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Chad vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Chad has a population of 20.3M (ranked 65/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Chad's land area is 486,180 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 21st vs. 79th).

By GDP, Chad ranks 127/197 ($20.6B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Chad ranks 175/197 ($1,016), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Chad Laos
Population
21450865
7954155
Population rank 64/197 103/197
GDP
$20.6B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 127/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$1,016
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 175/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,962
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$6.97B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.9%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$343
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 175/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,511
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
486,180 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
41.8 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.12
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
16.8 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Chad and Laos: Comparison Charts

Chad and Laos economies compared

GDP
Chad

Laos
Year GDP
Chad Laos
1960 $313,582,728 -
1961 $333,975,336 -
1962 $357,635,713 -
1963 $371,767,002 -
1964 $392,247,518 -
1965 $416,926,303 -
1966 $432,794,922 -
1967 $449,826,323 -
1968 $453,980,096 -
1969 $471,635,622 -
1970 $469,266,737 -
1971 $501,866,730 -
1972 $585,427,547 -
1973 $647,199,483 -
1974 $652,532,795 -
1975 $864,602,105 -
1976 $866,044,962 -
1977 $935,360,465 -
1978 $1,113,920,124 -
1979 $1,004,316,496 -
1980 $1,033,002,404 -
1981 $876,937,558 -
1982 $834,369,860 -
1983 $832,415,806 -
1984 $919,103,735 $1,757,142,856
1985 $1,033,069,709 $2,366,666,616
1986 $1,067,828,246 $1,776,842,097
1987 $1,163,426,852 $1,087,273,104
1988 $1,482,597,298 $598,961,269
1989 $1,433,686,312 $714,046,821
1990 $1,738,605,558 $865,559,879
1991 $1,877,137,982 $1,028,087,972
1992 $1,881,847,670 $1,127,806,945
1993 $1,463,251,164 $1,327,748,690
1994 $1,179,837,963 $1,543,606,345
1995 $1,445,919,895 $1,763,536,305
1996 $1,607,345,356 $1,873,671,550
1997 $1,544,689,577 $1,747,011,857
1998 $1,744,794,531 $1,280,177,839
1999 $1,534,673,583 $1,454,430,642
2000 $1,388,506,772 $1,731,198,022
2001 $1,710,843,377 $1,768,619,058
2002 $1,997,005,709 $1,758,176,653
2003 $2,742,815,072 $2,023,324,407
2004 $4,422,855,661 $2,366,398,120
2005 $8,655,892,393 $2,735,558,735
2006 $9,709,626,596 $3,455,030,061
2007 $10,865,385,132 $4,223,152,739
2008 $13,385,593,990 $5,446,433,157
2009 $12,317,614,054 $5,836,137,330
2010 $14,058,506,664 $7,131,771,015
2011 $16,685,349,674 $8,750,104,617
2012 $17,892,228,570 $10,192,846,339
2013 $17,865,316,886 $11,983,252,627
2014 $18,144,336,904 $13,279,245,886
2015 $14,559,599,500 $14,426,380,126
2016 $13,026,289,836 $15,912,501,723
2017 $13,349,041,409 $17,071,155,481
2018 $15,327,000,249 $18,141,641,090
2019 $14,905,517,743 $18,740,561,513
2020 $14,932,897,821 $18,981,805,250
2021 $16,871,937,698 $18,827,148,531
2022 $17,828,508,290 $15,468,785,204
2023 $19,107,685,021 $15,843,155,731
2024 $20,625,711,665 $16,502,933,121

Chad and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Chad

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Chad Laos
1960 $102.8 -
1961 $107.3 -
1962 $112.6 -
1963 $114.7 -
1964 $118.6 -
1965 $123.6 -
1966 $125.8 -
1967 $128.2 -
1968 $126.9 -
1969 $129.2 -
1970 $125.9 -
1971 $131.8 -
1972 $150.4 -
1973 $162.4 -
1974 $160 -
1975 $207.5 -
1976 $203.7 -
1977 $215.9 -
1978 $252.5 -
1979 $222.9 -
1980 $228.8 -
1981 $194 -
1982 $176.1 -
1983 $167.2 -
1984 $182.2 $483
1985 $202.7 $633
1986 $203.4 $462
1987 $213.9 $274.7
1988 $263.5 $147.1
1989 $246.4 $170.4
1990 $290.6 $200.7
1991 $302 $231.8
1992 $290.6 $247.3
1993 $220.7 $283.4
1994 $173.9 $321
1995 $204 $358
1996 $216.9 $371
1997 $201.4 $339
1998 $219.8 $243.9
1999 $186.6 $272.3
2000 $163.1 $319
2001 $194.3 $320
2002 $219.1 $313
2003 $289.1 $355
2004 $446 $409
2005 $838 $466
2006 $907 $579
2007 $980 $697
2008 $1,166 $886
2009 $1,036 $935
2010 $1,142 $1,126
2011 $1,308 $1,362
2012 $1,354 $1,564
2013 $1,305 $1,813
2014 $1,279 $1,981
2015 $994 $2,121
2016 $862 $2,303
2017 $854 $2,432
2018 $949 $2,545
2019 $893 $2,589
2020 $867 $2,584
2021 $946 $2,526
2022 $966 $2,046
2023 $989 $2,067
2024 $1,016 $2,124

Chad vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Chad

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Chad Laos
1950 35.2 38.9
1951 35.5 39.2
1952 35.9 39.4
1953 36.3 39.7
1954 36.8 40
1955 37.3 40.3
1956 37.9 40.6
1957 38.3 40.9
1958 38.7 41.2
1959 39 40.7
1960 39.2 41
1961 39.4 41.3
1962 39.6 42.3
1963 39.9 41.5
1964 40.1 41.9
1965 40.1 42.2
1966 40.1 42.3
1967 40.4 42.9
1968 40.7 43.2
1969 41 43.5
1970 41.4 43.8
1971 40.9 44.1
1972 41.9 44.4
1973 42.4 44.7
1974 42.6 45.9
1975 42.7 46.1
1976 42.7 46
1977 42.9 46.4
1978 43 46.8
1979 43.2 47.5
1980 43.5 48.6
1981 43.5 49.2
1982 43.9 49.9
1983 44.4 50.5
1984 44.7 51
1985 45.3 51.6
1986 45.6 52.1
1987 43.1 52.6
1988 46.4 53.1
1989 46.4 53.6
1990 45.1 54
1991 46.6 54.7
1992 46.8 55.1
1993 47 55.6
1994 47.1 55.8
1995 47.5 56.3
1996 47.6 56.8
1997 47.8 57.3
1998 47.8 57.5
1999 47.9 57.9
2000 47.9 58.3
2001 48.3 58.9
2002 48.4 59.3
2003 48.6 59.6
2004 48.7 60.1
2005 48.9 60.7
2006 48.7 61.1
2007 49.2 61.7
2008 49.5 62.2
2009 49.8 63
2010 50.1 63.7
2011 50.4 64.5
2012 50.8 65.1
2013 51.1 65.7
2014 51.1 66.3
2015 51.3 66.7
2016 51.6 67
2017 51.9 67.3
2018 52.4 67.6
2019 53 67.9
2020 53.1 68.3
2021 53.1 67.8
2022 54.5 68.7
2023 55.1 69
2024 55.2 69.2
2025 55.4 69.5

Chad and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Chad

Laos
Year Population
Chad Laos
1960 3,049,838 2,121,514
1961 3,111,947 2,169,796
1962 3,175,598 2,219,910
1963 3,240,905 2,271,061
1964 3,307,479 2,322,826
1965 3,374,220 2,376,200
1966 3,440,903 2,431,084
1967 3,508,512 2,487,715
1968 3,578,231 2,546,377
1969 3,651,113 2,606,959
1970 3,727,828 2,669,702
1971 3,807,316 2,734,628
1972 3,893,252 2,801,660
1973 3,985,909 2,870,573
1974 4,078,356 2,939,761
1975 4,167,234 3,005,521
1976 4,251,297 3,064,876
1977 4,331,667 3,118,923
1978 4,411,366 3,171,740
1979 4,505,384 3,228,202
1980 4,515,453 3,292,573
1981 4,520,959 3,366,631
1982 4,738,483 3,450,026
1983 4,979,130 3,541,001
1984 5,045,145 3,637,843
1985 5,096,269 3,739,985
1986 5,251,069 3,846,715
1987 5,438,309 3,957,612
1988 5,625,602 4,072,601
1989 5,819,586 4,190,974
1990 5,982,833 4,311,955
1991 6,205,676 4,435,118
1992 6,474,656 4,559,646
1993 6,629,146 4,685,060
1994 6,783,450 4,809,220
1995 7,089,064 4,929,409
1996 7,410,108 5,045,678
1997 7,670,366 5,152,011
1998 7,938,840 5,248,266
1999 8,222,705 5,340,784
2000 8,512,093 5,431,212
2001 8,804,124 5,521,482
2002 9,116,192 5,610,889
2003 9,487,833 5,697,945
2004 9,920,036 5,781,626
2005 10,328,092 5,869,523
2006 10,706,424 5,963,200
2007 11,081,660 6,056,236
2008 11,476,296 6,148,969
2009 11,893,754 6,241,642
2010 12,312,575 6,334,194
2011 12,754,997 6,426,590
2012 13,210,998 6,518,978
2013 13,691,079 6,611,385
2014 14,188,678 6,703,172
2015 14,647,621 6,801,645
2016 15,114,655 6,908,802
2017 15,622,759 7,018,147
2018 16,156,531 7,128,045
2019 16,685,223 7,237,636
2020 17,224,679 7,346,533
2021 17,828,273 7,453,194
2022 18,455,316 7,559,007
2023 19,319,064 7,664,993
2024 20,299,123 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Chad and Laos

Fertility rate
Chad

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Chad Laos
1960 6.25 6.29
1961 6.27 6.31
1962 6.29 6.31
1963 6.3 6.32
1964 6.32 6.31
1965 6.34 6.32
1966 6.36 6.31
1967 6.39 6.31
1968 6.43 6.3
1969 6.48 6.3
1970 6.53 6.31
1971 6.58 6.3
1972 6.85 6.28
1973 6.87 6.28
1974 6.86 6.29
1975 6.88 6.29
1976 6.89 6.29
1977 6.9 6.29
1978 6.89 6.3
1979 6.91 6.31
1980 6.91 6.33
1981 6.94 6.35
1982 6.96 6.37
1983 6.98 6.38
1984 7.02 6.37
1985 7.04 6.33
1986 7.07 6.26
1987 7.11 6.21
1988 7.15 6.16
1989 7.19 6.1
1990 7.22 6.06
1991 7.26 5.99
1992 7.3 5.9
1993 7.34 5.8
1994 7.31 5.6
1995 7.29 5.36
1996 7.29 5.15
1997 7.27 4.96
1998 7.27 4.79
1999 7.26 4.64
2000 7.25 4.43
2001 7.23 4.29
2002 7.2 4.13
2003 7.18 4.02
2004 7.16 3.9
2005 7.13 3.69
2006 7.12 3.56
2007 7.09 3.44
2008 7.06 3.33
2009 7.02 3.23
2010 6.99 3.14
2011 6.95 3.05
2012 6.91 2.95
2013 6.84 2.87
2014 6.78 2.8
2015 6.71 2.8
2016 6.62 2.74
2017 6.54 2.69
2018 6.46 2.63
2019 6.41 2.59
2020 6.35 2.54
2021 6.26 2.49
2022 6.22 2.46
2023 6.12 2.42

Chad and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Chad

Laos
Year Median age, years
Chad Laos
1960 19.9 19.2
1961 19.8 19.2
1962 19.6 19.1
1963 19.5 19
1964 19.4 19
1965 19.2 18.9
1966 19.1 18.9
1967 19 18.9
1968 18.8 18.8
1969 18.7 18.8
1970 18.6 18.7
1971 18.5 18.7
1972 18.3 18.7
1973 18.2 18.7
1974 18 18.6
1975 17.9 18.5
1976 17.7 18.4
1977 17.5 18.3
1978 17.3 18.1
1979 17.1 18
1980 16.7 17.9
1981 16.2 17.9
1982 16.6 17.8
1983 17 17.8
1984 16.7 17.8
1985 16.3 17.8
1986 16.3 17.8
1987 16.4 17.8
1988 16.5 17.9
1989 16.5 17.9
1990 16.3 17.9
1991 16.3 17.9
1992 16.4 17.9
1993 16.2 17.9
1994 15.9 17.9
1995 16 17.9
1996 16.1 17.9
1997 15.9 18
1998 15.8 18
1999 15.7 18
2000 15.6 18.1
2001 15.5 18.2
2002 15.4 18.4
2003 15.5 18.5
2004 15.7 18.7
2005 15.7 18.9
2006 15.7 19.2
2007 15.6 19.6
2008 15.6 20
2009 15.6 20.5
2010 15.6 21
2011 15.6 21.4
2012 15.6 21.9
2013 15.7 22.3
2014 15.7 22.7
2015 15.7 23
2016 15.7 23.3
2017 15.8 23.6
2018 15.8 23.8
2019 15.9 24.1
2020 16 24.4
2021 16.1 24.7
2022 16.2 25
2023 16.5 25.3
2024 16.8 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Chad Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$19.7B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.2%
2023
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
45,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.54%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.14%
2018
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
31.6%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.2
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2022
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
3%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$1.05B
2023
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
10,399
2020
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
20.9%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Chad Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
198.5 kg
2022
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2022
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.57 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
70%
2022
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.02%
2022
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-177.8%
2022
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
14.5 kWh
2022
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.64%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
12%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Chad Laos
% of world population
0.25%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
+204,040
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
24.7%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
2
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
11
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.04
2015
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.4
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
27.3%
2022
75.6%
2023
English speaking
0%
2025
6%
2025
People using the Internet
13.2%
2023
63.6%
2023

Health

Chad Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$40.2
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$23.4
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.7%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.09
2022
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
18.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
748
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
101.1
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
7.01%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.3%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
1
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.4%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.91 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Chad Laos
% of world land
0.85%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
23,951 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
194,353 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,368 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,855 mi
2018
24,598 mi
2009

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