Costa Rica vs Laos statistics compared

Costa Rica has a population of 5.13M (ranked 126/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Costa Rica's land area is 19,714 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 126th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Costa Rica and Laos: Comparison Charts

Costa Rica and Laos economies compared

GDP

Costa Rica

Laos

Table

Year	GDP
	Costa Rica	Laos
1960	$507,513,830	-
1961	$490,325,182	-
1962	$479,180,824	-
1963	$511,902,137	-
1964	$542,578,367	-
1965	$592,981,162	-
1966	$647,305,630	-
1967	$699,456,619	-
1968	$773,841,494	-
1969	$853,630,204	-
1970	$984,830,158	-
1971	$1,077,147,538	-
1972	$1,238,251,696	-
1973	$1,528,925,846	-
1974	$1,666,544,754	-
1975	$1,960,863,466	-
1976	$2,412,555,426	-
1977	$3,072,427,013	-
1978	$3,523,208,810	-
1979	$4,035,519,323	-
1980	$4,831,447,001	-
1981	$2,623,803,096	-
1982	$2,606,623,555	-
1983	$3,146,772,631	-
1984	$3,660,477,856	$1,757,142,856
1985	$3,919,203,960	$2,366,666,616
1986	$4,418,983,871	$1,776,842,097
1987	$4,532,952,047	$1,087,273,104
1988	$4,614,629,898	$598,961,269
1989	$5,251,025,767	$714,046,821
1990	$5,711,687,787	$865,559,879
1991	$7,215,725,487	$1,028,087,972
1992	$8,579,754,758	$1,127,806,945
1993	$9,564,815,975	$1,327,748,690
1994	$10,489,903,725	$1,543,606,345
1995	$11,578,594,260	$1,763,536,305
1996	$11,678,424,507	$1,873,671,550
1997	$12,614,602,382	$1,747,011,857
1998	$13,684,255,947	$1,280,177,839
1999	$14,254,866,285	$1,454,430,642
2000	$15,013,629,662	$1,731,198,022
2001	$15,976,174,337	$1,768,619,058
2002	$16,578,820,687	$1,758,176,653
2003	$17,271,760,507	$2,023,324,407
2004	$18,610,594,846	$2,366,398,120
2005	$20,040,642,477	$2,735,558,735
2006	$22,715,540,324	$3,455,030,061
2007	$26,884,700,709	$4,223,152,739
2008	$30,801,745,700	$5,446,433,157
2009	$30,745,714,313	$5,836,137,330
2010	$37,658,616,952	$7,131,771,015
2011	$42,762,613,699	$8,750,104,617
2012	$47,231,655,432	$10,192,846,339
2013	$50,949,668,842	$11,983,252,627
2014	$52,016,408,854	$13,279,245,886
2015	$56,441,920,821	$14,426,380,126
2016	$58,847,019,610	$15,912,501,723
2017	$60,516,044,657	$17,071,155,481
2018	$62,420,164,992	$18,141,641,090
2019	$64,417,670,521	$18,740,561,513
2020	$62,395,610,760	$18,981,805,250
2021	$64,960,725,734	$18,827,148,531
2022	$69,243,626,029	$15,468,785,204
2023	$86,497,941,439	$15,843,155,731
2024	$95,350,423,177	$16,502,933,121

Costa Rica and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita

Costa Rica

Laos

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Costa Rica	Laos
1960	$382	-
1961	$356	-
1962	$335	-
1963	$346	-
1964	$354	-
1965	$374	-
1966	$395	-
1967	$414	-
1968	$445	-
1969	$477	-
1970	$536	-
1971	$570	-
1972	$639	-
1973	$769	-
1974	$817	-
1975	$937	-
1976	$1,123	-
1977	$1,393	-
1978	$1,556	-
1979	$1,735	-
1980	$2,021	-
1981	$1,068	-
1982	$1,032	-
1983	$1,213	-
1984	$1,372	$483
1985	$1,429	$633
1986	$1,569	$462
1987	$1,567	$274.7
1988	$1,555	$147.1
1989	$1,725	$170.4
1990	$1,830	$200.7
1991	$2,253	$231.8
1992	$2,612	$247.3
1993	$2,840	$283.4
1994	$3,040	$321
1995	$3,275	$358
1996	$3,227	$371
1997	$3,408	$339
1998	$3,617	$243.9
1999	$3,691	$272.3
2000	$3,813	$319
2001	$3,985	$320
2002	$4,068	$313
2003	$4,173	$355
2004	$4,431	$409
2005	$4,703	$466
2006	$5,257	$579
2007	$6,138	$697
2008	$6,937	$886
2009	$6,833	$935
2010	$8,266	$1,126
2011	$9,276	$1,362
2012	$10,127	$1,564
2013	$10,803	$1,813
2014	$10,911	$1,981
2015	$11,715	$2,121
2016	$12,091	$2,303
2017	$12,317	$2,432
2018	$12,590	$2,545
2019	$12,885	$2,589
2020	$12,394	$2,584
2021	$12,838	$2,526
2022	$13,626	$2,046
2023	$16,942	$2,067
2024	$18,587	$2,124

Costa Rica vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Costa Rica

Laos

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Costa Rica	Laos
1950	57.5	38.9
1951	57.8	39.2
1952	58.1	39.4
1953	59.1	39.7
1954	59.9	40
1955	60.5	40.3
1956	61.2	40.6
1957	61.6	40.9
1958	62.3	41.2
1959	62.9	40.7
1960	63.5	41
1961	63.9	41.3
1962	64.2	42.3
1963	64.3	41.5
1964	64.5	41.9
1965	64.8	42.2
1966	65.1	42.3
1967	65.6	42.9
1968	65.8	43.2
1969	66.4	43.5
1970	66.8	43.8
1971	67.4	44.1
1972	68	44.4
1973	68.7	44.7
1974	69.4	45.9
1975	70.3	46.1
1976	70.9	46
1977	71.5	46.4
1978	72	46.8
1979	72.5	47.5
1980	73	48.6
1981	73.4	49.2
1982	73.9	49.9
1983	74.2	50.5
1984	74.6	51
1985	74.8	51.6
1986	74.9	52.1
1987	75.2	52.6
1988	75.5	53.1
1989	75.9	53.6
1990	76.1	54
1991	76.2	54.7
1992	76.4	55.1
1993	76.3	55.6
1994	76.3	55.8
1995	76.4	56.3
1996	76.4	56.8
1997	76.6	57.3
1998	76.9	57.5
1999	77.1	57.9
2000	77.3	58.3
2001	77.6	58.9
2002	77.9	59.3
2003	78.2	59.6
2004	78.5	60.1
2005	78.9	60.7
2006	79	61.1
2007	79.1	61.7
2008	79.2	62.2
2009	79.4	63
2010	79.4	63.7
2011	79.6	64.5
2012	79.9	65.1
2013	80.2	65.7
2014	80.2	66.3
2015	80.4	66.7
2016	80	67
2017	80	67.3
2018	80.1	67.6
2019	80.3	67.9
2020	79.7	68.3
2021	78.1	67.8
2022	79.3	68.7
2023	80.8	69
2024	81	69.2
2025	81.2	69.5

Costa Rica and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population

Costa Rica

Laos

Table

Year	Population
	Costa Rica	Laos
1960	1,327,496	2,121,514
1961	1,377,920	2,169,796
1962	1,429,445	2,219,910
1963	1,481,604	2,271,061
1964	1,533,960	2,322,826
1965	1,586,208	2,376,200
1966	1,638,116	2,431,084
1967	1,689,523	2,487,715
1968	1,739,731	2,546,377
1969	1,789,276	2,606,959
1970	1,838,949	2,669,702
1971	1,888,539	2,734,628
1972	1,938,248	2,801,660
1973	1,988,343	2,870,573
1974	2,039,643	2,939,761
1975	2,092,719	3,005,521
1976	2,147,774	3,064,876
1977	2,205,025	3,118,923
1978	2,264,510	3,171,740
1979	2,326,490	3,228,202
1980	2,390,633	3,292,573
1981	2,456,637	3,366,631
1982	2,524,806	3,450,026
1983	2,595,153	3,541,001
1984	2,667,595	3,637,843
1985	2,741,894	3,739,985
1986	2,817,216	3,846,715
1987	2,892,699	3,957,612
1988	2,968,103	4,072,601
1989	3,043,827	4,190,974
1990	3,121,706	4,311,955
1991	3,202,176	4,435,118
1992	3,284,258	4,559,646
1993	3,367,434	4,685,060
1994	3,451,122	4,809,220
1995	3,535,176	4,929,409
1996	3,619,013	5,045,678
1997	3,701,711	5,152,011
1998	3,782,838	5,248,266
1999	3,862,101	5,340,784
2000	3,937,739	5,431,212
2001	4,008,947	5,521,482
2002	4,075,705	5,610,889
2003	4,138,784	5,697,945
2004	4,200,078	5,781,626
2005	4,261,240	5,869,523
2006	4,321,340	5,963,200
2007	4,380,248	6,056,236
2008	4,440,056	6,148,969
2009	4,499,791	6,241,642
2010	4,555,962	6,334,194
2011	4,609,833	6,426,590
2012	4,663,934	6,518,978
2013	4,716,147	6,611,385
2014	4,767,119	6,703,172
2015	4,818,038	6,801,645
2016	4,866,998	6,908,802
2017	4,913,177	7,018,147
2018	4,957,818	7,128,045
2019	4,999,553	7,237,636
2020	5,034,320	7,346,533
2021	5,059,988	7,453,194
2022	5,081,765	7,559,007
2023	5,105,525	7,664,993
2024	5,129,910	7,769,819

Fertility rates in Costa Rica and Laos

Fertility rate

Costa Rica

Laos

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Costa Rica	Laos
1960	6.71	6.29
1961	6.65	6.31
1962	6.54	6.31
1963	6.39	6.32
1964	6.19	6.31
1965	5.96	6.32
1966	5.7	6.31
1967	5.42	6.31
1968	5.03	6.3
1969	4.84	6.3
1970	4.59	6.31
1971	4.36	6.3
1972	4.16	6.28
1973	3.99	6.28
1974	3.89	6.29
1975	3.8	6.29
1976	3.75	6.29
1977	3.7	6.29
1978	3.66	6.3
1979	3.65	6.31
1980	3.58	6.33
1981	3.56	6.35
1982	3.54	6.37
1983	3.53	6.38
1984	3.52	6.37
1985	3.51	6.33
1986	3.45	6.26
1987	3.38	6.21
1988	3.31	6.16
1989	3.24	6.1
1990	3.17	6.06
1991	3.08	5.99
1992	3	5.9
1993	2.93	5.8
1994	2.86	5.6
1995	2.78	5.36
1996	2.68	5.15
1997	2.59	4.96
1998	2.53	4.79
1999	2.48	4.64
2000	2.41	4.43
2001	2.31	4.29
2002	2.16	4.13
2003	2.08	4.02
2004	2.03	3.9
2005	2.04	3.69
2006	1.94	3.56
2007	1.95	3.44
2008	1.98	3.33
2009	1.95	3.23
2010	1.83	3.14
2011	1.88	3.05
2012	1.85	2.95
2013	1.78	2.87
2014	1.8	2.8
2015	1.8	2.8
2016	1.75	2.74
2017	1.71	2.69
2018	1.71	2.63
2019	1.6	2.59
2020	1.45	2.54
2021	1.35	2.49
2022	1.34	2.46
2023	1.33	2.42

Costa Rica and Laos demographics compared

Median age

Costa Rica

Laos

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Costa Rica	Laos
1960	16.8	19.2
1961	16.8	19.2
1962	16.7	19.1
1963	16.7	19
1964	16.7	19
1965	16.7	18.9
1966	16.8	18.9
1967	16.9	18.9
1968	17.1	18.8
1969	17.3	18.8
1970	17.6	18.7
1971	17.8	18.7
1972	18.1	18.7
1973	18.4	18.7
1974	18.6	18.6
1975	18.9	18.5
1976	19.2	18.4
1977	19.5	18.3
1978	19.7	18.1
1979	20	18
1980	20.3	17.9
1981	20.6	17.9
1982	20.9	17.8
1983	21.2	17.8
1984	21.4	17.8
1985	21.6	17.8
1986	21.8	17.8
1987	22.1	17.8
1988	22.3	17.9
1989	22.5	17.9
1990	22.7	17.9
1991	22.9	17.9
1992	23.2	17.9
1993	23.4	17.9
1994	23.6	17.9
1995	23.9	17.9
1996	24.1	17.9
1997	24.4	18
1998	24.7	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	18.9
2006	27.4	19.2
2007	27.8	19.6
2008	28.2	20
2009	28.6	20.5
2010	29	21
2011	29.4	21.4
2012	29.8	21.9
2013	30.3	22.3
2014	30.7	22.7
2015	31.2	23
2016	31.7	23.3
2017	32.1	23.6
2018	32.6	23.8
2019	33	24.1
2020	33.5	24.4
2021	34	24.7
2022	34.5	25
2023	35.1	25.3
2024	35.6	25.6

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