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Laos vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 79th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Laos Maldives
Population
7954155
531152
Population rank 103/197 168/197
GDP
$16.5B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 139/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$2,124
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 155/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,788
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$15.9B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,049
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 118/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,296
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
89,112 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.42
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
25.6 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Laos and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Laos and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Laos

Maldives
Year GDP
Laos Maldives
1970 - $19,328,038
1971 - $21,566,404
1972 - $25,177,138
1973 - $30,862,042
1974 - $39,120,171
1975 - $24,540,878
1976 - $22,399,467
1977 - $20,853,789
1978 - $24,369,109
1979 - $38,523,364
1980 - $42,463,576
1981 - $44,781,457
1982 - $47,911,340
1983 - $57,829,787
1984 $1,757,142,856 $109,503,546
1985 $2,366,666,616 $127,190,758
1986 $1,776,842,097 $141,882,254
1987 $1,087,273,104 $141,223,029
1988 $598,961,269 $168,514,513
1989 $714,046,821 $189,514,434
1990 $865,559,879 $215,043,970
1991 $1,028,087,972 $244,396,762
1992 $1,127,806,945 $284,875,809
1993 $1,327,748,690 $322,417,837
1994 $1,543,606,345 $356,014,932
1995 $1,763,536,305 $398,988,955
1996 $1,873,671,550 $450,382,328
1997 $1,747,011,857 $508,223,602
1998 $1,280,177,839 $540,096,398
1999 $1,454,430,642 $589,239,754
2000 $1,731,198,022 $624,337,145
2001 $1,768,619,058 $870,031,677
2002 $1,758,176,653 $897,031,250
2003 $2,023,324,407 $1,052,121,055
2004 $2,366,398,120 $1,226,829,563
2005 $2,735,558,735 $1,163,362,438
2006 $3,455,030,061 $1,575,200,391
2007 $4,223,152,739 $1,868,383,461
2008 $5,446,433,157 $2,271,646,188
2009 $5,836,137,330 $2,345,294,875
2010 $7,131,771,015 $2,588,176,055
2011 $8,750,104,617 $2,774,350,240
2012 $10,192,846,339 $2,886,163,997
2013 $11,983,252,627 $3,295,009,238
2014 $13,279,245,886 $3,697,353,039
2015 $14,426,380,126 $4,129,505,319
2016 $15,912,501,723 $4,409,942,624
2017 $17,071,155,481 $4,816,426,257
2018 $18,141,641,090 $5,404,344,163
2019 $18,740,561,513 $5,726,094,799
2020 $18,981,805,250 $3,712,604,583
2021 $18,827,148,531 $5,252,457,370
2022 $15,468,785,204 $6,177,118,114
2023 $15,843,155,731 $6,590,894,302
2024 $16,502,933,121 $6,975,146,349

Laos and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Laos

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Laos Maldives
1970 - $156.9
1971 - $169.8
1972 - $192.2
1973 - $228.7
1974 - $281.5
1975 - $171.4
1976 - $151.8
1977 - $137.3
1978 - $156.1
1979 - $240.2
1980 - $257.6
1981 - $264.1
1982 - $274.8
1983 - $323
1984 $483 $594
1985 $633 $669
1986 $462 $720
1987 $274.7 $692
1988 $147.1 $799
1989 $170.4 $870
1990 $200.7 $957
1991 $231.8 $1,054
1992 $247.3 $1,194
1993 $283.4 $1,317
1994 $321 $1,419
1995 $358 $1,555
1996 $371 $1,717
1997 $339 $1,898
1998 $243.9 $1,980
1999 $272.3 $2,124
2000 $319 $2,214
2001 $320 $3,034
2002 $313 $3,076
2003 $355 $3,549
2004 $409 $4,070
2005 $466 $3,797
2006 $579 $5,019
2007 $697 $5,758
2008 $886 $6,757
2009 $935 $6,734
2010 $1,126 $7,174
2011 $1,362 $7,425
2012 $1,564 $7,461
2013 $1,813 $8,236
2014 $1,981 $8,939
2015 $2,121 $9,645
2016 $2,303 $9,948
2017 $2,432 $10,510
2018 $2,545 $11,423
2019 $2,589 $11,740
2020 $2,584 $7,394
2021 $2,526 $10,176
2022 $2,046 $11,786
2023 $2,067 $12,530
2024 $2,124 $13,216

Laos vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Laos

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Laos Maldives
1950 38.9 36.5
1951 39.2 37.1
1952 39.4 37
1953 39.7 36.9
1954 40 36.9
1955 40.3 37
1956 40.6 37.1
1957 40.9 37.3
1958 41.2 37.6
1959 40.7 37.9
1960 41 38.2
1961 41.3 38.6
1962 42.3 39.1
1963 41.5 39.6
1964 41.9 40.2
1965 42.2 40.8
1966 42.3 41.4
1967 42.9 42.1
1968 43.2 42.9
1969 43.5 43.7
1970 43.8 44.5
1971 44.1 45.5
1972 44.4 46.4
1973 44.7 47.5
1974 45.9 48.5
1975 46.1 49.6
1976 46 50.8
1977 46.4 51.8
1978 46.8 50.4
1979 47.5 53.9
1980 48.6 54.8
1981 49.2 55.7
1982 49.9 56.6
1983 50.5 57.5
1984 51 58.3
1985 51.6 59.2
1986 52.1 60
1987 52.6 60.8
1988 53.1 61.6
1989 53.6 62.4
1990 54 63.1
1991 54.7 63.9
1992 55.1 64.7
1993 55.6 65.4
1994 55.8 66.2
1995 56.3 67
1996 56.8 67.7
1997 57.3 68.5
1998 57.5 69.3
1999 57.9 70.2
2000 58.3 70.9
2001 58.9 71.7
2002 59.3 72.4
2003 59.6 73.3
2004 60.1 73
2005 60.7 74.8
2006 61.1 75.3
2007 61.7 75.7
2008 62.2 76
2009 63 76.4
2010 63.7 76.8
2011 64.5 77.1
2012 65.1 77.5
2013 65.7 77.8
2014 66.3 78.2
2015 66.7 78.6
2016 67 78.9
2017 67.3 79.2
2018 67.6 79.4
2019 67.9 79.7
2020 68.3 78.7
2021 67.8 78.1
2022 68.7 80.8
2023 69 81
2024 69.2 81.3
2025 69.5 81.5

Laos and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Laos

Maldives
Year Population
Laos Maldives
1960 2,121,514 91,189
1961 2,169,796 93,450
1962 2,219,910 95,802
1963 2,271,061 98,222
1964 2,322,826 100,662
1965 2,376,200 104,102
1966 2,431,084 108,507
1967 2,487,715 112,528
1968 2,546,377 116,075
1969 2,606,959 119,564
1970 2,669,702 123,219
1971 2,734,628 127,035
1972 2,801,660 130,968
1973 2,870,573 134,952
1974 2,939,761 138,978
1975 3,005,521 143,158
1976 3,064,876 147,525
1977 3,118,923 151,930
1978 3,171,740 156,159
1979 3,228,202 160,360
1980 3,292,573 164,835
1981 3,366,631 169,532
1982 3,450,026 174,333
1983 3,541,001 179,128
1984 3,637,843 184,198
1985 3,739,985 190,169
1986 3,846,715 196,935
1987 3,957,612 203,944
1988 4,072,601 210,885
1989 4,190,974 217,738
1990 4,311,955 224,762
1991 4,435,118 231,802
1992 4,559,646 238,543
1993 4,685,060 244,884
1994 4,809,220 250,822
1995 4,929,409 256,649
1996 5,045,678 262,347
1997 5,152,011 267,707
1998 5,248,266 272,723
1999 5,340,784 277,412
2000 5,431,212 282,019
2001 5,521,482 286,767
2002 5,610,889 291,616
2003 5,697,945 296,491
2004 5,781,626 301,413
2005 5,869,523 306,429
2006 5,963,200 313,851
2007 6,056,236 324,479
2008 6,148,969 336,170
2009 6,241,642 348,275
2010 6,334,194 360,792
2011 6,426,590 373,674
2012 6,518,978 386,818
2013 6,611,385 400,070
2014 6,703,172 413,617
2015 6,801,645 428,154
2016 6,908,802 443,308
2017 7,018,147 458,287
2018 7,128,045 473,099
2019 7,237,636 487,731
2020 7,346,533 502,118
2021 7,453,194 516,154
2022 7,559,007 524,106
2023 7,664,993 525,994
2024 7,769,819 527,799

Fertility rates in Laos and Maldives

Fertility rate
Laos

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Laos Maldives
1960 6.29 6.71
1961 6.31 6.79
1962 6.31 6.89
1963 6.32 6.94
1964 6.31 7
1965 6.32 7.07
1966 6.31 7.15
1967 6.31 7.23
1968 6.3 7.28
1969 6.3 7.33
1970 6.31 7.39
1971 6.3 7.38
1972 6.28 7.37
1973 6.28 7.4
1974 6.29 7.38
1975 6.29 7.32
1976 6.29 7.29
1977 6.29 7.27
1978 6.3 7.23
1979 6.31 7.23
1980 6.33 7.23
1981 6.35 7.19
1982 6.37 7.15
1983 6.38 7.09
1984 6.37 7.03
1985 6.33 6.94
1986 6.26 6.85
1987 6.21 6.73
1988 6.16 6.58
1989 6.1 6.39
1990 6.06 6.13
1991 5.99 5.8
1992 5.9 5.44
1993 5.8 5.06
1994 5.6 4.69
1995 5.36 4.29
1996 5.15 3.86
1997 4.96 3.48
1998 4.79 3.17
1999 4.64 2.9
2000 4.43 2.69
2001 4.29 2.53
2002 4.13 2.42
2003 4.02 2.34
2004 3.9 2.26
2005 3.69 2.2
2006 3.56 2.2
2007 3.44 2.29
2008 3.33 2.37
2009 3.23 2.39
2010 3.14 2.35
2011 3.05 2.31
2012 2.95 2.25
2013 2.87 2.17
2014 2.8 2.09
2015 2.8 2
2016 2.74 1.9
2017 2.69 1.8
2018 2.63 1.71
2019 2.59 1.64
2020 2.54 1.61
2021 2.49 1.6
2022 2.46 1.58
2023 2.42 1.58

Laos and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Laos

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Laos Maldives
1960 19.2 20.6
1961 19.2 20.6
1962 19.1 20.6
1963 19 20.6
1964 19 20.5
1965 18.9 19.9
1966 18.9 18.9
1967 18.9 18.2
1968 18.8 17.8
1969 18.8 17.6
1970 18.7 17.4
1971 18.7 17.3
1972 18.7 17.2
1973 18.7 17.2
1974 18.6 17.2
1975 18.5 17.1
1976 18.4 17
1977 18.3 17
1978 18.1 17
1979 18 16.9
1980 17.9 16.8
1981 17.9 16.8
1982 17.8 16.9
1983 17.8 16.9
1984 17.8 17
1985 17.8 17
1986 17.8 16.9
1987 17.8 16.7
1988 17.9 16.6
1989 17.9 16.5
1990 17.9 16.4
1991 17.9 16.4
1992 17.9 16.4
1993 17.9 16.5
1994 17.9 16.7
1995 17.9 16.9
1996 17.9 17.3
1997 18 17.6
1998 18 18
1999 18 18.4
2000 18.1 18.9
2001 18.2 19.3
2002 18.4 19.8
2003 18.5 20.3
2004 18.7 20.9
2005 18.9 21.5
2006 19.2 22.1
2007 19.6 22.7
2008 20 23.2
2009 20.5 23.8
2010 21 24.4
2011 21.4 25.1
2012 21.9 25.8
2013 22.3 26.5
2014 22.7 27.1
2015 23 27.6
2016 23.3 28
2017 23.6 28.5
2018 23.8 29
2019 24.1 29.5
2020 24.4 30.1
2021 24.7 30.7
2022 25 31.4
2023 25.3 32.1
2024 25.6 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Laos Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.4%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.23%
2023
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.19%
2013
n/a
Armed forces personnel
129,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.87%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.21%
2022
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
43.5%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.1
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2018
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2018
3.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$1.77B
2023
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$247M
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
886,400
2020
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.51%
2020
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
37.7%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Laos Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
815 kg
2022
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.8
2022
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.39 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
49.2%
2022
1.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
54.2%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-49%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,264 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
63.3%
2021
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
75.9%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
96.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Laos Maldives
% of world population
0.1%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,284
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
38.9%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.34 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.2
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.01
2015
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.9
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.6%
2023
97.9%
2021
English speaking
6%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
63.6%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Laos Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$41.3
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$11.9
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.33
2021
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
112
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
8.32%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.2%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Laos Maldives
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
11,469 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,831 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
63,676 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,598 mi
2009
57.8 mi
2018

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