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Belarus vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has a population of 9.13M (ranked 100/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Belarus' land area is 78,372 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 83rd vs. 79th).

By GDP, Belarus ranks 83/197 ($76B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Belarus ranks 95/197 ($8,317), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Belarus Laos
Population
9074112
7954155
Population rank 101/197 103/197
GDP
$76B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 83/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$8,317
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 95/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,006
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$33.7B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.9%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,691
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 94/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,343
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
78,372 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
116.5 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
42 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Belarus and Laos: Comparison Charts

Belarus and Laos economies compared

GDP
Belarus

Laos
Year GDP
Belarus 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 $17,389,558,233 $865,559,879
1991 $18,404,907,975 $1,028,087,972
1992 $16,939,790,094 $1,127,806,945
1993 $16,275,073,527 $1,327,748,690
1994 $14,931,435,232 $1,543,606,345
1995 $13,972,683,274 $1,763,536,305
1996 $14,756,846,154 $1,873,671,550
1997 $14,130,585,516 $1,747,011,857
1998 $15,221,352,699 $1,280,177,839
1999 $12,138,243,081 $1,454,430,642
2000 $12,736,780,455 $1,731,198,022
2001 $12,354,820,144 $1,768,619,058
2002 $14,594,900,945 $1,758,176,653
2003 $17,825,444,724 $2,023,324,407
2004 $23,141,566,293 $2,366,398,120
2005 $30,210,091,837 $2,735,558,735
2006 $36,961,894,281 $3,455,030,061
2007 $45,275,711,996 $4,223,152,739
2008 $60,752,106,347 $5,446,433,157
2009 $50,873,167,326 $5,836,137,330
2010 $57,231,904,543 $7,131,771,015
2011 $61,762,382,328 $8,750,104,617
2012 $65,685,890,439 $10,192,846,339
2013 $75,527,558,966 $11,983,252,627
2014 $78,813,069,121 $13,279,245,886
2015 $56,454,769,845 $14,426,380,126
2016 $47,723,545,321 $15,912,501,723
2017 $54,725,405,751 $17,071,155,481
2018 $60,031,026,576 $18,141,641,090
2019 $64,410,170,653 $18,740,561,513
2020 $61,371,673,345 $18,981,805,250
2021 $69,673,747,132 $18,827,148,531
2022 $73,775,179,925 $15,468,785,204
2023 $72,478,760,370 $15,843,155,731
2024 $75,961,865,472 $16,502,933,121

Belarus and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Belarus

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Belarus Laos
1984 - $483
1985 - $633
1986 - $462
1987 - $274.7
1988 - $147.1
1989 - $170.4
1990 $1,707 $200.7
1991 $1,805 $231.8
1992 $1,658 $247.3
1993 $1,590 $283.4
1994 $1,460 $321
1995 $1,371 $358
1996 $1,453 $371
1997 $1,397 $339
1998 $1,511 $243.9
1999 $1,211 $272.3
2000 $1,276 $319
2001 $1,244 $320
2002 $1,479 $313
2003 $1,820 $355
2004 $2,378 $409
2005 $3,126 $466
2006 $3,848 $579
2007 $4,735 $697
2008 $6,376 $886
2009 $5,352 $935
2010 $6,035 $1,126
2011 $6,528 $1,362
2012 $6,953 $1,564
2013 $7,998 $1,813
2014 $8,341 $1,981
2015 $5,967 $2,121
2016 $5,040 $2,303
2017 $5,786 $2,432
2018 $6,360 $2,545
2019 $6,838 $2,589
2020 $6,543 $2,584
2021 $7,490 $2,526
2022 $7,995 $2,046
2023 $7,897 $2,067
2024 $8,317 $2,124

Belarus vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belarus

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Belarus Laos
1950 58.6 38.9
1951 59.4 39.2
1952 60.5 39.4
1953 61.5 39.7
1954 62.5 40
1955 63.5 40.3
1956 64.5 40.6
1957 65.4 40.9
1958 66.6 41.2
1959 68 40.7
1960 69.3 41
1961 70 41.3
1962 70.5 42.3
1963 70.8 41.5
1964 71.3 41.9
1965 71.6 42.2
1966 71.8 42.3
1967 71.9 42.9
1968 71.9 43.2
1969 71.7 43.5
1970 71.7 43.8
1971 71.6 44.1
1972 71.8 44.4
1973 71.7 44.7
1974 71.7 45.9
1975 71.4 46.1
1976 71.2 46
1977 71.1 46.4
1978 70.9 46.8
1979 70.8 47.5
1980 70.7 48.6
1981 70.8 49.2
1982 70.8 49.9
1983 70.7 50.5
1984 70.8 51
1985 71.2 51.6
1986 71.7 52.1
1987 71.9 52.6
1988 71.7 53.1
1989 71.5 53.6
1990 71.1 54
1991 70.7 54.7
1992 70.1 55.1
1993 69.5 55.6
1994 69 55.8
1995 68.8 56.3
1996 68.6 56.8
1997 68.5 57.3
1998 68.3 57.5
1999 68.4 57.9
2000 68.5 58.3
2001 68.4 58.9
2002 68.3 59.3
2003 68.4 59.6
2004 68.7 60.1
2005 69 60.7
2006 69.4 61.1
2007 70 61.7
2008 70.3 62.2
2009 70.4 63
2010 70.5 63.7
2011 71.1 64.5
2012 71.8 65.1
2013 72.7 65.7
2014 73.2 66.3
2015 73.8 66.7
2016 74.2 67
2017 74.4 67.3
2018 74.3 67.6
2019 74.3 67.9
2020 72.3 68.3
2021 72.2 67.8
2022 74.4 68.7
2023 74.4 69
2024 74.6 69.2
2025 74.8 69.5

Belarus and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Belarus

Laos
Year Population
Belarus Laos
1960 8,198,000 2,121,514
1961 8,271,216 2,169,796
1962 8,351,928 2,219,910
1963 8,437,232 2,271,061
1964 8,524,224 2,322,826
1965 8,610,000 2,376,200
1966 8,696,496 2,431,084
1967 8,785,648 2,487,715
1968 8,874,552 2,546,377
1969 8,960,304 2,606,959
1970 9,040,000 2,669,702
1971 9,115,576 2,734,628
1972 9,188,968 2,801,660
1973 9,257,272 2,870,573
1974 9,317,584 2,939,761
1975 9,367,000 3,005,521
1976 9,411,000 3,064,876
1977 9,463,000 3,118,923
1978 9,525,000 3,171,740
1979 9,584,000 3,228,202
1980 9,643,000 3,292,573
1981 9,710,000 3,366,631
1982 9,776,000 3,450,026
1983 9,843,000 3,541,001
1984 9,910,000 3,637,843
1985 9,975,000 3,739,985
1986 10,043,000 3,846,715
1987 10,111,000 3,957,612
1988 10,140,000 4,072,601
1989 10,170,000 4,190,974
1990 10,189,348 4,311,955
1991 10,194,050 4,435,118
1992 10,216,470 4,559,646
1993 10,239,050 4,685,060
1994 10,226,955 4,809,220
1995 10,193,831 4,929,409
1996 10,159,569 5,045,678
1997 10,117,433 5,152,011
1998 10,071,963 5,248,266
1999 10,026,738 5,340,784
2000 9,979,610 5,431,212
2001 9,928,549 5,521,482
2002 9,865,548 5,610,889
2003 9,796,749 5,697,945
2004 9,730,146 5,781,626
2005 9,663,915 5,869,523
2006 9,604,924 5,963,200
2007 9,560,953 6,056,236
2008 9,527,985 6,148,969
2009 9,504,583 6,241,642
2010 9,483,836 6,334,194
2011 9,461,643 6,426,590
2012 9,446,836 6,518,978
2013 9,443,211 6,611,385
2014 9,448,515 6,703,172
2015 9,461,076 6,801,645
2016 9,469,379 6,908,802
2017 9,458,989 7,018,147
2018 9,438,785 7,128,045
2019 9,419,758 7,237,636
2020 9,379,952 7,346,533
2021 9,302,585 7,453,194
2022 9,228,071 7,559,007
2023 9,178,298 7,664,993
2024 9,133,712 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Belarus and Laos

Fertility rate
Belarus

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Belarus Laos
1960 2.67 6.29
1961 2.59 6.31
1962 2.5 6.31
1963 2.4 6.32
1964 2.31 6.31
1965 2.27 6.32
1966 2.29 6.31
1967 2.26 6.31
1968 2.22 6.3
1969 2.26 6.3
1970 2.31 6.31
1971 2.31 6.3
1972 2.28 6.28
1973 2.25 6.28
1974 2.21 6.29
1975 2.17 6.29
1976 2.12 6.29
1977 2.08 6.29
1978 2.06 6.3
1979 2.05 6.31
1980 2.03 6.33
1981 2.02 6.35
1982 2.05 6.37
1983 2.11 6.38
1984 2.11 6.37
1985 2.09 6.33
1986 2.09 6.26
1987 2.03 6.21
1988 2.03 6.16
1989 2.03 6.1
1990 1.91 6.06
1991 1.81 5.99
1992 1.76 5.9
1993 1.62 5.8
1994 1.53 5.6
1995 1.41 5.36
1996 1.34 5.15
1997 1.25 4.96
1998 1.3 4.79
1999 1.31 4.64
2000 1.32 4.43
2001 1.29 4.29
2002 1.24 4.13
2003 1.23 4.02
2004 1.23 3.9
2005 1.25 3.69
2006 1.34 3.56
2007 1.43 3.44
2008 1.49 3.33
2009 1.51 3.23
2010 1.49 3.14
2011 1.52 3.05
2012 1.62 2.95
2013 1.67 2.87
2014 1.7 2.8
2015 1.72 2.8
2016 1.73 2.74
2017 1.54 2.69
2018 1.45 2.63
2019 1.38 2.59
2020 1.37 2.54
2021 1.37 2.49
2022 1.33 2.46
2023 1.21 2.42

Belarus and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Belarus

Laos
Year Median age, years
Belarus Laos
1960 26.6 19.2
1961 26.9 19.2
1962 27.3 19.1
1963 27.6 19
1964 27.9 19
1965 28.2 18.9
1966 28.6 18.9
1967 28.9 18.9
1968 29.3 18.8
1969 29.7 18.8
1970 30.1 18.7
1971 30.4 18.7
1972 30.5 18.7
1973 30.5 18.7
1974 30.5 18.6
1975 30.4 18.5
1976 30.4 18.4
1977 30.6 18.3
1978 30.9 18.1
1979 31.1 18
1980 31.2 17.9
1981 31.2 17.9
1982 31.4 17.8
1983 31.5 17.8
1984 31.7 17.8
1985 31.9 17.8
1986 32.1 17.8
1987 32.4 17.8
1988 32.6 17.9
1989 32.8 17.9
1990 33 17.9
1991 33.3 17.9
1992 33.6 17.9
1993 33.9 17.9
1994 34.2 17.9
1995 34.6 17.9
1996 35 17.9
1997 35.4 18
1998 35.8 18
1999 36.1 18
2000 36.5 18.1
2001 36.8 18.2
2002 37.1 18.4
2003 37.4 18.5
2004 37.7 18.7
2005 38 18.9
2006 38.3 19.2
2007 38.5 19.6
2008 38.7 20
2009 38.8 20.5
2010 38.9 21
2011 39.1 21.4
2012 39.2 21.9
2013 39.3 22.3
2014 39.4 22.7
2015 39.5 23
2016 39.7 23.3
2017 39.8 23.6
2018 40 23.8
2019 40.3 24.1
2020 40.6 24.4
2021 40.9 24.7
2022 41.2 25
2023 41.6 25.3
2024 42 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belarus Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$75.2B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.3%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.95%
2023
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.8%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.24%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.46%
2023
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
49.7%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.9
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
20.7%
2020
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2020
3%
2018
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.01B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$8.91B
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.38B
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,598,000
2020
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.46%
2020
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
81.2%
2017
37.7%
2024

Energy

Belarus Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,862 kg
2022
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.93
2022
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
54.2 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.9 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.6%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.2%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.01%
2022
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
77.1%
2022
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,903 kWh
2022
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
3.15%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.94%
2022
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
17.3%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Belarus Laos
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,119
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
81.1%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53.5
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
63
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.33
2019
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2019
75.6%
2023
English speaking
12%
2025
6%
2025
People using the Internet
94.3%
2024
63.6%
2023

Health

Belarus Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$529
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$146.1
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.16%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.47
2020
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.1%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30.1%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Belarus Laos
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
8,581 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31,019 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
34,020 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
24,598 mi
2009

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