Jamaica vs Laos statistics compared

Jamaica has a population of 2.84M (ranked 139/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Jamaica's land area is 4,181 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 159th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Jamaica and Laos: Comparison Charts

Jamaica and Laos economies compared

GDP

Jamaica

Laos

Table

Year	GDP
	Jamaica	Laos
1960	$699,064,380	-
1961	$748,043,501	-
1962	$777,727,689	-
1963	$826,706,669	-
1964	$897,949,001	-
1965	$972,159,611	-
1966	$1,096,759,561	-
1967	$1,148,014,311	-
1968	$1,083,839,133	-
1969	$1,191,239,047	-
1970	$1,404,720,442	-
1971	$1,539,861,816	-
1972	$1,875,146,587	-
1973	$1,905,917,553	-
1974	$2,375,122,375	-
1975	$2,860,442,750	-
1976	$2,966,042,856	-
1977	$3,249,733,140	-
1978	$2,644,527,822	-
1979	$2,425,064,229	-
1980	$2,679,379,372	-
1981	$2,979,027,966	-
1982	$3,293,496,312	-
1983	$3,619,262,277	-
1984	$2,373,564,549	$1,757,142,856
1985	$2,100,239,019	$2,366,666,616
1986	$2,754,549,582	$1,776,842,097
1987	$3,287,007,322	$1,087,273,104
1988	$3,828,342,820	$598,961,269
1989	$4,404,937,853	$714,046,821
1990	$4,592,208,087	$865,559,879
1991	$4,106,207,649	$1,028,087,972
1992	$3,535,460,090	$1,127,806,945
1993	$5,440,075,676	$1,327,748,690
1994	$5,452,558,947	$1,543,606,345
1995	$6,577,520,643	$1,763,536,305
1996	$7,393,891,921	$1,873,671,550
1997	$8,400,041,724	$1,747,011,857
1998	$8,787,195,622	$1,280,177,839
1999	$8,887,057,997	$1,454,430,642
2000	$9,005,064,475	$1,731,198,022
2001	$9,194,727,831	$1,768,619,058
2002	$9,719,009,495	$1,758,176,653
2003	$9,430,234,811	$2,023,324,407
2004	$10,174,664,854	$2,366,398,120
2005	$11,243,865,778	$2,735,558,735
2006	$11,930,179,090	$3,455,030,061
2007	$12,799,600,047	$4,223,152,739
2008	$13,709,401,520	$5,446,433,157
2009	$12,120,458,115	$5,836,137,330
2010	$13,220,549,908	$7,131,771,015
2011	$14,444,661,522	$8,750,104,617
2012	$14,807,086,556	$10,192,846,339
2013	$14,264,205,153	$11,983,252,627
2014	$13,899,217,680	$13,279,245,886
2015	$14,188,936,918	$14,426,380,126
2016	$14,077,096,677	$15,912,501,723
2017	$14,808,985,133	$17,071,155,481
2018	$15,730,792,876	$18,141,641,090
2019	$15,830,766,531	$18,740,561,513
2020	$13,812,421,836	$18,981,805,250
2021	$14,657,586,159	$18,827,148,531
2022	$17,097,760,687	$15,468,785,204
2023	$19,423,355,367	$15,843,155,731
2024	$19,930,288,337	$16,502,933,121

Jamaica and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita

Jamaica

Laos

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Jamaica	Laos
1960	$424	-
1961	$447	-
1962	$458	-
1963	$480	-
1964	$514	-
1965	$549	-
1966	$612	-
1967	$633	-
1968	$591	-
1969	$642	-
1970	$748	-
1971	$809	-
1972	$971	-
1973	$972	-
1974	$1,193	-
1975	$1,417	-
1976	$1,450	-
1977	$1,569	-
1978	$1,262	-
1979	$1,144	-
1980	$1,249	-
1981	$1,370	-
1982	$1,494	-
1983	$1,619	-
1984	$1,048	$483
1985	$917	$633
1986	$1,191	$462
1987	$1,411	$274.7
1988	$1,632	$147.1
1989	$1,865	$170.4
1990	$1,930	$200.7
1991	$1,710	$231.8
1992	$1,458	$247.3
1993	$2,221	$283.4
1994	$2,203	$321
1995	$2,631	$358
1996	$2,929	$371
1997	$3,297	$339
1998	$3,419	$243.9
1999	$3,432	$272.3
2000	$3,453	$319
2001	$3,504	$320
2002	$3,681	$313
2003	$3,550	$355
2004	$3,808	$409
2005	$4,184	$466
2006	$4,417	$579
2007	$4,716	$697
2008	$5,030	$886
2009	$4,428	$935
2010	$4,810	$1,126
2011	$5,233	$1,362
2012	$5,341	$1,564
2013	$5,124	$1,813
2014	$4,975	$1,981
2015	$5,063	$2,121
2016	$5,010	$2,303
2017	$5,259	$2,432
2018	$5,578	$2,545
2019	$5,607	$2,589
2020	$4,879	$2,584
2021	$5,165	$2,526
2022	$6,022	$2,046
2023	$6,840	$2,067
2024	$7,020	$2,124

Jamaica vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Jamaica

Laos

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Jamaica	Laos
1950	56.6	38.9
1951	57.1	39.2
1952	58.1	39.4
1953	58.9	39.7
1954	59.6	40
1955	60.4	40.3
1956	61.2	40.6
1957	61.9	40.9
1958	62.6	41.2
1959	63.2	40.7
1960	63.8	41
1961	64.3	41.3
1962	64.6	42.3
1963	65	41.5
1964	65.3	41.9
1965	65.7	42.2
1966	65.9	42.3
1967	66.1	42.9
1968	66.3	43.2
1969	66.5	43.5
1970	66.7	43.8
1971	67	44.1
1972	67.3	44.4
1973	67.6	44.7
1974	67.9	45.9
1975	68.2	46.1
1976	68.4	46
1977	68.6	46.4
1978	68.7	46.8
1979	68.8	47.5
1980	69	48.6
1981	69.1	49.2
1982	69.3	49.9
1983	69.5	50.5
1984	69.8	51
1985	70.1	51.6
1986	70.4	52.1
1987	70.9	52.6
1988	71.2	53.1
1989	71.5	53.6
1990	71.7	54
1991	71.8	54.7
1992	71.8	55.1
1993	71.8	55.6
1994	71.6	55.8
1995	71.5	56.3
1996	71.3	56.8
1997	71.2	57.3
1998	71.2	57.5
1999	71.2	57.9
2000	71.3	58.3
2001	71.3	58.9
2002	71.5	59.3
2003	71.6	59.6
2004	71.5	60.1
2005	71.5	60.7
2006	71.4	61.1
2007	71.4	61.7
2008	71.5	62.2
2009	71.7	63
2010	72	63.7
2011	72.2	64.5
2012	72.4	65.1
2013	72.4	65.7
2014	72.4	66.3
2015	72.2	66.7
2016	72.1	67
2017	71.9	67.3
2018	71.6	67.6
2019	71.5	67.9
2020	71.5	68.3
2021	69.1	67.8
2022	71.5	68.7
2023	71.5	69
2024	71.6	69.2
2025	71.7	69.5

Jamaica and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population

Jamaica

Laos

Table

Year	Population
	Jamaica	Laos
1960	1,650,005	2,121,514
1961	1,673,261	2,169,796
1962	1,696,932	2,219,910
1963	1,721,099	2,271,061
1964	1,745,568	2,322,826
1965	1,769,192	2,376,200
1966	1,791,475	2,431,084
1967	1,812,865	2,487,715
1968	1,833,765	2,546,377
1969	1,855,127	2,606,959
1970	1,878,196	2,669,702
1971	1,903,728	2,734,628
1972	1,931,542	2,801,660
1973	1,961,219	2,870,573
1974	1,990,906	2,939,761
1975	2,018,981	3,005,521
1976	2,045,578	3,064,876
1977	2,070,657	3,118,923
1978	2,094,836	3,171,740
1979	2,119,486	3,228,202
1980	2,145,658	3,292,573
1981	2,173,818	3,366,631
1982	2,203,889	3,450,026
1983	2,234,832	3,541,001
1984	2,264,562	3,637,843
1985	2,290,656	3,739,985
1986	2,312,125	3,846,715
1987	2,329,813	3,957,612
1988	2,345,777	4,072,601
1989	2,361,916	4,190,974
1990	2,379,877	4,311,955
1991	2,400,869	4,435,118
1992	2,424,701	4,559,646
1993	2,449,916	4,685,060
1994	2,475,220	4,809,220
1995	2,500,151	4,929,409
1996	2,524,463	5,045,678
1997	2,547,848	5,152,011
1998	2,569,736	5,248,266
1999	2,589,795	5,340,784
2000	2,607,826	5,431,212
2001	2,624,403	5,521,482
2002	2,640,572	5,610,889
2003	2,656,623	5,697,945
2004	2,672,225	5,781,626
2005	2,687,066	5,869,523
2006	2,700,968	5,963,200
2007	2,713,800	6,056,236
2008	2,725,635	6,148,969
2009	2,736,995	6,241,642
2010	2,748,568	6,334,194
2011	2,760,494	6,426,590
2012	2,772,430	6,518,978
2013	2,783,687	6,611,385
2014	2,793,749	6,703,172
2015	2,802,534	6,801,645
2016	2,809,915	6,908,802
2017	2,815,764	7,018,147
2018	2,820,097	7,128,045
2019	2,823,271	7,237,636
2020	2,830,739	7,346,533
2021	2,837,682	7,453,194
2022	2,839,144	7,559,007
2023	2,839,786	7,664,993
2024	2,839,175	7,769,819

Fertility rates in Jamaica and Laos

Fertility rate

Jamaica

Laos

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Jamaica	Laos
1960	5.54	6.29
1961	5.6	6.31
1962	5.64	6.31
1963	5.73	6.32
1964	5.79	6.31
1965	5.72	6.32
1966	5.69	6.31
1967	5.67	6.31
1968	5.58	6.3
1969	5.47	6.3
1970	5.35	6.31
1971	5.21	6.3
1972	5.06	6.28
1973	5	6.28
1974	4.67	6.29
1975	4.44	6.29
1976	4.21	6.29
1977	4	6.29
1978	3.84	6.3
1979	3.72	6.31
1980	3.59	6.33
1981	3.51	6.35
1982	3.46	6.37
1983	3.41	6.38
1984	3.32	6.37
1985	3.21	6.33
1986	3.11	6.26
1987	3.02	6.21
1988	2.98	6.16
1989	2.93	6.1
1990	2.96	6.06
1991	3	5.99
1992	3.03	5.9
1993	2.99	5.8
1994	2.93	5.6
1995	2.85	5.36
1996	2.77	5.15
1997	2.68	4.96
1998	2.57	4.79
1999	2.47	4.64
2000	2.35	4.43
2001	2.3	4.29
2002	2.27	4.13
2003	2.24	4.02
2004	2.2	3.9
2005	2.15	3.69
2006	2.09	3.56
2007	2.02	3.44
2008	1.95	3.33
2009	1.88	3.23
2010	1.8	3.14
2011	1.72	3.05
2012	1.65	2.95
2013	1.59	2.87
2014	1.54	2.8
2015	1.51	2.8
2016	1.46	2.74
2017	1.43	2.69
2018	1.4	2.63
2019	1.39	2.59
2020	1.38	2.54
2021	1.38	2.49
2022	1.37	2.46
2023	1.36	2.42

Jamaica and Laos demographics compared

Median age

Jamaica

Laos

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Jamaica	Laos
1960	19.8	19.2
1961	19.5	19.2
1962	19.3	19.1
1963	19	19
1964	18.8	19
1965	18.5	18.9
1966	18.3	18.9
1967	18.1	18.9
1968	17.9	18.8
1969	17.8	18.8
1970	17.7	18.7
1971	17.7	18.7
1972	17.8	18.7
1973	17.9	18.7
1974	18	18.6
1975	18.2	18.5
1976	18.4	18.4
1977	18.6	18.3
1978	18.9	18.1
1979	19.1	18
1980	19.4	17.9
1981	19.6	17.9
1982	19.9	17.8
1983	20.1	17.8
1984	20.4	17.8
1985	20.6	17.8
1986	20.8	17.8
1987	21.1	17.8
1988	21.3	17.9
1989	21.6	17.9
1990	21.8	17.9
1991	22	17.9
1992	22.2	17.9
1993	22.3	17.9
1994	22.4	17.9
1995	22.5	17.9
1996	22.6	17.9
1997	22.7	18
1998	22.9	18
1999	23.1	18
2000	23.3	18.1
2001	23.6	18.2
2002	23.8	18.4
2003	24.1	18.5
2004	24.4	18.7
2005	24.6	18.9
2006	24.9	19.2
2007	25.3	19.6
2008	25.7	20
2009	26.1	20.5
2010	26.5	21
2011	27	21.4
2012	27.4	21.9
2013	27.9	22.3
2014	28.3	22.7
2015	28.8	23
2016	29.3	23.3
2017	29.8	23.6
2018	30.3	23.8
2019	30.8	24.1
2020	31.3	24.4
2021	31.7	24.7
2022	32.2	25
2023	32.8	25.3
2024	33.3	25.6

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