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Kazakhstan vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kazakhstan has a population of 20.6M (ranked 64/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Kazakhstan's land area is 1,042,360 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 9th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Kazakhstan ranks 50/197 ($288B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Kazakhstan ranks 72/197 ($14,005), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Kazakhstan Laos
Population
21036432
7954155
Population rank 65/197 103/197
GDP
$288B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 50/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$14,005
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 72/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$40,813
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$71.5B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
25.4%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,474
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 96/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,117
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
1,042,360 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
19.8 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.01
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
30.5 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.7 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Kazakhstan and Laos: Comparison Charts

Kazakhstan and Laos economies compared

GDP
Kazakhstan

Laos
Year GDP
Kazakhstan Laos
1984 - $1,757,142,856
1985 - $2,366,666,616
1986 - $1,776,842,097
1987 - $1,087,273,104
1988 - $598,961,269
1989 - $714,046,821
1990 $26,932,016,270 $865,559,879
1991 $24,923,076,923 $1,028,087,972
1992 $24,917,355,372 $1,127,806,945
1993 $23,409,260,880 $1,327,748,690
1994 $21,250,792,886 $1,543,606,345
1995 $20,374,302,652 $1,763,536,305
1996 $21,035,357,937 $1,873,671,550
1997 $22,165,932,063 $1,747,011,857
1998 $22,135,245,507 $1,280,177,839
1999 $16,870,817,182 $1,454,430,642
2000 $18,291,990,662 $1,731,198,022
2001 $22,152,689,180 $1,768,619,058
2002 $24,636,598,527 $1,758,176,653
2003 $30,833,692,900 $2,023,324,407
2004 $43,151,647,003 $2,366,398,120
2005 $57,123,671,734 $2,735,558,735
2006 $81,003,864,630 $3,455,030,061
2007 $104,849,915,058 $4,223,152,739
2008 $133,441,648,852 $5,446,433,157
2009 $115,308,686,941 $5,836,137,330
2010 $148,047,348,241 $7,131,771,015
2011 $192,626,464,617 $8,750,104,617
2012 $207,998,568,866 $10,192,846,339
2013 $236,634,603,409 $11,983,252,627
2014 $221,415,613,595 $13,279,245,886
2015 $184,388,404,706 $14,426,380,126
2016 $137,278,320,084 $15,912,501,723
2017 $166,805,788,827 $17,071,155,481
2018 $179,339,977,690 $18,141,641,090
2019 $181,667,184,855 $18,740,561,513
2020 $171,082,365,861 $18,981,805,250
2021 $197,112,255,361 $18,827,148,531
2022 $225,496,328,925 $15,468,785,204
2023 $261,840,101,060 $15,843,155,731
2024 $288,406,138,231 $16,502,933,121

Kazakhstan and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Kazakhstan

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Kazakhstan Laos
1984 - $483
1985 - $633
1986 - $462
1987 - $274.7
1988 - $147.1
1989 - $170.4
1990 $1,570 $200.7
1991 $1,442 $231.8
1992 $1,438 $247.3
1993 $1,355 $283.4
1994 $1,247 $321
1995 $1,218 $358
1996 $1,281 $371
1997 $1,382 $339
1998 $1,415 $243.9
1999 $1,092 $272.3
2000 $1,180 $319
2001 $1,422 $320
2002 $1,574 $313
2003 $1,958 $355
2004 $2,722 $409
2005 $3,577 $466
2006 $5,030 $579
2007 $6,449 $697
2008 $8,124 $886
2009 $6,938 $935
2010 $8,793 $1,126
2011 $11,287 $1,362
2012 $12,019 $1,564
2013 $13,478 $1,813
2014 $12,428 $1,981
2015 $10,196 $2,121
2016 $7,476 $2,303
2017 $8,943 $2,432
2018 $9,472 $2,545
2019 $9,457 $2,589
2020 $8,782 $2,584
2021 $9,984 $2,526
2022 $11,255 $2,046
2023 $12,879 $2,067
2024 $14,005 $2,124

Kazakhstan vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kazakhstan

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Kazakhstan Laos
1950 55.6 38.9
1951 55.9 39.2
1952 56.1 39.4
1953 56.4 39.7
1954 56.6 40
1955 56.8 40.3
1956 57.1 40.6
1957 57.3 40.9
1958 57.5 41.2
1959 57.7 40.7
1960 57.9 41
1961 58.2 41.3
1962 58.4 42.3
1963 58.6 41.5
1964 58.8 41.9
1965 59 42.2
1966 59.2 42.3
1967 59.4 42.9
1968 59.6 43.2
1969 59.8 43.5
1970 60 43.8
1971 60.3 44.1
1972 60.5 44.4
1973 60.7 44.7
1974 60.9 45.9
1975 61.1 46.1
1976 61.3 46
1977 61.5 46.4
1978 61.8 46.8
1979 62.1 47.5
1980 62.5 48.6
1981 63 49.2
1982 63.6 49.9
1983 64.2 50.5
1984 64.8 51
1985 65.4 51.6
1986 65.8 52.1
1987 66 52.6
1988 66 53.1
1989 65.9 53.6
1990 65.7 54
1991 65.4 54.7
1992 65 55.1
1993 64.5 55.6
1994 64.1 55.8
1995 63.7 56.3
1996 63.5 56.8
1997 63.3 57.3
1998 63.3 57.5
1999 63.5 57.9
2000 63.8 58.3
2001 64.1 58.9
2002 64.4 59.3
2003 64.8 59.6
2004 65 60.1
2005 65.4 60.7
2006 65.7 61.1
2007 66.2 61.7
2008 66.8 62.2
2009 67.5 63
2010 68.3 63.7
2011 69.1 64.5
2012 69.9 65.1
2013 70.7 65.7
2014 71.4 66.3
2015 72 66.7
2016 72.5 67
2017 73 67.3
2018 73.4 67.6
2019 73.7 67.9
2020 71.2 68.3
2021 70.1 67.8
2022 73.5 68.7
2023 74.4 69
2024 74.5 69.2
2025 74.7 69.5

Kazakhstan and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Kazakhstan

Laos
Year Population
Kazakhstan Laos
1960 9,429,981 2,121,514
1961 9,742,085 2,169,796
1962 10,058,928 2,219,910
1963 10,377,466 2,271,061
1964 10,690,309 2,322,826
1965 10,993,183 2,376,200
1966 11,288,989 2,431,084
1967 11,584,428 2,487,715
1968 11,879,182 2,546,377
1969 12,156,212 2,606,959
1970 12,419,057 2,669,702
1971 12,684,813 2,734,628
1972 12,951,798 2,801,660
1973 13,208,121 2,870,573
1974 13,454,570 2,939,761
1975 13,700,843 3,005,521
1976 13,998,738 3,064,876
1977 14,353,265 3,118,923
1978 14,711,497 3,171,740
1979 14,978,696 3,228,202
1980 15,152,949 3,292,573
1981 15,323,082 3,366,631
1982 15,492,595 3,450,026
1983 15,665,551 3,541,001
1984 15,844,621 3,637,843
1985 16,031,090 3,739,985
1986 16,262,702 3,846,715
1987 16,527,715 3,957,612
1988 16,781,168 4,072,601
1989 16,997,013 4,190,974
1990 17,154,054 4,311,955
1991 17,278,600 4,435,118
1992 17,332,625 4,559,646
1993 17,274,487 4,685,060
1994 17,043,771 4,809,220
1995 16,730,536 4,929,409
1996 16,416,027 5,045,678
1997 16,043,251 5,152,011
1998 15,647,785 5,248,266
1999 15,455,874 5,340,784
2000 15,501,103 5,431,212
2001 15,575,550 5,521,482
2002 15,656,677 5,610,889
2003 15,747,380 5,697,945
2004 15,850,159 5,781,626
2005 15,968,117 5,869,523
2006 16,103,716 5,963,200
2007 16,257,214 6,056,236
2008 16,426,525 6,148,969
2009 16,619,846 6,241,642
2010 16,836,810 6,334,194
2011 17,066,002 6,426,590
2012 17,306,106 6,518,978
2013 17,556,502 6,611,385
2014 17,816,285 6,703,172
2015 18,084,169 6,801,645
2016 18,363,600 6,908,802
2017 18,651,931 7,018,147
2018 18,932,727 7,128,045
2019 19,209,555 7,237,636
2020 19,482,117 7,346,533
2021 19,743,603 7,453,194
2022 20,034,609 7,559,007
2023 20,330,104 7,664,993
2024 20,592,571 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Kazakhstan and Laos

Fertility rate
Kazakhstan

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Kazakhstan Laos
1960 4.5 6.29
1961 4.42 6.31
1962 4.36 6.31
1963 4.26 6.32
1964 4.07 6.31
1965 3.88 6.32
1966 3.82 6.31
1967 3.77 6.31
1968 3.63 6.3
1969 3.51 6.3
1970 3.51 6.31
1971 3.53 6.3
1972 3.55 6.28
1973 3.51 6.28
1974 3.45 6.29
1975 3.4 6.29
1976 3.33 6.29
1977 3.26 6.29
1978 3.16 6.3
1979 3.14 6.31
1980 3.09 6.33
1981 3.05 6.35
1982 3.02 6.37
1983 3.07 6.38
1984 3.15 6.37
1985 3.21 6.33
1986 3.19 6.26
1987 3.12 6.21
1988 3 6.16
1989 2.87 6.1
1990 2.75 6.06
1991 2.68 5.99
1992 2.58 5.9
1993 2.48 5.8
1994 2.38 5.6
1995 2.25 5.36
1996 2.08 5.15
1997 1.97 4.96
1998 1.94 4.79
1999 1.9 4.64
2000 1.9 4.43
2001 1.91 4.29
2002 1.96 4.13
2003 2.08 4.02
2004 2.2 3.9
2005 2.27 3.69
2006 2.38 3.56
2007 2.49 3.44
2008 2.62 3.33
2009 2.58 3.23
2010 2.61 3.14
2011 2.61 3.05
2012 2.64 2.95
2013 2.67 2.87
2014 2.76 2.8
2015 2.76 2.8
2016 2.8 2.74
2017 2.75 2.69
2018 2.85 2.63
2019 2.89 2.59
2020 3.13 2.54
2021 3.32 2.49
2022 3.05 2.46
2023 3.01 2.42

Kazakhstan and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Kazakhstan

Laos
Year Median age, years
Kazakhstan Laos
1960 23.2 19.2
1961 23.2 19.2
1962 23.3 19.1
1963 23.3 19
1964 23.3 19
1965 23.2 18.9
1966 23.2 18.9
1967 23.2 18.9
1968 23.1 18.8
1969 22.9 18.8
1970 22.8 18.7
1971 22.9 18.7
1972 22.9 18.7
1973 23.1 18.7
1974 23.2 18.6
1975 23.3 18.5
1976 23.3 18.4
1977 23.2 18.3
1978 23.2 18.1
1979 23 18
1980 22.9 17.9
1981 23.2 17.9
1982 23.5 17.8
1983 23.8 17.8
1984 24.1 17.8
1985 24.3 17.8
1986 24.6 17.8
1987 24.9 17.8
1988 25.2 17.9
1989 25.5 17.9
1990 25.7 17.9
1991 25.8 17.9
1992 25.9 17.9
1993 26.1 17.9
1994 26.3 17.9
1995 26.5 17.9
1996 26.7 17.9
1997 26.9 18
1998 27.1 18
1999 27.4 18
2000 27.6 18.1
2001 27.8 18.2
2002 28 18.4
2003 28.2 18.5
2004 28.3 18.7
2005 28.4 18.9
2006 28.4 19.2
2007 28.5 19.6
2008 28.4 20
2009 28.5 20.5
2010 28.6 21
2011 28.7 21.4
2012 28.8 21.9
2013 28.9 22.3
2014 29.1 22.7
2015 29.3 23
2016 29.5 23.3
2017 29.7 23.6
2018 29.9 23.8
2019 30.1 24.1
2020 30.2 24.4
2021 30.3 24.7
2022 30.3 25
2023 30.4 25.3
2024 30.5 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kazakhstan Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$250B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20.6%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.85%
2023
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.48%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.86%
2022
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
31.4%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.8
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.8%
2021
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2021
3%
2018
Number of millionaires
44,307
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.34%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
6
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
79
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$62.8B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$45.8B
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$240M
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,035,000
2020
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.2%
2020
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
87%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Kazakhstan Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,651 kg
2023
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2023
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
239.9 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
11.8 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.2%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
2%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.68%
2023
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-119.1%
2023
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,146 kWh
2023
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
11%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.76%
2023
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Kazakhstan Laos
% of world population
0.25%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,368
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
58.4%
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
5.31 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.6
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
46
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.63
2022
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.7
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
95
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2020
75.6%
2023
English speaking
15.4%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
93.4%
2024
63.6%
2023

Health

Kazakhstan Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$421
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$130
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
74.7 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.24%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.03
2020
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
10
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.6
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
19%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
22
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.2%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.52 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Kazakhstan Laos
% of world land
1.81%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
50,618 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
827,284 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,677 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
59,284 mi
2017
24,598 mi
2009

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