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Guinea vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guinea has a population of 14.8M (ranked 75/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Guinea's land area is 94,873 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 77th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Guinea ranks 117/197 ($25.3B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Guinea ranks 161/197 ($1,717), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Guinea Laos
Population
15374667
7954155
Population rank 75/197 103/197
GDP
$25.3B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 117/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$1,717
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 161/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,579
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$12.1B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.6%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$821
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 147/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,703
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
94,873 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
155.5 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.22
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
19.2 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Guinea and Laos: Comparison Charts

Guinea and Laos economies compared

GDP
Guinea

Laos
Year GDP
Guinea Laos
1970 $3,220,224,608 -
1971 $3,594,302,908 -
1972 $4,203,069,035 -
1973 $5,152,080,388 -
1974 $5,691,417,541 -
1975 $6,102,769,605 -
1976 $6,762,781,871 -
1977 $6,914,381,291 -
1978 $8,087,305,999 -
1979 $8,877,094,497 -
1980 $9,746,524,915 -
1981 $9,646,440,667 -
1982 $11,926,032,493 -
1983 $15,129,893,722 -
1984 $18,421,497,251 $1,757,142,856
1985 $22,787,644,566 $2,366,666,616
1986 $2,909,130,355 $1,776,842,097
1987 $2,976,714,019 $1,087,273,104
1988 $3,476,480,303 $598,961,269
1989 $3,546,079,263 $714,046,821
1990 $3,888,320,666 $865,559,879
1991 $4,396,178,694 $1,028,087,972
1992 $4,789,220,417 $1,127,806,945
1993 $4,781,166,117 $1,327,748,690
1994 $4,932,800,407 $1,543,606,345
1995 $5,385,704,166 $1,763,536,305
1996 $5,641,243,100 $1,873,671,550
1997 $5,516,916,163 $1,747,011,857
1998 $5,232,118,046 $1,280,177,839
1999 $5,046,806,783 $1,454,430,642
2000 $4,367,458,867 $1,731,198,022
2001 $4,125,527,603 $1,768,619,058
2002 $4,301,608,753 $1,758,176,653
2003 $5,025,167,975 $2,023,324,407
2004 $5,300,767,961 $2,366,398,120
2005 $4,282,468,637 $2,735,558,735
2006 $4,220,019,845 $3,455,030,061
2007 $6,281,918,226 $4,223,152,739
2008 $6,964,179,983 $5,446,433,157
2009 $6,716,905,340 $5,836,137,330
2010 $6,853,467,146 $7,131,771,015
2011 $6,785,137,203 $8,750,104,617
2012 $7,638,044,557 $10,192,846,339
2013 $8,376,613,539 $11,983,252,627
2014 $8,778,473,373 $13,279,245,886
2015 $8,794,201,743 $14,426,380,126
2016 $8,595,955,222 $15,912,501,723
2017 $10,324,668,271 $17,071,155,481
2018 $11,857,030,367 $18,141,641,090
2019 $13,442,861,496 $18,740,561,513
2020 $14,088,693,743 $18,981,805,250
2021 $17,069,115,738 $18,827,148,531
2022 $19,910,452,542 $15,468,785,204
2023 $22,407,615,556 $15,843,155,731
2024 $25,334,307,879 $16,502,933,121

Guinea and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Guinea

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Guinea Laos
1970 $753 -
1971 $825 -
1972 $948 -
1973 $1,143 -
1974 $1,243 -
1975 $1,311 -
1976 $1,431 -
1977 $1,440 -
1978 $1,658 -
1979 $1,790 -
1980 $1,931 -
1981 $1,876 -
1982 $2,273 -
1983 $2,823 -
1984 $3,362 $483
1985 $4,062 $633
1986 $506 $462
1987 $505 $274.7
1988 $574 $147.1
1989 $570 $170.4
1990 $604 $200.7
1991 $656 $231.8
1992 $693 $247.3
1993 $671 $283.4
1994 $672 $321
1995 $713 $358
1996 $726 $371
1997 $696 $339
1998 $647 $243.9
1999 $611 $272.3
2000 $518 $319
2001 $483 $320
2002 $496 $313
2003 $566 $355
2004 $585 $409
2005 $463 $466
2006 $447 $579
2007 $650 $697
2008 $704 $886
2009 $662 $935
2010 $659 $1,126
2011 $637 $1,362
2012 $699 $1,564
2013 $748 $1,813
2014 $765 $1,981
2015 $747 $2,121
2016 $712 $2,303
2017 $834 $2,432
2018 $933 $2,545
2019 $1,031 $2,589
2020 $1,054 $2,584
2021 $1,245 $2,526
2022 $1,417 $2,046
2023 $1,555 $2,067
2024 $1,717 $2,124

Guinea vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guinea

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Guinea Laos
1950 35.6 38.9
1951 35.6 39.2
1952 35.7 39.4
1953 35.8 39.7
1954 35.9 40
1955 36 40.3
1956 36.1 40.6
1957 36.2 40.9
1958 36.4 41.2
1959 36.5 40.7
1960 36.6 41
1961 36.8 41.3
1962 37 42.3
1963 37.2 41.5
1964 37.4 41.9
1965 37.7 42.2
1966 38 42.3
1967 38.2 42.9
1968 38.5 43.2
1969 38.8 43.5
1970 39.1 43.8
1971 39.4 44.1
1972 39.7 44.4
1973 39.9 44.7
1974 40.2 45.9
1975 40.6 46.1
1976 41 46
1977 41.4 46.4
1978 41.9 46.8
1979 42.3 47.5
1980 42.8 48.6
1981 43.3 49.2
1982 43.9 49.9
1983 44.2 50.5
1984 44.9 51
1985 45.3 51.6
1986 45.7 52.1
1987 46.1 52.6
1988 46.5 53.1
1989 46.9 53.6
1990 47.3 54
1991 47.8 54.7
1992 48.3 55.1
1993 48.8 55.6
1994 49.2 55.8
1995 49.8 56.3
1996 50.5 56.8
1997 51.1 57.3
1998 51.6 57.5
1999 52 57.9
2000 52.4 58.3
2001 52.7 58.9
2002 53.2 59.3
2003 53.6 59.6
2004 54 60.1
2005 54.4 60.7
2006 54.9 61.1
2007 55.2 61.7
2008 55.7 62.2
2009 56.1 63
2010 56.4 63.7
2011 56.8 64.5
2012 57.1 65.1
2013 57.5 65.7
2014 57.6 66.3
2015 57.9 66.7
2016 58.5 67
2017 58.7 67.3
2018 59 67.6
2019 59.4 67.9
2020 59.3 68.3
2021 59.4 67.8
2022 60.4 68.7
2023 60.7 69
2024 60.9 69.2
2025 61.1 69.5

Guinea and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Guinea

Laos
Year Population
Guinea Laos
1960 3,556,749 2,121,514
1961 3,619,551 2,169,796
1962 3,684,273 2,219,910
1963 3,750,954 2,271,061
1964 3,819,722 2,322,826
1965 3,890,716 2,376,200
1966 3,964,155 2,431,084
1967 4,040,153 2,487,715
1968 4,118,550 2,546,377
1969 4,198,300 2,606,959
1970 4,277,535 2,669,702
1971 4,355,200 2,734,628
1972 4,431,292 2,801,660
1973 4,506,324 2,870,573
1974 4,580,510 2,939,761
1975 4,653,876 3,005,521
1976 4,727,022 3,064,876
1977 4,801,128 3,118,923
1978 4,877,854 3,171,740
1979 4,959,283 3,228,202
1980 5,047,419 3,292,573
1981 5,143,288 3,366,631
1982 5,247,672 3,450,026
1983 5,359,814 3,541,001
1984 5,480,096 3,637,843
1985 5,610,373 3,739,985
1986 5,750,668 3,846,715
1987 5,900,198 3,957,612
1988 6,056,574 4,072,601
1989 6,215,811 4,190,974
1990 6,434,374 4,311,955
1991 6,697,166 4,435,118
1992 6,914,366 4,559,646
1993 7,128,177 4,685,060
1994 7,345,107 4,809,220
1995 7,553,249 4,929,409
1996 7,770,035 5,045,678
1997 7,931,370 5,152,011
1998 8,081,990 5,248,266
1999 8,265,123 5,340,784
2000 8,428,832 5,431,212
2001 8,539,960 5,521,482
2002 8,674,066 5,610,889
2003 8,870,781 5,697,945
2004 9,062,726 5,781,626
2005 9,245,844 5,869,523
2006 9,441,171 5,963,200
2007 9,662,281 6,056,236
2008 9,898,870 6,148,969
2009 10,143,534 6,241,642
2010 10,396,086 6,334,194
2011 10,656,810 6,426,590
2012 10,921,581 6,518,978
2013 11,191,873 6,611,385
2014 11,472,924 6,703,172
2015 11,767,070 6,801,645
2016 12,073,030 6,908,802
2017 12,385,659 7,018,147
2018 12,704,774 7,128,045
2019 13,034,346 7,237,636
2020 13,371,183 7,346,533
2021 13,710,513 7,453,194
2022 14,055,137 7,559,007
2023 14,405,468 7,664,993
2024 14,754,785 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Guinea and Laos

Fertility rate
Guinea

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Guinea Laos
1960 6.11 6.29
1961 6.13 6.31
1962 6.14 6.31
1963 6.15 6.32
1964 6.17 6.31
1965 6.18 6.32
1966 6.19 6.31
1967 6.2 6.31
1968 6.21 6.3
1969 6.23 6.3
1970 6.24 6.31
1971 6.26 6.3
1972 6.28 6.28
1973 6.31 6.28
1974 6.34 6.29
1975 6.37 6.29
1976 6.4 6.29
1977 6.43 6.29
1978 6.44 6.3
1979 6.45 6.31
1980 6.46 6.33
1981 6.46 6.35
1982 6.49 6.37
1983 6.49 6.38
1984 6.51 6.37
1985 6.53 6.33
1986 6.55 6.26
1987 6.57 6.21
1988 6.56 6.16
1989 6.55 6.1
1990 6.52 6.06
1991 6.48 5.99
1992 6.45 5.9
1993 6.41 5.8
1994 6.36 5.6
1995 6.29 5.36
1996 6.21 5.15
1997 6.12 4.96
1998 6.05 4.79
1999 5.99 4.64
2000 5.92 4.43
2001 5.83 4.29
2002 5.78 4.13
2003 5.74 4.02
2004 5.73 3.9
2005 5.73 3.69
2006 5.7 3.56
2007 5.66 3.44
2008 5.6 3.33
2009 5.53 3.23
2010 5.44 3.14
2011 5.34 3.05
2012 5.23 2.95
2013 5.15 2.87
2014 5.07 2.8
2015 5 2.8
2016 4.92 2.74
2017 4.79 2.69
2018 4.67 2.63
2019 4.58 2.59
2020 4.49 2.54
2021 4.4 2.49
2022 4.3 2.46
2023 4.22 2.42

Guinea and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Guinea

Laos
Year Median age, years
Guinea Laos
1960 20.6 19.2
1961 20.5 19.2
1962 20.4 19.1
1963 20.4 19
1964 20.3 19
1965 20.2 18.9
1966 20.1 18.9
1967 20.1 18.9
1968 20 18.8
1969 20 18.8
1970 19.9 18.7
1971 19.8 18.7
1972 19.8 18.7
1973 19.7 18.7
1974 19.5 18.6
1975 19.4 18.5
1976 19.3 18.4
1977 19.2 18.3
1978 19 18.1
1979 18.9 18
1980 18.8 17.9
1981 18.7 17.9
1982 18.6 17.8
1983 18.5 17.8
1984 18.5 17.8
1985 18.4 17.8
1986 18.4 17.8
1987 18.4 17.8
1988 18.4 17.9
1989 18.3 17.9
1990 18.3 17.9
1991 18.3 17.9
1992 18.2 17.9
1993 18.2 17.9
1994 18.1 17.9
1995 18.1 17.9
1996 18 17.9
1997 17.9 18
1998 17.7 18
1999 17.6 18
2000 17.5 18.1
2001 17.3 18.2
2002 17.2 18.4
2003 17.2 18.5
2004 17.2 18.7
2005 17.2 18.9
2006 17.2 19.2
2007 17.2 19.6
2008 17.3 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 18 23
2016 18.1 23.3
2017 18.2 23.6
2018 18.3 23.8
2019 18.5 24.1
2020 18.6 24.4
2021 18.8 24.7
2022 18.9 25
2023 19 25.3
2024 19.2 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guinea Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$21.7B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.3%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.72%
2023
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.77%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.02%
2019
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
37.5%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.3%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.6
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.1%
2018
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2018
3%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$1.89B
2023
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$616M
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
99,000
2017
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.01%
2020
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
36%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Guinea Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.72 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.26 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
66.6%
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
88.1%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
87.4%
2021
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.1%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Guinea Laos
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,024
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
38.5%
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
5.21 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.7
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
28
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
1
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.82
2015
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
63
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
45.3%
2021
75.6%
2023
English speaking
1%
2025
6%
2025
People using the Internet
26.5%
2023
63.6%
2023

Health

Guinea Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$55
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$30.5
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
20.7%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2022
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
494
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
95
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
9.74%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.52 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Guinea Laos
% of world land
0.16%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
6,430 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
69,475 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,433 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
24,598 mi
2009

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