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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Laos statistics compared

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Bosnia and Herzegovina has a population of 3.16M (ranked 134/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Bosnia and Herzegovina's land area is 19,768 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 125th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 111/197 ($28.3B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 90/197 ($8,957), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Bosnia Laos
Population
3140094
7954155
Population rank 135/197 103/197
GDP
$28.3B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 111/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$8,957
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 90/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,971
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$9.28B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.8%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,934
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 102/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,350
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
19,768 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
160.1 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.49
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
46.3 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Laos: Comparison Charts

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Laos economies compared

GDP
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Laos
Year GDP
Bosnia 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 $7,753,478,261 $865,559,879
1991 $6,122,959,184 $1,028,087,972
1992 $4,735,044,707 $1,127,806,945
1993 $3,630,668,950 $1,327,748,690
1994 $1,255,802,469 $1,543,606,345
1995 $1,866,572,954 $1,763,536,305
1996 $2,786,045,322 $1,873,671,550
1997 $3,671,909,673 $1,747,011,857
1998 $4,116,774,301 $1,280,177,839
1999 $4,686,256,363 $1,454,430,642
2000 $5,567,772,769 $1,731,198,022
2001 $5,800,615,466 $1,768,619,058
2002 $6,728,220,887 $1,758,176,653
2003 $8,498,894,359 $2,023,324,407
2004 $10,156,541,538 $2,366,398,120
2005 $11,222,796,337 $2,735,558,735
2006 $12,864,841,906 $3,455,030,061
2007 $15,778,734,264 $4,223,152,739
2008 $19,112,796,623 $5,446,433,157
2009 $17,613,949,091 $5,836,137,330
2010 $17,176,315,804 $7,131,771,015
2011 $18,644,233,537 $8,750,104,617
2012 $17,226,735,996 $10,192,846,339
2013 $18,179,108,531 $11,983,252,627
2014 $18,558,733,564 $13,279,245,886
2015 $16,404,348,871 $14,426,380,126
2016 $17,116,926,328 $15,912,501,723
2017 $18,326,373,366 $17,071,155,481
2018 $20,484,053,869 $18,141,641,090
2019 $20,482,608,755 $18,740,561,513
2020 $20,226,036,564 $18,981,805,250
2021 $23,672,712,242 $18,827,148,531
2022 $24,534,663,636 $15,468,785,204
2023 $27,592,361,388 $15,843,155,731
2024 $28,343,394,203 $16,502,933,121

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Bosnia Laos
1984 - $483
1985 - $633
1986 - $462
1987 - $274.7
1988 - $147.1
1989 - $170.4
1990 $1,743 $200.7
1991 $1,373 $231.8
1992 $1,118 $247.3
1993 $930 $283.4
1994 $337 $321
1995 $502 $358
1996 $719 $371
1997 $914 $339
1998 $1,007 $243.9
1999 $1,135 $272.3
2000 $1,338 $319
2001 $1,388 $320
2002 $1,607 $313
2003 $2,034 $355
2004 $2,453 $409
2005 $2,740 $466
2006 $3,166 $579
2007 $3,931 $697
2008 $4,842 $886
2009 $4,540 $935
2010 $4,506 $1,126
2011 $4,983 $1,362
2012 $4,694 $1,564
2013 $5,035 $1,813
2014 $5,206 $1,981
2015 $4,662 $2,121
2016 $4,929 $2,303
2017 $5,345 $2,432
2018 $6,048 $2,545
2019 $6,122 $2,589
2020 $6,130 $2,584
2021 $7,295 $2,526
2022 $7,656 $2,046
2023 $8,663 $2,067
2024 $8,957 $2,124

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Bosnia Laos
1950 47.3 38.9
1951 48.4 39.2
1952 49.4 39.4
1953 51.1 39.7
1954 51.9 40
1955 53 40.3
1956 53.9 40.6
1957 55.1 40.9
1958 56.2 41.2
1959 57.6 40.7
1960 58.5 41
1961 59.3 41.3
1962 60.1 42.3
1963 60.5 41.5
1964 61.5 41.9
1965 62.2 42.2
1966 63.1 42.3
1967 63.7 42.9
1968 64 43.2
1969 64.4 43.5
1970 64.8 43.8
1971 65.2 44.1
1972 65.7 44.4
1973 66.6 44.7
1974 67.6 45.9
1975 68.3 46.1
1976 68.6 46
1977 68.8 46.4
1978 68.8 46.8
1979 69.1 47.5
1980 69.6 48.6
1981 70.1 49.2
1982 70.1 49.9
1983 70.1 50.5
1984 70.2 51
1985 70.6 51.6
1986 70.8 52.1
1987 70.9 52.6
1988 71 53.1
1989 71.4 53.6
1990 71.5 54
1991 71.8 54.7
1992 52 55.1
1993 50.9 55.6
1994 66.6 55.8
1995 70.2 56.3
1996 73.5 56.8
1997 73.9 57.3
1998 74.5 57.5
1999 74.9 57.9
2000 75.3 58.3
2001 75.6 58.9
2002 76 59.3
2003 76.4 59.6
2004 76.5 60.1
2005 76.4 60.7
2006 76 61.1
2007 76.2 61.7
2008 76.3 62.2
2009 76.7 63
2010 76.8 63.7
2011 77 64.5
2012 77 65.1
2013 77.1 65.7
2014 77.1 66.3
2015 77.1 66.7
2016 77.1 67
2017 77.4 67.3
2018 77.9 67.6
2019 77.4 67.9
2020 76 68.3
2021 74.6 67.8
2022 76.8 68.7
2023 77.9 69
2024 78 69.2
2025 78.2 69.5

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Laos
Year Population
Bosnia Laos
1960 3,281,381 2,121,514
1961 3,348,035 2,169,796
1962 3,407,532 2,219,910
1963 3,461,942 2,271,061
1964 3,513,441 2,322,826
1965 3,562,834 2,376,200
1966 3,610,562 2,431,084
1967 3,656,223 2,487,715
1968 3,698,794 2,546,377
1969 3,737,765 2,606,959
1970 3,773,247 2,669,702
1971 3,809,376 2,734,628
1972 3,848,271 2,801,660
1973 3,887,376 2,870,573
1974 3,926,472 2,939,761
1975 3,965,743 3,005,521
1976 4,004,552 3,064,876
1977 4,042,124 3,118,923
1978 4,078,240 3,171,740
1979 4,113,300 3,228,202
1980 4,148,426 3,292,573
1981 4,184,217 3,366,631
1982 4,221,100 3,450,026
1983 4,258,728 3,541,001
1984 4,295,536 3,637,843
1985 4,330,364 3,739,985
1986 4,362,115 3,846,715
1987 4,390,246 3,957,612
1988 4,414,404 4,072,601
1989 4,433,983 4,190,974
1990 4,448,652 4,311,955
1991 4,458,343 4,435,118
1992 4,234,616 4,559,646
1993 3,904,482 4,685,060
1994 3,725,412 4,809,220
1995 3,715,564 4,929,409
1996 3,875,246 5,045,678
1997 4,018,227 5,152,011
1998 4,089,356 5,248,266
1999 4,130,305 5,340,784
2000 4,159,771 5,431,212
2001 4,179,438 5,521,482
2002 4,188,002 5,610,889
2003 4,178,523 5,697,945
2004 4,140,987 5,781,626
2005 4,096,493 5,869,523
2006 4,063,272 5,963,200
2007 4,013,424 6,056,236
2008 3,947,544 6,148,969
2009 3,879,794 6,241,642
2010 3,811,472 6,334,194
2011 3,741,798 6,426,590
2012 3,670,113 6,518,978
2013 3,610,859 6,611,385
2014 3,564,829 6,703,172
2015 3,518,541 6,801,645
2016 3,473,003 6,908,802
2017 3,428,682 7,018,147
2018 3,387,000 7,128,045
2019 3,345,533 7,237,636
2020 3,299,349 7,346,533
2021 3,244,907 7,453,194
2022 3,204,802 7,559,007
2023 3,185,073 7,664,993
2024 3,164,253 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Laos

Fertility rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Bosnia Laos
1960 3.96 6.29
1961 3.89 6.31
1962 3.81 6.31
1963 3.7 6.32
1964 3.6 6.31
1965 3.53 6.32
1966 3.39 6.31
1967 3.22 6.31
1968 3.08 6.3
1969 2.95 6.3
1970 2.79 6.31
1971 2.75 6.3
1972 2.67 6.28
1973 2.54 6.28
1974 2.45 6.29
1975 2.39 6.29
1976 2.31 6.29
1977 2.2 6.29
1978 2.08 6.3
1979 1.99 6.31
1980 1.98 6.33
1981 2.02 6.35
1982 2.05 6.37
1983 2.05 6.38
1984 2.02 6.37
1985 1.96 6.33
1986 1.91 6.26
1987 1.88 6.21
1988 1.85 6.16
1989 1.79 6.1
1990 1.79 6.06
1991 1.78 5.99
1992 1.76 5.9
1993 1.73 5.8
1994 1.7 5.6
1995 1.67 5.36
1996 1.65 5.15
1997 1.69 4.96
1998 1.56 4.79
1999 1.37 4.64
2000 1.28 4.43
2001 1.23 4.29
2002 1.23 4.13
2003 1.22 4.02
2004 1.22 3.9
2005 1.2 3.69
2006 1.18 3.56
2007 1.19 3.44
2008 1.21 3.33
2009 1.27 3.23
2010 1.26 3.14
2011 1.21 3.05
2012 1.25 2.95
2013 1.28 2.87
2014 1.26 2.8
2015 1.32 2.8
2016 1.36 2.74
2017 1.42 2.69
2018 1.5 2.63
2019 1.51 2.59
2020 1.52 2.54
2021 1.49 2.49
2022 1.48 2.46
2023 1.49 2.42

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Laos
Year Median age, years
Bosnia Laos
1960 21.5 19.2
1961 21.6 19.2
1962 21.6 19.1
1963 21.7 19
1964 21.7 19
1965 21.8 18.9
1966 21.9 18.9
1967 22 18.9
1968 22.1 18.8
1969 22.2 18.8
1970 22.4 18.7
1971 22.6 18.7
1972 22.9 18.7
1973 23.2 18.7
1974 23.6 18.6
1975 23.9 18.5
1976 24.2 18.4
1977 24.6 18.3
1978 25 18.1
1979 25.4 18
1980 25.8 17.9
1981 26.2 17.9
1982 26.5 17.8
1983 26.9 17.8
1984 27.3 17.8
1985 27.6 17.8
1986 28 17.8
1987 28.4 17.8
1988 28.8 17.9
1989 29.2 17.9
1990 29.7 17.9
1991 30.2 17.9
1992 30.9 17.9
1993 31.8 17.9
1994 32.6 17.9
1995 33 17.9
1996 32.9 17.9
1997 32.8 18
1998 33 18
1999 33.3 18
2000 33.6 18.1
2001 34 18.2
2002 34.4 18.4
2003 34.9 18.5
2004 35.4 18.7
2005 35.9 18.9
2006 36.5 19.2
2007 37.1 19.6
2008 37.8 20
2009 38.5 20.5
2010 39.1 21
2011 39.8 21.4
2012 40.5 21.9
2013 41.2 22.3
2014 41.8 22.7
2015 42.3 23
2016 42.8 23.3
2017 43.3 23.6
2018 43.8 23.8
2019 44.3 24.1
2020 44.8 24.4
2021 45.2 24.7
2022 45.6 25
2023 46 25.3
2024 46.3 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bosnia Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$27.3B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.9%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.25%
2023
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.81%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.19%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
58%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.5
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2011
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2011
3%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$9.42B
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$3.12B
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
197,000
2020
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.24%
2020
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
77.5%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Bosnia Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,171 kg
2023
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.4
2023
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.91 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
78.8%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
36.6%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.15%
2023
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
24.9%
2023
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,677 kWh
2023
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
39.3%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
39.3%
2023
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Bosnia Laos
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
-4,497
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.99 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.5 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
54.9
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
62
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.22
2023
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
124
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.3%
2022
75.6%
2023
English speaking
16%
2025
6%
2025
People using the Internet
86.1%
2024
63.6%
2023

Health

Bosnia Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$667
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$206.1
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.91%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2019
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.3%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
23
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
36.2%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.87 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Bosnia Laos
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
6,247 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,297 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,448 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,246 mi
2010
24,598 mi
2009

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