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Brazil vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brazil has a population of 212M (ranked 7/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Brazil's land area is 3,227,096 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 5th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Brazil ranks 10/197 ($2.18T) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Brazil ranks 85/197 ($10,280), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Brazil Laos
Population
213415080
7954155
Population rank 7/197 103/197
GDP
$2.18T
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 10/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$10,280
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 85/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,333
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$1.9T
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,973
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 60/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,664
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
3,227,096 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
65.7 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.62
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
35.4 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Brazil and Laos: Comparison Charts

Brazil and Laos economies compared

GDP
Brazil

Laos
Year GDP
Brazil Laos
1960 $17,030,465,539 -
1961 $17,275,940,449 -
1962 $19,231,747,852 -
1963 $23,287,712,878 -
1964 $20,963,733,695 -
1965 $22,465,522,884 -
1966 $28,283,323,733 -
1967 $31,086,389,195 -
1968 $33,930,457,425 -
1969 $37,171,640,819 -
1970 $42,327,664,794 -
1971 $48,869,830,902 -
1972 $58,434,858,375 -
1973 $83,592,275,863 -
1974 $109,794,519,728 -
1975 $129,203,555,239 -
1976 $153,168,949,208 -
1977 $176,344,101,402 -
1978 $200,278,646,124 -
1979 $221,338,204,480 -
1980 $237,393,489,893 -
1981 $258,015,174,749 -
1982 $271,314,113,768 -
1983 $189,656,506,321 -
1984 $188,339,974,087 $1,757,142,856
1985 $210,879,844,639 $2,366,666,616
1986 $256,480,852,471 $1,776,842,097
1987 $283,056,836,894 $1,087,273,104
1988 $307,881,930,752 $598,961,269
1989 $412,990,820,287 $714,046,821
1990 $384,959,818,182 $865,559,879
1991 $342,534,090,909 $1,028,087,972
1992 $328,191,909,882 $1,127,806,945
1993 $368,292,034,381 $1,327,748,690
1994 $525,369,467,296 $1,543,606,345
1995 $769,333,050,987 $1,763,536,305
1996 $850,426,432,992 $1,873,671,550
1997 $883,206,179,730 $1,747,011,857
1998 $863,710,759,256 $1,280,177,839
1999 $599,642,024,320 $1,454,430,642
2000 $655,448,231,984 $1,731,198,022
2001 $559,983,634,799 $1,768,619,058
2002 $509,795,273,807 $1,758,176,653
2003 $558,233,745,652 $2,023,324,407
2004 $669,289,424,806 $2,366,398,120
2005 $891,633,839,894 $2,735,558,735
2006 $1,107,626,541,435 $3,455,030,061
2007 $1,397,114,486,369 $4,223,152,739
2008 $1,695,855,083,498 $5,446,433,157
2009 $1,666,996,438,581 $5,836,137,330
2010 $2,208,837,745,101 $7,131,771,015
2011 $2,616,156,223,918 $8,750,104,617
2012 $2,465,227,802,807 $10,192,846,339
2013 $2,472,819,535,557 $11,983,252,627
2014 $2,456,043,727,199 $13,279,245,886
2015 $1,802,212,206,815 $14,426,380,126
2016 $1,795,693,482,853 $15,912,501,723
2017 $2,063,514,977,366 $17,071,155,481
2018 $1,916,933,898,011 $18,141,641,090
2019 $1,873,288,205,060 $18,740,561,513
2020 $1,476,107,231,310 $18,981,805,250
2021 $1,670,647,398,905 $18,827,148,531
2022 $1,951,923,942,083 $15,468,785,204
2023 $2,191,131,765,685 $15,843,155,731
2024 $2,179,412,080,829 $16,502,933,121

Brazil and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Brazil

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Brazil Laos
1960 $235.3 -
1961 $231.6 -
1962 $250.2 -
1963 $294.2 -
1964 $257.3 -
1965 $268 -
1966 $328 -
1967 $351 -
1968 $374 -
1969 $399 -
1970 $444 -
1971 $500 -
1972 $583 -
1973 $815 -
1974 $1,045 -
1975 $1,201 -
1976 $1,390 -
1977 $1,562 -
1978 $1,733 -
1979 $1,870 -
1980 $1,959 -
1981 $2,080 -
1982 $2,138 -
1983 $1,461 -
1984 $1,420 $483
1985 $1,556 $633
1986 $1,854 $462
1987 $2,006 $274.7
1988 $2,141 $147.1
1989 $2,819 $170.4
1990 $2,581 $200.7
1991 $2,258 $231.8
1992 $2,127 $247.3
1993 $2,349 $283.4
1994 $3,299 $321
1995 $4,757 $358
1996 $5,179 $371
1997 $5,299 $339
1998 $5,106 $243.9
1999 $3,494 $272.3
2000 $3,767 $319
2001 $3,176 $320
2002 $2,856 $313
2003 $3,091 $355
2004 $3,664 $409
2005 $4,828 $466
2006 $5,934 $579
2007 $7,410 $697
2008 $8,908 $886
2009 $8,679 $935
2010 $11,403 $1,126
2011 $13,397 $1,362
2012 $12,522 $1,564
2013 $12,459 $1,813
2014 $12,275 $1,981
2015 $8,936 $2,121
2016 $8,836 $2,303
2017 $10,081 $2,432
2018 $9,301 $2,545
2019 $9,030 $2,589
2020 $7,074 $2,584
2021 $7,973 $2,526
2022 $9,281 $2,046
2023 $10,378 $2,067
2024 $10,280 $2,124

Brazil vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brazil

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Brazil Laos
1950 48.5 38.9
1951 49 39.2
1952 49.6 39.4
1953 50 39.7
1954 50.4 40
1955 50.9 40.3
1956 51.3 40.6
1957 51.8 40.9
1958 52.2 41.2
1959 52.7 40.7
1960 53.2 41
1961 53.6 41.3
1962 54 42.3
1963 54.5 41.5
1964 54.8 41.9
1965 55.2 42.2
1966 55.6 42.3
1967 56 42.9
1968 56.5 43.2
1969 56.9 43.5
1970 57.3 43.8
1971 57.8 44.1
1972 58.3 44.4
1973 58.7 44.7
1974 59.1 45.9
1975 59.6 46.1
1976 60 46
1977 60.5 46.4
1978 60.9 46.8
1979 61.4 47.5
1980 61.8 48.6
1981 62.3 49.2
1982 62.7 49.9
1983 63.1 50.5
1984 63.6 51
1985 64 51.6
1986 64.4 52.1
1987 64.8 52.6
1988 65.2 53.1
1989 65.5 53.6
1990 65.9 54
1991 66.2 54.7
1992 66.5 55.1
1993 66.9 55.6
1994 67.3 55.8
1995 67.7 56.3
1996 68.1 56.8
1997 68.5 57.3
1998 68.8 57.5
1999 69.2 57.9
2000 69.6 58.3
2001 70 58.9
2002 70.4 59.3
2003 70.9 59.6
2004 71.4 60.1
2005 71.8 60.7
2006 72.3 61.1
2007 72.7 61.7
2008 73.1 62.2
2009 73.5 63
2010 73.8 63.7
2011 74 64.5
2012 74.3 65.1
2013 74.6 65.7
2014 74.8 66.3
2015 75.1 66.7
2016 75.1 67
2017 75.4 67.3
2018 75.6 67.6
2019 75.8 67.9
2020 74.5 68.3
2021 73 67.8
2022 74.9 68.7
2023 75.8 69
2024 76 69.2
2025 76.2 69.5

Brazil and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Brazil

Laos
Year Population
Brazil Laos
1960 72,388,126 2,121,514
1961 74,605,447 2,169,796
1962 76,865,323 2,219,910
1963 79,164,235 2,271,061
1964 81,488,595 2,322,826
1965 83,817,583 2,376,200
1966 86,139,359 2,431,084
1967 88,446,124 2,487,715
1968 90,741,240 2,546,377
1969 93,045,777 2,606,959
1970 95,375,651 2,669,702
1971 97,739,273 2,734,628
1972 100,146,797 2,801,660
1973 102,600,976 2,870,573
1974 105,089,675 2,939,761
1975 107,619,565 3,005,521
1976 110,213,349 3,064,876
1977 112,875,292 3,118,923
1978 115,600,942 3,171,740
1979 118,380,821 3,228,202
1980 121,207,461 3,292,573
1981 124,063,109 3,366,631
1982 126,923,155 3,450,026
1983 129,790,077 3,541,001
1984 132,658,864 3,637,843
1985 135,515,595 3,739,985
1986 138,336,370 3,846,715
1987 141,104,944 3,957,612
1988 143,826,357 4,072,601
1989 146,502,972 4,190,974
1990 149,143,223 4,311,955
1991 151,724,256 4,435,118
1992 154,275,079 4,559,646
1993 156,794,577 4,685,060
1994 159,265,006 4,809,220
1995 161,735,073 4,929,409
1996 164,202,549 5,045,678
1997 166,661,659 5,152,011
1998 169,159,655 5,248,266
1999 171,641,543 5,340,784
2000 174,018,282 5,431,212
2001 176,301,203 5,521,482
2002 178,503,484 5,610,889
2003 180,622,688 5,697,945
2004 182,675,143 5,781,626
2005 184,688,101 5,869,523
2006 186,653,106 5,963,200
2007 188,552,320 6,056,236
2008 190,367,302 6,148,969
2009 192,079,951 6,241,642
2010 193,701,929 6,334,194
2011 195,284,734 6,426,590
2012 196,876,111 6,518,978
2013 198,478,299 6,611,385
2014 200,085,127 6,703,172
2015 201,675,532 6,801,645
2016 203,218,114 6,908,802
2017 204,703,445 7,018,147
2018 206,107,261 7,128,045
2019 207,455,459 7,237,636
2020 208,660,842 7,346,533
2021 209,550,294 7,453,194
2022 210,306,415 7,559,007
2023 211,140,729 7,664,993
2024 211,998,573 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Brazil and Laos

Fertility rate
Brazil

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Brazil Laos
1960 6.05 6.29
1961 6.02 6.31
1962 5.98 6.31
1963 5.93 6.32
1964 5.82 6.31
1965 5.68 6.32
1966 5.52 6.31
1967 5.34 6.31
1968 5.17 6.3
1969 5.04 6.3
1970 4.93 6.31
1971 4.84 6.3
1972 4.74 6.28
1973 4.64 6.28
1974 4.5 6.29
1975 4.42 6.29
1976 4.34 6.29
1977 4.27 6.29
1978 4.2 6.3
1979 4.12 6.31
1980 4.04 6.33
1981 3.94 6.35
1982 3.84 6.37
1983 3.72 6.38
1984 3.6 6.37
1985 3.48 6.33
1986 3.36 6.26
1987 3.23 6.21
1988 3.11 6.16
1989 3.01 6.1
1990 2.9 6.06
1991 2.81 5.99
1992 2.71 5.9
1993 2.66 5.8
1994 2.6 5.6
1995 2.57 5.36
1996 2.51 5.15
1997 2.47 4.96
1998 2.42 4.79
1999 2.34 4.64
2000 2.25 4.43
2001 2.16 4.29
2002 2.08 4.13
2003 2.01 4.02
2004 1.97 3.9
2005 1.94 3.69
2006 1.9 3.56
2007 1.85 3.44
2008 1.82 3.33
2009 1.8 3.23
2010 1.79 3.14
2011 1.78 3.05
2012 1.77 2.95
2013 1.76 2.87
2014 1.78 2.8
2015 1.78 2.8
2016 1.73 2.74
2017 1.74 2.69
2018 1.74 2.63
2019 1.71 2.59
2020 1.65 2.54
2021 1.64 2.49
2022 1.63 2.46
2023 1.62 2.42

Brazil and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Brazil

Laos
Year Median age, years
Brazil Laos
1960 18 19.2
1961 17.9 19.2
1962 17.9 19.1
1963 17.8 19
1964 17.8 19
1965 17.9 18.9
1966 17.9 18.9
1967 18 18.9
1968 18.1 18.8
1969 18.2 18.8
1970 18.4 18.7
1971 18.5 18.7
1972 18.7 18.7
1973 18.9 18.7
1974 19.1 18.6
1975 19.2 18.5
1976 19.4 18.4
1977 19.6 18.3
1978 19.8 18.1
1979 20 18
1980 20.2 17.9
1981 20.4 17.9
1982 20.6 17.8
1983 20.8 17.8
1984 21 17.8
1985 21.2 17.8
1986 21.5 17.8
1987 21.7 17.8
1988 21.9 17.9
1989 22.1 17.9
1990 22.4 17.9
1991 22.7 17.9
1992 22.9 17.9
1993 23.2 17.9
1994 23.5 17.9
1995 23.7 17.9
1996 24 17.9
1997 24.3 18
1998 24.6 18
1999 24.9 18
2000 25.2 18.1
2001 25.5 18.2
2002 25.9 18.4
2003 26.3 18.5
2004 26.7 18.7
2005 27.1 18.9
2006 27.5 19.2
2007 27.9 19.6
2008 28.3 20
2009 28.8 20.5
2010 29.2 21
2011 29.7 21.4
2012 30.1 21.9
2013 30.6 22.3
2014 31 22.7
2015 31.5 23
2016 31.9 23.3
2017 32.4 23.6
2018 32.8 23.8
2019 33.2 24.1
2020 33.7 24.4
2021 34.1 24.7
2022 34.5 25
2023 34.9 25.3
2024 35.4 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brazil Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$2.11T
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.7%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.62%
2022
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.08%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
762,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.52%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.8%
2024
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
59.3%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.3%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.1
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
40.8%
2023
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
1.3%
2023
3%
2018
Number of millionaires
380,585
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.24%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
56
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
331
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$659B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$330B
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$4.9B
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,353,000
2019
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
86.4%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Brazil Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,481 kg
2023
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2023
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
480 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.27 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
49.4%
2023
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
46.5%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17.3%
2023
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-13.7%
2023
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,916 kWh
2023
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
77.4%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
60.2%
2023
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
2.05%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.8%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Brazil Laos
% of world population
2.6%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
-225,510
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
88%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
92
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.6
2022
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
164
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.8%
2024
75.6%
2023
English speaking
5.56%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
84.5%
2024
63.6%
2023

Health

Brazil Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$849
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$232.2
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.08%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.14
2021
0.33
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.4
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
28.9%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
58
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.7 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Brazil Laos
% of world land
5.61%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
15,222 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
914,131 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,903,402 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,242,742 mi
2023
24,598 mi
2009

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