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Ivory Coast vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ivory Coast has a population of 31.9M (ranked 50/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Ivory Coast's land area is 122,780 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 66th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Ivory Coast ranks 76/197 ($86.5B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Ivory Coast ranks 142/197 ($2,710), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Ivory Coast Laos
Population
33340347
7954155
Population rank 50/197 103/197
GDP
$86.5B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 76/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$2,710
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 142/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,653
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$51.3B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.1%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,606
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 125/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,373
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
122,780 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
260.1 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.28
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
19.3 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.3 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Ivory Coast and Laos: Comparison Charts

Ivory Coast and Laos economies compared

GDP
Ivory Coast

Laos
Year GDP
Ivory Coast Laos
1960 $546,203,559 -
1961 $618,245,634 -
1962 $645,284,474 -
1963 $761,047,198 -
1964 $921,063,327 -
1965 $919,771,229 -
1966 $1,024,102,880 -
1967 $1,082,922,725 -
1968 $1,281,281,277 -
1969 $1,361,360,293 -
1970 $1,455,482,795 -
1971 $1,584,128,509 -
1972 $1,849,400,402 -
1973 $2,508,421,426 -
1974 $3,070,152,309 -
1975 $3,893,839,190 -
1976 $4,662,053,825 -
1977 $6,265,068,189 -
1978 $7,900,526,298 -
1979 $9,142,933,967 -
1980 $10,175,617,609 -
1981 $8,432,589,942 -
1982 $7,567,110,849 -
1983 $6,838,184,773 -
1984 $6,841,639,247 $1,757,142,856
1985 $6,977,650,644 $2,366,666,616
1986 $9,158,302,100 $1,776,842,097
1987 $10,087,654,465 $1,087,273,104
1988 $10,255,169,806 $598,961,269
1989 $9,757,410,645 $714,046,821
1990 $10,795,850,583 $865,559,879
1991 $10,492,628,581 $1,028,087,972
1992 $11,152,971,274 $1,127,806,945
1993 $11,045,760,288 $1,327,748,690
1994 $8,313,557,510 $1,543,606,345
1995 $11,000,146,267 $1,763,536,305
1996 $18,071,152,831 $1,873,671,550
1997 $18,047,558,038 $1,747,011,857
1998 $19,619,654,756 $1,280,177,839
1999 $18,870,992,456 $1,454,430,642
2000 $16,577,533,892 $1,731,198,022
2001 $16,810,537,044 $1,768,619,058
2002 $18,054,383,321 $1,758,176,653
2003 $21,251,754,340 $2,023,324,407
2004 $23,510,575,681 $2,366,398,120
2005 $24,036,918,703 $2,735,558,735
2006 $25,281,413,263 $3,455,030,061
2007 $28,760,090,953 $4,223,152,739
2008 $34,078,240,293 $5,446,433,157
2009 $33,886,813,250 $5,836,137,330
2010 $34,936,307,980 $7,131,771,015
2011 $36,693,710,801 $8,750,104,617
2012 $36,302,302,877 $10,192,846,339
2013 $42,760,235,485 $11,983,252,627
2014 $48,843,005,614 $13,279,245,886
2015 $45,815,005,169 $14,426,380,126
2016 $48,407,761,037 $15,912,501,723
2017 $52,512,343,997 $17,071,155,481
2018 $58,522,477,787 $18,141,641,090
2019 $60,382,894,697 $18,740,561,513
2020 $63,027,852,805 $18,981,805,250
2021 $72,794,636,649 $18,827,148,531
2022 $70,922,824,824 $15,468,785,204
2023 $79,618,056,324 $15,843,155,731
2024 $86,538,413,923 $16,502,933,121

Ivory Coast and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Ivory Coast

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Ivory Coast Laos
1960 $148.7 -
1961 $162.3 -
1962 $163.1 -
1963 $185.1 -
1964 $215.5 -
1965 $207 -
1966 $221.8 -
1967 $225.6 -
1968 $256.8 -
1969 $262.2 -
1970 $269 -
1971 $280.3 -
1972 $313 -
1973 $406 -
1974 $474 -
1975 $575 -
1976 $661 -
1977 $856 -
1978 $1,039 -
1979 $1,157 -
1980 $1,238 -
1981 $986 -
1982 $849 -
1983 $737 -
1984 $709 $483
1985 $695 $633
1986 $877 $462
1987 $930 $274.7
1988 $910 $147.1
1989 $833 $170.4
1990 $886 $200.7
1991 $827 $231.8
1992 $845 $247.3
1993 $804 $283.4
1994 $582 $321
1995 $740 $358
1996 $1,170 $371
1997 $1,125 $339
1998 $1,177 $243.9
1999 $1,096 $272.3
2000 $937 $319
2001 $925 $320
2002 $968 $313
2003 $1,111 $355
2004 $1,200 $409
2005 $1,198 $466
2006 $1,230 $579
2007 $1,368 $697
2008 $1,584 $886
2009 $1,540 $935
2010 $1,554 $1,126
2011 $1,597 $1,362
2012 $1,547 $1,564
2013 $1,786 $1,813
2014 $1,991 $1,981
2015 $1,815 $2,121
2016 $1,863 $2,303
2017 $1,964 $2,432
2018 $2,131 $2,545
2019 $2,142 $2,589
2020 $2,180 $2,584
2021 $2,456 $2,526
2022 $2,333 $2,046
2023 $2,555 $2,067
2024 $2,710 $2,124

Ivory Coast vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ivory Coast

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Ivory Coast Laos
1950 30.8 38.9
1951 31.4 39.2
1952 32 39.4
1953 32.5 39.7
1954 33.2 40
1955 33.8 40.3
1956 34.5 40.6
1957 35.2 40.9
1958 35.8 41.2
1959 36.5 40.7
1960 37.2 41
1961 37.9 41.3
1962 38.6 42.3
1963 39.3 41.5
1964 40 41.9
1965 40.6 42.2
1966 41.3 42.3
1967 42 42.9
1968 42.6 43.2
1969 43.3 43.5
1970 44 43.8
1971 44.8 44.1
1972 45.6 44.4
1973 46.4 44.7
1974 47.2 45.9
1975 48 46.1
1976 48.9 46
1977 49.6 46.4
1978 50.4 46.8
1979 51 47.5
1980 51.4 48.6
1981 51.8 49.2
1982 52.1 49.9
1983 52.4 50.5
1984 52.6 51
1985 52.9 51.6
1986 53 52.1
1987 53.1 52.6
1988 53.1 53.1
1989 53 53.6
1990 52.8 54
1991 52.6 54.7
1992 52.4 55.1
1993 52.2 55.6
1994 52 55.8
1995 51.7 56.3
1996 51.6 56.8
1997 51.5 57.3
1998 51.2 57.5
1999 51.3 57.9
2000 51.4 58.3
2001 51.4 58.9
2002 51.5 59.3
2003 51.4 59.6
2004 51.9 60.1
2005 52.4 60.7
2006 52.9 61.1
2007 53.5 61.7
2008 54.2 62.2
2009 54.7 63
2010 55.3 63.7
2011 56 64.5
2012 56.6 65.1
2013 57.1 65.7
2014 57.8 66.3
2015 58.3 66.7
2016 58.8 67
2017 59.3 67.3
2018 59.8 67.6
2019 60.3 67.9
2020 60.1 68.3
2021 60.3 67.8
2022 61.6 68.7
2023 61.9 69
2024 62.1 69.2
2025 62.3 69.5

Ivory Coast and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Ivory Coast

Laos
Year Population
Ivory Coast Laos
1960 3,673,666 2,121,514
1961 3,810,151 2,169,796
1962 3,956,939 2,219,910
1963 4,112,061 2,271,061
1964 4,273,952 2,322,826
1965 4,442,377 2,376,200
1966 4,617,519 2,431,084
1967 4,799,744 2,487,715
1968 4,990,021 2,546,377
1969 5,192,221 2,606,959
1970 5,411,567 2,669,702
1971 5,650,868 2,734,628
1972 5,909,716 2,801,660
1973 6,184,944 2,870,573
1974 6,474,057 2,939,761
1975 6,776,297 3,005,521
1976 7,057,958 3,064,876
1977 7,321,950 3,118,923
1978 7,603,130 3,171,740
1979 7,902,267 3,228,202
1980 8,220,714 3,292,573
1981 8,556,596 3,366,631
1982 8,907,936 3,450,026
1983 9,272,744 3,541,001
1984 9,650,516 3,637,843
1985 10,040,483 3,739,985
1986 10,440,917 3,846,715
1987 10,851,475 3,957,612
1988 11,275,189 4,072,601
1989 11,719,771 4,190,974
1990 12,189,778 4,311,955
1991 12,683,870 4,435,118
1992 13,200,310 4,559,646
1993 13,735,951 4,685,060
1994 14,287,201 4,809,220
1995 14,855,565 4,929,409
1996 15,442,312 5,045,678
1997 16,047,170 5,152,011
1998 16,663,948 5,248,266
1999 17,215,935 5,340,784
2000 17,699,004 5,431,212
2001 18,178,913 5,521,482
2002 18,654,771 5,610,889
2003 19,125,542 5,697,945
2004 19,595,000 5,781,626
2005 20,068,458 5,869,523
2006 20,546,802 5,963,200
2007 21,030,558 6,056,236
2008 21,514,439 6,148,969
2009 21,997,940 6,241,642
2010 22,488,065 6,334,194
2011 22,982,000 6,426,590
2012 23,467,078 6,518,978
2013 23,939,775 6,611,385
2014 24,527,395 6,703,172
2015 25,246,342 6,801,645
2016 25,989,405 6,908,802
2017 26,733,372 7,018,147
2018 27,464,173 7,128,045
2019 28,193,009 7,237,636
2020 28,915,449 7,346,533
2021 29,639,736 7,453,194
2022 30,395,002 7,559,007
2023 31,165,654 7,664,993
2024 31,934,230 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Ivory Coast and Laos

Fertility rate
Ivory Coast

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Ivory Coast Laos
1960 7.69 6.29
1961 7.72 6.31
1962 7.75 6.31
1963 7.78 6.32
1964 7.81 6.31
1965 7.84 6.32
1966 7.87 6.31
1967 7.89 6.31
1968 7.91 6.3
1969 7.93 6.3
1970 7.94 6.31
1971 7.94 6.3
1972 7.94 6.28
1973 7.94 6.28
1974 7.93 6.29
1975 7.91 6.29
1976 7.88 6.29
1977 7.83 6.29
1978 7.67 6.3
1979 7.63 6.31
1980 7.59 6.33
1981 7.54 6.35
1982 7.49 6.37
1983 7.42 6.38
1984 7.35 6.37
1985 7.27 6.33
1986 7.19 6.26
1987 7.09 6.21
1988 6.97 6.16
1989 6.85 6.1
1990 6.72 6.06
1991 6.59 5.99
1992 6.43 5.9
1993 6.27 5.8
1994 6.13 5.6
1995 6.04 5.36
1996 5.95 5.15
1997 5.9 4.96
1998 5.85 4.79
1999 5.81 4.64
2000 5.77 4.43
2001 5.7 4.29
2002 5.64 4.13
2003 5.57 4.02
2004 5.53 3.9
2005 5.5 3.69
2006 5.45 3.56
2007 5.4 3.44
2008 5.36 3.33
2009 5.33 3.23
2010 5.29 3.14
2011 5.24 3.05
2012 5.19 2.95
2013 5.14 2.87
2014 5.07 2.8
2015 4.97 2.8
2016 4.87 2.74
2017 4.76 2.69
2018 4.6 2.63
2019 4.52 2.59
2020 4.46 2.54
2021 4.41 2.49
2022 4.35 2.46
2023 4.28 2.42

Ivory Coast and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Ivory Coast

Laos
Year Median age, years
Ivory Coast Laos
1960 18.5 19.2
1961 18.5 19.2
1962 18.5 19.1
1963 18.5 19
1964 18.4 19
1965 18.3 18.9
1966 18.2 18.9
1967 18.1 18.9
1968 18 18.8
1969 17.8 18.8
1970 17.7 18.7
1971 17.7 18.7
1972 17.7 18.7
1973 17.6 18.7
1974 17.6 18.6
1975 17.5 18.5
1976 17.4 18.4
1977 17.1 18.3
1978 16.9 18.1
1979 16.7 18
1980 16.5 17.9
1981 16.4 17.9
1982 16.3 17.8
1983 16.2 17.8
1984 16.1 17.8
1985 16 17.8
1986 16 17.8
1987 15.9 17.8
1988 15.9 17.9
1989 16 17.9
1990 16 17.9
1991 16.1 17.9
1992 16.2 17.9
1993 16.3 17.9
1994 16.4 17.9
1995 16.5 17.9
1996 16.6 17.9
1997 16.7 18
1998 16.8 18
1999 16.8 18
2000 16.8 18.1
2001 16.8 18.2
2002 16.7 18.4
2003 16.7 18.5
2004 16.7 18.7
2005 16.7 18.9
2006 16.6 19.2
2007 16.6 19.6
2008 16.9 20
2009 17.3 20.5
2010 17.7 21
2011 18.2 21.4
2012 18.6 21.9
2013 19 22.3
2014 19.1 22.7
2015 19 23
2016 18.9 23.3
2017 18.9 23.6
2018 18.9 23.8
2019 18.9 24.1
2020 18.9 24.4
2021 19 24.7
2022 19.1 25
2023 19.2 25.3
2024 19.3 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ivory Coast Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$80.2B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20.4%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.43%
2023
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.89%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
27,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.02%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.31%
2022
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.1%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.8
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.8%
2021
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
3%
2018
Listed domestic companies
46
2020
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$7.33B
2020
n/a
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.09B
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
668,000
2020
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.51%
2020
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
57.6%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Ivory Coast Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
472 kg
2022
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.2
2022
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
14.4 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
37.6%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
58.2%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.71%
2022
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
14.4%
2022
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
324 kWh
2022
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.8%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
22.8%
2022
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
72.4%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Ivory Coast Laos
% of world population
0.39%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
+7,838
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
53.6%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.5
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
31
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.6
2015
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
24.1
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
50%
2021
75.6%
2023
English speaking
1%
2025
6%
2025
People using the Internet
40.7%
2023
63.6%
2023

Health

Ivory Coast Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$86.2
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$24.8
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
62.3 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
359
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
67.1
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
12.1%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
25
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.85 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Ivory Coast Laos
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
3,845 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
106,175 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,645 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
24,598 mi
2009

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