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Dominica vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Dominica has a population of 66.2K (ranked 188/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Dominica's land area is 289.6 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 175th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Dominica ranks 190/197 ($689M) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Dominica ranks 84/197 ($10,405), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Dominica Laos
Population
65870
7954155
Population rank 188/197 103/197
GDP
$689M
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 190/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$10,405
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 84/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,301
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$719M
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
100.4%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,858
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 53/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,142
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
289.6 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
228.6 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.48
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
37 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Dominica and Laos: Comparison Charts

Dominica and Laos economies compared

GDP
Dominica

Laos
Year GDP
Dominica Laos
1977 $45,872,947 -
1978 $57,130,216 -
1979 $55,017,759 -
1980 $72,804,653 -
1981 $82,107,391 -
1982 $89,527,577 -
1983 $98,665,191 -
1984 $109,157,071 $1,757,142,856
1985 $119,491,933 $2,366,666,616
1986 $135,161,959 $1,776,842,097
1987 $151,868,754 $1,087,273,104
1988 $171,106,184 $598,961,269
1989 $185,137,243 $714,046,821
1990 $201,429,630 $865,559,879
1991 $219,762,963 $1,028,087,972
1992 $234,059,259 $1,127,806,945
1993 $245,525,926 $1,327,748,690
1994 $264,374,074 $1,543,606,345
1995 $274,522,222 $1,763,536,305
1996 $292,285,185 $1,873,671,550
1997 $302,988,889 $1,747,011,857
1998 $322,411,111 $1,280,177,839
1999 $331,759,259 $1,454,430,642
2000 $333,470,370 $1,731,198,022
2001 $377,462,963 $1,768,619,058
2002 $375,200,000 $1,758,176,653
2003 $373,318,519 $2,023,324,407
2004 $396,711,111 $2,366,398,120
2005 $391,455,556 $2,735,558,735
2006 $416,674,074 $3,455,030,061
2007 $444,685,185 $4,223,152,739
2008 $480,003,704 $5,446,433,157
2009 $515,618,519 $5,836,137,330
2010 $519,859,259 $7,131,771,015
2011 $532,081,481 $8,750,104,617
2012 $520,355,556 $10,192,846,339
2013 $545,325,926 $11,983,252,627
2014 $572,255,556 $13,279,245,886
2015 $583,177,778 $14,426,380,126
2016 $612,711,111 $15,912,501,723
2017 $563,355,556 $17,071,155,481
2018 $628,244,444 $18,141,641,090
2019 $644,259,259 $18,740,561,513
2020 $528,944,444 $18,981,805,250
2021 $562,911,111 $18,827,148,531
2022 $623,062,963 $15,468,785,204
2023 $659,311,111 $15,843,155,731
2024 $688,881,481 $16,502,933,121

Dominica and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominica

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Dominica Laos
1977 $634 -
1978 $786 -
1979 $754 -
1980 $996 -
1981 $1,125 -
1982 $1,232 -
1983 $1,363 -
1984 $1,515 $483
1985 $1,666 $633
1986 $1,893 $462
1987 $2,138 $274.7
1988 $2,423 $147.1
1989 $2,639 $170.4
1990 $2,893 $200.7
1991 $3,171 $231.8
1992 $3,376 $247.3
1993 $3,536 $283.4
1994 $3,805 $321
1995 $3,952 $358
1996 $4,211 $371
1997 $4,372 $339
1998 $4,664 $243.9
1999 $4,817 $272.3
2000 $4,867 $319
2001 $5,528 $320
2002 $5,488 $313
2003 $5,447 $355
2004 $5,779 $409
2005 $5,695 $466
2006 $6,056 $579
2007 $6,459 $697
2008 $6,971 $886
2009 $7,487 $935
2010 $7,550 $1,126
2011 $7,705 $1,362
2012 $7,529 $1,564
2013 $7,822 $1,813
2014 $8,132 $1,981
2015 $8,283 $2,121
2016 $8,803 $2,303
2017 $8,225 $2,432
2018 $9,215 $2,545
2019 $9,491 $2,589
2020 $7,828 $2,584
2021 $8,376 $2,526
2022 $9,324 $2,046
2023 $9,913 $2,067
2024 $10,405 $2,124

Dominica vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominica

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominica Laos
1950 44.5 38.9
1951 46.3 39.2
1952 48.2 39.4
1953 50 39.7
1954 51.7 40
1955 53.4 40.3
1956 55 40.6
1957 56.5 40.9
1958 57.9 41.2
1959 59.1 40.7
1960 60.1 41
1961 61 41.3
1962 61.9 42.3
1963 62.6 41.5
1964 63.3 41.9
1965 63.9 42.2
1966 64.5 42.3
1967 64.9 42.9
1968 65.3 43.2
1969 65.7 43.5
1970 66.2 43.8
1971 66.8 44.1
1972 67.5 44.4
1973 68.1 44.7
1974 68.6 45.9
1975 69.1 46.1
1976 69.4 46
1977 69.7 46.4
1978 70.1 46.8
1979 69.2 47.5
1980 71 48.6
1981 71.5 49.2
1982 71.7 49.9
1983 72 50.5
1984 71.9 51
1985 71.9 51.6
1986 71.7 52.1
1987 71.4 52.6
1988 71 53.1
1989 70.7 53.6
1990 70.5 54
1991 70.4 54.7
1992 70.5 55.1
1993 70.6 55.6
1994 70.8 55.8
1995 70.8 56.3
1996 71 56.8
1997 71.2 57.3
1998 71.4 57.5
1999 71.5 57.9
2000 71.7 58.3
2001 71.9 58.9
2002 71.9 59.3
2003 71.9 59.6
2004 72 60.1
2005 72 60.7
2006 72 61.1
2007 71.9 61.7
2008 71.9 62.2
2009 71.8 63
2010 71.7 63.7
2011 71.5 64.5
2012 71.4 65.1
2013 71.2 65.7
2014 71.2 66.3
2015 70 66.7
2016 71.2 67
2017 68.6 67.3
2018 71.4 67.6
2019 71.3 67.9
2020 71.3 68.3
2021 69.8 67.8
2022 71.1 68.7
2023 71.1 69
2024 71.3 69.2
2025 71.5 69.5

Dominica and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominica

Laos
Year Population
Dominica Laos
1960 59,372 2,121,514
1961 60,209 2,169,796
1962 60,948 2,219,910
1963 61,739 2,271,061
1964 62,587 2,322,826
1965 63,505 2,376,200
1966 64,507 2,431,084
1967 65,585 2,487,715
1968 66,732 2,546,377
1969 67,934 2,606,959
1970 68,908 2,669,702
1971 69,532 2,734,628
1972 70,060 2,801,660
1973 70,585 2,870,573
1974 71,091 2,939,761
1975 71,570 3,005,521
1976 72,017 3,064,876
1977 72,406 3,118,923
1978 72,724 3,171,740
1979 72,959 3,228,202
1980 73,083 3,292,573
1981 72,986 3,366,631
1982 72,688 3,450,026
1983 72,365 3,541,001
1984 72,056 3,637,843
1985 71,744 3,739,985
1986 71,406 3,846,715
1987 71,023 3,957,612
1988 70,608 4,072,601
1989 70,153 4,190,974
1990 69,627 4,311,955
1991 69,296 4,435,118
1992 69,325 4,559,646
1993 69,433 4,685,060
1994 69,477 4,809,220
1995 69,469 4,929,409
1996 69,410 5,045,678
1997 69,299 5,152,011
1998 69,124 5,248,266
1999 68,870 5,340,784
2000 68,511 5,431,212
2001 68,288 5,521,482
2002 68,367 5,610,889
2003 68,531 5,697,945
2004 68,649 5,781,626
2005 68,734 5,869,523
2006 68,806 5,963,200
2007 68,847 6,056,236
2008 68,854 6,148,969
2009 68,864 6,241,642
2010 68,859 6,334,194
2011 69,053 6,426,590
2012 69,118 6,518,978
2013 69,715 6,611,385
2014 70,373 6,703,172
2015 70,410 6,801,645
2016 69,606 6,908,802
2017 68,496 7,018,147
2018 68,174 7,128,045
2019 67,880 7,237,636
2020 67,573 7,346,533
2021 67,202 7,453,194
2022 66,826 7,559,007
2023 66,510 7,664,993
2024 66,205 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Dominica and Laos

Fertility rate
Dominica

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Dominica Laos
1960 6.18 6.29
1961 6.16 6.31
1962 6.12 6.31
1963 6.08 6.32
1964 6.03 6.31
1965 5.95 6.32
1966 5.86 6.31
1967 5.74 6.31
1968 5.59 6.3
1969 5.41 6.3
1970 5.22 6.31
1971 4.99 6.3
1972 4.67 6.28
1973 4.28 6.28
1974 3.84 6.29
1975 3.46 6.29
1976 3.19 6.29
1977 3.02 6.29
1978 2.96 6.3
1979 2.96 6.31
1980 3.04 6.33
1981 3.11 6.35
1982 3.17 6.37
1983 3.18 6.38
1984 3.15 6.37
1985 3.12 6.33
1986 3.08 6.26
1987 3.06 6.21
1988 3.06 6.16
1989 3.06 6.1
1990 3.09 6.06
1991 3.15 5.99
1992 3.18 5.9
1993 3.2 5.8
1994 2.96 5.6
1995 2.71 5.36
1996 2.55 5.15
1997 2.41 4.96
1998 2.32 4.79
1999 2.46 4.64
2000 2.35 4.43
2001 2.4 4.29
2002 2.16 4.13
2003 2.08 4.02
2004 2.02 3.9
2005 2 3.69
2006 2.07 3.56
2007 2.02 3.44
2008 1.97 3.33
2009 1.92 3.23
2010 1.89 3.14
2011 1.86 3.05
2012 1.83 2.95
2013 1.78 2.87
2014 1.71 2.8
2015 1.65 2.8
2016 1.58 2.74
2017 1.54 2.69
2018 1.52 2.63
2019 1.5 2.59
2020 1.5 2.54
2021 1.48 2.49
2022 1.48 2.46
2023 1.48 2.42

Dominica and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Dominica

Laos
Year Median age, years
Dominica Laos
1960 18 19.2
1961 17.8 19.2
1962 17.6 19.1
1963 17.4 19
1964 17.2 19
1965 16.9 18.9
1966 16.6 18.9
1967 16.3 18.9
1968 16 18.8
1969 15.7 18.8
1970 15.7 18.7
1971 15.9 18.7
1972 16.3 18.7
1973 16.6 18.7
1974 16.9 18.6
1975 17.2 18.5
1976 17.5 18.4
1977 17.8 18.3
1978 18.1 18.1
1979 18.4 18
1980 18.7 17.9
1981 19.1 17.9
1982 19.6 17.8
1983 20 17.8
1984 20.6 17.8
1985 21.1 17.8
1986 21.6 17.8
1987 22 17.8
1988 22.3 17.9
1989 22.6 17.9
1990 22.9 17.9
1991 23.2 17.9
1992 23.6 17.9
1993 24 17.9
1994 24.5 17.9
1995 25 17.9
1996 25.6 17.9
1997 26.1 18
1998 26.6 18
1999 27.1 18
2000 27.6 18.1
2001 28 18.2
2002 28.4 18.4
2003 28.8 18.5
2004 29.2 18.7
2005 29.6 18.9
2006 30 19.2
2007 30.3 19.6
2008 30.6 20
2009 31 20.5
2010 31.5 21
2011 31.6 21.4
2012 31.8 21.9
2013 31.4 22.3
2014 31.2 22.7
2015 31.6 23
2016 32.8 23.3
2017 34.1 23.6
2018 34.5 23.8
2019 35 24.1
2020 35.5 24.4
2021 35.9 24.7
2022 36.3 25
2023 36.6 25.3
2024 37 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Dominica Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$676M
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.6%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.39%
2024
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel n/a
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
11%
2001
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
56.9%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.9%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.3
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$156M
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$38.6M
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
140,000
2020
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
75.1%
2018
3.51%
2020
Banked people share n/a
37.7%
2024

Energy

Dominica Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
625 kg
2007
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.08 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.2 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.9%
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
20.3%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
19.5%
2021
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Dominica Laos
% of world population
0.0008%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
-200
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
72.3%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.91 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45.8
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
30
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
26.1
2022
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.9
2016
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
136
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2003
75.6%
2023
English speaking
94%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
83.8%
2023
63.6%
2023

Health

Dominica Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$574
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$157.8
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.44%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.12
2018
0.33
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.5
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
32.2%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.9%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
77
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.02 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Dominica Laos
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
4,374 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
96.5 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
184.8 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
940 mi
2018
24,598 mi
2009

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