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Iran vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iran has a population of 91.6M (ranked 17/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Iran's land area is 626,451 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 17th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Iran Laos
Population
93020793
7954155
Population rank 17/197 103/197
GDP
$437B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 37/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$4,771
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 122/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,442
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$161B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,758
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 121/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,970
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
626,451 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.7
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
34.3 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Iran and Laos: Comparison Charts

Iran and Laos economies compared

GDP
Iran

Laos
Year GDP
Iran Laos
1960 $4,199,134,390 -
1961 $4,426,949,095 -
1962 $4,693,566,416 -
1963 $4,928,628,018 -
1964 $5,379,845,648 -
1965 $6,197,319,929 -
1966 $6,789,938,672 -
1967 $7,555,383,690 -
1968 $8,623,172,960 -
1969 $9,743,089,607 -
1970 $10,976,245,154 -
1971 $13,731,802,833 -
1972 $17,153,463,263 -
1973 $27,081,698,250 -
1974 $46,209,092,072 -
1975 $51,776,222,350 -
1976 $68,055,295,081 -
1977 $80,600,122,702 -
1978 $77,994,316,621 -
1979 $90,391,877,326 -
1980 $94,362,275,580 -
1981 $100,499,312,750 -
1982 $125,948,756,439 -
1983 $156,365,156,618 -
1984 $162,276,728,620 $1,757,142,856
1985 $180,183,629,600 $2,366,666,616
1986 $209,094,561,833 $1,776,842,097
1987 $134,009,995,923 $1,087,273,104
1988 $123,057,861,334 $598,961,269
1989 $120,496,362,916 $714,046,821
1990 $124,813,263,926 $865,559,879
1991 $131,637,664,958 $1,028,087,972
1992 $119,768,691,217 $1,127,806,945
1993 $63,743,623,231 $1,327,748,690
1994 $71,841,461,172 $1,543,606,345
1995 $96,419,225,745 $1,763,536,305
1996 $120,403,931,883 $1,873,671,550
1997 $113,919,163,421 $1,747,011,857
1998 $110,276,913,362 $1,280,177,839
1999 $113,848,450,089 $1,454,430,642
2000 $109,591,707,801 $1,731,198,022
2001 $126,878,750,296 $1,768,619,058
2002 $128,626,917,504 $1,758,176,653
2003 $151,911,222,120 $2,023,324,407
2004 $187,754,571,247 $2,366,398,120
2005 $224,970,371,329 $2,735,558,735
2006 $265,602,187,406 $3,455,030,061
2007 $349,736,591,836 $4,223,152,739
2008 $406,070,949,551 $5,446,433,157
2009 $414,059,094,950 $5,836,137,330
2010 $487,069,570,461 $7,131,771,015
2011 $629,082,257,472 $8,750,104,617
2012 $644,019,315,004 $10,192,846,339
2013 $500,399,839,840 $11,983,252,627
2014 $462,284,793,281 $13,279,245,886
2015 $409,191,686,497 $14,426,380,126
2016 $459,042,684,193 $15,912,501,723
2017 $489,168,731,811 $17,071,155,481
2018 $398,880,231,367 $18,141,641,090
2019 $333,519,146,339 $18,740,561,513
2020 $262,186,179,356 $18,981,805,250
2021 $383,436,202,447 $18,827,148,531
2022 $394,362,621,793 $15,468,785,204
2023 $404,625,655,076 $15,843,155,731
2024 $436,906,331,672 $16,502,933,121

Iran and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Iran

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Iran Laos
1960 $195.6 -
1961 $200.1 -
1962 $205.8 -
1963 $209.6 -
1964 $221.7 -
1965 $247.5 -
1966 $262.9 -
1967 $283.7 -
1968 $314 -
1969 $345 -
1970 $377 -
1971 $457 -
1972 $555 -
1973 $851 -
1974 $1,409 -
1975 $1,532 -
1976 $1,954 -
1977 $2,243 -
1978 $2,101 -
1979 $2,352 -
1980 $2,368 -
1981 $2,393 -
1982 $2,845 -
1983 $3,397 -
1984 $3,395 $483
1985 $3,634 $633
1986 $4,064 $462
1987 $2,513 $274.7
1988 $2,234 $147.1
1989 $2,125 $170.4
1990 $2,138 $200.7
1991 $2,194 $231.8
1992 $1,957 $247.3
1993 $1,038 $283.4
1994 $1,168 $321
1995 $1,550 $358
1996 $1,915 $371
1997 $1,790 $339
1998 $1,709 $243.9
1999 $1,740 $272.3
2000 $1,650 $319
2001 $1,881 $320
2002 $1,891 $313
2003 $2,209 $355
2004 $2,672 $409
2005 $3,132 $466
2006 $3,619 $579
2007 $4,688 $697
2008 $5,377 $886
2009 $5,416 $935
2010 $6,291 $1,126
2011 $8,026 $1,362
2012 $8,114 $1,564
2013 $6,223 $1,813
2014 $5,672 $1,981
2015 $4,953 $2,121
2016 $5,477 $2,303
2017 $5,753 $2,432
2018 $4,632 $2,545
2019 $3,831 $2,589
2020 $2,989 $2,584
2021 $4,335 $2,526
2022 $4,405 $2,046
2023 $4,466 $2,067
2024 $4,771 $2,124

Iran vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iran

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Iran Laos
1950 38.2 38.9
1951 38.7 39.2
1952 39.2 39.4
1953 39.5 39.7
1954 40 40
1955 40.6 40.3
1956 41.1 40.6
1957 41.3 40.9
1958 42.2 41.2
1959 42.8 40.7
1960 43.3 41
1961 43.9 41.3
1962 43.8 42.3
1963 45.1 41.5
1964 45.7 41.9
1965 46.4 42.2
1966 47.1 42.3
1967 47.8 42.9
1968 47.9 43.2
1969 49.4 43.5
1970 50.2 43.8
1971 51.1 44.1
1972 51.7 44.4
1973 52.9 44.7
1974 53.9 45.9
1975 54.8 46.1
1976 55.8 46
1977 56.7 46.4
1978 56 46.8
1979 58.5 47.5
1980 58.4 48.6
1981 56.6 49.2
1982 57.6 49.9
1983 58.5 50.5
1984 60.9 51
1985 61.5 51.6
1986 62.1 52.1
1987 62.7 52.6
1988 63.3 53.1
1989 65.3 53.6
1990 64.1 54
1991 66.2 54.7
1992 66.7 55.1
1993 67 55.6
1994 67.5 55.8
1995 67.9 56.3
1996 68.3 56.8
1997 68.6 57.3
1998 69.2 57.5
1999 69.7 57.9
2000 70.2 58.3
2001 70.6 58.9
2002 71.1 59.3
2003 70.5 59.6
2004 72 60.1
2005 72.4 60.7
2006 72.9 61.1
2007 73.3 61.7
2008 73.7 62.2
2009 74 63
2010 74.4 63.7
2011 74.7 64.5
2012 75 65.1
2013 75.3 65.7
2014 75.6 66.3
2015 75.9 66.7
2016 76.2 67
2017 76.4 67.3
2018 76.6 67.6
2019 76.9 67.9
2020 74.1 68.3
2021 73.8 67.8
2022 76.8 68.7
2023 77.7 69
2024 77.9 69.2
2025 78.1 69.5

Iran and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Iran

Laos
Year Population
Iran Laos
1960 21,470,434 2,121,514
1961 22,125,726 2,169,796
1962 22,807,907 2,219,910
1963 23,519,005 2,271,061
1964 24,262,859 2,322,826
1965 25,036,978 2,376,200
1966 25,829,270 2,431,084
1967 26,628,432 2,487,715
1968 27,437,391 2,546,377
1969 28,273,482 2,606,959
1970 29,145,100 2,669,702
1971 30,029,071 2,734,628
1972 30,921,179 2,801,660
1973 31,839,838 2,870,573
1974 32,796,463 2,939,761
1975 33,802,973 3,005,521
1976 34,837,271 3,064,876
1977 35,933,181 3,118,923
1978 37,126,535 3,171,740
1979 38,424,952 3,228,202
1980 39,842,324 3,292,573
1981 41,989,312 3,366,631
1982 44,272,141 3,450,026
1983 46,029,535 3,541,001
1984 47,793,998 3,637,843
1985 49,582,289 3,739,985
1986 51,446,045 3,846,715
1987 53,323,493 3,957,612
1988 55,072,694 4,072,601
1989 56,704,914 4,190,974
1990 58,380,092 4,311,955
1991 59,986,931 4,435,118
1992 61,184,983 4,559,646
1993 61,403,543 4,685,060
1994 61,520,598 4,809,220
1995 62,205,567 4,929,409
1996 62,881,300 5,045,678
1997 63,639,638 5,152,011
1998 64,519,859 5,248,266
1999 65,445,391 5,340,784
2000 66,418,659 5,431,212
2001 67,452,005 5,521,482
2002 68,011,317 5,610,889
2003 68,769,340 5,697,945
2004 70,256,316 5,781,626
2005 71,828,455 5,869,523
2006 73,392,747 5,963,200
2007 74,602,648 6,056,236
2008 75,514,204 6,148,969
2009 76,457,825 6,241,642
2010 77,420,842 6,334,194
2011 78,383,598 6,426,590
2012 79,370,580 6,518,978
2013 80,414,686 6,611,385
2014 81,502,045 6,703,172
2015 82,619,362 6,801,645
2016 83,812,228 6,908,802
2017 85,026,754 7,018,147
2018 86,117,998 7,128,045
2019 87,051,648 7,237,636
2020 87,723,443 7,346,533
2021 88,455,488 7,453,194
2022 89,524,246 7,559,007
2023 90,608,707 7,664,993
2024 91,567,738 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Iran and Laos

Fertility rate
Iran

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Iran Laos
1960 7.52 6.29
1961 7.46 6.31
1962 7.4 6.31
1963 7.32 6.32
1964 7.24 6.31
1965 7.22 6.32
1966 7.21 6.31
1967 7.19 6.31
1968 7.12 6.3
1969 7.01 6.3
1970 6.8 6.31
1971 6.55 6.3
1972 6.26 6.28
1973 6.06 6.28
1974 5.97 6.29
1975 5.95 6.29
1976 6.07 6.29
1977 6.18 6.29
1978 6.34 6.3
1979 6.55 6.31
1980 6.63 6.33
1981 6.62 6.35
1982 6.59 6.37
1983 6.53 6.38
1984 6.43 6.37
1985 6.24 6.33
1986 6.01 6.26
1987 5.72 6.21
1988 5.43 6.16
1989 5.17 6.1
1990 4.93 6.06
1991 4.57 5.99
1992 4.1 5.9
1993 3.67 5.8
1994 3.24 5.6
1995 2.85 5.36
1996 2.54 5.15
1997 2.32 4.96
1998 2.19 4.79
1999 2.09 4.64
2000 2 4.43
2001 1.92 4.29
2002 1.84 4.13
2003 1.8 4.02
2004 1.78 3.9
2005 1.76 3.69
2006 1.76 3.56
2007 1.75 3.44
2008 1.74 3.33
2009 1.74 3.23
2010 1.75 3.14
2011 1.79 3.05
2012 1.85 2.95
2013 1.91 2.87
2014 1.98 2.8
2015 2.02 2.8
2016 2.05 2.74
2017 2.02 2.69
2018 1.92 2.63
2019 1.77 2.59
2020 1.7 2.54
2021 1.71 2.49
2022 1.7 2.46
2023 1.7 2.42

Iran and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Iran

Laos
Year Median age, years
Iran Laos
1960 19.1 19.2
1961 18.7 19.2
1962 18.4 19.1
1963 18.1 19
1964 17.9 19
1965 17.8 18.9
1966 17.7 18.9
1967 17.7 18.9
1968 17.6 18.8
1969 17.6 18.8
1970 17.6 18.7
1971 17.7 18.7
1972 17.8 18.7
1973 17.9 18.7
1974 18 18.6
1975 18.1 18.5
1976 18.2 18.4
1977 18.3 18.3
1978 18.3 18.1
1979 18.3 18
1980 18.2 17.9
1981 18.4 17.9
1982 18.6 17.8
1983 18.5 17.8
1984 18.4 17.8
1985 18.3 17.8
1986 18.2 17.8
1987 18.2 17.8
1988 18.2 17.9
1989 18.1 17.9
1990 18.2 17.9
1991 18.3 17.9
1992 18.4 17.9
1993 18.3 17.9
1994 18.4 17.9
1995 18.7 17.9
1996 19.1 17.9
1997 19.5 18
1998 20 18
1999 20.7 18
2000 21.4 18.1
2001 22 18.2
2002 22.6 18.4
2003 23.1 18.5
2004 23.7 18.7
2005 24.3 18.9
2006 24.8 19.2
2007 25.5 19.6
2008 26.1 20
2009 26.6 20.5
2010 27.2 21
2011 27.7 21.4
2012 28.2 21.9
2013 28.7 22.3
2014 29.2 22.7
2015 29.7 23
2016 30.2 23.3
2017 30.7 23.6
2018 31.2 23.8
2019 31.7 24.1
2020 32.3 24.4
2021 32.8 24.7
2022 33.3 25
2023 33.8 25.3
2024 34.3 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iran Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$426B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.82%
2023
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
650,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.47%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.13%
2023
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
47.9%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
36.4%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.5
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.2%
2023
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
3%
2018
Listed domestic companies
594
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$172B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$7.69B
1982
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,550,000
2020
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.28%
2000
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
91.1%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Iran Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,266 kg
2022
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.03
2022
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
779 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.6 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.8%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.14%
2022
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-32.5%
2022
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,664 kWh
2022
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.24%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.43%
2022
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
2.2%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Iran Laos
% of world population
1.12%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
+190,156
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.7
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
78
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.42
2014
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.5
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
55
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.9%
2023
75.6%
2023
English speaking
12%
2025
6%
2025
People using the Internet
79.6%
2023
63.6%
2023

Health

Iran Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$237.8
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92.9
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.43%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.51
2018
0.33
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.8
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
25.1%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.3%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Iran Laos
% of world land
1.09%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
6,841 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
181,727 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
41,654 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
138,867 mi
2018
24,598 mi
2009

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