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Dominican Republic vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Dominican Republic has a population of 11.4M (ranked 85/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). The Dominican Republic's land area is 18,609 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 127th vs. 79th).

By GDP, The Dominican Republic ranks 65/197 ($124B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, The Dominican Republic ranks 83/197 ($10,876), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Dominican Republic Laos
Population
11591984
7954155
Population rank 84/197 103/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 65/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$10,876
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 83/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,541
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$73.1B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.2%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,394
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 72/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,703
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
18,609 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
614 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
29 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Dominican Republic and Laos: Comparison Charts

Dominican Republic and Laos economies compared

GDP
Dominican Republic

Laos
Year GDP
Dominican Republic Laos
1960 $672,399,700 -
1961 $654,100,200 -
1962 $824,100,000 -
1963 $940,799,900 -
1964 $1,025,599,900 -
1965 $888,100,000 -
1966 $983,900,000 -
1967 $1,034,800,000 -
1968 $1,079,100,000 -
1969 $1,230,500,000 -
1970 $1,485,500,000 -
1971 $1,666,500,000 -
1972 $1,987,400,000 -
1973 $2,344,800,000 -
1974 $2,925,700,000 -
1975 $3,599,200,000 -
1976 $3,951,500,000 -
1977 $4,587,100,000 -
1978 $4,734,400,000 -
1979 $5,498,800,000 -
1980 $6,761,300,000 -
1981 $7,561,300,000 -
1982 $8,267,400,000 -
1983 $9,220,600,000 -
1984 $11,594,000,000 $1,757,142,856
1985 $5,044,579,979 $2,366,666,616
1986 $6,122,128,558 $1,776,842,097
1987 $5,827,050,753 $1,087,273,104
1988 $5,374,299,981 $598,961,269
1989 $6,686,593,060 $714,046,821
1990 $7,073,675,545 $865,559,879
1991 $9,824,483,340 $1,028,087,972
1992 $11,605,382,504 $1,127,806,945
1993 $13,081,042,400 $1,327,748,690
1994 $14,644,734,599 $1,543,606,345
1995 $16,637,370,839 $1,763,536,305
1996 $18,241,622,548 $1,873,671,550
1997 $20,017,450,041 $1,747,011,857
1998 $21,672,215,547 $1,280,177,839
1999 $22,136,579,397 $1,454,430,642
2000 $24,305,780,629 $1,731,198,022
2001 $25,601,823,688 $1,768,619,058
2002 $27,137,440,786 $1,758,176,653
2003 $21,403,167,848 $2,023,324,407
2004 $22,322,387,382 $2,366,398,120
2005 $35,777,560,684 $2,735,558,735
2006 $37,879,830,084 $3,455,030,061
2007 $43,965,458,509 $4,223,152,739
2008 $48,091,433,554 $5,446,433,157
2009 $48,223,781,477 $5,836,137,330
2010 $53,801,053,353 $7,131,771,015
2011 $57,948,261,616 $8,750,104,617
2012 $60,561,635,556 $10,192,846,339
2013 $62,555,417,415 $11,983,252,627
2014 $67,014,329,100 $13,279,245,886
2015 $70,966,782,572 $14,426,380,126
2016 $75,552,902,636 $15,912,501,723
2017 $79,070,274,743 $17,071,155,481
2018 $84,994,732,049 $18,141,641,090
2019 $89,146,130,745 $18,740,561,513
2020 $78,546,672,407 $18,981,805,250
2021 $94,850,719,517 $18,827,148,531
2022 $113,478,087,135 $15,468,785,204
2023 $120,456,239,154 $15,843,155,731
2024 $124,282,245,639 $16,502,933,121

Dominican Republic and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominican Republic

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Dominican Republic Laos
1960 $205.7 -
1961 $193.9 -
1962 $236.8 -
1963 $262.2 -
1964 $277.3 -
1965 $233.2 -
1966 $250.9 -
1967 $256.2 -
1968 $259.6 -
1969 $287.7 -
1970 $338 -
1971 $368 -
1972 $427 -
1973 $490 -
1974 $595 -
1975 $713 -
1976 $763 -
1977 $863 -
1978 $868 -
1979 $984 -
1980 $1,180 -
1981 $1,288 -
1982 $1,376 -
1983 $1,500 -
1984 $1,844 $483
1985 $784 $633
1986 $932 $462
1987 $868 $274.7
1988 $784 $147.1
1989 $955 $170.4
1990 $989 $200.7
1991 $1,346 $231.8
1992 $1,558 $247.3
1993 $1,722 $283.4
1994 $1,892 $321
1995 $2,109 $358
1996 $2,271 $371
1997 $2,449 $339
1998 $2,608 $243.9
1999 $2,621 $272.3
2000 $2,831 $319
2001 $2,936 $320
2002 $3,066 $313
2003 $2,383 $355
2004 $2,452 $409
2005 $3,878 $466
2006 $4,055 $579
2007 $4,650 $697
2008 $5,024 $886
2009 $4,974 $935
2010 $5,479 $1,126
2011 $5,827 $1,362
2012 $6,014 $1,564
2013 $6,137 $1,813
2014 $6,496 $1,981
2015 $6,801 $2,121
2016 $7,160 $2,303
2017 $7,413 $2,432
2018 $7,883 $2,545
2019 $8,183 $2,589
2020 $7,135 $2,584
2021 $8,527 $2,526
2022 $10,104 $2,046
2023 $10,630 $2,067
2024 $10,876 $2,124

Dominican Republic vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominican Republic

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominican Republic Laos
1950 44.1 38.9
1951 44.8 39.2
1952 45.6 39.4
1953 46.3 39.7
1954 47.1 40
1955 47.9 40.3
1956 48.7 40.6
1957 49.5 40.9
1958 50.2 41.2
1959 51 40.7
1960 51.7 41
1961 52.4 41.3
1962 53.2 42.3
1963 53.8 41.5
1964 54.7 41.9
1965 52.8 42.2
1966 56 42.3
1967 56.6 42.9
1968 57.3 43.2
1969 57.9 43.5
1970 58.5 43.8
1971 59.1 44.1
1972 59.7 44.4
1973 60.2 44.7
1974 60.8 45.9
1975 61.3 46.1
1976 61.7 46
1977 62.2 46.4
1978 62.6 46.8
1979 62.4 47.5
1980 63.4 48.6
1981 63.8 49.2
1982 64.2 49.9
1983 64.6 50.5
1984 65.1 51
1985 65.6 51.6
1986 66.1 52.1
1987 66.5 52.6
1988 66.9 53.1
1989 67.3 53.6
1990 67.7 54
1991 68.2 54.7
1992 68.5 55.1
1993 68.9 55.6
1994 69.2 55.8
1995 69.4 56.3
1996 69.6 56.8
1997 69.8 57.3
1998 69.9 57.5
1999 70.2 57.9
2000 70.4 58.3
2001 70.6 58.9
2002 70.7 59.3
2003 70.9 59.6
2004 70.7 60.1
2005 71 60.7
2006 71.1 61.1
2007 71.1 61.7
2008 71.3 62.2
2009 71.6 63
2010 72 63.7
2011 72.5 64.5
2012 72.8 65.1
2013 73 65.7
2014 73.1 66.3
2015 73 66.7
2016 72.9 67
2017 73.4 67.3
2018 73.6 67.6
2019 73.1 67.9
2020 72.6 68.3
2021 71.8 67.8
2022 74.2 68.7
2023 73.7 69
2024 73.9 69.2
2025 74 69.5

Dominican Republic and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominican Republic

Laos
Year Population
Dominican Republic Laos
1960 3,268,336 2,121,514
1961 3,373,233 2,169,796
1962 3,479,936 2,219,910
1963 3,588,287 2,271,061
1964 3,698,559 2,322,826
1965 3,808,963 2,376,200
1966 3,921,847 2,431,084
1967 4,038,928 2,487,715
1968 4,157,189 2,546,377
1969 4,277,035 2,606,959
1970 4,399,290 2,669,702
1971 4,524,234 2,734,628
1972 4,651,883 2,801,660
1973 4,782,227 2,870,573
1974 4,914,197 2,939,761
1975 5,046,776 3,005,521
1976 5,180,404 3,064,876
1977 5,315,443 3,118,923
1978 5,451,882 3,171,740
1979 5,589,690 3,228,202
1980 5,729,037 3,292,573
1981 5,868,453 3,366,631
1982 6,007,114 3,450,026
1983 6,147,248 3,541,001
1984 6,289,040 3,637,843
1985 6,430,404 3,739,985
1986 6,571,208 3,846,715
1987 6,712,515 3,957,612
1988 6,855,734 4,072,601
1989 7,002,295 4,190,974
1990 7,151,166 4,311,955
1991 7,299,853 4,435,118
1992 7,447,474 4,559,646
1993 7,594,572 4,685,060
1994 7,741,694 4,809,220
1995 7,888,115 4,929,409
1996 8,032,894 5,045,678
1997 8,174,078 5,152,011
1998 8,310,362 5,248,266
1999 8,446,208 5,340,784
2000 8,584,190 5,431,212
2001 8,720,283 5,521,482
2002 8,852,235 5,610,889
2003 8,980,620 5,697,945
2004 9,104,892 5,781,626
2005 9,225,034 5,869,523
2006 9,341,183 5,963,200
2007 9,455,658 6,056,236
2008 9,573,130 6,148,969
2009 9,695,265 6,241,642
2010 9,820,175 6,334,194
2011 9,945,621 6,426,590
2012 10,070,411 6,518,978
2013 10,193,833 6,611,385
2014 10,315,528 6,703,172
2015 10,434,829 6,801,645
2016 10,551,430 6,908,802
2017 10,666,843 7,018,147
2018 10,782,053 7,128,045
2019 10,894,043 7,237,636
2020 11,008,300 7,346,533
2021 11,123,476 7,453,194
2022 11,230,734 7,559,007
2023 11,331,265 7,664,993
2024 11,427,557 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Dominican Republic and Laos

Fertility rate
Dominican Republic

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Dominican Republic Laos
1960 7.56 6.29
1961 7.49 6.31
1962 7.4 6.31
1963 7.3 6.32
1964 7.19 6.31
1965 7.05 6.32
1966 6.95 6.31
1967 6.76 6.31
1968 6.55 6.3
1969 6.37 6.3
1970 6.18 6.31
1971 6.01 6.3
1972 5.84 6.28
1973 5.67 6.28
1974 5.44 6.29
1975 5.24 6.29
1976 5.05 6.29
1977 4.84 6.29
1978 4.64 6.3
1979 4.47 6.31
1980 4.3 6.33
1981 4.15 6.35
1982 4.01 6.37
1983 3.95 6.38
1984 3.82 6.37
1985 3.69 6.33
1986 3.6 6.26
1987 3.53 6.21
1988 3.5 6.16
1989 3.48 6.1
1990 3.41 6.06
1991 3.35 5.99
1992 3.29 5.9
1993 3.23 5.8
1994 3.16 5.6
1995 3.1 5.36
1996 3.04 5.15
1997 2.92 4.96
1998 2.84 4.79
1999 2.85 4.64
2000 2.87 4.43
2001 2.83 4.29
2002 2.76 4.13
2003 2.7 4.02
2004 2.64 3.9
2005 2.57 3.69
2006 2.51 3.56
2007 2.51 3.44
2008 2.55 3.33
2009 2.57 3.23
2010 2.56 3.14
2011 2.53 3.05
2012 2.5 2.95
2013 2.47 2.87
2014 2.45 2.8
2015 2.43 2.8
2016 2.41 2.74
2017 2.4 2.69
2018 2.4 2.63
2019 2.37 2.59
2020 2.33 2.54
2021 2.29 2.49
2022 2.27 2.46
2023 2.24 2.42

Dominican Republic and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Dominican Republic

Laos
Year Median age, years
Dominican Republic Laos
1960 15.7 19.2
1961 15.6 19.2
1962 15.5 19.1
1963 15.4 19
1964 15.3 19
1965 15.3 18.9
1966 15.3 18.9
1967 15.4 18.9
1968 15.5 18.8
1969 15.6 18.8
1970 15.8 18.7
1971 16 18.7
1972 16.2 18.7
1973 16.4 18.7
1974 16.5 18.6
1975 16.8 18.5
1976 17 18.4
1977 17.2 18.3
1978 17.4 18.1
1979 17.6 18
1980 17.8 17.9
1981 18 17.9
1982 18.3 17.8
1983 18.5 17.8
1984 18.7 17.8
1985 18.9 17.8
1986 19.1 17.8
1987 19.3 17.8
1988 19.5 17.9
1989 19.7 17.9
1990 19.9 17.9
1991 20.1 17.9
1992 20.3 17.9
1993 20.5 17.9
1994 20.7 17.9
1995 20.9 17.9
1996 21.1 17.9
1997 21.4 18
1998 21.6 18
1999 21.9 18
2000 22.1 18.1
2001 22.4 18.2
2002 22.6 18.4
2003 22.9 18.5
2004 23.1 18.7
2005 23.4 18.9
2006 23.7 19.2
2007 24 19.6
2008 24.2 20
2009 24.5 20.5
2010 24.7 21
2011 25 21.4
2012 25.3 21.9
2013 25.6 22.3
2014 25.9 22.7
2015 26.2 23
2016 26.5 23.3
2017 26.8 23.6
2018 27.1 23.8
2019 27.4 24.1
2020 27.7 24.4
2021 28 24.7
2022 28.3 25
2023 28.7 25.3
2024 29 25.6

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Finance

Dominican Republic Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.76%
2023
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.74%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.16%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.31%
2024
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
59.8%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.7%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.3
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2024
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2024
3%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$13.5B
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$11.2B
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,748,000
2020
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
37.7%
2018
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
64.8%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Dominican Republic Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
950 kg
2022
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25.9
2022
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
31.4 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.77 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.4%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
14.8%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.51%
2022
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
94.4%
2022
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,717 kWh
2022
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.5%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.06%
2022
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Dominican Republic Laos
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
-34,806
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
85%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.5
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
36
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.4
2022
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
64.6
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
85
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2024
75.6%
2023
English speaking
0.15%
2025
6%
2025
People using the Internet
91%
2024
63.6%
2023

Health

Dominican Republic Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$462
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$127.5
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.33%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.24
2022
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
124
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
31.4
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
30.3%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.6%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.5 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Dominican Republic Laos
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
1,628 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,301 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,372 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,244 mi
2002
24,598 mi
2009

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