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Laos vs Marshall Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 37.5K in The Marshall Islands (ranked 192/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 69.5 sq mi for The Marshall Islands (ranked 79th vs. 191st).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467).

Main facts and rankings

Laos Marshall Islands
Population
7954155
36281
Population rank 103/197 192/197
GDP
$16.5B
2024
$280M
2024
GDP rank 139/197 194/197
GDP per capita
$2,124
2024
$7,467
2024
GDP per capita rank 155/197 100/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,788
2024
$8,198
2024
Government debt
$15.9B
2024
$46.8M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
15.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,049
2024
$1,245
2024
Government debt per person rank 118/185 136/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,296
2025
$5,868
2025
Land area
89,112 sq mi
2025
69.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
540 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.42
2023
2.92
2023
Median age
25.6 years
2024
21.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
67.2 years
2025

Laos and Marshall Islands: Comparison Charts

Laos and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP
Laos

Marshall Islands
Year GDP
Laos Marshall Islands
1970 - $8,408,486
1971 - $9,116,810
1972 - $9,973,652
1973 - $11,607,366
1974 - $15,217,532
1975 - $16,691,301
1976 - $18,153,647
1977 - $20,210,069
1978 - $22,209,370
1979 - $25,545,346
1980 - $26,710,653
1981 - $31,020,000
1982 - $34,918,000
1983 - $41,749,000
1984 $1,757,142,856 $45,144,000
1985 $2,366,666,616 $43,879,000
1986 $1,776,842,097 $55,989,000
1987 $1,087,273,104 $62,983,000
1988 $598,961,269 $70,688,000
1989 $714,046,821 $72,798,000
1990 $865,559,879 $78,476,000
1991 $1,028,087,972 $82,507,000
1992 $1,127,806,945 $91,063,000
1993 $1,327,748,690 $99,461,000
1994 $1,543,606,345 $108,071,000
1995 $1,763,536,305 $120,230,000
1996 $1,873,671,550 $110,858,000
1997 $1,747,011,857 $109,884,700
1998 $1,280,177,839 $112,070,100
1999 $1,454,430,642 $113,352,100
2000 $1,731,198,022 $114,838,500
2001 $1,768,619,058 $122,406,100
2002 $1,758,176,653 $131,960,000
2003 $2,023,324,407 $131,128,500
2004 $2,366,398,120 $132,900,000
2005 $2,735,558,735 $138,000,000
2006 $3,455,030,061 $143,200,000
2007 $4,223,152,739 $150,500,000
2008 $5,446,433,157 $146,600,000
2009 $5,836,137,330 $151,200,000
2010 $7,131,771,015 $161,100,000
2011 $8,750,104,617 $172,300,000
2012 $10,192,846,339 $180,700,000
2013 $11,983,252,627 $186,400,000
2014 $13,279,245,886 $186,000,000
2015 $14,426,380,126 $183,700,000
2016 $15,912,501,723 $201,800,000
2017 $17,071,155,481 $213,700,000
2018 $18,141,641,090 $220,000,000
2019 $18,740,561,513 $232,900,000
2020 $18,981,805,250 $241,800,000
2021 $18,827,148,531 $258,900,000
2022 $15,468,785,204 $253,400,000
2023 $15,843,155,731 $259,300,000
2024 $16,502,933,121 $280,357,844

Laos and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Laos

Marshall Islands
Year GDP per capita
Laos Marshall Islands
1970 - $373
1971 - $390
1972 - $416
1973 - $472
1974 - $602
1975 - $638
1976 - $672
1977 - $724
1978 - $771
1979 - $859
1980 - $868
1981 - $969
1982 - $1,046
1983 - $1,199
1984 $483 $1,245
1985 $633 $1,162
1986 $462 $1,425
1987 $274.7 $1,543
1988 $147.1 $1,670
1989 $170.4 $1,670
1990 $200.7 $1,758
1991 $231.8 $1,811
1992 $247.3 $1,963
1993 $283.4 $2,112
1994 $321 $2,265
1995 $358 $2,491
1996 $371 $2,273
1997 $339 $2,231
1998 $243.9 $2,254
1999 $272.3 $2,258
2000 $319 $2,265
2001 $320 $2,394
2002 $313 $2,566
2003 $355 $2,539
2004 $409 $2,566
2005 $466 $2,659
2006 $579 $2,754
2007 $697 $2,892
2008 $886 $2,818
2009 $935 $2,907
2010 $1,126 $3,095
2011 $1,362 $3,319
2012 $1,564 $3,514
2013 $1,813 $3,678
2014 $1,981 $3,735
2015 $2,121 $3,764
2016 $2,303 $4,230
2017 $2,432 $4,593
2018 $2,545 $4,858
2019 $2,589 $5,292
2020 $2,584 $5,662
2021 $2,526 $6,259
2022 $2,046 $6,323
2023 $2,067 $6,678
2024 $2,124 $7,467

Laos vs. Marshall Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Laos

Marshall Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Laos Marshall Islands
1950 38.9 52.6
1951 39.2 52.7
1952 39.4 52.7
1953 39.7 52.8
1954 40 52.9
1955 40.3 53
1956 40.6 53.2
1957 40.9 53.4
1958 41.2 53.6
1959 40.7 54
1960 41 54.4
1961 41.3 54.7
1962 42.3 55.2
1963 41.5 55.7
1964 41.9 56.3
1965 42.2 56.8
1966 42.3 57.3
1967 42.9 57.8
1968 43.2 58.2
1969 43.5 58.5
1970 43.8 58.8
1971 44.1 59.1
1972 44.4 59.5
1973 44.7 59.8
1974 45.9 60.1
1975 46.1 60.3
1976 46 60.4
1977 46.4 60.6
1978 46.8 60.7
1979 47.5 60.8
1980 48.6 61
1981 49.2 61.1
1982 49.9 61.3
1983 50.5 61.5
1984 51 61.6
1985 51.6 61.7
1986 52.1 61.8
1987 52.6 61.8
1988 53.1 61.8
1989 53.6 61.7
1990 54 61.8
1991 54.7 61.8
1992 55.1 61.9
1993 55.6 62.1
1994 55.8 62.3
1995 56.3 62.5
1996 56.8 62.8
1997 57.3 63
1998 57.5 63.2
1999 57.9 63.4
2000 58.3 63.3
2001 58.9 63.7
2002 59.3 63.8
2003 59.6 64
2004 60.1 64
2005 60.7 64.1
2006 61.1 64.2
2007 61.7 64.3
2008 62.2 64.3
2009 63 64.4
2010 63.7 64.5
2011 64.5 64.6
2012 65.1 64.8
2013 65.7 65
2014 66.3 65.1
2015 66.7 65.3
2016 67 65.5
2017 67.3 65.7
2018 67.6 65.9
2019 67.9 66
2020 68.3 65.4
2021 67.8 65.4
2022 68.7 66.7
2023 69 66.9
2024 69.2 67.1
2025 69.5 67.2

Laos and Marshall Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Laos

Marshall Islands
Year Population
Laos Marshall Islands
1960 2,121,514 14,703
1961 2,169,796 15,219
1962 2,219,910 15,755
1963 2,271,061 16,302
1964 2,322,826 16,852
1965 2,376,200 17,402
1966 2,431,084 17,927
1967 2,487,715 18,655
1968 2,546,377 19,862
1969 2,606,959 21,305
1970 2,669,702 22,530
1971 2,734,628 23,366
1972 2,801,660 23,992
1973 2,870,573 24,581
1974 2,939,761 25,296
1975 3,005,521 26,154
1976 3,064,876 27,021
1977 3,118,923 27,906
1978 3,171,740 28,809
1979 3,228,202 29,738
1980 3,292,573 30,774
1981 3,366,631 32,017
1982 3,450,026 33,397
1983 3,541,001 34,811
1984 3,637,843 36,264
1985 3,739,985 37,761
1986 3,846,715 39,286
1987 3,957,612 40,828
1988 4,072,601 42,321
1989 4,190,974 43,586
1990 4,311,955 44,629
1991 4,435,118 45,568
1992 4,559,646 46,388
1993 4,685,060 47,093
1994 4,809,220 47,712
1995 4,929,409 48,266
1996 5,045,678 48,775
1997 5,152,011 49,259
1998 5,248,266 49,717
1999 5,340,784 50,202
2000 5,431,212 50,706
2001 5,521,482 51,123
2002 5,610,889 51,425
2003 5,697,945 51,639
2004 5,781,626 51,791
2005 5,869,523 51,906
2006 5,963,200 51,992
2007 6,056,236 52,035
2008 6,148,969 52,030
2009 6,241,642 52,019
2010 6,334,194 52,044
2011 6,426,590 51,907
2012 6,518,978 51,419
2013 6,611,385 50,681
2014 6,703,172 49,796
2015 6,801,645 48,800
2016 6,908,802 47,709
2017 7,018,147 46,529
2018 7,128,045 45,285
2019 7,237,636 44,007
2020 7,346,533 42,706
2021 7,453,194 41,367
2022 7,559,007 40,077
2023 7,664,993 38,827
2024 7,769,819 37,548

Fertility rates in Laos and Marshall Islands

Fertility rate
Laos

Marshall Islands
Year Fertility rate
Laos Marshall Islands
1960 6.29 8.08
1961 6.31 8.12
1962 6.31 8.12
1963 6.32 8.12
1964 6.31 8.14
1965 6.32 8.16
1966 6.31 8.2
1967 6.31 8.17
1968 6.3 8.14
1969 6.3 8.11
1970 6.31 8.07
1971 6.3 8.04
1972 6.28 8
1973 6.28 7.95
1974 6.29 7.9
1975 6.29 7.83
1976 6.29 7.76
1977 6.29 7.67
1978 6.3 7.58
1979 6.31 7.47
1980 6.33 7.37
1981 6.35 7.27
1982 6.37 7.18
1983 6.38 7.08
1984 6.37 6.99
1985 6.33 6.87
1986 6.26 6.73
1987 6.21 6.57
1988 6.16 6.38
1989 6.1 6.18
1990 6.06 5.97
1991 5.99 5.76
1992 5.9 5.55
1993 5.8 5.38
1994 5.6 5.23
1995 5.36 5.09
1996 5.15 5.02
1997 4.96 4.96
1998 4.79 4.87
1999 4.64 4.78
2000 4.43 4.7
2001 4.29 4.58
2002 4.13 4.49
2003 4.02 4.42
2004 3.9 4.34
2005 3.69 4.28
2006 3.56 4.2
2007 3.44 4.09
2008 3.33 3.97
2009 3.23 3.83
2010 3.14 3.67
2011 3.05 3.53
2012 2.95 3.38
2013 2.87 3.25
2014 2.8 3.18
2015 2.8 3.13
2016 2.74 3.09
2017 2.69 3.06
2018 2.63 3.04
2019 2.59 3.01
2020 2.54 2.99
2021 2.49 2.96
2022 2.46 2.94
2023 2.42 2.92

Laos and Marshall Islands demographics compared

Median age
Laos

Marshall Islands
Year Median age, years
Laos Marshall Islands
1960 19.2 17.4
1961 19.2 17
1962 19.1 16.7
1963 19 16.4
1964 19 16.3
1965 18.9 16.3
1966 18.9 16.4
1967 18.9 16.6
1968 18.8 16.9
1969 18.8 17.2
1970 18.7 17.4
1971 18.7 17.1
1972 18.7 16.6
1973 18.7 16.2
1974 18.6 16
1975 18.5 15.9
1976 18.4 15.7
1977 18.3 15.5
1978 18.1 15.3
1979 18 15.1
1980 17.9 15
1981 17.9 14.9
1982 17.8 14.9
1983 17.8 14.9
1984 17.8 14.8
1985 17.8 14.8
1986 17.8 14.7
1987 17.8 14.7
1988 17.9 14.7
1989 17.9 14.8
1990 17.9 14.9
1991 17.9 15.2
1992 17.9 15.4
1993 17.9 15.8
1994 17.9 16.1
1995 17.9 16.5
1996 17.9 16.9
1997 18 17.2
1998 18 17.6
1999 18 17.9
2000 18.1 18.2
2001 18.2 18.5
2002 18.4 18.8
2003 18.5 19.1
2004 18.7 19.4
2005 18.9 19.7
2006 19.2 19.9
2007 19.6 20.2
2008 20 20.4
2009 20.5 20.5
2010 21 20.6
2011 21.4 20.6
2012 21.9 20.8
2013 22.3 21
2014 22.7 21.3
2015 23 21.6
2016 23.3 21.9
2017 23.6 22.2
2018 23.8 22.4
2019 24.1 22.6
2020 24.4 22.6
2021 24.7 22.5
2022 25 22.2
2023 25.3 21.9
2024 25.6 21.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Laos Marshall Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2024
$315M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.4%
2025
71.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.23%
2023
7.7%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.19%
2013
n/a
Armed forces personnel
129,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.87%
2025
+0.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.21%
2022
9.82%
2021
Services, % of GDP
43.5%
2024
70.5%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
29%
2024
11.1%
2023
Economic freedom index
51.1
2025
58
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2018
27.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2018
2.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$1.77B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$247M
2024
$34.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
886,400
2020
6,099
2019
International tourism as share of exports
3.51%
2020
15.6%
2018
Banked people share
37.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Laos Marshall Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
815 kg
2022
615 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.8
2022
$5.38
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.39 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
49.2%
2022
12.2%
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
2.43%
2021
Hydroelectric share
75.9%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
96.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Laos Marshall Islands
% of world population
0.1%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,284
2024
-1,765
2024
Urban population
38.9%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.34 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.2
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
64
2025
Higher education index
17
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
7.01
2015
4.01
1994
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.9
2019
5.7
2013
Visa free countries
62
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.6%
2023
95.8%
2021
English speaking
6%
2025
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
63.6%
2023
65.7%
2023

Health

Laos Marshall Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$41.3
2022
$758
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$11.9
2022
$9.1
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
67.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
60.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.33
2021
0.46
2012
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.7 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
112
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39
2023
28.2
2023
Obesity rate
8.32%
2022
47.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
25.7%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
100
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.2%
2022
29.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Laos Marshall Islands
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
11,469 sq mi
2024
1,851 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,831 sq mi
2025
27 sq mi
2025
Forest area
63,676 sq mi
2025
36.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,598 mi
2009
1,260 mi
2007

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