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East Timor vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

East Timor has a population of 1.4M (ranked 152/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). East Timor's land area is 5,741 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 155th vs. 79th).

By GDP, East Timor ranks 180/197 ($1.88B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, East Timor ranks 166/197 ($1,343), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

East Timor Laos
Population
1433311
7954155
Population rank 152/197 103/197
GDP
$1.88B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 180/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$1,343
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 166/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,758
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$249M
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
13.9%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$177.7
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 182/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,668
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
5,741 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
244 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
22.4 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

East Timor and Laos: Comparison Charts

East Timor and Laos economies compared

GDP
East Timor

Laos
Year GDP
East Timor 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 $128,210,142 $865,559,879
1991 $147,713,000 $1,028,087,972
1992 $187,891,500 $1,127,806,945
1993 $216,914,400 $1,327,748,690
1994 $239,040,500 $1,543,606,345
1995 $262,819,900 $1,763,536,305
1996 $306,956,900 $1,873,671,550
1997 $319,972,700 $1,747,011,857
1998 $325,729,800 $1,280,177,839
1999 $225,357,600 $1,454,430,642
2000 $366,924,300 $1,731,198,022
2001 $477,443,500 $1,768,619,058
2002 $469,455,500 $1,758,176,653
2003 $490,439,100 $2,023,324,407
2004 $440,772,000 $2,366,398,120
2005 $462,268,000 $2,735,558,735
2006 $453,792,400 $3,455,030,061
2007 $542,795,400 $4,223,152,739
2008 $648,523,600 $5,446,433,157
2009 $726,937,800 $5,836,137,330
2010 $881,909,300 $7,131,771,015
2011 $1,042,534,600 $8,750,104,617
2012 $1,160,555,000 $10,192,846,339
2013 $1,395,727,400 $11,983,252,627
2014 $1,447,535,200 $13,279,245,886
2015 $1,590,282,400 $14,426,380,126
2016 $1,640,464,600 $15,912,501,723
2017 $1,584,878,400 $17,071,155,481
2018 $1,555,988,614 $18,141,641,090
2019 $2,032,550,389 $18,740,561,513
2020 $2,162,619,241 $18,981,805,250
2021 $3,624,889,673 $18,827,148,531
2022 $3,208,593,982 $15,468,785,204
2023 $2,079,916,909 $15,843,155,731
2024 $1,881,265,333 $16,502,933,121

East Timor and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
East Timor

Laos
Year GDP per capita
East Timor Laos
1984 - $483
1985 - $633
1986 - $462
1987 - $274.7
1988 - $147.1
1989 - $170.4
1990 $168.6 $200.7
1991 $189.8 $231.8
1992 $235.1 $247.3
1993 $264.1 $283.4
1994 $283.1 $321
1995 $303 $358
1996 $344 $371
1997 $349 $339
1998 $346 $243.9
1999 $270 $272.3
2000 $492 $319
2001 $588 $320
2002 $534 $313
2003 $535 $355
2004 $474 $409
2005 $487 $466
2006 $465 $579
2007 $540 $697
2008 $628 $886
2009 $687 $935
2010 $813 $1,126
2011 $939 $1,362
2012 $1,023 $1,564
2013 $1,205 $1,813
2014 $1,225 $1,981
2015 $1,320 $2,121
2016 $1,336 $2,303
2017 $1,266 $2,432
2018 $1,219 $2,545
2019 $1,562 $2,589
2020 $1,631 $2,584
2021 $2,685 $2,526
2022 $2,343 $2,046
2023 $1,503 $2,067
2024 $1,343 $2,124

East Timor vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
East Timor

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
East Timor Laos
1950 29.2 38.9
1951 29.5 39.2
1952 29.8 39.4
1953 30.1 39.7
1954 30.4 40
1955 30.7 40.3
1956 31 40.6
1957 31.3 40.9
1958 31.7 41.2
1959 32 40.7
1960 32.4 41
1961 32.8 41.3
1962 33.2 42.3
1963 33.7 41.5
1964 34.1 41.9
1965 34.7 42.2
1966 35.2 42.3
1967 35.7 42.9
1968 36.2 43.2
1969 36.8 43.5
1970 37.4 43.8
1971 37.9 44.1
1972 38.4 44.4
1973 39 44.7
1974 36.5 45.9
1975 24.3 46.1
1976 25.9 46
1977 24.9 46.4
1978 22.9 46.8
1979 24.2 47.5
1980 30.2 48.6
1981 31.2 49.2
1982 32.2 49.9
1983 32.7 50.5
1984 34.5 51
1985 34.3 51.6
1986 34.8 52.1
1987 36 52.6
1988 36 53.1
1989 44.8 53.6
1990 45.2 54
1991 45.1 54.7
1992 46.2 55.1
1993 47 55.6
1994 47.9 55.8
1995 47.5 56.3
1996 48.3 56.8
1997 49 57.3
1998 48.6 57.5
1999 45.2 57.9
2000 58.1 58.3
2001 58.8 58.9
2002 59.5 59.3
2003 60.1 59.6
2004 60.7 60.1
2005 61.3 60.7
2006 61.9 61.1
2007 62.4 61.7
2008 62.9 62.2
2009 63.3 63
2010 63.7 63.7
2011 64 64.5
2012 64.4 65.1
2013 64.7 65.7
2014 65 66.3
2015 65.3 66.7
2016 65.6 67
2017 65.9 67.3
2018 66.2 67.6
2019 66.5 67.9
2020 66.9 68.3
2021 66.2 67.8
2022 67.4 68.7
2023 67.7 69
2024 67.9 69.2
2025 68.1 69.5

East Timor and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
East Timor

Laos
Year Population
East Timor Laos
1960 468,118 2,121,514
1961 475,291 2,169,796
1962 482,774 2,219,910
1963 490,564 2,271,061
1964 498,659 2,322,826
1965 507,034 2,376,200
1966 515,696 2,431,084
1967 524,648 2,487,715
1968 533,875 2,546,377
1969 543,356 2,606,959
1970 553,069 2,669,702
1971 562,966 2,734,628
1972 572,962 2,801,660
1973 582,855 2,870,573
1974 590,827 2,939,761
1975 598,158 3,005,521
1976 607,620 3,064,876
1977 618,315 3,118,923
1978 628,775 3,171,740
1979 638,719 3,228,202
1980 649,871 3,292,573
1981 660,493 3,366,631
1982 669,149 3,450,026
1983 677,707 3,541,001
1984 686,777 3,637,843
1985 696,665 3,739,985
1986 707,185 3,846,715
1987 718,476 3,957,612
1988 730,745 4,072,601
1989 744,856 4,190,974
1990 760,345 4,311,955
1991 778,278 4,435,118
1992 799,318 4,559,646
1993 821,437 4,685,060
1994 844,493 4,809,220
1995 868,146 4,929,409
1996 892,282 5,045,678
1997 917,184 5,152,011
1998 942,530 5,248,266
1999 834,697 5,340,784
2000 745,088 5,431,212
2001 812,249 5,521,482
2002 879,159 5,610,889
2003 916,878 5,697,945
2004 929,074 5,781,626
2005 948,311 5,869,523
2006 976,597 5,963,200
2007 1,004,889 6,056,236
2008 1,032,429 6,148,969
2009 1,058,782 6,241,642
2010 1,084,679 6,334,194
2011 1,110,207 6,426,590
2012 1,134,885 6,518,978
2013 1,158,695 6,611,385
2014 1,181,903 6,703,172
2015 1,205,131 6,801,645
2016 1,228,312 6,908,802
2017 1,251,703 7,018,147
2018 1,275,959 7,128,045
2019 1,300,945 7,237,636
2020 1,326,053 7,346,533
2021 1,350,139 7,453,194
2022 1,369,295 7,559,007
2023 1,384,286 7,664,993
2024 1,400,638 7,769,819

Fertility rates in East Timor and Laos

Fertility rate
East Timor

Laos
Year Fertility rate
East Timor Laos
1960 6.32 6.29
1961 6.27 6.31
1962 6.22 6.31
1963 6.16 6.32
1964 6.08 6.31
1965 6.01 6.32
1966 5.93 6.31
1967 5.86 6.31
1968 5.79 6.3
1969 5.72 6.3
1970 5.66 6.31
1971 5.58 6.3
1972 5.49 6.28
1973 5.39 6.28
1974 5.29 6.29
1975 5.19 6.29
1976 5.12 6.29
1977 5.09 6.29
1978 5.09 6.3
1979 5.14 6.31
1980 5.22 6.33
1981 5.53 6.35
1982 5.56 6.37
1983 5.59 6.38
1984 5.61 6.37
1985 5.65 6.33
1986 5.67 6.26
1987 5.68 6.21
1988 5.72 6.16
1989 5.76 6.1
1990 5.81 6.06
1991 5.84 5.99
1992 5.87 5.9
1993 5.88 5.8
1994 5.91 5.6
1995 5.94 5.36
1996 5.94 5.15
1997 5.96 4.96
1998 5.96 4.79
1999 5.97 4.64
2000 5.93 4.43
2001 5.92 4.29
2002 5.9 4.13
2003 5.85 4.02
2004 5.74 3.9
2005 5.61 3.69
2006 5.47 3.56
2007 5.33 3.44
2008 5.17 3.33
2009 4.99 3.23
2010 4.82 3.14
2011 4.61 3.05
2012 4.4 2.95
2013 4.21 2.87
2014 4 2.8
2015 3.78 2.8
2016 3.58 2.74
2017 3.4 2.69
2018 3.24 2.63
2019 3.12 2.59
2020 3.01 2.54
2021 2.89 2.49
2022 2.8 2.46
2023 2.71 2.42

East Timor and Laos demographics compared

Median age
East Timor

Laos
Year Median age, years
East Timor Laos
1960 19.3 19.2
1961 19.4 19.2
1962 19.5 19.1
1963 19.6 19
1964 19.8 19
1965 19.9 18.9
1966 20 18.9
1967 20.2 18.9
1968 20.3 18.8
1969 20.4 18.8
1970 20.5 18.7
1971 20.4 18.7
1972 20.4 18.7
1973 20.4 18.7
1974 20.3 18.6
1975 20.4 18.5
1976 20.6 18.4
1977 20.7 18.3
1978 20.9 18.1
1979 21.1 18
1980 21.1 17.9
1981 20.9 17.9
1982 20.5 17.8
1983 20.3 17.8
1984 20 17.8
1985 19.8 17.8
1986 19.7 17.8
1987 19.5 17.8
1988 19.3 17.9
1989 19.1 17.9
1990 19 17.9
1991 19 17.9
1992 19 17.9
1993 19 17.9
1994 18.9 17.9
1995 18.9 17.9
1996 18.8 17.9
1997 18.8 18
1998 18.7 18
1999 18.7 18
2000 18.6 18.1
2001 18.6 18.2
2002 18.6 18.4
2003 18.6 18.5
2004 18.7 18.7
2005 18.7 18.9
2006 18.7 19.2
2007 18.7 19.6
2008 18.7 20
2009 18.8 20.5
2010 18.9 21
2011 19 21.4
2012 19.2 21.9
2013 19.3 22.3
2014 19.5 22.7
2015 19.7 23
2016 20 23.3
2017 20.3 23.6
2018 20.6 23.8
2019 20.9 24.1
2020 21.2 24.4
2021 21.4 24.7
2022 21.7 25
2023 22.1 25.3
2024 22.4 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

East Timor Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$2.18B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
96.6%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.24%
2023
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.26%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-51%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.54%
2022
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
61%
2023
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.9%
2023
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.9
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24%
2014
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2014
3%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$780M
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$220M
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
74,800
2019
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
64%
2018
3.51%
2020
Banked people share n/a
37.7%
2024

Energy

East Timor Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
60.7 kg
2007
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2007
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.7 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.51 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
11.4%
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
0.37%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.27%
2021
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

East Timor Laos
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,552
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
32.8%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.25 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.01 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.06
2015
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.9
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.5%
2022
75.6%
2023
English speaking
9%
2025
6%
2025
People using the Internet
34%
2023
63.6%
2023

Health

East Timor Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$174.9
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.58
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.6%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.77
2020
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
192
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
2.41%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.2%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
38.7%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.17 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

East Timor Laos
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
4,099 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,318 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,540 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,753 mi
2008
24,598 mi
2009

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