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Finland vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Finland has a population of 5.64M (ranked 116/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Finland's land area is 117,360 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 70th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Finland ranks 48/197 ($300B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Finland ranks 22/197 ($53,189), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Finland Laos
Population
5643254
7954155
Population rank 118/197 103/197
GDP
$300B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 48/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$53,189
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 22/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$64,091
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$247B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.4%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$43,897
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 12/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$37,252
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
117,360 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.26
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
44 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Finland and Laos: Comparison Charts

Finland and Laos economies compared

GDP
Finland

Laos
Year GDP
Finland Laos
1960 $5,279,481,824 -
1961 $5,984,433,774 -
1962 $6,407,796,043 -
1963 $6,958,916,548 -
1964 $7,848,987,793 -
1965 $8,680,393,839 -
1966 $9,306,142,172 -
1967 $9,468,272,357 -
1968 $8,916,565,041 -
1969 $10,177,524,839 -
1970 $11,358,529,162 -
1971 $12,528,522,307 -
1972 $14,744,499,570 -
1973 $19,474,098,335 -
1974 $24,851,036,710 -
1975 $29,475,251,333 -
1976 $31,852,352,670 -
1977 $33,502,784,418 -
1978 $36,259,392,058 -
1979 $44,469,218,440 -
1980 $53,649,984,061 -
1981 $52,440,066,134 -
1982 $52,784,013,815 -
1983 $50,956,447,481 -
1984 $52,870,993,273 $1,757,142,856
1985 $55,856,676,899 $2,366,666,616
1986 $73,511,611,541 $1,776,842,097
1987 $91,564,993,913 $1,087,273,104
1988 $109,039,090,263 $598,961,269
1989 $118,991,270,611 $714,046,821
1990 $141,446,120,355 $865,559,879
1991 $127,794,441,994 $1,028,087,972
1992 $112,537,828,511 $1,127,806,945
1993 $89,112,105,756 $1,327,748,690
1994 $103,182,697,780 $1,543,606,345
1995 $134,060,457,516 $1,763,536,305
1996 $131,991,975,149 $1,873,671,550
1997 $126,862,902,302 $1,747,011,857
1998 $133,990,876,725 $1,280,177,839
1999 $135,234,241,918 $1,454,430,642
2000 $125,967,821,111 $1,731,198,022
2001 $129,519,672,869 $1,768,619,058
2002 $140,360,963,812 $1,758,176,653
2003 $171,612,867,736 $2,023,324,407
2004 $197,458,297,640 $2,366,398,120
2005 $204,859,368,791 $2,735,558,735
2006 $217,044,068,234 $3,455,030,061
2007 $256,360,251,538 $4,223,152,739
2008 $285,698,662,071 $5,446,433,157
2009 $253,480,783,439 $5,836,137,330
2010 $249,429,613,683 $7,131,771,015
2011 $275,126,915,516 $8,750,104,617
2012 $257,443,384,493 $10,192,846,339
2013 $270,268,036,626 $11,983,252,627
2014 $273,478,528,955 $13,279,245,886
2015 $233,210,733,506 $14,426,380,126
2016 $238,777,818,793 $15,912,501,723
2017 $253,846,138,440 $17,071,155,481
2018 $273,869,255,596 $18,141,641,090
2019 $267,014,821,129 $18,740,561,513
2020 $270,000,311,606 $18,981,805,250
2021 $294,223,210,496 $18,827,148,531
2022 $280,253,099,309 $15,468,785,204
2023 $294,950,618,733 $15,843,155,731
2024 $299,835,625,551 $16,502,933,121

Finland and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Finland

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Finland Laos
1960 $1,192 -
1961 $1,341 -
1962 $1,427 -
1963 $1,538 -
1964 $1,726 -
1965 $1,902 -
1966 $2,032 -
1967 $2,056 -
1968 $1,927 -
1969 $2,201 -
1970 $2,466 -
1971 $2,716 -
1972 $3,178 -
1973 $4,174 -
1974 $5,298 -
1975 $6,256 -
1976 $6,740 -
1977 $7,070 -
1978 $7,629 -
1979 $9,333 -
1980 $11,225 -
1981 $10,925 -
1982 $10,935 -
1983 $10,494 -
1984 $10,830 $483
1985 $11,394 $633
1986 $14,947 $462
1987 $18,565 $274.7
1988 $22,044 $147.1
1989 $23,969 $170.4
1990 $28,366 $200.7
1991 $25,489 $231.8
1992 $22,320 $247.3
1993 $17,589 $283.4
1994 $20,278 $321
1995 $26,246 $358
1996 $25,757 $371
1997 $24,682 $339
1998 $26,000 $243.9
1999 $26,180 $272.3
2000 $24,336 $319
2001 $24,965 $320
2002 $26,989 $313
2003 $32,920 $355
2004 $37,768 $409
2005 $39,050 $466
2006 $41,214 $579
2007 $48,473 $697
2008 $53,769 $886
2009 $47,478 $935
2010 $46,506 $1,126
2011 $51,060 $1,362
2012 $47,552 $1,564
2013 $49,691 $1,813
2014 $50,074 $1,981
2015 $42,560 $2,121
2016 $43,451 $2,303
2017 $46,085 $2,432
2018 $49,654 $2,545
2019 $48,358 $2,589
2020 $48,829 $2,584
2021 $53,099 $2,526
2022 $50,441 $2,046
2023 $52,822 $2,067
2024 $53,189 $2,124

Finland vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Finland

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Finland Laos
1950 64.2 38.9
1951 65.6 39.2
1952 66.5 39.4
1953 66.6 39.7
1954 67.5 40
1955 67.3 40.3
1956 68 40.6
1957 67.5 40.9
1958 68.6 41.2
1959 68.8 40.7
1960 69 41
1961 69 41.3
1962 68.7 42.3
1963 69.2 41.5
1964 69.4 41.9
1965 69.1 42.2
1966 69.6 42.3
1967 69.8 42.9
1968 69.8 43.2
1969 69.6 43.5
1970 70.3 43.8
1971 70.1 44.1
1972 70.9 44.4
1973 71.4 44.7
1974 71.3 45.9
1975 71.8 46.1
1976 72 46
1977 72.5 46.4
1978 73.1 46.8
1979 73.4 47.5
1980 73.6 48.6
1981 74 49.2
1982 74.5 49.9
1983 74.4 50.5
1984 74.7 51
1985 74.4 51.6
1986 74.8 52.1
1987 74.8 52.6
1988 74.8 53.1
1989 75 53.6
1990 75 54
1991 75.4 54.7
1992 75.6 55.1
1993 75.9 55.6
1994 76.6 55.8
1995 76.6 56.3
1996 76.9 56.8
1997 77.1 57.3
1998 77.3 57.5
1999 77.5 57.9
2000 77.7 58.3
2001 78.1 58.9
2002 78.3 59.3
2003 78.5 59.6
2004 78.8 60.1
2005 79 60.7
2006 79.4 61.1
2007 79.4 61.7
2008 79.7 62.2
2009 79.8 63
2010 80 63.7
2011 80.4 64.5
2012 80.5 65.1
2013 80.9 65.7
2014 81.1 66.3
2015 81.4 66.7
2016 81.3 67
2017 81.5 67.3
2018 81.6 67.6
2019 81.9 67.9
2020 81.8 68.3
2021 81.8 67.8
2022 81.2 68.7
2023 81.9 69
2024 82.1 69.2
2025 82.2 69.5

Finland and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Finland

Laos
Year Population
Finland Laos
1960 4,429,634 2,121,514
1961 4,461,005 2,169,796
1962 4,491,443 2,219,910
1963 4,523,309 2,271,061
1964 4,548,543 2,322,826
1965 4,563,732 2,376,200
1966 4,580,869 2,431,084
1967 4,605,744 2,487,715
1968 4,626,469 2,546,377
1969 4,623,785 2,606,959
1970 4,606,307 2,669,702
1971 4,612,124 2,734,628
1972 4,639,657 2,801,660
1973 4,666,081 2,870,573
1974 4,690,574 2,939,761
1975 4,711,440 3,005,521
1976 4,725,664 3,064,876
1977 4,738,902 3,118,923
1978 4,752,528 3,171,740
1979 4,764,690 3,228,202
1980 4,779,535 3,292,573
1981 4,799,964 3,366,631
1982 4,826,933 3,450,026
1983 4,855,787 3,541,001
1984 4,881,803 3,637,843
1985 4,902,206 3,739,985
1986 4,918,154 3,846,715
1987 4,932,123 3,957,612
1988 4,946,481 4,072,601
1989 4,964,371 4,190,974
1990 4,986,431 4,311,955
1991 5,013,740 4,435,118
1992 5,041,992 4,559,646
1993 5,066,447 4,685,060
1994 5,088,333 4,809,220
1995 5,107,790 4,929,409
1996 5,124,573 5,045,678
1997 5,139,835 5,152,011
1998 5,153,498 5,248,266
1999 5,165,474 5,340,784
2000 5,176,209 5,431,212
2001 5,188,008 5,521,482
2002 5,200,598 5,610,889
2003 5,213,014 5,697,945
2004 5,228,172 5,781,626
2005 5,246,096 5,869,523
2006 5,266,268 5,963,200
2007 5,288,720 6,056,236
2008 5,313,399 6,148,969
2009 5,338,871 6,241,642
2010 5,363,352 6,334,194
2011 5,388,272 6,426,590
2012 5,413,971 6,518,978
2013 5,438,972 6,611,385
2014 5,461,512 6,703,172
2015 5,479,531 6,801,645
2016 5,495,303 6,908,802
2017 5,508,214 7,018,147
2018 5,515,525 7,128,045
2019 5,521,606 7,237,636
2020 5,529,543 7,346,533
2021 5,541,017 7,453,194
2022 5,556,106 7,559,007
2023 5,583,911 7,664,993
2024 5,637,214 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Finland and Laos

Fertility rate
Finland

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Finland Laos
1960 2.72 6.29
1961 2.72 6.31
1962 2.68 6.31
1963 2.68 6.32
1964 2.59 6.31
1965 2.48 6.32
1966 2.41 6.31
1967 2.32 6.31
1968 2.14 6.3
1969 1.93 6.3
1970 1.83 6.31
1971 1.68 6.3
1972 1.58 6.28
1973 1.49 6.28
1974 1.61 6.29
1975 1.68 6.29
1976 1.7 6.29
1977 1.68 6.29
1978 1.64 6.3
1979 1.64 6.31
1980 1.63 6.33
1981 1.64 6.35
1982 1.71 6.37
1983 1.74 6.38
1984 1.69 6.37
1985 1.64 6.33
1986 1.6 6.26
1987 1.59 6.21
1988 1.69 6.16
1989 1.71 6.1
1990 1.78 6.06
1991 1.79 5.99
1992 1.85 5.9
1993 1.81 5.8
1994 1.85 5.6
1995 1.81 5.36
1996 1.78 5.15
1997 1.75 4.96
1998 1.7 4.79
1999 1.73 4.64
2000 1.73 4.43
2001 1.73 4.29
2002 1.72 4.13
2003 1.76 4.02
2004 1.8 3.9
2005 1.8 3.69
2006 1.84 3.56
2007 1.83 3.44
2008 1.85 3.33
2009 1.86 3.23
2010 1.87 3.14
2011 1.83 3.05
2012 1.8 2.95
2013 1.75 2.87
2014 1.71 2.8
2015 1.65 2.8
2016 1.57 2.74
2017 1.49 2.69
2018 1.41 2.63
2019 1.35 2.59
2020 1.37 2.54
2021 1.46 2.49
2022 1.32 2.46
2023 1.26 2.42

Finland and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Finland

Laos
Year Median age, years
Finland Laos
1960 28.4 19.2
1961 28.4 19.2
1962 28.5 19.1
1963 28.5 19
1964 28.6 19
1965 28.7 18.9
1966 28.8 18.9
1967 28.9 18.9
1968 29 18.8
1969 29.3 18.8
1970 29.6 18.7
1971 29.9 18.7
1972 30.1 18.7
1973 30.2 18.7
1974 30.4 18.6
1975 30.7 18.5
1976 31.2 18.4
1977 31.7 18.3
1978 32.1 18.1
1979 32.4 18
1980 32.8 17.9
1981 33.2 17.9
1982 33.5 17.8
1983 33.9 17.8
1984 34.3 17.8
1985 34.7 17.8
1986 35.1 17.8
1987 35.4 17.8
1988 35.8 17.9
1989 36.1 17.9
1990 36.4 17.9
1991 36.7 17.9
1992 37 17.9
1993 37.2 17.9
1994 37.5 17.9
1995 37.8 17.9
1996 38.1 17.9
1997 38.4 18
1998 38.7 18
1999 39 18
2000 39.4 18.1
2001 39.7 18.2
2002 40 18.4
2003 40.3 18.5
2004 40.6 18.7
2005 40.9 18.9
2006 41.2 19.2
2007 41.4 19.6
2008 41.6 20
2009 41.8 20.5
2010 41.9 21
2011 42.1 21.4
2012 42.2 21.9
2013 42.3 22.3
2014 42.4 22.7
2015 42.5 23
2016 42.6 23.3
2017 42.7 23.6
2018 42.8 23.8
2019 43 24.1
2020 43.2 24.4
2021 43.3 24.7
2022 43.5 25
2023 43.8 25.3
2024 44 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Finland Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$292B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.5%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.38%
2022
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.42%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.51%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.34%
2024
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
62.9%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.1%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
77
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.5%
2023
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
3%
2018
Number of billionaires
7
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
134
2004
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.3B
2004
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$18B
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$749M
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
896,000
2020
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.79%
2020
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
99.8%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Finland Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,867 kg
2023
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.5
2023
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.3 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.78 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
32.7%
2023
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
50.2%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
35.4%
2023
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
30.3%
2023
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
14,391 kWh
2023
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
52.9%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
18.6%
2023
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
42.1%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Finland Laos
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
+26,894
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
85.9%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
90.9
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
88
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.98
2023
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.9
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2000
75.6%
2023
English speaking
70.2%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
93.5%
2023
63.6%
2023

Health

Finland Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,902
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$789
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.38
2021
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.3
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.3%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.08 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Finland Laos
% of world land
0.2%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
20,819 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,734 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
86,522 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
282,103 mi
2019
24,598 mi
2009

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