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Canada vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Canada has a population of 41.3M (ranked 37/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Canada's land area is 3,393,336 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 4th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Canada ranks 9/197 ($2.24T) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Canada ranks 19/197 ($54,283), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Canada Laos
Population
41972421
7954155
Population rank 38/197 103/197
GDP
$2.24T
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 9/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$54,283
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 19/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$65,463
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$2.48T
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
112.5%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$60,128
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 4/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,544
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
3,393,336 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
12.2 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.26
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
41.5 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.9 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Canada and Laos: Comparison Charts

Canada and Laos economies compared

GDP
Canada

Laos
Year GDP
Canada Laos
1960 $40,563,768,947 -
1961 $41,038,192,838 -
1962 $42,336,211,556 -
1963 $45,140,337,827 -
1964 $49,503,663,836 -
1965 $54,649,410,479 -
1966 $61,252,415,405 -
1967 $65,856,924,424 -
1968 $72,048,833,006 -
1969 $79,405,011,125 -
1970 $88,192,257,632 -
1971 $99,606,454,744 -
1972 $113,463,848,874 -
1973 $131,764,343,566 -
1974 $160,949,188,139 -
1975 $174,419,757,177 -
1976 $207,271,612,576 -
1977 $212,325,176,305 -
1978 $219,369,542,386 -
1979 $243,891,124,296 -
1980 $274,776,566,028 -
1981 $307,246,642,756 -
1982 $314,647,807,409 -
1983 $341,866,277,183 -
1984 $356,718,400,124 $1,757,142,856
1985 $366,186,012,450 $2,366,666,616
1986 $379,006,836,992 $1,776,842,097
1987 $433,134,238,311 $1,087,273,104
1988 $509,380,027,627 $598,961,269
1989 $567,211,993,243 $714,046,821
1990 $596,075,591,361 $865,559,879
1991 $612,527,712,316 $1,028,087,972
1992 $594,387,358,319 $1,127,806,945
1993 $579,053,561,739 $1,327,748,690
1994 $579,944,346,807 $1,543,606,345
1995 $605,961,090,061 $1,763,536,305
1996 $630,607,994,133 $1,873,671,550
1997 $654,986,999,856 $1,747,011,857
1998 $634,000,000,000 $1,280,177,839
1999 $678,412,196,271 $1,454,430,642
2000 $744,773,415,932 $1,731,198,022
2001 $738,981,792,355 $1,768,619,058
2002 $760,649,334,098 $1,758,176,653
2003 $895,540,646,635 $2,023,324,407
2004 $1,026,690,238,278 $2,366,398,120
2005 $1,173,108,598,779 $2,735,558,735
2006 $1,319,264,809,591 $3,455,030,061
2007 $1,468,820,407,783 $4,223,152,739
2008 $1,552,989,690,722 $5,446,433,157
2009 $1,374,625,142,157 $5,836,137,330
2010 $1,617,343,367,486 $7,131,771,015
2011 $1,793,326,630,175 $8,750,104,617
2012 $1,828,366,481,522 $10,192,846,339
2013 $1,846,597,421,835 $11,983,252,627
2014 $1,805,749,878,440 $13,279,245,886
2015 $1,556,508,816,217 $14,426,380,126
2016 $1,527,994,741,907 $15,912,501,723
2017 $1,649,265,644,244 $17,071,155,481
2018 $1,725,329,192,783 $18,141,641,090
2019 $1,743,725,183,673 $18,740,561,513
2020 $1,655,684,730,000 $18,981,805,250
2021 $2,022,378,748,423 $18,827,148,531
2022 $2,190,411,080,134 $15,468,785,204
2023 $2,173,339,670,064 $15,843,155,731
2024 $2,241,253,230,970 $16,502,933,121

Canada and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Canada

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Canada Laos
1960 $2,265 -
1961 $2,246 -
1962 $2,274 -
1963 $2,380 -
1964 $2,562 -
1965 $2,777 -
1966 $3,055 -
1967 $3,226 -
1968 $3,473 -
1969 $3,776 -
1970 $4,136 -
1971 $4,535 -
1972 $5,107 -
1973 $5,858 -
1974 $7,057 -
1975 $7,537 -
1976 $8,839 -
1977 $8,949 -
1978 $9,154 -
1979 $10,078 -
1980 $11,208 -
1981 $12,379 -
1982 $12,527 -
1983 $13,477 -
1984 $13,930 $483
1985 $14,170 $633
1986 $14,521 $462
1987 $16,378 $274.7
1988 $19,013 $147.1
1989 $20,795 $170.4
1990 $21,526 $200.7
1991 $21,847 $231.8
1992 $20,950 $247.3
1993 $20,187 $283.4
1994 $19,998 $321
1995 $20,680 $358
1996 $21,297 $371
1997 $21,902 $339
1998 $21,025 $243.9
1999 $22,315 $272.3
2000 $24,271 $319
2001 $23,822 $320
2002 $24,256 $313
2003 $28,302 $355
2004 $32,146 $409
2005 $36,384 $466
2006 $40,504 $579
2007 $44,660 $697
2008 $46,710 $886
2009 $40,875 $935
2010 $47,561 $1,126
2011 $52,224 $1,362
2012 $52,670 $1,564
2013 $52,638 $1,813
2014 $50,961 $1,981
2015 $43,594 $2,121
2016 $42,314 $2,303
2017 $45,130 $2,432
2018 $46,539 $2,545
2019 $46,353 $2,589
2020 $43,538 $2,584
2021 $52,887 $2,526
2022 $56,257 $2,046
2023 $54,220 $2,067
2024 $54,283 $2,124

Canada vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Canada

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Canada Laos
1950 68.2 38.9
1951 68.5 39.2
1952 68.7 39.4
1953 69.1 39.7
1954 69.9 40
1955 70 40.3
1956 70 40.6
1957 69.9 40.9
1958 70.6 41.2
1959 70.6 40.7
1960 71 41
1961 71.2 41.3
1962 71.2 42.3
1963 71.3 41.5
1964 71.6 41.9
1965 71.7 42.2
1966 71.9 42.3
1967 72.1 42.9
1968 72.2 43.2
1969 72.4 43.5
1970 72.6 43.8
1971 72.9 44.1
1972 72.8 44.4
1973 73.1 44.7
1974 73.1 45.9
1975 73.4 46.1
1976 73.9 46
1977 74.2 46.4
1978 74.5 46.8
1979 74.8 47.5
1980 75.1 48.6
1981 75.5 49.2
1982 75.7 49.9
1983 76.1 50.5
1984 76.4 51
1985 76.3 51.6
1986 76.5 52.1
1987 76.8 52.6
1988 76.9 53.1
1989 77.1 53.6
1990 77.4 54
1991 77.6 54.7
1992 77.9 55.1
1993 77.7 55.6
1994 77.9 55.8
1995 78 56.3
1996 78.3 56.8
1997 78.5 57.3
1998 78.7 57.5
1999 78.9 57.9
2000 79.2 58.3
2001 79.4 58.9
2002 79.6 59.3
2003 79.7 59.6
2004 80 60.1
2005 80.1 60.7
2006 80.5 61.1
2007 80.5 61.7
2008 80.7 62.2
2009 81.1 63
2010 81.3 63.7
2011 81.5 64.5
2012 81.7 65.1
2013 81.8 65.7
2014 81.8 66.3
2015 81.9 66.7
2016 82 67
2017 81.9 67.3
2018 81.9 67.6
2019 82.3 67.9
2020 81.7 68.3
2021 82 67.8
2022 81.2 68.7
2023 82.6 69
2024 82.7 69.2
2025 82.9 69.5

Canada and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Canada

Laos
Year Population
Canada Laos
1960 17,909,356 2,121,514
1961 18,271,000 2,169,796
1962 18,614,000 2,219,910
1963 18,964,000 2,271,061
1964 19,325,000 2,322,826
1965 19,678,000 2,376,200
1966 20,048,000 2,431,084
1967 20,412,000 2,487,715
1968 20,744,000 2,546,377
1969 21,028,000 2,606,959
1970 21,324,000 2,669,702
1971 21,962,032 2,734,628
1972 22,218,463 2,801,660
1973 22,491,777 2,870,573
1974 22,807,969 2,939,761
1975 23,143,275 3,005,521
1976 23,449,808 3,064,876
1977 23,725,843 3,118,923
1978 23,963,203 3,171,740
1979 24,201,544 3,228,202
1980 24,515,667 3,292,573
1981 24,819,915 3,366,631
1982 25,116,942 3,450,026
1983 25,366,451 3,541,001
1984 25,607,053 3,637,843
1985 25,842,116 3,739,985
1986 26,100,278 3,846,715
1987 26,446,601 3,957,612
1988 26,791,747 4,072,601
1989 27,276,781 4,190,974
1990 27,691,138 4,311,955
1991 28,037,420 4,435,118
1992 28,371,264 4,559,646
1993 28,684,764 4,685,060
1994 29,000,663 4,809,220
1995 29,302,311 4,929,409
1996 29,610,218 5,045,678
1997 29,905,948 5,152,011
1998 30,155,173 5,248,266
1999 30,401,286 5,340,784
2000 30,685,730 5,431,212
2001 31,020,855 5,521,482
2002 31,359,199 5,610,889
2003 31,642,461 5,697,945
2004 31,938,807 5,781,626
2005 32,242,732 5,869,523
2006 32,571,193 5,963,200
2007 32,888,886 6,056,236
2008 33,247,298 6,148,969
2009 33,630,069 6,241,642
2010 34,005,902 6,334,194
2011 34,339,221 6,426,590
2012 34,713,395 6,518,978
2013 35,080,992 6,611,385
2014 35,434,066 6,703,172
2015 35,704,498 6,801,645
2016 36,110,803 6,908,802
2017 36,545,075 7,018,147
2018 37,072,620 7,128,045
2019 37,618,495 7,237,636
2020 38,028,638 7,346,533
2021 38,239,864 7,453,194
2022 38,935,934 7,559,007
2023 40,083,484 7,664,993
2024 41,288,599 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Canada and Laos

Fertility rate
Canada

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Canada Laos
1960 3.81 6.29
1961 3.75 6.31
1962 3.68 6.31
1963 3.61 6.32
1964 3.46 6.31
1965 3.12 6.32
1966 2.75 6.31
1967 2.53 6.31
1968 2.39 6.3
1969 2.33 6.3
1970 2.26 6.31
1971 2.14 6.3
1972 1.98 6.28
1973 1.89 6.28
1974 1.84 6.29
1975 1.82 6.29
1976 1.8 6.29
1977 1.78 6.29
1978 1.77 6.3
1979 1.75 6.31
1980 1.74 6.33
1981 1.7 6.35
1982 1.69 6.37
1983 1.68 6.38
1984 1.65 6.37
1985 1.67 6.33
1986 1.68 6.26
1987 1.68 6.21
1988 1.68 6.16
1989 1.77 6.1
1990 1.83 6.06
1991 1.72 5.99
1992 1.71 5.9
1993 1.69 5.8
1994 1.69 5.6
1995 1.67 5.36
1996 1.63 5.15
1997 1.57 4.96
1998 1.56 4.79
1999 1.55 4.64
2000 1.51 4.43
2001 1.54 4.29
2002 1.52 4.13
2003 1.55 4.02
2004 1.56 3.9
2005 1.58 3.69
2006 1.63 3.56
2007 1.67 3.44
2008 1.7 3.33
2009 1.69 3.23
2010 1.65 3.14
2011 1.63 3.05
2012 1.63 2.95
2013 1.61 2.87
2014 1.61 2.8
2015 1.6 2.8
2016 1.59 2.74
2017 1.55 2.69
2018 1.51 2.63
2019 1.47 2.59
2020 1.41 2.54
2021 1.44 2.49
2022 1.33 2.46
2023 1.26 2.42

Canada and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Canada

Laos
Year Median age, years
Canada Laos
1960 26.4 19.2
1961 26.3 19.2
1962 26 19.1
1963 25.8 19
1964 25.6 19
1965 25.5 18.9
1966 25.5 18.9
1967 25.5 18.9
1968 25.7 18.8
1969 25.8 18.8
1970 26 18.7
1971 26.3 18.7
1972 26.6 18.7
1973 26.9 18.7
1974 27.2 18.6
1975 27.4 18.5
1976 27.7 18.4
1977 28.1 18.3
1978 28.5 18.1
1979 28.8 18
1980 29.2 17.9
1981 29.5 17.9
1982 29.8 17.8
1983 30.2 17.8
1984 30.6 17.8
1985 31 17.8
1986 31.4 17.8
1987 31.8 17.8
1988 32.2 17.9
1989 32.5 17.9
1990 32.9 17.9
1991 33.2 17.9
1992 33.6 17.9
1993 33.9 17.9
1994 34.3 17.9
1995 34.7 17.9
1996 35.1 17.9
1997 35.5 18
1998 36 18
1999 36.4 18
2000 36.7 18.1
2001 37.1 18.2
2002 37.4 18.4
2003 37.8 18.5
2004 38.1 18.7
2005 38.5 18.9
2006 38.8 19.2
2007 39.1 19.6
2008 39.3 20
2009 39.5 20.5
2010 39.7 21
2011 39.9 21.4
2012 40.1 21.9
2013 40.3 22.3
2014 40.5 22.7
2015 40.6 23
2016 40.7 23.3
2017 40.8 23.6
2018 40.8 23.8
2019 40.8 24.1
2020 40.9 24.4
2021 41.1 24.7
2022 41.3 25
2023 41.4 25.3
2024 41.5 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Canada Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$2.2T
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.2%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.88%
2022
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.29%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
72,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.87%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.35%
2024
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
66.4%
2021
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.3%
2021
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
75.5
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.1%
2021
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2021
3%
2018
Number of millionaires
1,991,416
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.07%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
76
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
4,226
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.37T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$120B
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$851M
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
32,430,000
2019
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.66%
2011
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
98.4%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Canada Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
7,336 kg
2023
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.79
2023
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
575 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14.3 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.8%
2023
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
23.8%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
19.8%
2023
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-89.6%
2023
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
14,460 kWh
2023
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
67%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
57%
2023
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
14.1%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Canada Laos
% of world population
0.51%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
+368,599
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
82%
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
5.4 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
89.6
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
75
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
99
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.27
2022
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
75.6%
2023
English speaking
82.1%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
94%
2023
63.6%
2023

Health

Canada Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,112
2023
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$935
2023
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
82.9 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2023
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2022
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
12
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.1
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
26.7%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
85
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.89 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Canada Laos
% of world land
5.9%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
82,186 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
219,596 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,339,068 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
647,655 mi
2014
24,598 mi
2009

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