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Kyrgyzstan vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kyrgyzstan has a population of 7.22M (ranked 106/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Kyrgyzstan's land area is 74,054 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 86th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Kyrgyzstan ranks 135/197 ($17.5B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Kyrgyzstan ranks 149/197 ($2,419), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Kyrgyzstan Laos
Population
7419369
7954155
Population rank 106/197 103/197
GDP
$17.5B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 135/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$2,419
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 149/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,009
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$6.4B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.5%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$887
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 145/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,925
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
74,054 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
97.6 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.7
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
26.2 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
72 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Kyrgyzstan and Laos: Comparison Charts

Kyrgyzstan and Laos economies compared

GDP
Kyrgyzstan

Laos
Year GDP
Kyrgyzstan 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 $2,660,202,623 $865,559,879
1991 $2,542,256,424 $1,028,087,972
1992 $2,315,346,943 $1,127,806,945
1993 $2,026,019,253 $1,327,748,690
1994 $1,681,780,847 $1,543,606,345
1995 $1,661,147,035 $1,763,536,305
1996 $1,827,570,586 $1,873,671,550
1997 $1,767,864,036 $1,747,011,857
1998 $1,645,963,750 $1,280,177,839
1999 $1,249,061,487 $1,454,430,642
2000 $1,369,688,498 $1,731,198,022
2001 $1,525,116,370 $1,768,619,058
2002 $1,605,643,105 $1,758,176,653
2003 $1,919,008,090 $2,023,324,407
2004 $2,211,534,585 $2,366,398,120
2005 $2,460,246,766 $2,735,558,735
2006 $2,834,168,889 $3,455,030,061
2007 $3,802,570,553 $4,223,152,739
2008 $5,139,958,909 $5,446,433,157
2009 $4,690,061,381 $5,836,137,330
2010 $4,794,361,863 $7,131,771,015
2011 $6,197,765,984 $8,750,104,617
2012 $6,605,142,884 $10,192,846,339
2013 $7,335,033,801 $11,983,252,627
2014 $7,468,102,413 $13,279,245,886
2015 $6,678,177,512 $14,426,380,126
2016 $6,813,095,379 $15,912,501,723
2017 $7,702,938,379 $17,071,155,481
2018 $8,271,106,235 $18,141,641,090
2019 $9,371,275,264 $18,740,561,513
2020 $8,270,468,614 $18,981,805,250
2021 $9,249,133,946 $18,827,148,531
2022 $12,134,931,018 $15,468,785,204
2023 $15,180,842,369 $15,843,155,731
2024 $17,478,259,659 $16,502,933,121

Kyrgyzstan and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Kyrgyzstan

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Kyrgyzstan Laos
1984 - $483
1985 - $633
1986 - $462
1987 - $274.7
1988 - $147.1
1989 - $170.4
1990 $606 $200.7
1991 $570 $231.8
1992 $513 $247.3
1993 $449 $283.4
1994 $372 $321
1995 $364 $358
1996 $395 $371
1997 $376 $339
1998 $345 $243.9
1999 $258 $272.3
2000 $279.6 $319
2001 $308 $320
2002 $322 $313
2003 $381 $355
2004 $433 $409
2005 $477 $466
2006 $543 $579
2007 $722 $697
2008 $966 $886
2009 $870 $935
2010 $877 $1,126
2011 $1,117 $1,362
2012 $1,169 $1,564
2013 $1,270 $1,813
2014 $1,265 $1,981
2015 $1,106 $2,121
2016 $1,103 $2,303
2017 $1,221 $2,432
2018 $1,284 $2,545
2019 $1,422 $2,589
2020 $1,230 $2,584
2021 $1,350 $2,526
2022 $1,740 $2,046
2023 $2,138 $2,067
2024 $2,419 $2,124

Kyrgyzstan vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kyrgyzstan

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Kyrgyzstan Laos
1950 52.1 38.9
1951 52.4 39.2
1952 52.6 39.4
1953 52.9 39.7
1954 53.2 40
1955 53.5 40.3
1956 53.9 40.6
1957 54.2 40.9
1958 54.5 41.2
1959 54.8 40.7
1960 55.1 41
1961 55.4 41.3
1962 55.7 42.3
1963 56 41.5
1964 56.3 41.9
1965 56.6 42.2
1966 57 42.3
1967 57.3 42.9
1968 57.6 43.2
1969 57.9 43.5
1970 58.2 43.8
1971 58.5 44.1
1972 58.8 44.4
1973 59.2 44.7
1974 59.5 45.9
1975 59.8 46.1
1976 60.1 46
1977 60.4 46.4
1978 60.7 46.8
1979 61.1 47.5
1980 61.5 48.6
1981 61.8 49.2
1982 62.3 49.9
1983 62.3 50.5
1984 62.9 51
1985 63.7 51.6
1986 64.7 52.1
1987 65.4 52.6
1988 65.3 53.1
1989 65.2 53.6
1990 64.8 54
1991 64.9 54.7
1992 64.4 55.1
1993 63.6 55.6
1994 62.7 55.8
1995 62.9 56.3
1996 63.4 56.8
1997 64.2 57.3
1998 64.6 57.5
1999 64.9 57.9
2000 65.2 58.3
2001 65.3 58.9
2002 65.3 59.3
2003 65.4 59.6
2004 65.6 60.1
2005 65.8 60.7
2006 65.8 61.1
2007 66 61.7
2008 66.6 62.2
2009 67.1 63
2010 67.5 63.7
2011 67.7 64.5
2012 68.1 65.1
2013 68.5 65.7
2014 68.8 66.3
2015 69.3 66.7
2016 69.9 67
2017 70.5 67.3
2018 70.7 67.6
2019 70.9 67.9
2020 69.1 68.3
2021 69.3 67.8
2022 71.5 68.7
2023 71.7 69
2024 71.8 69.2
2025 72 69.5

Kyrgyzstan and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Kyrgyzstan

Laos
Year Population
Kyrgyzstan Laos
1960 2,172,300 2,121,514
1961 2,255,900 2,169,796
1962 2,333,400 2,219,910
1963 2,413,700 2,271,061
1964 2,495,300 2,322,826
1965 2,573,300 2,376,200
1966 2,655,300 2,431,084
1967 2,736,500 2,487,715
1968 2,818,300 2,546,377
1969 2,894,800 2,606,959
1970 2,959,900 2,669,702
1971 3,022,300 2,734,628
1972 3,088,200 2,801,660
1973 3,153,800 2,870,573
1974 3,223,900 2,939,761
1975 3,292,400 3,005,521
1976 3,358,700 3,064,876
1977 3,423,900 3,118,923
1978 3,487,100 3,171,740
1979 3,552,000 3,228,202
1980 3,617,400 3,292,573
1981 3,685,800 3,366,631
1982 3,759,300 3,450,026
1983 3,838,300 3,541,001
1984 3,916,400 3,637,843
1985 3,990,300 3,739,985
1986 4,066,500 3,846,715
1987 4,144,600 3,957,612
1988 4,218,400 4,072,601
1989 4,307,500 4,190,974
1990 4,391,236 4,311,955
1991 4,463,634 4,435,118
1992 4,515,400 4,559,646
1993 4,516,777 4,685,060
1994 4,515,069 4,809,220
1995 4,560,454 4,929,409
1996 4,628,438 5,045,678
1997 4,696,421 5,152,011
1998 4,769,015 5,248,266
1999 4,840,422 5,340,784
2000 4,898,362 5,431,212
2001 4,945,073 5,521,482
2002 4,990,704 5,610,889
2003 5,043,308 5,697,945
2004 5,104,713 5,781,626
2005 5,162,640 5,869,523
2006 5,218,373 5,963,200
2007 5,268,385 6,056,236
2008 5,318,729 6,148,969
2009 5,389,643 6,241,642
2010 5,467,059 6,334,194
2011 5,546,587 6,426,590
2012 5,652,076 6,518,978
2013 5,777,150 6,611,385
2014 5,905,848 6,703,172
2015 6,040,036 6,801,645
2016 6,175,338 6,908,802
2017 6,306,696 7,018,147
2018 6,444,079 7,128,045
2019 6,590,211 7,237,636
2020 6,726,596 7,346,533
2021 6,851,224 7,453,194
2022 6,975,220 7,559,007
2023 7,099,750 7,664,993
2024 7,224,614 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Kyrgyzstan and Laos

Fertility rate
Kyrgyzstan

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Kyrgyzstan Laos
1960 5.31 6.29
1961 5.36 6.31
1962 5.42 6.31
1963 5.48 6.32
1964 5.43 6.31
1965 5.38 6.32
1966 5.32 6.31
1967 5.26 6.31
1968 5.18 6.3
1969 5.18 6.3
1970 5.2 6.31
1971 5.18 6.3
1972 5.14 6.28
1973 5.02 6.28
1974 4.89 6.29
1975 4.76 6.29
1976 4.68 6.29
1977 4.59 6.29
1978 4.53 6.3
1979 4.38 6.31
1980 4.22 6.33
1981 4.19 6.35
1982 4.2 6.37
1983 4.17 6.38
1984 4.2 6.37
1985 4.2 6.33
1986 4.22 6.26
1987 4.16 6.21
1988 4.03 6.16
1989 3.88 6.1
1990 3.63 6.06
1991 3.58 5.99
1992 3.52 5.9
1993 3.2 5.8
1994 2.9 5.6
1995 3.1 5.36
1996 2.8 5.15
1997 2.6 4.96
1998 2.7 4.79
1999 2.6 4.64
2000 2.4 4.43
2001 2.4 4.29
2002 2.4 4.13
2003 2.5 4.02
2004 2.6 3.9
2005 2.5 3.69
2006 2.7 3.56
2007 2.7 3.44
2008 2.8 3.33
2009 2.9 3.23
2010 3.1 3.14
2011 3.1 3.05
2012 3.2 2.95
2013 3.1 2.87
2014 3.2 2.8
2015 3.2 2.8
2016 3.1 2.74
2017 3 2.69
2018 3.3 2.63
2019 3.3 2.59
2020 3.1 2.54
2021 2.89 2.49
2022 2.8 2.46
2023 2.7 2.42

Kyrgyzstan and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Kyrgyzstan

Laos
Year Median age, years
Kyrgyzstan Laos
1960 23.1 19.2
1961 22.9 19.2
1962 22.6 19.1
1963 22.2 19
1964 21.6 19
1965 21 18.9
1966 20.6 18.9
1967 20.3 18.9
1968 20.1 18.8
1969 20 18.8
1970 20 18.7
1971 20 18.7
1972 20 18.7
1973 19.9 18.7
1974 19.9 18.6
1975 19.9 18.5
1976 20 18.4
1977 20 18.3
1978 20.1 18.1
1979 20.2 18
1980 20.4 17.9
1981 20.6 17.9
1982 20.7 17.8
1983 20.8 17.8
1984 21 17.8
1985 21.2 17.8
1986 21.4 17.8
1987 21.5 17.8
1988 21.6 17.9
1989 21.7 17.9
1990 21.7 17.9
1991 21.6 17.9
1992 21.6 17.9
1993 21.5 17.9
1994 21.4 17.9
1995 21.4 17.9
1996 21.5 17.9
1997 21.7 18
1998 21.9 18
1999 22.2 18
2000 22.4 18.1
2001 22.6 18.2
2002 22.8 18.4
2003 23 18.5
2004 23.2 18.7
2005 23.3 18.9
2006 23.5 19.2
2007 23.6 19.6
2008 23.7 20
2009 23.9 20.5
2010 24.1 21
2011 24.3 21.4
2012 24.5 21.9
2013 24.6 22.3
2014 24.8 22.7
2015 25 23
2016 25.1 23.3
2017 25.2 23.6
2018 25.3 23.8
2019 25.5 24.1
2020 25.7 24.4
2021 25.8 24.7
2022 26 25
2023 26.1 25.3
2024 26.2 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kyrgyzstan Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.5%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.83%
2023
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.62%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.4%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.5%
2023
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
52.1%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24.7%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.6
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23%
2023
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
3%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$5.09B
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$3.1B
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
8,508,000
2019
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
8.01%
2020
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
72.3%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Kyrgyzstan Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
645 kg
2022
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
10.5 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
72.9%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
27.6%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.8%
2022
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
33.8%
2022
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,971 kWh
2022
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
85.6%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
85.9%
2022
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Kyrgyzstan Laos
% of world population
0.09%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,645
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
38.2%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.6
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
24
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.7
2020
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.7
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2019
75.6%
2023
English speaking
2%
2025
6%
2025
People using the Internet
88.5%
2023
63.6%
2023

Health

Kyrgyzstan Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$85.9
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
72 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.85%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.15
2021
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
22.6 years
2019
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
42
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
17
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
26.8%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
22
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.3%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.63 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Kyrgyzstan Laos
% of world land
0.13%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
10,250 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
39,996 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
5,290 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,127 mi
2018
24,598 mi
2009

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