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Laos vs Luxembourg statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 678K in Luxembourg (ranked 164/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 994 sq mi for Luxembourg (ranked 79th vs. 169th).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and Luxembourg ranks 73/197 ($93.2B). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while Luxembourg ranks 3/197 ($137,517).

Main facts and rankings

Laos Luxembourg
Population
7954155
690832
Population rank 103/197 164/197
GDP
$16.5B
2024
$93.2B
2024
GDP rank 139/197 73/197
GDP per capita
$2,124
2024
$137,517
2024
GDP per capita rank 155/197 3/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,788
2024
$150,772
2024
Government debt
$15.9B
2024
$24.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
26.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,049
2024
$35,728
2024
Government debt per person rank 118/185 20/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,296
2025
$64,450
2025
Land area
89,112 sq mi
2025
994 sq mi
2025
Population density
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
682 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.42
2023
1.25
2023
Median age
25.6 years
2024
40.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
82.5 years
2025

Laos and Luxembourg: Comparison Charts

Laos and Luxembourg economies compared

GDP
Laos

Luxembourg
Year GDP
Laos Luxembourg
1960 - $709,941,874
1961 - $710,163,719
1962 - $747,846,862
1963 - $797,902,154
1964 - $910,877,686
1965 - $929,477,285
1966 - $976,717,015
1967 - $983,052,315
1968 - $1,075,561,623
1969 - $1,245,432,991
1970 - $1,457,768,455
1971 - $1,518,773,421
1972 - $1,901,697,370
1973 - $2,609,875,802
1974 - $3,183,637,117
1975 - $3,123,333,333
1976 - $3,423,586,207
1977 - $3,789,321,328
1978 - $4,718,539,772
1979 - $5,516,982,664
1980 - $6,019,805,490
1981 - $5,053,665,797
1982 - $4,602,316,793
1983 - $4,524,217,751
1984 $1,757,142,856 $4,438,435,493
1985 $2,366,666,616 $4,577,211,767
1986 $1,776,842,097 $6,685,595,088
1987 $1,087,273,104 $8,320,902,215
1988 $598,961,269 $9,418,167,855
1989 $714,046,821 $10,037,674,038
1990 $865,559,879 $12,778,792,854
1991 $1,028,087,972 $13,834,219,728
1992 $1,127,806,945 $15,518,702,635
1993 $1,327,748,690 $15,925,521,222
1994 $1,543,606,345 $17,701,798,891
1995 $1,763,536,305 $20,853,093,870
1996 $1,873,671,550 $20,895,314,658
1997 $1,747,011,857 $19,563,836,265
1998 $1,280,177,839 $20,150,053,345
1999 $1,454,430,642 $21,899,317,599
2000 $1,731,198,022 $21,230,182,989
2001 $1,768,619,058 $21,387,533,703
2002 $1,758,176,653 $23,649,833,332
2003 $2,023,324,407 $29,667,268,248
2004 $2,366,398,120 $35,064,843,793
2005 $2,735,558,735 $37,672,280,120
2006 $3,455,030,061 $42,910,146,296
2007 $4,223,152,739 $51,587,401,416
2008 $5,446,433,157 $58,844,277,702
2009 $5,836,137,330 $54,467,289,898
2010 $7,131,771,015 $56,213,985,987
2011 $8,750,104,617 $61,696,281,326
2012 $10,192,846,339 $59,776,383,527
2013 $11,983,252,627 $65,203,276,467
2014 $13,279,245,886 $68,804,811,898
2015 $14,426,380,126 $60,071,584,216
2016 $15,912,501,723 $62,216,885,436
2017 $17,071,155,481 $65,712,180,343
2018 $18,141,641,090 $71,085,623,495
2019 $18,740,561,513 $69,872,035,114
2020 $18,981,805,250 $73,670,782,100
2021 $18,827,148,531 $86,386,759,695
2022 $15,468,785,204 $80,801,680,397
2023 $15,843,155,731 $87,574,021,092
2024 $16,502,933,121 $93,197,329,012

Laos and Luxembourg economies compared

GDP per capita
Laos

Luxembourg
Year GDP per capita
Laos Luxembourg
1960 - $2,261
1961 - $2,241
1962 - $2,332
1963 - $2,462
1964 - $2,779
1965 - $2,804
1966 - $2,925
1967 - $2,935
1968 - $3,203
1969 - $3,690
1970 - $4,298
1971 - $4,435
1972 - $5,487
1973 - $7,447
1974 - $8,967
1975 - $8,701
1976 - $9,491
1977 - $10,486
1978 - $13,034
1979 - $15,204
1980 - $16,531
1981 - $13,837
1982 - $12,591
1983 - $12,374
1984 $483 $12,127
1985 $633 $12,482
1986 $462 $18,150
1987 $274.7 $22,443
1988 $147.1 $25,219
1989 $170.4 $26,618
1990 $200.7 $33,465
1991 $231.8 $35,747
1992 $247.3 $39,571
1993 $283.4 $40,067
1994 $321 $43,933
1995 $358 $51,032
1996 $371 $50,444
1997 $339 $46,642
1998 $243.9 $47,445
1999 $272.3 $50,872
2000 $319 $48,660
2001 $320 $48,440
2002 $313 $53,006
2003 $355 $65,689
2004 $409 $76,545
2005 $466 $80,988
2006 $579 $90,789
2007 $697 $107,475
2008 $886 $120,422
2009 $935 $109,420
2010 $1,126 $110,886
2011 $1,362 $119,025
2012 $1,564 $112,585
2013 $1,813 $120,000
2014 $1,981 $123,679
2015 $2,121 $105,462
2016 $2,303 $106,899
2017 $2,432 $110,193
2018 $2,545 $116,927
2019 $2,589 $112,697
2020 $2,584 $116,860
2021 $2,526 $134,966
2022 $2,046 $123,720
2023 $2,067 $131,408
2024 $2,124 $137,517

Laos vs. Luxembourg life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Laos

Luxembourg
Year Life expectancy, years
Laos Luxembourg
1950 38.9 65.5
1951 39.2 65.9
1952 39.4 66.1
1953 39.7 66.4
1954 40 66.7
1955 40.3 67.4
1956 40.6 67.1
1957 40.9 66.9
1958 41.2 68.4
1959 40.7 68.4
1960 41 68.8
1961 41.3 69.1
1962 42.3 68.4
1963 41.5 68.7
1964 41.9 68.8
1965 42.2 69.2
1966 42.3 68.9
1967 42.9 69.5
1968 43.2 70
1969 43.5 69.7
1970 43.8 69.2
1971 44.1 69.2
1972 44.4 70.5
1973 44.7 70.3
1974 45.9 70.2
1975 46.1 70.3
1976 46 70.2
1977 46.4 71.5
1978 46.8 71.5
1979 47.5 72.3
1980 48.6 72.4
1981 49.2 72.1
1982 49.9 72.2
1983 50.5 73
1984 51 72.7
1985 51.6 73.3
1986 52.1 74.1
1987 52.6 73.9
1988 53.1 74.3
1989 53.6 74.3
1990 54 75
1991 54.7 75
1992 55.1 74.7
1993 55.6 75.4
1994 55.8 75.9
1995 56.3 75.9
1996 56.8 76.2
1997 57.3 76.4
1998 57.5 76.6
1999 57.9 77
2000 58.3 77.3
2001 58.9 77.5
2002 59.3 77.6
2003 59.6 77.3
2004 60.1 78.7
2005 60.7 78.9
2006 61.1 78.8
2007 61.7 79.1
2008 62.2 80.1
2009 63 79.9
2010 63.7 80.1
2011 64.5 80.3
2012 65.1 80.4
2013 65.7 80.9
2014 66.3 81.2
2015 66.7 81.3
2016 67 81.6
2017 67.3 81.1
2018 67.6 81.5
2019 67.9 81.6
2020 68.3 81.4
2021 67.8 81.8
2022 68.7 82.2
2023 69 82.2
2024 69.2 82.4
2025 69.5 82.5

Laos and Luxembourg population clocks and comparison

Population
Laos

Luxembourg
Year Population
Laos Luxembourg
1960 2,121,514 313,970
1961 2,169,796 316,845
1962 2,219,910 320,750
1963 2,271,061 324,100
1964 2,322,826 327,750
1965 2,376,200 331,500
1966 2,431,084 333,895
1967 2,487,715 334,995
1968 2,546,377 335,850
1969 2,606,959 337,500
1970 2,669,702 339,171
1971 2,734,628 342,421
1972 2,801,660 346,600
1973 2,870,573 350,450
1974 2,939,761 355,050
1975 3,005,521 358,950
1976 3,064,876 360,731
1977 3,118,923 361,358
1978 3,171,740 362,007
1979 3,228,202 362,856
1980 3,292,573 364,150
1981 3,366,631 365,225
1982 3,450,026 365,525
1983 3,541,001 365,622
1984 3,637,843 365,998
1985 3,739,985 366,706
1986 3,846,715 368,355
1987 3,957,612 370,750
1988 4,072,601 373,450
1989 4,190,974 377,100
1990 4,311,955 381,850
1991 4,435,118 387,000
1992 4,559,646 392,175
1993 4,685,060 397,475
1994 4,809,220 402,925
1995 4,929,409 408,625
1996 5,045,678 414,225
1997 5,152,011 419,450
1998 5,248,266 424,700
1999 5,340,784 430,475
2000 5,431,212 436,300
2001 5,521,482 441,525
2002 5,610,889 446,175
2003 5,697,945 451,630
2004 5,781,626 458,095
2005 5,869,523 465,158
2006 5,963,200 472,637
2007 6,056,236 479,993
2008 6,148,969 488,650
2009 6,241,642 497,783
2010 6,334,194 506,953
2011 6,426,590 518,347
2012 6,518,978 530,946
2013 6,611,385 543,360
2014 6,703,172 556,319
2015 6,801,645 569,604
2016 6,908,802 582,014
2017 7,018,147 596,336
2018 7,128,045 607,950
2019 7,237,636 620,001
2020 7,346,533 630,419
2021 7,453,194 640,064
2022 7,559,007 653,103
2023 7,664,993 666,430
2024 7,769,819 677,717

Fertility rates in Laos and Luxembourg

Fertility rate
Laos

Luxembourg
Year Fertility rate
Laos Luxembourg
1960 6.29 2.29
1961 6.31 -
1962 6.31 2.37
1963 6.32 -
1964 6.31 2.34
1965 6.32 2.42
1966 6.31 2.34
1967 6.31 2.24
1968 6.3 2.12
1969 6.3 2.02
1970 6.31 1.97
1971 6.3 1.95
1972 6.28 1.75
1973 6.28 1.58
1974 6.29 1.58
1975 6.29 1.55
1976 6.29 1.48
1977 6.29 1.5
1978 6.3 1.48
1979 6.31 1.48
1980 6.33 1.5
1981 6.35 1.55
1982 6.37 1.49
1983 6.38 1.43
1984 6.37 1.42
1985 6.33 1.38
1986 6.26 1.43
1987 6.21 1.4
1988 6.16 1.51
1989 6.1 1.52
1990 6.06 1.6
1991 5.99 1.6
1992 5.9 1.64
1993 5.8 1.7
1994 5.6 1.72
1995 5.36 1.7
1996 5.15 1.77
1997 4.96 1.71
1998 4.79 1.68
1999 4.64 1.74
2000 4.43 1.76
2001 4.29 1.66
2002 4.13 1.63
2003 4.02 1.62
2004 3.9 1.66
2005 3.69 1.63
2006 3.56 1.65
2007 3.44 1.61
2008 3.33 1.61
2009 3.23 1.59
2010 3.14 1.63
2011 3.05 1.52
2012 2.95 1.57
2013 2.87 1.55
2014 2.8 1.5
2015 2.8 1.47
2016 2.74 1.41
2017 2.69 1.39
2018 2.63 1.38
2019 2.59 1.34
2020 2.54 1.36
2021 2.49 1.38
2022 2.46 1.31
2023 2.42 1.25

Laos and Luxembourg demographics compared

Median age
Laos

Luxembourg
Year Median age, years
Laos Luxembourg
1960 19.2 35.1
1961 19.2 35.1
1962 19.1 35.1
1963 19 35.1
1964 19 35.2
1965 18.9 35.2
1966 18.9 35.2
1967 18.9 35.2
1968 18.8 35.3
1969 18.8 35.3
1970 18.7 35.3
1971 18.7 35.3
1972 18.7 35.1
1973 18.7 35.1
1974 18.6 35
1975 18.5 35
1976 18.4 34.9
1977 18.3 34.8
1978 18.1 34.8
1979 18 34.8
1980 17.9 34.9
1981 17.9 35
1982 17.8 35.2
1983 17.8 35.4
1984 17.8 35.6
1985 17.8 35.8
1986 17.8 36
1987 17.8 36.1
1988 17.9 36.2
1989 17.9 36.3
1990 17.9 36.4
1991 17.9 36.4
1992 17.9 36.5
1993 17.9 36.5
1994 17.9 36.6
1995 17.9 36.7
1996 17.9 36.8
1997 18 37
1998 18 37.1
1999 18 37.3
2000 18.1 37.3
2001 18.2 37.3
2002 18.4 37.6
2003 18.5 37.8
2004 18.7 38
2005 18.9 38.2
2006 19.2 38.4
2007 19.6 38.5
2008 20 38.7
2009 20.5 38.8
2010 21 38.9
2011 21.4 39
2012 21.9 39.1
2013 22.3 39.1
2014 22.7 39.2
2015 23 39.3
2016 23.3 39.3
2017 23.6 39.4
2018 23.8 39.5
2019 24.1 39.5
2020 24.4 39.6
2021 24.7 39.7
2022 25 39.7
2023 25.3 39.9
2024 25.6 40.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Laos Luxembourg
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2024
$62B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.4%
2025
48.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.23%
2023
3.71%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.19%
2013
0.75%
2023
Armed forces personnel
129,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.87%
2025
-0.78%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.21%
2022
6.42%
2024
Services, % of GDP
43.5%
2024
81.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29%
2024
9.01%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.1
2025
79.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2018
25%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2018
2.8%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
28
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$41.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.77B
2023
$2.79B
2024
Personal remittances received
$247M
2024
$2.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals
886,400
2020
525,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.51%
2020
2.98%
2020
Banked people share
37.7%
2024
98.8%
2017

Energy

Laos Luxembourg
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
815 kg
2022
4,592 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.8
2022
$31
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26 megatons
2023
7.01 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.39 tons
2023
10.5 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
70.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
49.2%
2022
20.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
54.2%
2022
2.55%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-49%
2022
109.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,264 kWh
2022
11,428 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
63.3%
2021
89%
2021
Hydroelectric share
75.9%
2022
48.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
96.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Laos Luxembourg
% of world population
0.1%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,284
2024
+5,677
2024
Urban population
38.9%
2024
92.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.34 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.2
2025
93.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
79
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.01
2015
1.54
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.9
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.6%
2023
100%
2000
English speaking
6%
2025
57%
2023
People using the Internet
63.6%
2023
98.8%
2024

Health

Laos Luxembourg
Government health expenditure per capita
$41.3
2022
$7,505
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$11.9
2022
$654
2023
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
82.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
1.07%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.33
2021
2.99
2017
Age at first childbirth n/a
31.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
112
2023
11
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39
2023
2.3
2023
Obesity rate
8.32%
2022
18.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
81
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.2%
2022
23%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Laos Luxembourg
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
11,469 sq mi
2024
1,467 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,831 sq mi
2025
514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
63,676 sq mi
2025
342 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,598 mi
2009
1,786 mi
2019

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