesh Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$61.1
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$44.3
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.5%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.67
2021
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
18.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
115
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.6
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
5.41%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
2
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.9%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Bangladesh Laos
% of world land
0.09%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
289.2 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,290 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,272 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
229,351 mi
2018
24,598 mi
2009

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