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Eritrea vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 96th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Laos
Population
3667774
7954155
Population rank 131/197 103/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Eritrea and Laos: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Laos economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Laos
Year GDP
Eritrea 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 - $865,559,879
1991 - $1,028,087,972
1992 $477,101,652 $1,127,806,945
1993 $467,872,715 $1,327,748,690
1994 $531,688,312 $1,543,606,345
1995 $578,015,625 $1,763,536,305
1996 $693,535,954 $1,873,671,550
1997 $686,490,090 $1,747,011,857
1998 $745,523,117 $1,280,177,839
1999 $688,918,537 $1,454,430,642
2000 $706,370,816 $1,731,198,022
2001 $752,371,689 $1,768,619,058
2002 $729,321,680 $1,758,176,653
2003 $870,248,268 $2,023,324,407
2004 $1,109,054,005 $2,366,398,120
2005 $1,098,424,686 $2,735,558,735
2006 $1,211,161,880 $3,455,030,061
2007 $1,317,974,491 $4,223,152,739
2008 $1,380,188,800 $5,446,433,157
2009 $1,856,695,551 $5,836,137,330
2010 $1,589,515,447 $7,131,771,015
2011 $2,065,001,626 $8,750,104,617
2012 - $10,192,846,339
2013 - $11,983,252,627
2014 - $13,279,245,886
2015 - $14,426,380,126
2016 - $15,912,501,723
2017 - $17,071,155,481
2018 - $18,141,641,090
2019 - $18,740,561,513
2020 - $18,981,805,250
2021 - $18,827,148,531
2022 - $15,468,785,204
2023 - $15,843,155,731
2024 - $16,502,933,121

Eritrea and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea Laos
1984 - $483
1985 - $633
1986 - $462
1987 - $274.7
1988 - $147.1
1989 - $170.4
1990 - $200.7
1991 - $231.8
1992 $265.2 $247.3
1993 $252.1 $283.4
1994 $277.8 $321
1995 $285.4 $358
1996 $326 $371
1997 $319 $339
1998 $342 $243.9
1999 $311 $272.3
2000 $314 $319
2001 $325 $320
2002 $305 $313
2003 $349 $355
2004 $427 $409
2005 $413 $466
2006 $448 $579
2007 $480 $697
2008 $490 $886
2009 $643 $935
2010 $540 $1,126
2011 $689 $1,362
2012 - $1,564
2013 - $1,813
2014 - $1,981
2015 - $2,121
2016 - $2,303
2017 - $2,432
2018 - $2,545
2019 - $2,589
2020 - $2,584
2021 - $2,526
2022 - $2,046
2023 - $2,067
2024 - $2,124

Eritrea vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Laos
1950 33.3 38.9
1951 33.6 39.2
1952 34 39.4
1953 34.4 39.7
1954 34.8 40
1955 35.2 40.3
1956 35.6 40.6
1957 30.4 40.9
1958 30.9 41.2
1959 37 40.7
1960 37.4 41
1961 37.9 41.3
1962 38.3 42.3
1963 38.8 41.5
1964 39.2 41.9
1965 39.6 42.2
1966 37.6 42.3
1967 40.2 42.9
1968 40.5 43.2
1969 40.8 43.5
1970 41.2 43.8
1971 41.5 44.1
1972 40.7 44.4
1973 41.1 44.7
1974 39 45.9
1975 39 46.1
1976 42.6 46
1977 43 46.4
1978 43.4 46.8
1979 43.8 47.5
1980 44.6 48.6
1981 45 49.2
1982 44.9 49.9
1983 37.2 50.5
1984 37.7 51
1985 38.6 51.6
1986 39.5 52.1
1987 47.4 52.6
1988 48.1 53.1
1989 47.8 53.6
1990 49.7 54
1991 50.5 54.7
1992 52.4 55.1
1993 53.2 55.6
1994 54 55.8
1995 54.8 56.3
1996 55.5 56.8
1997 56.2 57.3
1998 50 57.5
1999 44.5 57.9
2000 56.3 58.3
2001 58.4 58.9
2002 58.9 59.3
2003 59.5 59.6
2004 60.1 60.1
2005 60.6 60.7
2006 61.5 61.1
2007 62 61.7
2008 62.4 62.2
2009 63.2 63
2010 63.7 63.7
2011 64.2 64.5
2012 64.7 65.1
2013 65 65.7
2014 65.5 66.3
2015 65.9 66.7
2016 66.2 67
2017 66.6 67.3
2018 67 67.6
2019 67.3 67.9
2020 67 68.3
2021 66.9 67.8
2022 67.8 68.7
2023 68.6 69
2024 68.9 69.2
2025 69.2 69.5

Eritrea and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Laos
Year Population
Eritrea Laos
1960 972,547 2,121,514
1961 995,573 2,169,796
1962 1,019,788 2,219,910
1963 1,045,092 2,271,061
1964 1,071,287 2,322,826
1965 1,098,335 2,376,200
1966 1,124,957 2,431,084
1967 1,152,339 2,487,715
1968 1,181,737 2,546,377
1969 1,212,005 2,606,959
1970 1,243,453 2,669,702
1971 1,276,154 2,734,628
1972 1,309,235 2,801,660
1973 1,342,669 2,870,573
1974 1,375,688 2,939,761
1975 1,408,210 3,005,521
1976 1,443,807 3,064,876
1977 1,482,565 3,118,923
1978 1,522,378 3,171,740
1979 1,563,332 3,228,202
1980 1,605,797 3,292,573
1981 1,649,939 3,366,631
1982 1,695,461 3,450,026
1983 1,736,160 3,541,001
1984 1,771,730 3,637,843
1985 1,807,816 3,739,985
1986 1,845,164 3,846,715
1987 1,888,669 3,957,612
1988 1,938,255 4,072,601
1989 1,987,017 4,190,974
1990 2,032,737 4,311,955
1991 1,919,571 4,435,118
1992 1,798,748 4,559,646
1993 1,856,006 4,685,060
1994 1,913,915 4,809,220
1995 2,025,267 4,929,409
1996 2,128,464 5,045,678
1997 2,152,135 5,152,011
1998 2,180,419 5,248,266
1999 2,212,780 5,340,784
2000 2,247,031 5,431,212
2001 2,312,079 5,521,482
2002 2,392,978 5,610,889
2003 2,493,903 5,697,945
2004 2,598,284 5,781,626
2005 2,661,215 5,869,523
2006 2,703,502 5,963,200
2007 2,743,222 6,056,236
2008 2,816,327 6,148,969
2009 2,887,885 6,241,642
2010 2,945,186 6,334,194
2011 2,998,485 6,426,590
2012 3,036,988 6,518,978
2013 3,074,360 6,611,385
2014 3,095,173 6,703,172
2015 3,105,546 6,801,645
2016 3,124,698 6,908,802
2017 3,150,347 7,018,147
2018 3,192,760 7,128,045
2019 3,240,194 7,237,636
2020 3,291,271 7,346,533
2021 3,350,183 7,453,194
2022 3,409,447 7,559,007
2023 3,470,390 7,664,993
2024 3,535,603 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Laos

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Laos
1960 6.48 6.29
1961 6.47 6.31
1962 6.5 6.31
1963 6.48 6.32
1964 6.49 6.31
1965 6.49 6.32
1966 6.5 6.31
1967 6.5 6.31
1968 6.5 6.3
1969 6.5 6.3
1970 6.54 6.31
1971 6.54 6.3
1972 6.54 6.28
1973 6.55 6.28
1974 6.57 6.29
1975 6.59 6.29
1976 6.6 6.29
1977 6.61 6.29
1978 6.61 6.3
1979 6.62 6.31
1980 6.61 6.33
1981 6.62 6.35
1982 6.63 6.37
1983 6.65 6.38
1984 6.62 6.37
1985 6.59 6.33
1986 6.56 6.26
1987 6.52 6.21
1988 6.47 6.16
1989 6.41 6.1
1990 6.34 6.06
1991 6.24 5.99
1992 6.16 5.9
1993 6.07 5.8
1994 6.01 5.6
1995 5.94 5.36
1996 5.84 5.15
1997 5.74 4.96
1998 5.63 4.79
1999 5.52 4.64
2000 5.4 4.43
2001 5.31 4.29
2002 5.23 4.13
2003 5.14 4.02
2004 5.04 3.9
2005 4.93 3.69
2006 4.88 3.56
2007 4.81 3.44
2008 4.74 3.33
2009 4.66 3.23
2010 4.57 3.14
2011 4.49 3.05
2012 4.41 2.95
2013 4.34 2.87
2014 4.27 2.8
2015 4.22 2.8
2016 4.16 2.74
2017 4.11 2.69
2018 4.06 2.63
2019 4 2.59
2020 3.93 2.54
2021 3.87 2.49
2022 3.79 2.46
2023 3.71 2.42

Eritrea and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Laos
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Laos
1960 18.8 19.2
1961 18.9 19.2
1962 18.9 19.1
1963 19 19
1964 19 19
1965 19 18.9
1966 19 18.9
1967 18.9 18.9
1968 18.9 18.8
1969 18.8 18.8
1970 18.6 18.7
1971 18.5 18.7
1972 18.3 18.7
1973 18.2 18.7
1974 18.2 18.6
1975 18.1 18.5
1976 18 18.4
1977 17.9 18.3
1978 17.8 18.1
1979 17.8 18
1980 17.8 17.9
1981 17.7 17.9
1982 17.7 17.8
1983 17.7 17.8
1984 17.8 17.8
1985 17.8 17.8
1986 17.9 17.8
1987 17.9 17.8
1988 17.8 17.9
1989 17.7 17.9
1990 17.6 17.9
1991 17.6 17.9
1992 17.5 17.9
1993 17.6 17.9
1994 17.6 17.9
1995 18.1 17.9
1996 18.4 17.9
1997 18 18
1998 17.8 18
1999 17.5 18
2000 17.4 18.1
2001 17.5 18.2
2002 17.7 18.4
2003 18 18.5
2004 18.3 18.7
2005 18.3 18.9
2006 18.2 19.2
2007 18.1 19.6
2008 18.2 20
2009 18.4 20.5
2010 18.4 21
2011 18.5 21.4
2012 18.5 21.9
2013 18.5 22.3
2014 18.5 22.7
2015 18.4 23
2016 18.4 23.3
2017 18.5 23.6
2018 18.7 23.8
2019 18.9 24.1
2020 19.1 24.4
2021 19.3 24.7
2022 19.5 25
2023 19.7 25.3
2024 19.9 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP n/a
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
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
$192M
2019
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
3.51%
2020
Banked people share n/a
37.7%
2024

Energy

Eritrea Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Eritrea Laos
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
75.6%
2023
English speaking
0%
2025
6%
2025
People using the Internet
20%
2023
63.6%
2023

Health

Eritrea Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Laos
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
24,598 mi
2009

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