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Ethiopia vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ethiopia has a population of 132M (ranked 10/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Ethiopia's land area is 435,716 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 25th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Ethiopia ranks 62/197 ($127B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Ethiopia ranks 176/197 ($1,011), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Ethiopia Laos
Population
138227398
7954155
Population rank 10/197 103/197
GDP
$127B
2022
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 62/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$1,011
2022
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 176/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,278
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$59.5B
2022
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
41.8%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$474
2022
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 168/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,273
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
435,716 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
303 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.99
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Ethiopia and Laos: Comparison Charts

Ethiopia and Laos economies compared

GDP
Ethiopia

Laos
Year GDP
Ethiopia Laos
1960 $1,610,511,694 -
1961 $1,680,859,514 -
1962 $1,747,566,307 -
1963 $1,825,058,828 -
1964 $1,984,129,186 -
1965 $2,159,998,591 -
1966 $2,324,466,416 -
1967 $2,461,762,003 -
1968 $2,619,948,865 -
1969 $2,768,987,372 -
1970 $3,045,354,455 -
1971 $3,224,280,835 -
1972 $3,520,252,938 -
1973 $4,070,570,550 -
1974 $4,577,209,966 -
1975 $4,577,047,854 -
1976 $4,943,806,093 -
1977 $5,651,840,585 -
1978 $6,014,961,435 -
1979 $6,586,048,398 -
1980 $7,012,585,454 -
1981 $7,507,663,567 -
1982 $7,899,988,841 -
1983 $8,781,664,427 -
1984 $8,298,309,581 $1,757,142,856
1985 $9,717,392,687 $2,366,666,616
1986 $10,094,328,898 $1,776,842,097
1987 $10,790,001,558 $1,087,273,104
1988 $11,181,119,718 $598,961,269
1989 $11,762,932,007 $714,046,821
1990 $12,478,943,895 $865,559,879
1991 $13,799,799,324 $1,028,087,972
1992 $10,754,799,037 $1,127,806,945
1993 $9,051,043,870 $1,327,748,690
1994 $7,100,806,754 $1,543,606,345
1995 $7,855,205,207 $1,763,536,305
1996 $8,761,215,548 $1,873,671,550
1997 $8,803,539,988 $1,747,011,857
1998 $8,013,274,132 $1,280,177,839
1999 $7,892,973,532 $1,454,430,642
2000 $8,242,349,618 $1,731,198,022
2001 $8,231,326,016 $1,768,619,058
2002 $7,850,809,498 $1,758,176,653
2003 $8,623,691,300 $2,023,324,407
2004 $10,131,187,261 $2,366,398,120
2005 $12,401,139,454 $2,735,558,735
2006 $15,280,861,835 $3,455,030,061
2007 $19,707,616,773 $4,223,152,739
2008 $27,066,912,635 $5,446,433,157
2009 $32,437,389,116 $5,836,137,330
2010 $29,933,790,334 $7,131,771,015
2011 $31,952,763,089 $8,750,104,617
2012 $43,310,721,414 $10,192,846,339
2013 $47,648,276,605 $11,983,252,627
2014 $55,612,228,234 $13,279,245,886
2015 $64,589,328,551 $14,426,380,126
2016 $74,296,766,562 $15,912,501,723
2017 $81,770,885,148 $17,071,155,481
2018 $84,269,180,857 $18,141,641,090
2019 $95,912,620,248 $18,740,561,513
2020 $107,657,732,424 $18,981,805,250
2021 $111,261,888,669 $18,827,148,531
2022 $126,772,707,851 $15,468,785,204
2023 - $15,843,155,731
2024 - $16,502,933,121

Ethiopia and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Ethiopia

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Ethiopia Laos
1960 $75.3 -
1961 $76.7 -
1962 $77.8 -
1963 $79.2 -
1964 $83.8 -
1965 $88.9 -
1966 $93.2 -
1967 $96.1 -
1968 $99.5 -
1969 $102.3 -
1970 $109.4 -
1971 $112.7 -
1972 $119.8 -
1973 $134.9 -
1974 $147.9 -
1975 $144.3 -
1976 $152 -
1977 $170.4 -
1978 $178.3 -
1979 $192.4 -
1980 $203.7 -
1981 $212.7 -
1982 $215.3 -
1983 $232.7 -
1984 $214.2 $483
1985 $243.9 $633
1986 $246 $462
1987 $254.1 $274.7
1988 $253.2 $147.1
1989 $256.4 $170.4
1990 $262.1 $200.7
1991 $277.6 $231.8
1992 $207.4 $247.3
1993 $168.5 $283.4
1994 $127.7 $321
1995 $136.5 $358
1996 $147.3 $371
1997 $143.4 $339
1998 $126.5 $243.9
1999 $120.7 $272.3
2000 $122.3 $319
2001 $118.5 $320
2002 $109.6 $313
2003 $116.8 $355
2004 $133.2 $409
2005 $158.2 $466
2006 $189.3 $579
2007 $237.1 $697
2008 $316 $886
2009 $369 $935
2010 $331 $1,126
2011 $343 $1,362
2012 $452 $1,564
2013 $484 $1,813
2014 $550 $1,981
2015 $622 $2,121
2016 $696 $2,303
2017 $746 $2,432
2018 $748 $2,545
2019 $829 $2,589
2020 $905 $2,584
2021 $911 $2,526
2022 $1,011 $2,046
2023 - $2,067
2024 - $2,124

Ethiopia vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ethiopia

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Ethiopia Laos
1950 35.5 38.9
1951 35.9 39.2
1952 36.2 39.4
1953 36.6 39.7
1954 37 40
1955 37.3 40.3
1956 37.8 40.6
1957 32.2 40.9
1958 32.6 41.2
1959 39.2 40.7
1960 39.6 41
1961 40.2 41.3
1962 40.5 42.3
1963 41 41.5
1964 41.3 41.9
1965 41.4 42.2
1966 39.3 42.3
1967 41.9 42.9
1968 42.1 43.2
1969 42.1 43.5
1970 42.1 43.8
1971 42.2 44.1
1972 41 44.4
1973 41.1 44.7
1974 39.1 45.9
1975 38.9 46.1
1976 41.3 46
1977 41.4 46.4
1978 41.5 46.8
1979 42.4 47.5
1980 42.8 48.6
1981 43.1 49.2
1982 43.4 49.9
1983 36.3 50.5
1984 36.7 51
1985 37.7 51.6
1986 38.4 52.1
1987 45.9 52.6
1988 45.7 53.1
1989 45.6 53.6
1990 45.1 54
1991 46.7 54.7
1992 47.3 55.1
1993 47.7 55.6
1994 47.9 55.8
1995 48.2 56.3
1996 48.7 56.8
1997 49.2 57.3
1998 49.8 57.5
1999 49.5 57.9
2000 50.9 58.3
2001 51.4 58.9
2002 52.1 59.3
2003 52.9 59.6
2004 53.7 60.1
2005 54.4 60.7
2006 55.4 61.1
2007 56.6 61.7
2008 57.7 62.2
2009 58.7 63
2010 59.7 63.7
2011 60.6 64.5
2012 61.4 65.1
2013 62.2 65.7
2014 62.9 66.3
2015 63.6 66.7
2016 64.2 67
2017 64.8 67.3
2018 65.3 67.6
2019 65.7 67.9
2020 66 68.3
2021 65.3 67.8
2022 66.9 68.7
2023 67.3 69
2024 67.6 69.2
2025 67.9 69.5

Ethiopia and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Ethiopia

Laos
Year Population
Ethiopia Laos
1960 21,376,693 2,121,514
1961 21,906,102 2,169,796
1962 22,465,126 2,219,910
1963 23,051,637 2,271,061
1964 23,666,548 2,322,826
1965 24,310,612 2,376,200
1966 24,952,689 2,431,084
1967 25,620,276 2,487,715
1968 26,337,930 2,546,377
1969 27,072,571 2,606,959
1970 27,829,128 2,669,702
1971 28,600,106 2,734,628
1972 29,374,608 2,801,660
1973 30,166,785 2,870,573
1974 30,957,273 2,939,761
1975 31,723,252 3,005,521
1976 32,534,418 3,064,876
1977 33,167,272 3,118,923
1978 33,734,592 3,171,740
1979 34,238,652 3,228,202
1980 34,428,514 3,292,573
1981 35,304,012 3,366,631
1982 36,701,290 3,450,026
1983 37,740,817 3,541,001
1984 38,735,722 3,637,843
1985 39,842,136 3,739,985
1986 41,037,656 3,846,715
1987 42,460,039 3,957,612
1988 44,150,825 4,072,601
1989 45,879,690 4,190,974
1990 47,609,755 4,311,955
1991 49,717,198 4,435,118
1992 51,853,747 4,559,646
1993 53,708,891 4,685,060
1994 55,611,508 4,809,220
1995 57,537,335 4,929,409
1996 59,467,635 5,045,678
1997 61,404,539 5,152,011
1998 63,363,524 5,248,266
1999 65,374,561 5,340,784
2000 67,411,494 5,431,212
2001 69,487,762 5,521,482
2002 71,635,517 5,610,889
2003 73,832,663 5,697,945
2004 76,077,206 5,781,626
2005 78,367,470 5,869,523
2006 80,703,490 5,963,200
2007 83,103,217 6,056,236
2008 85,543,668 6,148,969
2009 88,007,636 6,241,642
2010 90,538,514 6,334,194
2011 93,149,970 6,426,590
2012 95,798,767 6,518,978
2013 98,438,751 6,611,385
2014 101,115,610 6,703,172
2015 103,867,135 6,801,645
2016 106,718,162 6,908,802
2017 109,666,481 7,018,147
2018 112,664,152 7,128,045
2019 115,737,383 7,237,636
2020 118,917,671 7,346,533
2021 122,138,588 7,453,194
2022 125,384,287 7,559,007
2023 128,691,692 7,664,993
2024 132,059,767 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Ethiopia and Laos

Fertility rate
Ethiopia

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Ethiopia Laos
1960 6.51 6.29
1961 6.53 6.31
1962 6.56 6.31
1963 6.59 6.32
1964 6.61 6.31
1965 6.63 6.32
1966 6.66 6.31
1967 6.68 6.31
1968 6.7 6.3
1969 6.72 6.3
1970 6.78 6.31
1971 6.84 6.3
1972 6.9 6.28
1973 6.96 6.28
1974 7.02 6.29
1975 7.08 6.29
1976 7.13 6.29
1977 7.19 6.29
1978 7.23 6.3
1979 7.25 6.31
1980 7.29 6.33
1981 7.31 6.35
1982 7.34 6.37
1983 7.35 6.38
1984 7.36 6.37
1985 7.34 6.33
1986 7.32 6.26
1987 7.29 6.21
1988 7.26 6.16
1989 7.23 6.1
1990 7.2 6.06
1991 7.16 5.99
1992 7.13 5.9
1993 7.09 5.8
1994 7.05 5.6
1995 7 5.36
1996 6.93 5.15
1997 6.87 4.96
1998 6.79 4.79
1999 6.72 4.64
2000 6.65 4.43
2001 6.58 4.29
2002 6.5 4.13
2003 6.4 4.02
2004 6.3 3.9
2005 6.19 3.69
2006 6.05 3.56
2007 5.89 3.44
2008 5.7 3.33
2009 5.49 3.23
2010 5.28 3.14
2011 5.08 3.05
2012 4.89 2.95
2013 4.71 2.87
2014 4.61 2.8
2015 4.53 2.8
2016 4.47 2.74
2017 4.4 2.69
2018 4.37 2.63
2019 4.35 2.59
2020 4.27 2.54
2021 4.18 2.49
2022 4.08 2.46
2023 3.99 2.42

Ethiopia and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Ethiopia

Laos
Year Median age, years
Ethiopia Laos
1960 18.6 19.2
1961 18.6 19.2
1962 18.6 19.1
1963 18.6 19
1964 18.6 19
1965 18.6 18.9
1966 18.5 18.9
1967 18.5 18.9
1968 18.4 18.8
1969 18.3 18.8
1970 18.1 18.7
1971 17.9 18.7
1972 17.7 18.7
1973 17.6 18.7
1974 17.5 18.6
1975 17.3 18.5
1976 17.2 18.4
1977 17.1 18.3
1978 17 18.1
1979 16.9 18
1980 16.8 17.9
1981 16.8 17.9
1982 16.7 17.8
1983 16.7 17.8
1984 16.8 17.8
1985 16.9 17.8
1986 16.9 17.8
1987 16.9 17.8
1988 16.9 17.9
1989 16.9 17.9
1990 16.9 17.9
1991 16.9 17.9
1992 16.9 17.9
1993 16.8 17.9
1994 16.7 17.9
1995 16.6 17.9
1996 16.5 17.9
1997 16.4 18
1998 16.3 18
1999 16.2 18
2000 16.2 18.1
2001 16.1 18.2
2002 16.1 18.4
2003 16.1 18.5
2004 16.2 18.7
2005 16.2 18.9
2006 16.3 19.2
2007 16.4 19.6
2008 16.5 20
2009 16.7 20.5
2010 16.9 21
2011 17.1 21.4
2012 17.4 21.9
2013 17.6 22.3
2014 17.9 22.7
2015 18.1 23
2016 18.3 23.3
2017 18.6 23.6
2018 18.8 23.8
2019 19 24.1
2020 19.2 24.4
2021 19.4 24.7
2022 19.6 25
2023 19.7 25.3
2024 19.9 25.6

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Finance

Ethiopia Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$126B
2022
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
11.6%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2024
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.79%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
138,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.7%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.94%
2021
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
37.6%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.4%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.1
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.8%
2021
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2021
3%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$3.78B
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$490M
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
518,000
2020
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
29.6%
2020
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
48.8%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Ethiopia Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
378 kg
2022
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.53
2022
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
16.7 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
9.69%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
90.6%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.15%
2022
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
10.8%
2022
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
92.4 kWh
2022
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
95.4%
2020
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2022
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
55.4%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Ethiopia Laos
% of world population
1.62%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
+30,069
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
23.7%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.16 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23.4
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
56
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.63
2012
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.2
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
60.5%
2022
75.6%
2023
English speaking
0.22%
2025
6%
2025
People using the Internet
16.7%
2021
63.6%
2023

Health

Ethiopia Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.1
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.3%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.11
2022
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
195
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
46.5
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
2.9%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
31
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.2%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.06 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Ethiopia Laos
% of world land
0.76%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
3,299 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
148,483 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
65,056 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
74,671 mi
2018
24,598 mi
2009

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