Gambia vs Laos statistics compared

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 161st vs. 79th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Gambia and Laos: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Laos economies compared

GDP

Gambia

Laos

Table

Year	GDP
	Gambia	Laos
1966	$44,212,081	-
1967	$46,695,007	-
1968	$41,160,066	-
1969	$45,168,072	-
1970	$52,296,084	-
1971	$55,728,663	-
1972	$59,160,569	-
1973	$75,187,749	-
1974	$95,796,022	-
1975	$115,179,719	-
1976	$112,190,829	-
1977	$138,093,099	-
1978	$171,833,086	-
1979	$207,112,628	-
1980	$241,083,090	-
1981	$218,767,743	-
1982	$216,050,552	-
1983	$213,448,585	-
1984	$177,340,880	$1,757,142,856
1985	$225,726,359	$2,366,666,616
1986	$185,646,987	$1,776,842,097
1987	$220,626,484	$1,087,273,104
1988	$266,672,212	$598,961,269
1989	$284,120,329	$714,046,821
1990	$317,083,695	$865,559,879
1991	$690,311,081	$1,028,087,972
1992	$714,254,256	$1,127,806,945
1993	$755,040,974	$1,327,748,690
1994	$746,493,952	$1,543,606,345
1995	$785,999,865	$1,763,536,305
1996	$848,239,446	$1,873,671,550
1997	$803,633,342	$1,747,011,857
1998	$840,285,265	$1,280,177,839
1999	$814,724,032	$1,454,430,642
2000	$782,913,872	$1,731,198,022
2001	$687,410,645	$1,768,619,058
2002	$578,235,309	$1,758,176,653
2003	$487,038,685	$2,023,324,407
2004	$961,900,651	$2,366,398,120
2005	$1,027,701,068	$2,735,558,735
2006	$1,054,112,488	$3,455,030,061
2007	$1,279,703,047	$4,223,152,739
2008	$1,561,766,956	$5,446,433,157
2009	$1,450,142,509	$5,836,137,330
2010	$1,543,294,927	$7,131,771,015
2011	$1,409,693,597	$8,750,104,617
2012	$1,415,004,738	$10,192,846,339
2013	$1,375,609,453	$11,983,252,627
2014	$1,229,461,721	$13,279,245,886
2015	$1,378,176,609	$14,426,380,126
2016	$1,484,578,886	$15,912,501,723
2017	$1,504,909,463	$17,071,155,481
2018	$1,670,671,328	$18,141,641,090
2019	$1,813,609,692	$18,740,561,513
2020	$1,812,170,891	$18,981,805,250
2021	$2,014,158,842	$18,827,148,531
2022	$2,204,734,527	$15,468,785,204
2023	$2,396,111,021	$15,843,155,731
2024	$2,507,519,958	$16,502,933,121

Gambia and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita

Gambia

Laos

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Gambia	Laos
1966	$94.4	-
1967	$97	-
1968	$83.1	-
1969	$88.7	-
1970	$99.8	-
1971	$103.3	-
1972	$106.5	-
1973	$131.4	-
1974	$162.6	-
1975	$189.8	-
1976	$179.3	-
1977	$213.8	-
1978	$257.6	-
1979	$300	-
1980	$338	-
1981	$296	-
1982	$282.1	-
1983	$268.6	-
1984	$214.8	$483
1985	$262.8	$633
1986	$207.7	$462
1987	$237	$274.7
1988	$274.9	$147.1
1989	$280.9	$170.4
1990	$301	$200.7
1991	$628	$231.8
1992	$623	$247.3
1993	$635	$283.4
1994	$608	$321
1995	$622	$358
1996	$652	$371
1997	$600	$339
1998	$610	$243.9
1999	$575	$272.3
2000	$538	$319
2001	$460	$320
2002	$377	$313
2003	$309	$355
2004	$593	$409
2005	$616	$466
2006	$615	$579
2007	$725	$697
2008	$859	$886
2009	$775	$935
2010	$801	$1,126
2011	$711	$1,362
2012	$693	$1,564
2013	$654	$1,813
2014	$568	$1,981
2015	$620	$2,121
2016	$650	$2,303
2017	$643	$2,432
2018	$696	$2,545
2019	$738	$2,589
2020	$720	$2,584
2021	$782	$2,526
2022	$836	$2,046
2023	$888	$2,067
2024	$909	$2,124

Gambia vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Gambia

Laos

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Gambia	Laos
1950	31.2	38.9
1951	31.5	39.2
1952	31.7	39.4
1953	31.9	39.7
1954	32.2	40
1955	32.4	40.3
1956	32.8	40.6
1957	33.1	40.9
1958	33.6	41.2
1959	34.1	40.7
1960	34.6	41
1961	35.1	41.3
1962	35.6	42.3
1963	36.1	41.5
1964	36.6	41.9
1965	37.1	42.2
1966	37.6	42.3
1967	38.1	42.9
1968	38.5	43.2
1969	39	43.5
1970	39.5	43.8
1971	40	44.1
1972	40.5	44.4
1973	41.1	44.7
1974	41.7	45.9
1975	42.2	46.1
1976	42.9	46
1977	43.4	46.4
1978	43.6	46.8
1979	44.5	47.5
1980	45	48.6
1981	44.5	49.2
1982	46.3	49.9
1983	46.9	50.5
1984	47.5	51
1985	48.2	51.6
1986	48.8	52.1
1987	49.4	52.6
1988	50.1	53.1
1989	50.7	53.6
1990	51.3	54
1991	51.9	54.7
1992	52.5	55.1
1993	53.2	55.6
1994	53.8	55.8
1995	54.3	56.3
1996	54.8	56.8
1997	55.2	57.3
1998	56	57.5
1999	56.5	57.9
2000	56.9	58.3
2001	57.3	58.9
2002	57.7	59.3
2003	58.2	59.6
2004	58.7	60.1
2005	59.1	60.7
2006	59.7	61.1
2007	60	61.7
2008	60.5	62.2
2009	60.7	63
2010	61.2	63.7
2011	61.6	64.5
2012	61.9	65.1
2013	62.3	65.7
2014	62.6	66.3
2015	63	66.7
2016	63.4	67
2017	63.7	67.3
2018	64	67.6
2019	64.4	67.9
2020	64.4	68.3
2021	63.8	67.8
2022	64.9	68.7
2023	65.9	69
2024	66.1	69.2
2025	66.3	69.5

Gambia and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population

Gambia

Laos

Table

Year	Population
	Gambia	Laos
1960	398,060	2,121,514
1961	408,930	2,169,796
1962	420,163	2,219,910
1963	431,757	2,271,061
1964	443,687	2,322,826
1965	455,952	2,376,200
1966	468,516	2,431,084
1967	481,588	2,487,715
1968	495,269	2,546,377
1969	509,440	2,606,959
1970	524,105	2,669,702
1971	539,388	2,734,628
1972	555,370	2,801,660
1973	571,991	2,870,573
1974	589,085	2,939,761
1975	606,821	3,005,521
1976	625,667	3,064,876
1977	645,770	3,118,923
1978	667,103	3,171,740
1979	689,781	3,228,202
1980	713,913	3,292,573
1981	739,125	3,366,631
1982	765,753	3,450,026
1983	794,525	3,541,001
1984	825,631	3,637,843
1985	858,874	3,739,985
1986	894,019	3,846,715
1987	931,091	3,957,612
1988	970,160	4,072,601
1989	1,011,357	4,190,974
1990	1,054,696	4,311,955
1991	1,099,959	4,435,118
1992	1,145,582	4,559,646
1993	1,188,365	4,685,060
1994	1,227,226	4,809,220
1995	1,264,313	4,929,409
1996	1,301,410	5,045,678
1997	1,338,889	5,152,011
1998	1,376,987	5,248,266
1999	1,415,779	5,340,784
2000	1,455,084	5,431,212
2001	1,495,011	5,521,482
2002	1,535,691	5,610,889
2003	1,577,611	5,697,945
2004	1,621,312	5,781,626
2005	1,667,037	5,869,523
2006	1,715,275	5,963,200
2007	1,765,774	6,056,236
2008	1,817,852	6,148,969
2009	1,871,422	6,241,642
2010	1,926,630	6,334,194
2011	1,983,784	6,426,590
2012	2,043,094	6,518,978
2013	2,103,820	6,611,385
2014	2,164,528	6,703,172
2015	2,224,529	6,801,645
2016	2,283,769	6,908,802
2017	2,342,189	7,018,147
2018	2,399,632	7,128,045
2019	2,456,844	7,237,636
2020	2,515,733	7,346,533
2021	2,576,010	7,453,194
2022	2,636,470	7,559,007
2023	2,697,845	7,664,993
2024	2,759,988	7,769,819

Fertility rates in Gambia and Laos

Fertility rate

Gambia

Laos

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Gambia	Laos
1960	6.25	6.29
1961	6.23	6.31
1962	6.21	6.31
1963	6.2	6.32
1964	6.2	6.31
1965	6.19	6.32
1966	6.18	6.31
1967	6.21	6.31
1968	6.22	6.3
1969	6.25	6.3
1970	6.26	6.31
1971	6.33	6.3
1972	6.37	6.28
1973	6.41	6.28
1974	6.42	6.29
1975	6.43	6.29
1976	6.43	6.29
1977	6.43	6.29
1978	6.42	6.3
1979	6.41	6.31
1980	6.41	6.33
1981	6.4	6.35
1982	6.4	6.37
1983	6.39	6.38
1984	6.39	6.37
1985	6.36	6.33
1986	6.34	6.26
1987	6.3	6.21
1988	6.26	6.16
1989	6.25	6.1
1990	6.25	6.06
1991	6.19	5.99
1992	6.11	5.9
1993	6.03	5.8
1994	6.04	5.6
1995	5.99	5.36
1996	5.93	5.15
1997	5.85	4.96
1998	5.82	4.79
1999	5.77	4.64
2000	5.72	4.43
2001	5.67	4.29
2002	5.66	4.13
2003	5.66	4.02
2004	5.68	3.9
2005	5.71	3.69
2006	5.74	3.56
2007	5.69	3.44
2008	5.63	3.33
2009	5.57	3.23
2010	5.56	3.14
2011	5.54	3.05
2012	5.52	2.95
2013	5.39	2.87
2014	5.2	2.8
2015	5	2.8
2016	4.81	2.74
2017	4.61	2.69
2018	4.42	2.63
2019	4.33	2.59
2020	4.25	2.54
2021	4.17	2.49
2022	4.08	2.46
2023	4.01	2.42

Gambia and Laos demographics compared

Median age

Gambia

Laos

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Gambia	Laos
1960	19.4	19.2
1961	19.4	19.2
1962	19.5	19.1
1963	19.6	19
1964	19.6	19
1965	19.7	18.9
1966	19.7	18.9
1967	19.8	18.9
1968	19.7	18.8
1969	19.6	18.8
1970	19.5	18.7
1971	19.4	18.7
1972	19.3	18.7
1973	19.2	18.7
1974	19.1	18.6
1975	18.9	18.5
1976	18.8	18.4
1977	18.6	18.3
1978	18.5	18.1
1979	18.4	18
1980	18.2	17.9
1981	18.1	17.9
1982	17.9	17.8
1983	17.8	17.8
1984	17.6	17.8
1985	17.5	17.8
1986	17.4	17.8
1987	17.4	17.8
1988	17.3	17.9
1989	17.2	17.9
1990	17.2	17.9
1991	17.1	17.9
1992	17.1	17.9
1993	17	17.9
1994	16.9	17.9
1995	16.8	17.9
1996	16.7	17.9
1997	16.6	18
1998	16.5	18
1999	16.5	18
2000	16.5	18.1
2001	16.6	18.2
2002	16.6	18.4
2003	16.7	18.5
2004	16.8	18.7
2005	16.9	18.9
2006	17	19.2
2007	17.1	19.6
2008	17.2	20
2009	17.3	20.5
2010	17.4	21
2011	17.5	21.4
2012	17.6	21.9
2013	17.7	22.3
2014	17.8	22.7
2015	17.9	23
2016	18.1	23.3
2017	18.2	23.6
2018	18.4	23.8
2019	18.5	24.1
2020	18.7	24.4
2021	18.9	24.7
2022	19.1	25
2023	19.2	25.3
2024	19.4	25.6

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