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India vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

India has a population of 1.45B (ranked 1/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). India's land area is 1,147,955 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 7th vs. 79th).

By GDP, India ranks 5/197 ($3.91T) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, India ranks 143/197 ($2,697), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

India Laos
Population
1474115403
7954155
Population rank 1/197 103/197
GDP
$3.91T
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 5/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$2,697
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 143/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,159
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$3.18T
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
80.4%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,192
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 116/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,011
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
1,147,955 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,264 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
29.5 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

India and Laos: Comparison Charts

India and Laos economies compared

GDP
India

Laos
Year GDP
India Laos
1960 $37,029,883,876 -
1961 $39,232,435,784 -
1962 $42,161,481,858 -
1963 $48,421,923,459 -
1964 $56,480,289,941 -
1965 $59,556,105,229 -
1966 $45,581,230,504 -
1967 $50,134,942,204 -
1968 $53,085,455,871 -
1969 $58,447,995,017 -
1970 $62,422,483,055 -
1971 $67,351,404,352 -
1972 $71,464,700,667 -
1973 $85,517,673,173 -
1974 $99,526,597,934 -
1975 $98,473,832,017 -
1976 $102,716,451,980 -
1977 $121,486,641,441 -
1978 $137,302,319,829 -
1979 $152,995,442,498 -
1980 $186,328,579,302 -
1981 $193,491,368,446 -
1982 $200,715,624,831 -
1983 $218,262,146,413 -
1984 $212,157,645,178 $1,757,142,856
1985 $232,511,554,840 $2,366,666,616
1986 $248,985,994,041 $1,776,842,097
1987 $279,033,584,092 $1,087,273,104
1988 $296,589,670,896 $598,961,269
1989 $296,042,052,945 $714,046,821
1990 $320,979,026,420 $865,559,879
1991 $270,105,341,879 $1,028,087,972
1992 $288,208,070,278 $1,127,806,945
1993 $279,295,648,983 $1,327,748,690
1994 $327,274,843,459 $1,543,606,345
1995 $360,281,909,643 $1,763,536,305
1996 $392,896,866,205 $1,873,671,550
1997 $415,867,563,593 $1,747,011,857
1998 $421,351,317,225 $1,280,177,839
1999 $458,821,052,616 $1,454,430,642
2000 $468,395,521,654 $1,731,198,022
2001 $485,440,139,204 $1,768,619,058
2002 $514,939,140,319 $1,758,176,653
2003 $607,700,687,237 $2,023,324,407
2004 $709,152,728,831 $2,366,398,120
2005 $820,383,763,511 $2,735,558,735
2006 $940,259,888,788 $3,455,030,061
2007 $1,216,736,438,835 $4,223,152,739
2008 $1,198,895,139,006 $5,446,433,157
2009 $1,341,888,016,995 $5,836,137,330
2010 $1,675,615,519,485 $7,131,771,015
2011 $1,823,051,829,895 $8,750,104,617
2012 $1,827,637,590,410 $10,192,846,339
2013 $1,856,721,507,622 $11,983,252,627
2014 $2,039,126,479,155 $13,279,245,886
2015 $2,103,588,360,045 $14,426,380,126
2016 $2,294,796,885,663 $15,912,501,723
2017 $2,651,474,262,755 $17,071,155,481
2018 $2,702,929,641,649 $18,141,641,090
2019 $2,835,606,256,558 $18,740,561,513
2020 $2,674,851,578,587 $18,981,805,250
2021 $3,167,270,623,260 $18,827,148,531
2022 $3,346,107,287,731 $15,468,785,204
2023 $3,638,489,096,034 $15,843,155,731
2024 $3,912,686,168,582 $16,502,933,121

India and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
India

Laos
Year GDP per capita
India Laos
1960 $84.9 -
1961 $87.9 -
1962 $92.2 -
1963 $103.4 -
1964 $117.9 -
1965 $121.5 -
1966 $91 -
1967 $98 -
1968 $101.6 -
1969 $109.5 -
1970 $114.4 -
1971 $120.7 -
1972 $125.3 -
1973 $146.6 -
1974 $166.7 -
1975 $161.1 -
1976 $164.1 -
1977 $189.6 -
1978 $209.4 -
1979 $228 -
1980 $271.1 -
1981 $275 -
1982 $278.7 -
1983 $296 -
1984 $281 $483
1985 $301 $633
1986 $315 $462
1987 $345 $274.7
1988 $358 $147.1
1989 $350 $170.4
1990 $371 $200.7
1991 $306 $231.8
1992 $319 $247.3
1993 $303 $283.4
1994 $348 $321
1995 $375 $358
1996 $401 $371
1997 $416 $339
1998 $414 $243.9
1999 $442 $272.3
2000 $443 $319
2001 $450 $320
2002 $469 $313
2003 $544 $355
2004 $624 $409
2005 $710 $466
2006 $802 $579
2007 $1,022 $697
2008 $993 $886
2009 $1,095 $935
2010 $1,348 $1,126
2011 $1,445 $1,362
2012 $1,429 $1,564
2013 $1,433 $1,813
2014 $1,554 $1,981
2015 $1,584 $2,121
2016 $1,708 $2,303
2017 $1,950 $2,432
2018 $1,966 $2,545
2019 $2,041 $2,589
2020 $1,907 $2,584
2021 $2,240 $2,526
2022 $2,347 $2,046
2023 $2,530 $2,067
2024 $2,697 $2,124

India vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
India

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
India Laos
1950 41.2 38.9
1951 41.6 39.2
1952 42.1 39.4
1953 42.4 39.7
1954 43.2 40
1955 43.7 40.3
1956 44.1 40.6
1957 44.4 40.9
1958 44.8 41.2
1959 45.3 40.7
1960 45.6 41
1961 45.8 41.3
1962 46.1 42.3
1963 46.5 41.5
1964 46.7 41.9
1965 45.6 42.2
1966 45.9 42.3
1967 46.2 42.9
1968 47.9 43.2
1969 48.3 43.5
1970 48.6 43.8
1971 48.9 44.1
1972 49.2 44.4
1973 49.6 44.7
1974 50.3 45.9
1975 50.8 46.1
1976 51.3 46
1977 51.8 46.4
1978 52.4 46.8
1979 53 47.5
1980 53.6 48.6
1981 54.2 49.2
1982 54.7 49.9
1983 55.3 50.5
1984 55.8 51
1985 56.3 51.6
1986 56.8 52.1
1987 57.3 52.6
1988 57.7 53.1
1989 58.2 53.6
1990 58.6 54
1991 59 54.7
1992 59.4 55.1
1993 59.8 55.6
1994 60.2 55.8
1995 60.6 56.3
1996 61 56.8
1997 61.4 57.3
1998 61.9 57.5
1999 62.3 57.9
2000 62.7 58.3
2001 63.2 58.9
2002 63.6 59.3
2003 64.1 59.6
2004 64.5 60.1
2005 64.9 60.7
2006 65.4 61.1
2007 65.8 61.7
2008 66.2 62.2
2009 66.7 63
2010 67.2 63.7
2011 67.6 64.5
2012 68.1 65.1
2013 68.5 65.7
2014 68.9 66.3
2015 69.3 66.7
2016 69.7 67
2017 70.1 67.3
2018 70.4 67.6
2019 70.7 67.9
2020 70.2 68.3
2021 67.3 67.8
2022 71.7 68.7
2023 72 69
2024 72.2 69.2
2025 72.5 69.5

India and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
India

Laos
Year Population
India Laos
1960 435,990,338 2,121,514
1961 446,564,729 2,169,796
1962 457,283,090 2,219,910
1963 468,138,575 2,271,061
1964 479,229,598 2,322,826
1965 490,140,146 2,376,200
1966 500,740,247 2,431,084
1967 511,606,372 2,487,715
1968 522,716,889 2,546,377
1969 533,880,544 2,606,959
1970 545,864,268 2,669,702
1971 558,096,387 2,734,628
1972 570,482,142 2,801,660
1973 583,465,598 2,870,573
1974 597,041,391 2,939,761
1975 611,309,535 3,005,521
1976 625,861,883 3,064,876
1977 640,801,103 3,118,923
1978 655,728,229 3,171,740
1979 671,155,747 3,228,202
1980 687,354,025 3,292,573
1981 703,696,250 3,366,631
1982 720,313,473 3,450,026
1983 737,372,681 3,541,001
1984 754,875,449 3,637,843
1985 772,647,793 3,739,985
1986 790,689,978 3,846,715
1987 808,931,270 3,957,612
1988 827,342,990 4,072,601
1989 846,039,529 4,190,974
1990 864,972,221 4,311,955
1991 883,927,600 4,435,118
1992 902,957,070 4,559,646
1993 922,118,387 4,685,060
1994 941,163,767 4,809,220
1995 960,301,044 4,929,409
1996 979,678,458 5,045,678
1997 999,133,762 5,152,011
1998 1,018,665,080 5,248,266
1999 1,038,225,823 5,340,784
2000 1,057,922,733 5,431,212
2001 1,077,898,575 5,521,482
2002 1,097,600,380 5,610,889
2003 1,116,803,006 5,697,945
2004 1,135,991,513 5,781,626
2005 1,154,676,322 5,869,523
2006 1,172,878,890 5,963,200
2007 1,190,676,021 6,056,236
2008 1,207,930,964 6,148,969
2009 1,225,524,753 6,241,642
2010 1,243,481,564 6,334,194
2011 1,261,224,954 6,426,590
2012 1,278,674,502 6,518,978
2013 1,295,829,511 6,611,385
2014 1,312,277,191 6,703,172
2015 1,328,024,498 6,801,645
2016 1,343,944,296 6,908,802
2017 1,359,657,400 7,018,147
2018 1,374,659,064 7,128,045
2019 1,389,030,312 7,237,636
2020 1,402,617,695 7,346,533
2021 1,414,203,896 7,453,194
2022 1,425,423,212 7,559,007
2023 1,438,069,596 7,664,993
2024 1,450,935,791 7,769,819

Fertility rates in India and Laos

Fertility rate
India

Laos
Year Fertility rate
India Laos
1960 5.92 6.29
1961 5.94 6.31
1962 5.95 6.31
1963 5.97 6.32
1964 5.98 6.31
1965 5.94 6.32
1966 5.88 6.31
1967 5.83 6.31
1968 5.76 6.3
1969 5.68 6.3
1970 5.62 6.31
1971 5.57 6.3
1972 5.48 6.28
1973 5.4 6.28
1974 5.33 6.29
1975 5.2 6.29
1976 5.13 6.29
1977 5.01 6.29
1978 4.89 6.3
1979 4.81 6.31
1980 4.78 6.33
1981 4.7 6.35
1982 4.62 6.37
1983 4.57 6.38
1984 4.52 6.37
1985 4.43 6.33
1986 4.4 6.26
1987 4.31 6.21
1988 4.22 6.16
1989 4.13 6.1
1990 4.05 6.06
1991 3.96 5.99
1992 3.88 5.9
1993 3.8 5.8
1994 3.72 5.6
1995 3.65 5.36
1996 3.58 5.15
1997 3.51 4.96
1998 3.45 4.79
1999 3.38 4.64
2000 3.35 4.43
2001 3.3 4.29
2002 3.22 4.13
2003 3.12 4.02
2004 3.05 3.9
2005 2.96 3.69
2006 2.87 3.56
2007 2.78 3.44
2008 2.71 3.33
2009 2.67 3.23
2010 2.6 3.14
2011 2.53 3.05
2012 2.47 2.95
2013 2.4 2.87
2014 2.29 2.8
2015 2.29 2.8
2016 2.28 2.74
2017 2.19 2.69
2018 2.18 2.63
2019 2.12 2.59
2020 2.05 2.54
2021 2.01 2.49
2022 1.99 2.46
2023 1.98 2.42

India and Laos demographics compared

Median age
India

Laos
Year Median age, years
India Laos
1960 20.2 19.2
1961 20.1 19.2
1962 19.9 19.1
1963 19.8 19
1964 19.6 19
1965 19.5 18.9
1966 19.4 18.9
1967 19.3 18.9
1968 19.2 18.8
1969 19.2 18.8
1970 19.2 18.7
1971 19.2 18.7
1972 19.2 18.7
1973 19.3 18.7
1974 19.3 18.6
1975 19.4 18.5
1976 19.5 18.4
1977 19.6 18.3
1978 19.7 18.1
1979 19.8 18
1980 19.9 17.9
1981 20 17.9
1982 20 17.8
1983 20.1 17.8
1984 20.2 17.8
1985 20.3 17.8
1986 20.4 17.8
1987 20.4 17.8
1988 20.5 17.9
1989 20.6 17.9
1990 20.7 17.9
1991 20.8 17.9
1992 21 17.9
1993 21.1 17.9
1994 21.2 17.9
1995 21.4 17.9
1996 21.6 17.9
1997 21.7 18
1998 21.9 18
1999 22.1 18
2000 22.3 18.1
2001 22.5 18.2
2002 22.7 18.4
2003 22.9 18.5
2004 23.1 18.7
2005 23.3 18.9
2006 23.6 19.2
2007 23.8 19.6
2008 24.1 20
2009 24.4 20.5
2010 24.7 21
2011 25 21.4
2012 25.3 21.9
2013 25.6 22.3
2014 26 22.7
2015 26.3 23
2016 26.6 23.3
2017 27 23.6
2018 27.3 23.8
2019 27.7 24.1
2020 28.1 24.4
2021 28.4 24.7
2022 28.7 25
2023 29.1 25.3
2024 29.5 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

India Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$3.84T
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.1%
2022
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.44%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
3,068,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.86%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24.5%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.1%
2022
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2022
3%
2018
Number of millionaires
868,660
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.09%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
205
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
2,673
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$5.13T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$643B
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$138B
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
17,914,000
2019
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.77%
2020
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
89%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

India Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2023
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2,955 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.05 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
74.9%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
4.12%
2023
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
36.1%
2023
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,182 kWh
2023
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.1%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.24%
2023
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
2.41%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

India Laos
% of world population
17.8%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
-630,830
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
36.9%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.83
2022
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.6
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
81.7%
2023
75.6%
2023
English speaking
15.8%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
55.9%
2022
63.6%
2023

Health

India Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$79.5
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.6
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.17%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.73
2020
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
27.7
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
7.51%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
4
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.1 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

India Laos
% of world land
2%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
791 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
689,466 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
281,697 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,111,675 mi
2024
24,598 mi
2009

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