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Belgium vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 136th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Belgium Laos
Population
11909960
7954155
Population rank 83/197 103/197
GDP
$665B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 23/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$55,955
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 17/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$72,126
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$694B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
106.4%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$58,455
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 5/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,348
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
11,774 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,009 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.47
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
42.7 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Belgium and Laos: Comparison Charts

Belgium and Laos economies compared

GDP
Belgium

Laos
Year GDP
Belgium Laos
1960 $11,810,619,368 -
1961 $12,561,701,694 -
1962 $13,436,827,167 -
1963 $14,445,805,381 -
1964 $16,168,044,450 -
1965 $17,597,783,297 -
1966 $18,894,891,312 -
1967 $20,252,508,995 -
1968 $21,654,856,965 -
1969 $24,019,653,475 -
1970 $26,706,196,047 -
1971 $29,821,661,870 -
1972 $37,209,418,019 -
1973 $47,743,801,490 -
1974 $56,033,077,879 -
1975 $65,678,189,097 -
1976 $71,113,882,968 -
1977 $82,839,905,459 -
1978 $101,246,526,194 -
1979 $116,315,456,797 -
1980 $126,829,314,388 -
1981 $104,730,018,470 -
1982 $92,095,926,188 -
1983 $87,184,239,053 -
1984 $83,349,530,159 $1,757,142,856
1985 $86,268,264,148 $2,366,666,616
1986 $120,018,787,249 $1,776,842,097
1987 $149,394,404,106 $1,087,273,104
1988 $162,299,103,675 $598,961,269
1989 $164,221,056,511 $714,046,821
1990 $205,331,747,948 $865,559,879
1991 $210,510,999,409 $1,028,087,972
1992 $234,781,652,447 $1,127,806,945
1993 $224,721,795,709 $1,327,748,690
1994 $244,884,129,491 $1,543,606,345
1995 $288,025,588,396 $1,763,536,305
1996 $279,201,433,225 $1,873,671,550
1997 $252,708,051,421 $1,747,011,857
1998 $258,528,339,631 $1,280,177,839
1999 $258,245,733,221 $1,454,430,642
2000 $236,792,460,312 $1,731,198,022
2001 $236,746,141,604 $1,768,619,058
2002 $258,383,599,375 $1,758,176,653
2003 $318,082,528,507 $2,023,324,407
2004 $369,214,712,443 $2,366,398,120
2005 $385,714,762,230 $2,735,558,735
2006 $408,259,840,869 $3,455,030,061
2007 $470,922,156,309 $4,223,152,739
2008 $517,328,087,920 $5,446,433,157
2009 $485,014,525,992 $5,836,137,330
2010 $481,556,503,720 $7,131,771,015
2011 $527,196,649,049 $8,750,104,617
2012 $498,414,364,945 $10,192,846,339
2013 $524,097,026,599 $11,983,252,627
2014 $537,987,419,164 $13,279,245,886
2015 $461,044,767,545 $14,426,380,126
2016 $474,271,566,740 $15,912,501,723
2017 $500,908,767,352 $17,071,155,481
2018 $542,638,913,428 $18,141,641,090
2019 $536,726,344,405 $18,740,561,513
2020 $529,694,473,502 $18,981,805,250
2021 $598,522,422,242 $18,827,148,531
2022 $593,614,574,326 $15,468,785,204
2023 $644,655,275,112 $15,843,155,731
2024 $664,564,181,487 $16,502,933,121

Belgium and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Belgium

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Belgium Laos
1960 $1,290 -
1961 $1,368 -
1962 $1,457 -
1963 $1,555 -
1964 $1,724 -
1965 $1,860 -
1966 $1,983 -
1967 $2,114 -
1968 $2,251 -
1969 $2,490 -
1970 $2,766 -
1971 $3,083 -
1972 $3,832 -
1973 $4,901 -
1974 $5,734 -
1975 $6,701 -
1976 $7,243 -
1977 $8,427 -
1978 $10,290 -
1979 $11,811 -
1980 $12,864 -
1981 $10,623 -
1982 $9,344 -
1983 $8,846 -
1984 $8,457 $483
1985 $8,751 $633
1986 $12,170 $462
1987 $15,136 $274.7
1988 $16,391 $147.1
1989 $16,525 $170.4
1990 $20,600 $200.7
1991 $21,042 $231.8
1992 $23,373 $247.3
1993 $22,284 $283.4
1994 $24,209 $321
1995 $28,414 $358
1996 $27,490 $371
1997 $24,821 $339
1998 $25,338 $243.9
1999 $25,253 $272.3
2000 $23,099 $319
2001 $23,015 $320
2002 $25,006 $313
2003 $30,655 $355
2004 $35,429 $409
2005 $36,810 $466
2006 $38,705 $579
2007 $44,319 $697
2008 $48,303 $886
2009 $44,923 $935
2010 $44,197 $1,126
2011 $47,761 $1,362
2012 $44,874 $1,564
2013 $46,965 $1,813
2014 $47,996 $1,981
2015 $40,894 $2,121
2016 $41,855 $2,303
2017 $44,035 $2,432
2018 $47,487 $2,545
2019 $46,717 $2,589
2020 $45,906 $2,584
2021 $51,658 $2,526
2022 $50,822 $2,046
2023 $54,690 $2,067
2024 $55,955 $2,124

Belgium vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belgium

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Belgium Laos
1950 66.3 38.9
1951 66.7 39.2
1952 68 39.4
1953 68.4 39.7
1954 68.6 40
1955 68.5 40.3
1956 68.8 40.6
1957 69.2 40.9
1958 69.9 41.2
1959 70.3 40.7
1960 69.6 41
1961 70.5 41.3
1962 70.2 42.3
1963 70 41.5
1964 70.7 41.9
1965 70.6 42.2
1966 70.6 42.3
1967 70.9 42.9
1968 70.6 43.2
1969 70.7 43.5
1970 70.9 43.8
1971 71.1 44.1
1972 71.4 44.4
1973 71.6 44.7
1974 72 45.9
1975 72 46.1
1976 72.1 46
1977 72.8 46.4
1978 72.7 46.8
1979 73.2 47.5
1980 73.2 48.6
1981 73.7 49.2
1982 73.9 49.9
1983 73.9 50.5
1984 74.4 51
1985 74.5 51.6
1986 74.7 52.1
1987 75.3 52.6
1988 75.6 53.1
1989 75.6 53.6
1990 76.1 54
1991 76.2 54.7
1992 76.4 55.1
1993 76.4 55.6
1994 76.7 55.8
1995 76.8 56.3
1996 77.2 56.8
1997 77.4 57.3
1998 77.5 57.5
1999 77.6 57.9
2000 77.8 58.3
2001 78.1 58.9
2002 78.2 59.3
2003 78.3 59.6
2004 79 60.1
2005 79.1 60.7
2006 79.4 61.1
2007 79.5 61.7
2008 79.6 62.2
2009 79.8 63
2010 80 63.7
2011 80.4 64.5
2012 80.3 65.1
2013 80.5 65.7
2014 81.1 66.3
2015 80.9 66.7
2016 81.3 67
2017 81.4 67.3
2018 81.5 67.6
2019 81.8 67.9
2020 80.8 68.3
2021 81.7 67.8
2022 81.2 68.7
2023 82.1 69
2024 82.3 69.2
2025 82.4 69.5

Belgium and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Belgium

Laos
Year Population
Belgium Laos
1960 9,153,489 2,121,514
1961 9,183,948 2,169,796
1962 9,220,578 2,219,910
1963 9,289,770 2,271,061
1964 9,378,113 2,322,826
1965 9,463,667 2,376,200
1966 9,527,807 2,431,084
1967 9,580,991 2,487,715
1968 9,618,756 2,546,377
1969 9,646,032 2,606,959
1970 9,655,549 2,669,702
1971 9,673,162 2,734,628
1972 9,711,115 2,801,660
1973 9,741,720 2,870,573
1974 9,772,419 2,939,761
1975 9,800,700 3,005,521
1976 9,818,227 3,064,876
1977 9,830,358 3,118,923
1978 9,839,534 3,171,740
1979 9,848,382 3,228,202
1980 9,859,242 3,292,573
1981 9,858,982 3,366,631
1982 9,856,303 3,450,026
1983 9,855,520 3,541,001
1984 9,855,372 3,637,843
1985 9,858,308 3,739,985
1986 9,861,823 3,846,715
1987 9,870,234 3,957,612
1988 9,901,664 4,072,601
1989 9,937,697 4,190,974
1990 9,967,379 4,311,955
1991 10,004,486 4,435,118
1992 10,045,158 4,559,646
1993 10,084,475 4,685,060
1994 10,115,603 4,809,220
1995 10,136,811 4,929,409
1996 10,156,637 5,045,678
1997 10,181,245 5,152,011
1998 10,203,008 5,248,266
1999 10,226,419 5,340,784
2000 10,251,250 5,431,212
2001 10,286,570 5,521,482
2002 10,332,785 5,610,889
2003 10,376,133 5,697,945
2004 10,421,137 5,781,626
2005 10,478,617 5,869,523
2006 10,547,958 5,963,200
2007 10,625,700 6,056,236
2008 10,709,973 6,148,969
2009 10,796,493 6,241,642
2010 10,895,586 6,334,194
2011 11,038,264 6,426,590
2012 11,106,932 6,518,978
2013 11,159,407 6,611,385
2014 11,209,057 6,703,172
2015 11,274,196 6,801,645
2016 11,331,422 6,908,802
2017 11,375,158 7,018,147
2018 11,427,054 7,128,045
2019 11,488,980 7,237,636
2020 11,538,604 7,346,533
2021 11,586,195 7,453,194
2022 11,680,210 7,559,007
2023 11,787,423 7,664,993
2024 11,876,844 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Belgium and Laos

Fertility rate
Belgium

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Belgium Laos
1960 2.54 6.29
1961 2.63 6.31
1962 2.59 6.31
1963 2.68 6.32
1964 2.71 6.31
1965 2.61 6.32
1966 2.52 6.31
1967 2.41 6.31
1968 2.31 6.3
1969 2.27 6.3
1970 2.25 6.31
1971 2.21 6.3
1972 2.09 6.28
1973 1.95 6.28
1974 1.83 6.29
1975 1.74 6.29
1976 1.73 6.29
1977 1.71 6.29
1978 1.69 6.3
1979 1.69 6.31
1980 1.68 6.33
1981 1.66 6.35
1982 1.61 6.37
1983 1.57 6.38
1984 1.54 6.37
1985 1.51 6.33
1986 1.54 6.26
1987 1.54 6.21
1988 1.57 6.16
1989 1.58 6.1
1990 1.62 6.06
1991 1.66 5.99
1992 1.65 5.9
1993 1.61 5.8
1994 1.56 5.6
1995 1.56 5.36
1996 1.59 5.15
1997 1.6 4.96
1998 1.6 4.79
1999 1.62 4.64
2000 1.67 4.43
2001 1.67 4.29
2002 1.65 4.13
2003 1.67 4.02
2004 1.72 3.9
2005 1.76 3.69
2006 1.8 3.56
2007 1.82 3.44
2008 1.85 3.33
2009 1.84 3.23
2010 1.86 3.14
2011 1.81 3.05
2012 1.8 2.95
2013 1.76 2.87
2014 1.74 2.8
2015 1.7 2.8
2016 1.68 2.74
2017 1.65 2.69
2018 1.62 2.63
2019 1.6 2.59
2020 1.55 2.54
2021 1.6 2.49
2022 1.53 2.46
2023 1.47 2.42

Belgium and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Belgium

Laos
Year Median age, years
Belgium Laos
1960 34.9 19.2
1961 34.9 19.2
1962 34.9 19.1
1963 34.9 19
1964 34.8 19
1965 34.8 18.9
1966 34.7 18.9
1967 34.7 18.9
1968 34.7 18.8
1969 34.6 18.8
1970 34.5 18.7
1971 34.4 18.7
1972 34.3 18.7
1973 34.3 18.7
1974 34.3 18.6
1975 34.2 18.5
1976 34.1 18.4
1977 34.1 18.3
1978 34.1 18.1
1979 34.1 18
1980 34.2 17.9
1981 34.3 17.9
1982 34.5 17.8
1983 34.8 17.8
1984 35 17.8
1985 35.2 17.8
1986 35.4 17.8
1987 35.6 17.8
1988 35.9 17.9
1989 36.1 17.9
1990 36.3 17.9
1991 36.5 17.9
1992 36.7 17.9
1993 37 17.9
1994 37.2 17.9
1995 37.5 17.9
1996 37.8 17.9
1997 38.1 18
1998 38.3 18
1999 38.6 18
2000 38.9 18.1
2001 39.2 18.2
2002 39.4 18.4
2003 39.7 18.5
2004 40 18.7
2005 40.2 18.9
2006 40.4 19.2
2007 40.6 19.6
2008 40.7 20
2009 40.8 20.5
2010 40.8 21
2011 40.9 21.4
2012 41.1 21.9
2013 41.2 22.3
2014 41.3 22.7
2015 41.4 23
2016 41.4 23.3
2017 41.6 23.6
2018 41.7 23.8
2019 41.8 24.1
2020 41.9 24.4
2021 42 24.7
2022 42.2 25
2023 42.4 25.3
2024 42.7 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belgium Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$651B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
54.6%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.28%
2022
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.21%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.03%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.7%
2024
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
72.1%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.6%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
69
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.2%
2023
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
3%
2018
Number of millionaires
564,666
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.08%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
11
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
117
2015
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$321B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$41.4B
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$15.2B
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,584,000
2020
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.77%
2020
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
98.2%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Belgium Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,049 kg
2023
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2023
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84.3 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.15 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
69.3%
2023
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
11.7%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.3%
2023
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
89.2%
2023
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
6,927 kWh
2023
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
23.5%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2023
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
39.4%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Belgium Laos
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
+36,243
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
98.2%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
87.9
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
69
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.08
2021
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
75.6%
2023
English speaking
59%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
95.8%
2024
63.6%
2023

Health

Belgium Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,405
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,083
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.24
2021
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.6
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
20.5%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
74
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.7%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.43 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Belgium Laos
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
991 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,225 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,661 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
73,579 mi
2015
24,598 mi
2009

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