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Indonesia vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Indonesia has a population of 283M (ranked 4/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Indonesia's land area is 730,720 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 14th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Indonesia ranks 16/197 ($1.4T) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Indonesia ranks 119/197 ($4,925), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Indonesia Laos
Population
287460768
7954155
Population rank 4/197 103/197
GDP
$1.4T
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 16/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$4,925
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 119/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,448
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$561B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
41%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,979
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 120/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,538
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
730,720 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
388 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.13
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
31.1 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.4 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Indonesia and Laos: Comparison Charts

Indonesia and Laos economies compared

GDP
Indonesia

Laos
Year GDP
Indonesia Laos
1967 $5,667,756,628 -
1968 $7,076,465,300 -
1969 $8,337,423,313 -
1970 $9,150,684,932 -
1971 $9,333,536,370 -
1972 $10,997,590,361 -
1973 $16,273,253,012 -
1974 $25,802,409,639 -
1975 $30,463,855,422 -
1976 $37,269,156,627 -
1977 $45,808,915,663 -
1978 $51,455,719,076 -
1979 $51,400,186,343 -
1980 $72,482,337,397 -
1981 $85,518,233,419 -
1982 $90,158,449,295 -
1983 $81,052,283,384 -
1984 $84,853,700,028 $1,757,142,856
1985 $85,289,488,375 $2,366,666,616
1986 $79,954,072,545 $1,776,842,097
1987 $75,929,617,558 $1,087,273,104
1988 $84,300,174,486 $598,961,269
1989 $94,451,427,877 $714,046,821
1990 $106,140,727,334 $865,559,879
1991 $116,621,996,217 $1,028,087,972
1992 $128,026,966,580 $1,127,806,945
1993 $158,006,700,302 $1,327,748,690
1994 $176,892,143,932 $1,543,606,345
1995 $202,132,028,723 $1,763,536,305
1996 $227,369,679,375 $1,873,671,550
1997 $215,748,998,610 $1,747,011,857
1998 $95,445,547,873 $1,280,177,839
1999 $140,001,351,215 $1,454,430,642
2000 $165,021,012,078 $1,731,198,022
2001 $160,446,947,785 $1,768,619,058
2002 $195,660,611,165 $1,758,176,653
2003 $234,772,463,824 $2,023,324,407
2004 $256,836,875,295 $2,366,398,120
2005 $285,868,619,196 $2,735,558,735
2006 $364,570,515,618 $3,455,030,061
2007 $432,216,737,775 $4,223,152,739
2008 $510,228,634,992 $5,446,433,157
2009 $539,580,085,612 $5,836,137,330
2010 $755,094,157,622 $7,131,771,015
2011 $892,969,104,563 $8,750,104,617
2012 $917,869,913,333 $10,192,846,339
2013 $912,524,136,718 $11,983,252,627
2014 $890,814,755,534 $13,279,245,886
2015 $860,854,232,686 $14,426,380,126
2016 $931,877,364,038 $15,912,501,723
2017 $1,015,618,744,160 $17,071,155,481
2018 $1,042,271,532,989 $18,141,641,090
2019 $1,119,099,871,350 $18,740,561,513
2020 $1,059,054,842,698 $18,981,805,250
2021 $1,186,509,691,087 $18,827,148,531
2022 $1,319,101,183,380 $15,468,785,204
2023 $1,371,169,301,564 $15,843,155,731
2024 $1,396,300,098,191 $16,502,933,121

Indonesia and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Indonesia

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Indonesia Laos
1967 $53.2 -
1968 $64.7 -
1969 $74.1 -
1970 $79.1 -
1971 $78.5 -
1972 $90.1 -
1973 $129.9 -
1974 $200.7 -
1975 $231.1 -
1976 $275.7 -
1977 $331 -
1978 $362 -
1979 $353 -
1980 $487 -
1981 $561 -
1982 $578 -
1983 $508 -
1984 $520 $483
1985 $511 $633
1986 $470 $462
1987 $438 $274.7
1988 $477 $147.1
1989 $524 $170.4
1990 $578 $200.7
1991 $624 $231.8
1992 $674 $247.3
1993 $817 $283.4
1994 $900 $321
1995 $1,011 $358
1996 $1,119 $371
1997 $1,045 $339
1998 $455 $243.9
1999 $657 $272.3
2000 $764 $319
2001 $732 $320
2002 $881 $313
2003 $1,043 $355
2004 $1,127 $409
2005 $1,238 $466
2006 $1,558 $579
2007 $1,823 $697
2008 $2,125 $886
2009 $2,218 $935
2010 $3,066 $1,126
2011 $3,579 $1,362
2012 $3,632 $1,564
2013 $3,567 $1,813
2014 $3,441 $1,981
2015 $3,288 $2,121
2016 $3,521 $2,303
2017 $3,799 $2,432
2018 $3,861 $2,545
2019 $4,107 $2,589
2020 $3,854 $2,584
2021 $4,287 $2,526
2022 $4,731 $2,046
2023 $4,876 $2,067
2024 $4,925 $2,124

Indonesia vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Indonesia

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Indonesia Laos
1950 40.2 38.9
1951 40.8 39.2
1952 41.5 39.4
1953 42.2 39.7
1954 42.9 40
1955 43.6 40.3
1956 44.3 40.6
1957 45 40.9
1958 45.4 41.2
1959 46.2 40.7
1960 46.8 41
1961 47.4 41.3
1962 48.1 42.3
1963 48.7 41.5
1964 49.4 41.9
1965 42.8 42.2
1966 48.4 42.3
1967 51.3 42.9
1968 51.9 43.2
1969 52.6 43.5
1970 53.3 43.8
1971 53.8 44.1
1972 54.4 44.4
1973 54.9 44.7
1974 55.4 45.9
1975 56 46.1
1976 56.4 46
1977 57.1 46.4
1978 57.6 46.8
1979 58.2 47.5
1980 58.7 48.6
1981 59.1 49.2
1982 59.7 49.9
1983 60.3 50.5
1984 60.9 51
1985 61.4 51.6
1986 61.7 52.1
1987 62.1 52.6
1988 62.4 53.1
1989 62.9 53.6
1990 63.2 54
1991 63.7 54.7
1992 64.2 55.1
1993 64.9 55.6
1994 65 55.8
1995 65.3 56.3
1996 65.5 56.8
1997 65.8 57.3
1998 65.9 57.5
1999 66 57.9
2000 66.3 58.3
2001 66.6 58.9
2002 67 59.3
2003 67.1 59.6
2004 65.5 60.1
2005 67.5 60.7
2006 67.7 61.1
2007 67.9 61.7
2008 68.1 62.2
2009 68.3 63
2010 68.4 63.7
2011 68.6 64.5
2012 68.9 65.1
2013 69.1 65.7
2014 69.3 66.3
2015 69.5 66.7
2016 69.7 67
2017 70 67.3
2018 70.1 67.6
2019 70.3 67.9
2020 68.8 68.3
2021 67.5 67.8
2022 70.9 68.7
2023 71.1 69
2024 71.3 69.2
2025 71.4 69.5

Indonesia and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Indonesia

Laos
Year Population
Indonesia Laos
1960 88,296,070 2,121,514
1961 90,791,249 2,169,796
1962 93,375,850 2,219,910
1963 96,051,424 2,271,061
1964 98,833,749 2,322,826
1965 101,365,130 2,376,200
1966 103,792,754 2,431,084
1967 106,526,393 2,487,715
1968 109,450,006 2,546,377
1969 112,517,639 2,606,959
1970 115,657,495 2,669,702
1971 118,833,702 2,734,628
1972 122,039,841 2,801,660
1973 125,288,515 2,870,573
1974 128,555,045 2,939,761
1975 131,843,848 3,005,521
1976 135,173,655 3,064,876
1977 138,533,541 3,118,923
1978 141,953,163 3,171,740
1979 145,434,834 3,228,202
1980 148,950,540 3,292,573
1981 152,485,035 3,366,631
1982 156,052,152 3,450,026
1983 159,651,381 3,541,001
1984 163,251,124 3,637,843
1985 166,776,185 3,739,985
1986 170,175,065 3,846,715
1987 173,511,154 3,957,612
1988 176,855,065 4,072,601
1989 180,201,630 4,190,974
1990 183,501,098 4,311,955
1991 186,778,238 4,435,118
1992 190,043,744 4,559,646
1993 193,305,168 4,685,060
1994 196,591,828 4,809,220
1995 199,888,057 4,929,409
1996 203,204,348 5,045,678
1997 206,536,095 5,152,011
1998 209,826,788 5,248,266
1999 213,004,668 5,340,784
2000 216,077,790 5,431,212
2001 219,097,902 5,521,482
2002 222,088,495 5,610,889
2003 225,048,008 5,697,945
2004 227,926,649 5,781,626
2005 230,871,650 5,869,523
2006 233,951,652 5,963,200
2007 237,062,337 6,056,236
2008 240,157,903 6,148,969
2009 243,220,028 6,241,642
2010 246,305,322 6,334,194
2011 249,470,032 6,426,590
2012 252,698,525 6,518,978
2013 255,852,467 6,611,385
2014 258,877,399 6,703,172
2015 261,799,249 6,801,645
2016 264,627,418 6,908,802
2017 267,346,658 7,018,147
2018 269,951,846 7,128,045
2019 272,489,381 7,237,636
2020 274,814,866 7,346,533
2021 276,758,053 7,453,194
2022 278,830,529 7,559,007
2023 281,190,067 7,664,993
2024 283,487,931 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Indonesia and Laos

Fertility rate
Indonesia

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Indonesia Laos
1960 5.51 6.29
1961 5.52 6.31
1962 5.53 6.31
1963 5.55 6.32
1964 5.57 6.31
1965 5.59 6.32
1966 5.59 6.31
1967 5.58 6.31
1968 5.57 6.3
1969 5.55 6.3
1970 5.49 6.31
1971 5.4 6.3
1972 5.32 6.28
1973 5.25 6.28
1974 5.09 6.29
1975 5.03 6.29
1976 4.92 6.29
1977 4.81 6.29
1978 4.73 6.3
1979 4.63 6.31
1980 4.5 6.33
1981 4.36 6.35
1982 4.25 6.37
1983 4.11 6.38
1984 3.96 6.37
1985 3.73 6.33
1986 3.53 6.26
1987 3.42 6.21
1988 3.35 6.16
1989 3.25 6.1
1990 3.11 6.06
1991 3.06 5.99
1992 2.95 5.9
1993 2.9 5.8
1994 2.85 5.6
1995 2.81 5.36
1996 2.78 5.15
1997 2.74 4.96
1998 2.66 4.79
1999 2.57 4.64
2000 2.5 4.43
2001 2.47 4.29
2002 2.44 4.13
2003 2.41 4.02
2004 2.42 3.9
2005 2.45 3.69
2006 2.46 3.56
2007 2.48 3.44
2008 2.44 3.33
2009 2.44 3.23
2010 2.46 3.14
2011 2.52 3.05
2012 2.51 2.95
2013 2.44 2.87
2014 2.39 2.8
2015 2.35 2.8
2016 2.31 2.74
2017 2.25 2.69
2018 2.22 2.63
2019 2.21 2.59
2020 2.19 2.54
2021 2.17 2.49
2022 2.15 2.46
2023 2.13 2.42

Indonesia and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Indonesia

Laos
Year Median age, years
Indonesia Laos
1960 20.1 19.2
1961 20.1 19.2
1962 20.1 19.1
1963 20 19
1964 19.9 19
1965 19.8 18.9
1966 19.6 18.9
1967 19.4 18.9
1968 19.3 18.8
1969 19.1 18.8
1970 19 18.7
1971 18.9 18.7
1972 18.8 18.7
1973 18.8 18.7
1974 18.9 18.6
1975 18.9 18.5
1976 19 18.4
1977 19.1 18.3
1978 19.2 18.1
1979 19.3 18
1980 19.4 17.9
1981 19.6 17.9
1982 19.7 17.8
1983 19.9 17.8
1984 20.1 17.8
1985 20.3 17.8
1986 20.6 17.8
1987 20.9 17.8
1988 21.1 17.9
1989 21.4 17.9
1990 21.7 17.9
1991 22 17.9
1992 22.3 17.9
1993 22.6 17.9
1994 22.9 17.9
1995 23.2 17.9
1996 23.5 17.9
1997 23.7 18
1998 24 18
1999 24.3 18
2000 24.6 18.1
2001 24.9 18.2
2002 25.2 18.4
2003 25.6 18.5
2004 25.9 18.7
2005 26.2 18.9
2006 26.5 19.2
2007 26.8 19.6
2008 27.1 20
2009 27.3 20.5
2010 27.6 21
2011 27.9 21.4
2012 28.1 21.9
2013 28.3 22.3
2014 28.6 22.7
2015 28.9 23
2016 29.1 23.3
2017 29.4 23.6
2018 29.6 23.8
2019 29.9 24.1
2020 30.1 24.4
2021 30.3 24.7
2022 30.6 25
2023 30.8 25.3
2024 31.1 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Indonesia Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$1.39T
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.7%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.68%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
676,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.59%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.31%
2023
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
43.8%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
39.3%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.2
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.8%
2024
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2024
3%
2018
Number of millionaires
178,605
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.09%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
33
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
903
2023
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$758B
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$156B
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$16B
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,053,000
2020
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.98%
2020
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
56.3%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Indonesia Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
977 kg
2023
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.8
2023
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
675 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.4 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
77.2%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.2%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-89.5%
2023
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,445 kWh
2023
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
15.5%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
5.67%
2023
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.4%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Indonesia Laos
% of world population
3.48%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
-38,469
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
59.2%
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
5.07 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
73
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.31
2022
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.3
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
92
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
96%
2020
75.6%
2023
English speaking
30.8%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
72.8%
2024
63.6%
2023

Health

Indonesia Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$127.4
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
71.4 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.98%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.69
2022
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
22.4 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
140
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
20.6
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.3%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
38.2%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.07 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Indonesia Laos
% of world land
1.27%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
2,578 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
212,828 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
348,714 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
340,572 mi
2022
24,598 mi
2009

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