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Haiti vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Haiti has a population of 11.8M (ranked 83/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Haiti's land area is 10,641 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 142nd vs. 79th).

By GDP, Haiti ranks 118/197 ($25.2B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Haiti ranks 154/197 ($2,143), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Haiti Laos
Population
12011655
7954155
Population rank 82/197 103/197
GDP
$25.2B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 118/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$2,143
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 154/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,183
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$3.77B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
11.8%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$320
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 177/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,081
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
10,641 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,106 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.66
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
24.8 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.3 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Haiti and Laos: Comparison Charts

Haiti and Laos economies compared

GDP
Haiti

Laos
Year GDP
Haiti Laos
1960 $273,187,200 -
1961 $271,066,000 -
1962 $281,896,800 -
1963 $294,883,400 -
1964 $325,281,200 -
1965 $353,251,800 -
1966 $368,948,600 -
1967 $369,124,200 -
1968 $367,968,800 -
1969 $391,820,400 -
1970 $331,200,000 -
1971 $362,800,000 -
1972 $371,998,958 -
1973 $466,798,973 -
1974 $565,399,322 -
1975 $681,400,000 -
1976 $879,000,000 -
1977 $947,000,000 -
1978 $974,200,000 -
1979 $1,080,600,000 -
1980 $1,383,800,000 -
1981 $1,479,400,000 -
1982 $1,474,200,000 -
1983 $1,623,600,000 -
1984 $1,816,200,000 $1,757,142,856
1985 $2,009,400,000 $2,366,666,616
1986 $2,318,000,000 $1,776,842,097
1987 $2,047,200,000 $1,087,273,104
1988 $2,613,926,800 $598,961,269
1989 $2,736,243,800 $714,046,821
1990 $3,096,289,800 $865,559,879
1991 $3,473,562,628 $1,028,087,972
1992 $2,257,129,792 $1,127,806,945
1993 $1,878,253,767 $1,327,748,690
1994 $2,167,569,046 $1,543,606,345
1995 $2,813,313,279 $1,763,536,305
1996 $2,907,517,604 $1,873,671,550
1997 $3,338,949,152 $1,747,011,857
1998 $3,723,903,724 $1,280,177,839
1999 $4,153,725,884 $1,454,430,642
2000 $6,813,566,099 $1,731,198,022
2001 $6,331,970,324 $1,768,619,058
2002 $6,205,847,214 $1,758,176,653
2003 $5,071,947,798 $2,023,324,407
2004 $6,087,360,684 $2,366,398,120
2005 $7,030,149,730 $2,735,558,735
2006 $7,638,739,123 $3,455,030,061
2007 $9,228,637,768 $4,223,152,739
2008 $10,432,962,635 $5,446,433,157
2009 $11,597,002,835 $5,836,137,330
2010 $11,859,312,725 $7,131,771,015
2011 $13,008,746,039 $8,750,104,617
2012 $13,708,925,477 $10,192,846,339
2013 $14,902,488,604 $11,983,252,627
2014 $15,146,883,498 $13,279,245,886
2015 $14,849,629,309 $14,426,380,126
2016 $14,069,277,526 $15,912,501,723
2017 $15,093,357,161 $17,071,155,481
2018 $16,403,864,618 $18,141,641,090
2019 $15,016,090,930 $18,740,561,513
2020 $14,508,222,518 $18,981,805,250
2021 $20,877,414,953 $18,827,148,531
2022 $20,253,551,921 $15,468,785,204
2023 $19,850,585,722 $15,843,155,731
2024 $25,224,154,991 $16,502,933,121

Haiti and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Haiti

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Haiti Laos
1960 $70.8 -
1961 $69 -
1962 $70.4 -
1963 $72.4 -
1964 $78.5 -
1965 $83.6 -
1966 $85.7 -
1967 $84.2 -
1968 $82.4 -
1969 $86.1 -
1970 $71.5 -
1971 $76.8 -
1972 $77.3 -
1973 $95.1 -
1974 $113 -
1975 $133.6 -
1976 $169.1 -
1977 $178.7 -
1978 $180.3 -
1979 $196.2 -
1980 $246.5 -
1981 $258.5 -
1982 $252.6 -
1983 $272.8 -
1984 $299.2 $483
1985 $325 $633
1986 $367 $462
1987 $318 $274.7
1988 $397 $147.1
1989 $407 $170.4
1990 $452 $200.7
1991 $497 $231.8
1992 $316 $247.3
1993 $258.1 $283.4
1994 $292.1 $321
1995 $372 $358
1996 $377 $371
1997 $425 $339
1998 $465 $243.9
1999 $510 $272.3
2000 $821 $319
2001 $749 $320
2002 $721 $313
2003 $579 $355
2004 $683 $409
2005 $776 $466
2006 $829 $579
2007 $985 $697
2008 $1,095 $886
2009 $1,197 $935
2010 $1,210 $1,126
2011 $1,312 $1,362
2012 $1,361 $1,564
2013 $1,458 $1,813
2014 $1,460 $1,981
2015 $1,411 $2,121
2016 $1,318 $2,303
2017 $1,395 $2,432
2018 $1,496 $2,545
2019 $1,352 $2,589
2020 $1,290 $2,584
2021 $1,835 $2,526
2022 $1,761 $2,046
2023 $1,706 $2,067
2024 $2,143 $2,124

Haiti vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Haiti

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Haiti Laos
1950 37.2 38.9
1951 38.1 39.2
1952 38.8 39.4
1953 39.5 39.7
1954 40.1 40
1955 41 40.3
1956 41.6 40.6
1957 42.1 40.9
1958 42.6 41.2
1959 43 40.7
1960 43.4 41
1961 43.8 41.3
1962 44.2 42.3
1963 42.7 41.5
1964 44.9 41.9
1965 45.4 42.2
1966 45.6 42.3
1967 46.1 42.9
1968 46.5 43.2
1969 46.9 43.5
1970 47.3 43.8
1971 47.6 44.1
1972 47.9 44.4
1973 48.2 44.7
1974 48.5 45.9
1975 48.7 46.1
1976 49 46
1977 49.2 46.4
1978 49.5 46.8
1979 49.7 47.5
1980 50 48.6
1981 50.3 49.2
1982 50.6 49.9
1983 50.9 50.5
1984 51.3 51
1985 51.6 51.6
1986 51.9 52.1
1987 52.2 52.6
1988 52.6 53.1
1989 52.9 53.6
1990 53.2 54
1991 53.5 54.7
1992 54 55.1
1993 54.5 55.6
1994 54.7 55.8
1995 55.6 56.3
1996 56.1 56.8
1997 56.7 57.3
1998 57.1 57.5
1999 57.7 57.9
2000 58.2 58.3
2001 58.6 58.9
2002 59 59.3
2003 59.4 59.6
2004 58.5 60.1
2005 60.3 60.7
2006 60.7 61.1
2007 61.1 61.7
2008 61.3 62.2
2009 61.7 63
2010 45.6 63.7
2011 61.6 64.5
2012 62.3 65.1
2013 62.6 65.7
2014 63 66.3
2015 63.2 66.7
2016 63.3 67
2017 63.8 67.3
2018 64.1 67.6
2019 64.3 67.9
2020 63.8 68.3
2021 62.6 67.8
2022 63.9 68.7
2023 64.9 69
2024 65.1 69.2
2025 65.3 69.5

Haiti and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Haiti

Laos
Year Population
Haiti Laos
1960 3,858,443 2,121,514
1961 3,929,030 2,169,796
1962 4,001,575 2,219,910
1963 4,073,068 2,271,061
1964 4,146,244 2,322,826
1965 4,223,820 2,376,200
1966 4,302,639 2,431,084
1967 4,382,999 2,487,715
1968 4,465,328 2,546,377
1969 4,549,334 2,606,959
1970 4,635,124 2,669,702
1971 4,723,244 2,734,628
1972 4,813,868 2,801,660
1973 4,906,743 2,870,573
1974 5,001,796 2,939,761
1975 5,099,086 3,005,521
1976 5,198,357 3,064,876
1977 5,299,476 3,118,923
1978 5,402,580 3,171,740
1979 5,507,590 3,228,202
1980 5,614,493 3,292,573
1981 5,723,725 3,366,631
1982 5,835,937 3,450,026
1983 5,951,096 3,541,001
1984 6,069,230 3,637,843
1985 6,190,862 3,739,985
1986 6,316,122 3,846,715
1987 6,445,123 3,957,612
1988 6,578,145 4,072,601
1989 6,714,730 4,190,974
1990 6,854,441 4,311,955
1991 6,995,450 4,435,118
1992 7,136,571 4,559,646
1993 7,278,181 4,685,060
1994 7,419,771 4,809,220
1995 7,562,546 4,929,409
1996 7,707,557 5,045,678
1997 7,854,298 5,152,011
1998 8,002,143 5,248,266
1999 8,151,296 5,340,784
2000 8,303,151 5,431,212
2001 8,455,918 5,521,482
2002 8,607,641 5,610,889
2003 8,759,912 5,697,945
2004 8,910,263 5,781,626
2005 9,061,273 5,869,523
2006 9,216,562 5,963,200
2007 9,373,296 6,056,236
2008 9,530,774 6,148,969
2009 9,689,581 6,241,642
2010 9,803,294 6,334,194
2011 9,914,904 6,426,590
2012 10,069,771 6,518,978
2013 10,222,362 6,611,385
2014 10,373,235 6,703,172
2015 10,523,242 6,801,645
2016 10,671,457 6,908,802
2017 10,817,754 7,018,147
2018 10,962,362 7,128,045
2019 11,105,163 7,237,636
2020 11,243,848 7,346,533
2021 11,374,586 7,453,194
2022 11,503,606 7,559,007
2023 11,637,398 7,664,993
2024 11,772,557 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Haiti and Laos

Fertility rate
Haiti

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Haiti Laos
1960 6.18 6.29
1961 6.18 6.31
1962 6.18 6.31
1963 6.17 6.32
1964 6.16 6.31
1965 6.13 6.32
1966 6.09 6.31
1967 6.05 6.31
1968 6.01 6.3
1969 5.96 6.3
1970 5.91 6.31
1971 5.88 6.3
1972 5.85 6.28
1973 5.81 6.28
1974 5.78 6.29
1975 5.75 6.29
1976 5.71 6.29
1977 5.67 6.29
1978 5.64 6.3
1979 5.59 6.31
1980 5.56 6.33
1981 5.53 6.35
1982 5.53 6.37
1983 5.51 6.38
1984 5.51 6.37
1985 5.5 6.33
1986 5.48 6.26
1987 5.47 6.21
1988 5.47 6.16
1989 5.44 6.1
1990 5.41 6.06
1991 5.32 5.99
1992 5.21 5.9
1993 5.1 5.8
1994 4.99 5.6
1995 4.88 5.36
1996 4.78 5.15
1997 4.67 4.96
1998 4.56 4.79
1999 4.45 4.64
2000 4.39 4.43
2001 4.25 4.29
2002 4.13 4.13
2003 4.05 4.02
2004 3.94 3.9
2005 3.84 3.69
2006 3.76 3.56
2007 3.69 3.44
2008 3.62 3.33
2009 3.57 3.23
2010 3.5 3.14
2011 3.43 3.05
2012 3.32 2.95
2013 3.22 2.87
2014 3.16 2.8
2015 3.11 2.8
2016 3.05 2.74
2017 2.99 2.69
2018 2.92 2.63
2019 2.86 2.59
2020 2.8 2.54
2021 2.75 2.49
2022 2.7 2.46
2023 2.66 2.42

Haiti and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Haiti

Laos
Year Median age, years
Haiti Laos
1960 19.5 19.2
1961 19.5 19.2
1962 19.5 19.1
1963 19.5 19
1964 19.5 19
1965 19.5 18.9
1966 19.4 18.9
1967 19.4 18.9
1968 19.4 18.8
1969 19.4 18.8
1970 19.4 18.7
1971 19.4 18.7
1972 19.3 18.7
1973 19.3 18.7
1974 19.3 18.6
1975 19.3 18.5
1976 19.3 18.4
1977 19.3 18.3
1978 19.3 18.1
1979 19.2 18
1980 19.2 17.9
1981 19.2 17.9
1982 19.2 17.8
1983 19.1 17.8
1984 19.1 17.8
1985 19.1 17.8
1986 19 17.8
1987 19 17.8
1988 19 17.9
1989 18.9 17.9
1990 18.9 17.9
1991 18.9 17.9
1992 18.9 17.9
1993 18.9 17.9
1994 18.9 17.9
1995 19 17.9
1996 19 17.9
1997 19.1 18
1998 19.2 18
1999 19.3 18
2000 19.4 18.1
2001 19.5 18.2
2002 19.7 18.4
2003 19.8 18.5
2004 20 18.7
2005 20.2 18.9
2006 20.4 19.2
2007 20.6 19.6
2008 20.9 20
2009 21.1 20.5
2010 21.3 21
2011 21.6 21.4
2012 21.8 21.9
2013 22 22.3
2014 22.3 22.7
2015 22.5 23
2016 22.8 23.3
2017 23 23.6
2018 23.3 23.8
2019 23.5 24.1
2020 23.8 24.4
2021 24 24.7
2022 24.3 25
2023 24.5 25.3
2024 24.8 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Haiti Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
6.09%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.96%
2023
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.05%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.12%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
14.1%
2012
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
48.3%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
33.4%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
46.1
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2012
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2012
3%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$2.72B
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$3.9B
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
938,000
2019
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
34.8%
2018
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
32.6%
2017
37.7%
2024

Energy

Haiti Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
378 kg
2022
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.65
2022
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.54 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
21.7%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
76.7%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.37%
2022
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
74.8 kWh
2022
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.8%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
18.2%
2022
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Haiti Laos
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
-31,747
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
60.5%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
15.6
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
16
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
7
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
41.2
2023
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
18.8
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
68%
2017
75.6%
2023
English speaking
1%
2025
6%
2025
People using the Internet
39.3%
2019
63.6%
2023

Health

Haiti Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$52.3
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.2
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
65.3 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
31%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2018
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
22.4 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
328
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
11.1%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
94
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.1%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.11 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Haiti Laos
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
904 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,931 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,305 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,651 mi
2009
24,598 mi
2009

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