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Cayman Islands vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 190th vs. 79th).

By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Cayman Islands Laos
Population
76930
7954155
Population rank 187/197 103/197
GDP
$7.14B
2023
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 159/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$97,750
2023
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 6/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$86,689
2023
$9,788
2024
Government debt n/a
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$82,674
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
92.7 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
804 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.53
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
39.3 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Cayman Islands and Laos: Comparison Charts

Cayman Islands and Laos economies compared

GDP
Cayman Islands

Laos
Year GDP
Cayman Islands 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 - $865,559,879
1991 - $1,028,087,972
1992 - $1,127,806,945
1993 - $1,327,748,690
1994 - $1,543,606,345
1995 - $1,763,536,305
1996 - $1,873,671,550
1997 - $1,747,011,857
1998 - $1,280,177,839
1999 - $1,454,430,642
2000 - $1,731,198,022
2001 - $1,768,619,058
2002 - $1,758,176,653
2003 - $2,023,324,407
2004 - $2,366,398,120
2005 - $2,735,558,735
2006 $4,200,288,241 $3,455,030,061
2007 $4,466,278,065 $4,223,152,739
2008 $4,585,949,024 $5,446,433,157
2009 $4,281,714,567 $5,836,137,330
2010 $4,156,841,107 $7,131,771,015
2011 $4,186,073,104 $8,750,104,617
2012 $4,291,004,524 $10,192,846,339
2013 $4,405,796,023 $11,983,252,627
2014 $4,562,853,611 $13,279,245,886
2015 $4,708,167,233 $14,426,380,126
2016 $4,909,322,237 $15,912,501,723
2017 $5,166,281,305 $17,071,155,481
2018 $5,530,178,441 $18,141,641,090
2019 $5,941,896,608 $18,740,561,513
2020 $5,655,358,021 $18,981,805,250
2021 $6,060,026,520 $18,827,148,531
2022 $6,600,843,963 $15,468,785,204
2023 $7,139,428,558 $15,843,155,731
2024 - $16,502,933,121

Cayman Islands and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Cayman Islands

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Cayman Islands Laos
1984 - $483
1985 - $633
1986 - $462
1987 - $274.7
1988 - $147.1
1989 - $170.4
1990 - $200.7
1991 - $231.8
1992 - $247.3
1993 - $283.4
1994 - $321
1995 - $358
1996 - $371
1997 - $339
1998 - $243.9
1999 - $272.3
2000 - $319
2001 - $320
2002 - $313
2003 - $355
2004 - $409
2005 - $466
2006 $87,085 $579
2007 $89,888 $697
2008 $89,655 $886
2009 $81,374 $935
2010 $76,838 $1,126
2011 $75,281 $1,362
2012 $75,102 $1,564
2013 $75,114 $1,813
2014 $75,845 $1,981
2015 $76,379 $2,121
2016 $77,802 $2,303
2017 $80,054 $2,432
2018 $83,866 $2,545
2019 $88,254 $2,589
2020 $82,339 $2,584
2021 $86,438 $2,526
2022 $92,202 $2,046
2023 $97,750 $2,067
2024 - $2,124

Cayman Islands vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cayman Islands

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Cayman Islands Laos
1950 54 38.9
1951 54.5 39.2
1952 55 39.4
1953 55.4 39.7
1954 55.9 40
1955 56.4 40.3
1956 56.8 40.6
1957 57.3 40.9
1958 57.7 41.2
1959 58.2 40.7
1960 58.8 41
1961 59.4 41.3
1962 60.1 42.3
1963 60.8 41.5
1964 61.4 41.9
1965 62.2 42.2
1966 62.8 42.3
1967 63.2 42.9
1968 63.6 43.2
1969 64 43.5
1970 64.4 43.8
1971 64.8 44.1
1972 65.4 44.4
1973 65.9 44.7
1974 66.5 45.9
1975 67 46.1
1976 67.5 46
1977 68.1 46.4
1978 68.5 46.8
1979 69 47.5
1980 69.5 48.6
1981 70 49.2
1982 70.4 49.9
1983 70.8 50.5
1984 71.2 51
1985 71.6 51.6
1986 71.9 52.1
1987 72.1 52.6
1988 72.4 53.1
1989 72.5 53.6
1990 72.7 54
1991 72.9 54.7
1992 73.1 55.1
1993 73.2 55.6
1994 73.4 55.8
1995 73.6 56.3
1996 73.7 56.8
1997 73.9 57.3
1998 74.1 57.5
1999 74.2 57.9
2000 74.4 58.3
2001 74.5 58.9
2002 74.6 59.3
2003 74.6 59.6
2004 74.6 60.1
2005 74.9 60.7
2006 75 61.1
2007 75.2 61.7
2008 75.4 62.2
2009 75.7 63
2010 76.1 63.7
2011 76.6 64.5
2012 77.1 65.1
2013 77.7 65.7
2014 77.9 66.3
2015 78.1 66.7
2016 78.4 67
2017 78.6 67.3
2018 78.8 67.6
2019 79.1 67.9
2020 79.2 68.3
2021 79.3 67.8
2022 80 68.7
2023 80.4 69
2024 80.5 69.2
2025 80.7 69.5

Cayman Islands and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Cayman Islands

Laos
Year Population
Cayman Islands Laos
1960 8,428 2,121,514
1961 8,601 2,169,796
1962 8,781 2,219,910
1963 8,970 2,271,061
1964 9,166 2,322,826
1965 9,361 2,376,200
1966 9,560 2,431,084
1967 9,769 2,487,715
1968 9,971 2,546,377
1969 10,165 2,606,959
1970 10,517 2,669,702
1971 11,098 2,734,628
1972 11,764 2,801,660
1973 12,438 2,870,573
1974 13,114 2,939,761
1975 13,788 3,005,521
1976 14,454 3,064,876
1977 15,105 3,118,923
1978 15,727 3,171,740
1979 16,351 3,228,202
1980 17,079 3,292,573
1981 17,905 3,366,631
1982 18,750 3,450,026
1983 19,598 3,541,001
1984 20,454 3,637,843
1985 21,324 3,739,985
1986 22,197 3,846,715
1987 23,073 3,957,612
1988 23,951 4,072,601
1989 24,874 4,190,974
1990 25,999 4,311,955
1991 27,294 4,435,118
1992 28,621 4,559,646
1993 29,976 4,685,060
1994 31,352 4,809,220
1995 32,743 4,929,409
1996 34,143 5,045,678
1997 35,543 5,152,011
1998 36,922 5,248,266
1999 38,284 5,340,784
2000 39,674 5,431,212
2001 41,089 5,521,482
2002 42,514 5,610,889
2003 43,934 5,697,945
2004 45,352 5,781,626
2005 46,788 5,869,523
2006 48,232 5,963,200
2007 49,687 6,056,236
2008 51,151 6,148,969
2009 52,618 6,241,642
2010 54,099 6,334,194
2011 55,606 6,426,590
2012 57,136 6,518,978
2013 58,655 6,611,385
2014 60,160 6,703,172
2015 61,642 6,801,645
2016 63,100 6,908,802
2017 64,535 7,018,147
2018 65,941 7,128,045
2019 67,327 7,237,636
2020 68,684 7,346,533
2021 70,108 7,453,194
2022 71,591 7,559,007
2023 73,038 7,664,993
2024 74,457 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and Laos

Fertility rate
Cayman Islands

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Cayman Islands Laos
1960 4.71 6.29
1961 4.78 6.31
1962 4.79 6.31
1963 4.69 6.32
1964 4.41 6.31
1965 4.16 6.32
1966 4.08 6.31
1967 4.05 6.31
1968 3.99 6.3
1969 3.52 6.3
1970 4.66 6.31
1971 3.47 6.3
1972 4.89 6.28
1973 3.56 6.28
1974 2.96 6.29
1975 2.72 6.29
1976 2.53 6.29
1977 2.41 6.29
1978 2.37 6.3
1979 2.37 6.31
1980 2.4 6.33
1981 2.38 6.35
1982 2.01 6.37
1983 1.83 6.38
1984 1.79 6.37
1985 1.75 6.33
1986 1.69 6.26
1987 1.58 6.21
1988 1.63 6.16
1989 1.76 6.1
1990 1.78 6.06
1991 1.85 5.99
1992 1.73 5.9
1993 1.67 5.8
1994 1.66 5.6
1995 1.67 5.36
1996 1.69 5.15
1997 1.7 4.96
1998 1.7 4.79
1999 1.71 4.64
2000 1.71 4.43
2001 1.7 4.29
2002 1.68 4.13
2003 1.67 4.02
2004 1.67 3.9
2005 1.67 3.69
2006 1.67 3.56
2007 1.68 3.44
2008 1.7 3.33
2009 1.72 3.23
2010 1.69 3.14
2011 1.64 3.05
2012 1.53 2.95
2013 1.45 2.87
2014 1.33 2.8
2015 1.27 2.8
2016 1.23 2.74
2017 1.22 2.69
2018 1.28 2.63
2019 1.51 2.59
2020 1.55 2.54
2021 1.55 2.49
2022 1.54 2.46
2023 1.53 2.42

Cayman Islands and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Cayman Islands

Laos
Year Median age, years
Cayman Islands Laos
1960 23.5 19.2
1961 23.3 19.2
1962 22.9 19.1
1963 22.6 19
1964 22.3 19
1965 22.1 18.9
1966 21.8 18.9
1967 21.6 18.9
1968 21.3 18.8
1969 21.2 18.8
1970 21.2 18.7
1971 21.4 18.7
1972 21.8 18.7
1973 22.2 18.7
1974 22.6 18.6
1975 23.1 18.5
1976 23.7 18.4
1977 24.3 18.3
1978 25 18.1
1979 25.7 18
1980 26 17.9
1981 26.1 17.9
1982 26.2 17.8
1983 26.4 17.8
1984 26.8 17.8
1985 27.2 17.8
1986 27.6 17.8
1987 28.1 17.8
1988 28.6 17.9
1989 29.1 17.9
1990 29.5 17.9
1991 29.6 17.9
1992 29.9 17.9
1993 30.1 17.9
1994 30.5 17.9
1995 30.8 17.9
1996 31.3 17.9
1997 31.8 18
1998 32.3 18
1999 32.9 18
2000 33.2 18.1
2001 33.3 18.2
2002 33.4 18.4
2003 33.5 18.5
2004 33.7 18.7
2005 33.9 18.9
2006 34.2 19.2
2007 34.5 19.6
2008 34.8 20
2009 35.1 20.5
2010 35.4 21
2011 35.7 21.4
2012 35.8 21.9
2013 35.9 22.3
2014 36.1 22.7
2015 36.3 23
2016 36.5 23.3
2017 36.8 23.6
2018 37.1 23.8
2019 37.4 24.1
2020 37.8 24.4
2021 38.1 24.7
2022 38.5 25
2023 38.9 25.3
2024 39.3 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cayman Islands Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$4.42B
2022
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel n/a
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.24%
2015
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
85.4%
2022
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
8.19%
2022
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
74
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2018
Listed domestic companies
4
2020
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$644M
2020
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$234M
2023
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$10.2M
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
660,000
2020
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
22.9%
2019
3.51%
2020
Banked people share n/a
37.7%
2024

Energy

Cayman Islands Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.36 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.9 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2022
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.94%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Cayman Islands Laos
% of world population
0.0009%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
+896
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
83.2
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2025
33
2024
Higher education index
20
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.46
2020
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14
2025
17.9
2019
Visa free countries n/a
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2017
75.6%
2023
English speaking
76.6%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
81.1%
2017
63.6%
2023

Health

Cayman Islands Laos
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.94
1997
0.33
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
39
2023
Obesity rate n/a
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Cayman Islands Laos
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
1,245 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10.4 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
48.6 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
488 mi
2007
24,598 mi
2009

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