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Jordan vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jordan has a population of 11.6M (ranked 84/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Jordan's land area is 34,284 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 110th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Jordan ranks 91/197 ($53.4B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Jordan ranks 124/197 ($4,618), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Jordan Laos
Population
11575983
7954155
Population rank 85/197 103/197
GDP
$53.4B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 91/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$4,618
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 124/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$10,821
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$51.2B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.6%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,429
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 88/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,420
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
34,284 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.64
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
25.5 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Jordan and Laos: Comparison Charts

Jordan and Laos economies compared

GDP
Jordan

Laos
Year GDP
Jordan Laos
1965 $599,759,760 -
1966 $657,999,737 -
1967 $631,679,747 -
1968 $561,119,776 -
1969 $698,879,720 -
1970 $639,519,744 -
1971 $678,159,729 -
1972 $788,479,685 -
1973 $943,783,840 -
1974 $1,197,483,949 -
1975 $1,363,073,498 -
1976 $1,708,521,219 -
1977 $2,096,778,602 -
1978 $2,602,208,589 -
1979 $3,271,368,781 -
1980 $3,910,044,474 -
1981 $4,383,944,703 -
1982 $4,681,240,993 -
1983 $4,920,692,191 -
1984 $4,967,162,160 $1,757,142,856
1985 $4,993,601,520 $2,366,666,616
1986 $6,402,050,485 $1,776,842,097
1987 $6,756,209,762 $1,087,273,104
1988 $6,277,451,829 $598,961,269
1989 $4,221,373,674 $714,046,821
1990 $4,160,087,508 $865,559,879
1991 $4,344,467,193 $1,028,087,972
1992 $5,310,833,194 $1,127,806,945
1993 $5,606,400,222 $1,327,748,690
1994 $6,236,295,978 $1,543,606,345
1995 $6,727,597,032 $1,763,536,305
1996 $6,927,503,526 $1,873,671,550
1997 $7,245,839,210 $1,747,011,857
1998 $7,912,270,804 $1,280,177,839
1999 $8,149,929,478 $1,454,430,642
2000 $8,460,789,845 $1,731,198,022
2001 $8,975,814,653 $1,768,619,058
2002 $9,582,510,578 $1,758,176,653
2003 $10,195,627,645 $2,023,324,407
2004 $11,411,706,629 $2,366,398,120
2005 $12,588,998,590 $2,735,558,735
2006 $15,056,981,664 $3,455,030,061
2007 $17,110,437,236 $4,223,152,739
2008 $22,658,715,989 $5,446,433,157
2009 $24,537,876,056 $5,836,137,330
2010 $27,133,804,225 $7,131,771,015
2011 $29,524,149,155 $8,750,104,617
2012 $31,634,561,690 $10,192,846,339
2013 $34,454,440,141 $11,983,252,627
2014 $36,847,643,521 $13,279,245,886
2015 $38,587,017,887 $14,426,380,126
2016 $39,892,551,127 $15,912,501,723
2017 $41,608,435,915 $17,071,155,481
2018 $43,370,860,704 $18,141,641,090
2019 $44,503,006,338 $18,740,561,513
2020 $43,700,383,099 $18,981,805,250
2021 $46,296,100,141 $18,827,148,531
2022 $48,764,963,380 $15,468,785,204
2023 $51,088,476,338 $15,843,155,731
2024 $53,352,289,577 $16,502,933,121

Jordan and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Jordan

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Jordan Laos
1965 $546 -
1966 $558 -
1967 $497 -
1968 $409 -
1969 $474 -
1970 $409 -
1971 $412 -
1972 $460 -
1973 $531 -
1974 $651 -
1975 $718 -
1976 $873 -
1977 $1,039 -
1978 $1,249 -
1979 $1,519 -
1980 $1,750 -
1981 $1,885 -
1982 $1,929 -
1983 $1,939 -
1984 $1,871 $483
1985 $1,797 $633
1986 $2,200 $462
1987 $2,217 $274.7
1988 $1,966 $147.1
1989 $1,260 $170.4
1990 $1,149 $200.7
1991 $1,110 $231.8
1992 $1,287 $247.3
1993 $1,289 $283.4
1994 $1,367 $321
1995 $1,416 $358
1996 $1,410 $371
1997 $1,436 $339
1998 $1,532 $243.9
1999 $1,545 $272.3
2000 $1,571 $319
2001 $1,632 $320
2002 $1,706 $313
2003 $1,776 $355
2004 $1,940 $409
2005 $2,088 $466
2006 $2,343 $579
2007 $2,506 $697
2008 $3,242 $886
2009 $3,436 $935
2010 $3,718 $1,126
2011 $3,947 $1,362
2012 $4,170 $1,564
2013 $4,311 $1,813
2014 $4,191 $1,981
2015 $4,043 $2,121
2016 $3,987 $2,303
2017 $4,066 $2,432
2018 $4,145 $2,545
2019 $4,170 $2,589
2020 $4,022 $2,584
2021 $4,183 $2,526
2022 $4,332 $2,046
2023 $4,466 $2,067
2024 $4,618 $2,124

Jordan vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jordan

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Jordan Laos
1950 40.9 38.9
1951 42 39.2
1952 43.2 39.4
1953 44.4 39.7
1954 45.6 40
1955 46.8 40.3
1956 48 40.6
1957 49.2 40.9
1958 50.4 41.2
1959 51.6 40.7
1960 52.7 41
1961 53.7 41.3
1962 54.6 42.3
1963 55.5 41.5
1964 56.5 41.9
1965 57.3 42.2
1966 57.8 42.3
1967 59 42.9
1968 59.8 43.2
1969 60.5 43.5
1970 59.8 43.8
1971 61.8 44.1
1972 62.5 44.4
1973 63.1 44.7
1974 63.6 45.9
1975 64.1 46.1
1976 64.7 46
1977 65.1 46.4
1978 65.6 46.8
1979 66 47.5
1980 66.5 48.6
1981 66.9 49.2
1982 67.4 49.9
1983 67.8 50.5
1984 68.2 51
1985 68.6 51.6
1986 69 52.1
1987 69.3 52.6
1988 69.6 53.1
1989 69.9 53.6
1990 70.1 54
1991 70.2 54.7
1992 70.4 55.1
1993 70.6 55.6
1994 70.7 55.8
1995 70.9 56.3
1996 71.1 56.8
1997 71.3 57.3
1998 71.5 57.5
1999 71.7 57.9
2000 71.9 58.3
2001 72.1 58.9
2002 72.4 59.3
2003 72.6 59.6
2004 72.8 60.1
2005 73 60.7
2006 73.2 61.1
2007 73.4 61.7
2008 73.6 62.2
2009 73.7 63
2010 73.8 63.7
2011 73.9 64.5
2012 74.1 65.1
2013 74.3 65.7
2014 74.6 66.3
2015 75.1 66.7
2016 75.6 67
2017 76.1 67.3
2018 76.5 67.6
2019 76.9 67.9
2020 75.6 68.3
2021 74.2 67.8
2022 77.1 68.7
2023 77.8 69
2024 78 69.2
2025 78.1 69.5

Jordan and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Jordan

Laos
Year Population
Jordan Laos
1960 853,471 2,121,514
1961 897,591 2,169,796
1962 940,554 2,219,910
1963 984,714 2,271,061
1964 1,035,640 2,322,826
1965 1,099,440 2,376,200
1966 1,178,360 2,431,084
1967 1,271,183 2,487,715
1968 1,372,460 2,546,377
1969 1,473,100 2,606,959
1970 1,565,163 2,669,702
1971 1,645,145 2,734,628
1972 1,714,555 2,801,660
1973 1,778,094 2,870,573
1974 1,839,182 2,939,761
1975 1,899,055 3,005,521
1976 1,958,177 3,064,876
1977 2,019,002 3,118,923
1978 2,083,595 3,171,740
1979 2,153,882 3,228,202
1980 2,234,186 3,292,573
1981 2,325,517 3,366,631
1982 2,426,927 3,450,026
1983 2,537,307 3,541,001
1984 2,654,688 3,637,843
1985 2,778,810 3,739,985
1986 2,909,887 3,846,715
1987 3,047,634 3,957,612
1988 3,193,039 4,072,601
1989 3,349,627 4,190,974
1990 3,621,908 4,311,955
1991 3,915,149 4,435,118
1992 4,127,693 4,559,646
1993 4,348,020 4,685,060
1994 4,561,406 4,809,220
1995 4,752,096 4,929,409
1996 4,912,516 5,045,678
1997 5,046,285 5,152,011
1998 5,164,284 5,248,266
1999 5,276,444 5,340,784
2000 5,386,945 5,431,212
2001 5,498,894 5,521,482
2002 5,616,066 5,610,889
2003 5,741,828 5,697,945
2004 5,882,061 5,781,626
2005 6,029,587 5,869,523
2006 6,427,371 5,963,200
2007 6,827,227 6,056,236
2008 6,989,866 6,148,969
2009 7,141,753 6,241,642
2010 7,297,043 6,334,194
2011 7,480,424 6,426,590
2012 7,587,127 6,518,978
2013 7,991,809 6,611,385
2014 8,791,710 6,703,172
2015 9,544,729 6,801,645
2016 10,006,367 6,908,802
2017 10,234,226 7,018,147
2018 10,462,306 7,128,045
2019 10,671,891 7,237,636
2020 10,865,228 7,346,533
2021 11,066,356 7,453,194
2022 11,256,263 7,559,007
2023 11,439,213 7,664,993
2024 11,552,876 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Jordan and Laos

Fertility rate
Jordan

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Jordan Laos
1960 7.6 6.29
1961 7.7 6.31
1962 7.79 6.31
1963 7.85 6.32
1964 7.91 6.31
1965 7.93 6.32
1966 7.99 6.31
1967 8.06 6.31
1968 8.14 6.3
1969 8.19 6.3
1970 8.18 6.31
1971 8.15 6.3
1972 8.12 6.28
1973 8.06 6.28
1974 8 6.29
1975 7.93 6.29
1976 7.83 6.29
1977 7.72 6.29
1978 7.59 6.3
1979 7.45 6.31
1980 7.29 6.33
1981 7.12 6.35
1982 6.96 6.37
1983 6.81 6.38
1984 6.67 6.37
1985 6.53 6.33
1986 6.39 6.26
1987 6.2 6.21
1988 6.01 6.16
1989 5.8 6.1
1990 5.54 6.06
1991 5.33 5.99
1992 5.14 5.9
1993 4.97 5.8
1994 4.82 5.6
1995 4.68 5.36
1996 4.51 5.15
1997 4.32 4.96
1998 4.11 4.79
1999 3.97 4.64
2000 3.86 4.43
2001 3.8 4.29
2002 3.81 4.13
2003 3.82 4.02
2004 3.73 3.9
2005 3.65 3.69
2006 3.71 3.56
2007 3.8 3.44
2008 3.88 3.33
2009 3.84 3.23
2010 3.78 3.14
2011 3.69 3.05
2012 3.57 2.95
2013 3.45 2.87
2014 3.3 2.8
2015 3.14 2.8
2016 3.07 2.74
2017 2.99 2.69
2018 2.92 2.63
2019 2.86 2.59
2020 2.79 2.54
2021 2.74 2.49
2022 2.68 2.46
2023 2.64 2.42

Jordan and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Jordan

Laos
Year Median age, years
Jordan Laos
1960 17 19.2
1961 16.8 19.2
1962 16.5 19.1
1963 16.2 19
1964 16 19
1965 15.7 18.9
1966 15.5 18.9
1967 15.3 18.9
1968 15.1 18.8
1969 15 18.8
1970 14.9 18.7
1971 14.8 18.7
1972 14.8 18.7
1973 14.8 18.7
1974 14.8 18.6
1975 14.8 18.5
1976 14.8 18.4
1977 14.9 18.3
1978 14.9 18.1
1979 15 18
1980 15.1 17.9
1981 15.2 17.9
1982 15.4 17.8
1983 15.5 17.8
1984 15.6 17.8
1985 15.8 17.8
1986 15.9 17.8
1987 16.1 17.8
1988 16.2 17.9
1989 16.4 17.9
1990 17.2 17.9
1991 18.1 17.9
1992 18.5 17.9
1993 18.9 17.9
1994 19.3 17.9
1995 19.5 17.9
1996 19.7 17.9
1997 19.8 18
1998 19.8 18
1999 19.9 18
2000 20 18.1
2001 20.1 18.2
2002 20.2 18.4
2003 20.3 18.5
2004 20.5 18.7
2005 20.8 18.9
2006 21 19.2
2007 21.2 19.6
2008 21.4 20
2009 21.5 20.5
2010 21.7 21
2011 21.9 21.4
2012 22.1 21.9
2013 22.3 22.3
2014 22.4 22.7
2015 22.6 23
2016 22.9 23.3
2017 23.2 23.6
2018 23.5 23.8
2019 23.9 24.1
2020 24.2 24.4
2021 24.6 24.7
2022 24.9 25
2023 25.3 25.3
2024 25.5 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jordan Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$51.2B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.91%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
116,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.32%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.6%
2023
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
60.4%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.1%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.4
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.4%
2010
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2010
3%
2018
Listed domestic companies
162
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$24.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$21.9B
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$4.43B
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,240,000
2020
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
16.7%
2020
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
46.5%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Jordan Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2022
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.2
2022
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.6 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.06 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
91.1%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
11.5%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.69%
2022
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
96.4%
2022
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,791 kWh
2022
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
24.9%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.08%
2022
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Jordan Laos
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
-156,369
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
92.2%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.8
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.99
2023
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.8%
2023
75.6%
2023
English speaking
45%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
92.5%
2023
63.6%
2023

Health

Jordan Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$295.1
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$118.7
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.91%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.51
2019
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
24.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
31
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.2
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
39.9%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.5%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
43
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.23 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Jordan Laos
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
2,968 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,954 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
376 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,476 mi
2011
24,598 mi
2009

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