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Laos vs Moldova statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 2.39M in Moldova (ranked 144/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 12,714 sq mi for Moldova (ranked 79th vs. 135th).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618).

Main facts and rankings

Laos Moldova
Population
7954155
2358679
Population rank 103/197 145/197
GDP
$16.5B
2024
$18.2B
2024
GDP rank 139/197 134/197
GDP per capita
$2,124
2024
$7,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 155/197 99/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,788
2024
$18,717
2024
Government debt
$15.9B
2024
$6.94B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
36.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,049
2024
$2,905
2024
Government debt per person rank 118/185 103/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,296
2025
$4,214
2025
Land area
89,112 sq mi
2025
12,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.42
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
25.6 years
2024
39.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Laos and Moldova: Comparison Charts

Laos and Moldova economies compared

GDP
Laos

Moldova
Year GDP
Laos Moldova
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 $865,559,879 $3,592,857,043
1991 $1,028,087,972 $3,094,565,871
1992 $1,127,806,945 $2,319,243,436
1993 $1,327,748,690 $2,371,813,324
1994 $1,543,606,345 $1,702,314,268
1995 $1,763,536,305 $1,752,999,370
1996 $1,873,671,550 $1,695,122,174
1997 $1,747,011,857 $1,930,081,169
1998 $1,280,177,839 $1,698,717,505
1999 $1,454,430,642 $1,170,782,957
2000 $1,731,198,022 $1,288,429,392
2001 $1,768,619,058 $1,480,673,594
2002 $1,758,176,653 $1,661,818,168
2003 $2,023,324,407 $1,980,907,435
2004 $2,366,398,120 $2,598,249,556
2005 $2,735,558,735 $2,988,342,907
2006 $3,455,030,061 $3,408,255,451
2007 $4,223,152,739 $4,401,173,152
2008 $5,446,433,157 $6,054,824,248
2009 $5,836,137,330 $5,439,434,272
2010 $7,131,771,015 $6,974,982,370
2011 $8,750,104,617 $8,414,352,020
2012 $10,192,846,339 $8,709,138,635
2013 $11,983,252,627 $9,496,717,876
2014 $13,279,245,886 $9,402,090,138
2015 $14,426,380,126 $7,797,667,197
2016 $15,912,501,723 $7,980,917,076
2017 $17,071,155,481 $9,514,404,016
2018 $18,141,641,090 $11,252,353,421
2019 $18,740,561,513 $11,736,797,055
2020 $18,981,805,250 $11,530,746,234
2021 $18,827,148,531 $13,691,869,264
2022 $15,468,785,204 $14,525,337,524
2023 $15,843,155,731 $16,711,906,746
2024 $16,502,933,121 $18,200,340,854

Laos and Moldova economies compared

GDP per capita
Laos

Moldova
Year GDP per capita
Laos Moldova
1984 $483 -
1985 $633 -
1986 $462 -
1987 $274.7 -
1988 $147.1 -
1989 $170.4 -
1990 $200.7 $1,207
1991 $231.8 $1,038
1992 $247.3 $778
1993 $283.4 $797
1994 $321 $574
1995 $358 $594
1996 $371 $575
1997 $339 $657
1998 $243.9 $579
1999 $272.3 $399
2000 $319 $441
2001 $320 $507
2002 $313 $571
2003 $355 $682
2004 $409 $897
2005 $466 $1,034
2006 $579 $1,183
2007 $697 $1,531
2008 $886 $2,111
2009 $935 $1,898
2010 $1,126 $2,437
2011 $1,362 $2,941
2012 $1,564 $3,045
2013 $1,813 $3,321
2014 $1,981 $3,290
2015 $2,121 $2,750
2016 $2,303 $2,847
2017 $2,432 $3,453
2018 $2,545 $4,156
2019 $2,589 $4,405
2020 $2,584 $4,376
2021 $2,526 $5,275
2022 $2,046 $5,744
2023 $2,067 $6,800
2024 $2,124 $7,618

Laos vs. Moldova life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Laos

Moldova
Year Life expectancy, years
Laos Moldova
1950 38.9 54
1951 39.2 54.5
1952 39.4 55.1
1953 39.7 55.7
1954 40 56.3
1955 40.3 56.9
1956 40.6 57.4
1957 40.9 58
1958 41.2 58.5
1959 40.7 59
1960 41 59.4
1961 41.3 59.9
1962 42.3 60.3
1963 41.5 60.6
1964 41.9 61
1965 42.2 61.3
1966 42.3 61.6
1967 42.9 61.8
1968 43.2 62
1969 43.5 62.2
1970 43.8 62.4
1971 44.1 62.7
1972 44.4 62.9
1973 44.7 63.2
1974 45.9 63.4
1975 46.1 63.7
1976 46 64
1977 46.4 64.2
1978 46.8 64.5
1979 47.5 64.8
1980 48.6 65.2
1981 49.2 65.6
1982 49.9 65.9
1983 50.5 66.1
1984 51 66.4
1985 51.6 66.9
1986 52.1 67.4
1987 52.6 67.9
1988 53.1 68.2
1989 53.6 68.2
1990 54 67.9
1991 54.7 67.6
1992 55.1 66.7
1993 55.6 66.7
1994 55.8 66.3
1995 56.3 66.2
1996 56.8 66.2
1997 57.3 66.5
1998 57.5 66.8
1999 57.9 67.2
2000 58.3 67.5
2001 58.9 67.7
2002 59.3 67.8
2003 59.6 67.9
2004 60.1 68
2005 60.7 68.2
2006 61.1 68.4
2007 61.7 68.7
2008 62.2 69
2009 63 69.4
2010 63.7 69.9
2011 64.5 70.2
2012 65.1 70.3
2013 65.7 70.3
2014 66.3 70.2
2015 66.7 70.1
2016 67 70.2
2017 67.3 70.4
2018 67.6 70.2
2019 67.9 70.2
2020 68.3 69.9
2021 67.8 69
2022 68.7 71.5
2023 69 71.2
2024 69.2 71.3
2025 69.5 71.5

Laos and Moldova population clocks and comparison

Population
Laos

Moldova
Year Population
Laos Moldova
1960 2,121,514 2,058,020
1961 2,169,796 2,103,327
1962 2,219,910 2,147,227
1963 2,271,061 2,188,895
1964 2,322,826 2,228,000
1965 2,376,200 2,265,287
1966 2,431,084 2,301,871
1967 2,487,715 2,337,695
1968 2,546,377 2,373,073
1969 2,606,959 2,408,469
1970 2,669,702 2,437,590
1971 2,734,628 2,460,611
1972 2,801,660 2,484,742
1973 2,870,573 2,510,584
1974 2,939,761 2,538,164
1975 3,005,521 2,566,998
1976 3,064,876 2,596,491
1977 3,118,923 2,626,298
1978 3,171,740 2,656,211
1979 3,228,202 2,683,035
1980 3,292,573 2,708,675
1981 3,366,631 2,735,987
1982 3,450,026 2,763,101
1983 3,541,001 2,791,207
1984 3,637,843 2,820,518
1985 3,739,985 2,850,787
1986 3,846,715 2,883,057
1987 3,957,612 2,916,306
1988 4,072,601 2,948,891
1989 4,190,974 2,970,039
1990 4,311,955 2,977,912
1991 4,435,118 2,981,566
1992 4,559,646 2,980,965
1993 4,685,060 2,975,966
1994 4,809,220 2,966,745
1995 4,929,409 2,953,200
1996 5,045,678 2,947,293
1997 5,152,011 2,936,413
1998 5,248,266 2,935,227
1999 5,340,784 2,930,622
2000 5,431,212 2,924,668
2001 5,521,482 2,918,135
2002 5,610,889 2,911,385
2003 5,697,945 2,903,198
2004 5,781,626 2,896,023
2005 5,869,523 2,888,985
2006 5,963,200 2,880,967
2007 6,056,236 2,874,299
2008 6,148,969 2,868,833
2009 6,241,642 2,865,213
2010 6,334,194 2,862,354
2011 6,426,590 2,860,699
2012 6,518,978 2,860,324
2013 6,611,385 2,859,558
2014 6,703,172 2,857,815
2015 6,801,645 2,835,978
2016 6,908,802 2,803,186
2017 7,018,147 2,755,189
2018 7,128,045 2,707,203
2019 7,237,636 2,664,224
2020 7,346,533 2,635,130
2021 7,453,194 2,595,809
2022 7,559,007 2,528,654
2023 7,664,993 2,457,783
2024 7,769,819 2,389,275

Fertility rates in Laos and Moldova

Fertility rate
Laos

Moldova
Year Fertility rate
Laos Moldova
1960 6.29 3.32
1961 6.31 3.23
1962 6.31 3.04
1963 6.32 2.89
1964 6.31 2.71
1965 6.32 2.69
1966 6.31 2.65
1967 6.31 2.62
1968 6.3 2.59
1969 6.3 2.57
1970 6.31 2.57
1971 6.3 2.56
1972 6.28 2.56
1973 6.28 2.57
1974 6.29 2.56
1975 6.29 2.52
1976 6.29 2.47
1977 6.29 2.42
1978 6.3 2.39
1979 6.31 2.38
1980 6.33 2.38
1981 6.35 2.4
1982 6.37 2.45
1983 6.38 2.58
1984 6.37 2.67
1985 6.33 2.67
1986 6.26 2.74
1987 6.21 2.78
1988 6.16 2.63
1989 6.1 2.46
1990 6.06 2.39
1991 5.99 2.28
1992 5.9 2.22
1993 5.8 2.11
1994 5.6 1.99
1995 5.36 1.83
1996 5.15 1.71
1997 4.96 1.79
1998 4.79 1.65
1999 4.64 1.56
2000 4.43 1.5
2001 4.29 1.47
2002 4.13 1.45
2003 4.02 1.48
2004 3.9 1.54
2005 3.69 1.53
2006 3.56 1.54
2007 3.44 1.58
2008 3.33 1.64
2009 3.23 1.72
2010 3.14 1.7
2011 3.05 1.65
2012 2.95 1.66
2013 2.87 1.62
2014 2.8 1.82
2015 2.8 1.87
2016 2.74 1.89
2017 2.69 1.81
2018 2.63 1.81
2019 2.59 1.78
2020 2.54 1.77
2021 2.49 1.75
2022 2.46 1.69
2023 2.42 1.73

Laos and Moldova demographics compared

Median age
Laos

Moldova
Year Median age, years
Laos Moldova
1960 19.2 24.6
1961 19.2 24.7
1962 19.1 24.9
1963 19 25.1
1964 19 25.4
1965 18.9 25.7
1966 18.9 25.9
1967 18.9 26.1
1968 18.8 26.3
1969 18.8 26.4
1970 18.7 26.4
1971 18.7 26.3
1972 18.7 26.3
1973 18.7 26.3
1974 18.6 26.5
1975 18.5 26.7
1976 18.4 26.9
1977 18.3 27.2
1978 18.1 27.5
1979 18 27.6
1980 17.9 27.6
1981 17.9 27.9
1982 17.8 28.1
1983 17.8 28.3
1984 17.8 28.5
1985 17.8 28.7
1986 17.8 28.9
1987 17.8 29.1
1988 17.9 29.3
1989 17.9 29.5
1990 17.9 29.8
1991 17.9 30.2
1992 17.9 30.4
1993 17.9 30.6
1994 17.9 30.8
1995 17.9 31
1996 17.9 31.2
1997 18 31.3
1998 18 31.5
1999 18 31.8
2000 18.1 32
2001 18.2 32.2
2002 18.4 32.4
2003 18.5 32.6
2004 18.7 32.8
2005 18.9 33
2006 19.2 33.3
2007 19.6 33.6
2008 20 33.9
2009 20.5 34.3
2010 21 34.6
2011 21.4 34.9
2012 21.9 35.1
2013 22.3 35.4
2014 22.7 35.7
2015 23 36.1
2016 23.3 36.5
2017 23.6 36.8
2018 23.8 37.2
2019 24.1 37.6
2020 24.4 38
2021 24.7 38.3
2022 25 38.6
2023 25.3 38.8
2024 25.6 39.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Laos Moldova
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2024
$16.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.4%
2025
39.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.23%
2023
6.63%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.19%
2013
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
129,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.87%
2025
-5.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.21%
2022
1.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
43.5%
2024
62.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29%
2024
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.1
2025
58.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2018
22.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2018
4.3%
2023
Total reserves including gold
$1.77B
2023
$5.48B
2024
Personal remittances received
$247M
2024
$1.92B
2024
International tourist arrivals
886,400
2020
29,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.51%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
37.7%
2024
55.5%
2024

Energy

Laos Moldova
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
815 kg
2022
1,297 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.8
2022
$13.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26 megatons
2023
9.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.39 tons
2023
4.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
81.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
49.2%
2022
21.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
54.2%
2022
1.78%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-49%
2022
81.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,264 kWh
2022
2,412 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
63.3%
2021
6.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
75.9%
2022
4.73%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
96.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Laos Moldova
% of world population
0.1%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,284
2024
-27,088
2024
Urban population
38.9%
2024
43.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.34 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.2
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.01
2015
2.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.9
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.6%
2023
99.6%
2021
English speaking
6%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
63.6%
2023
80.2%
2023

Health

Laos Moldova
Government health expenditure per capita
$41.3
2022
$398
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$11.9
2022
$126.3
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
2.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.33
2021
3.25
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
25.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
112
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39
2023
14.7
2023
Obesity rate
8.32%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
6.3%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
56
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.2%
2022
29.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
11.1 liters
2020

Territory

Laos Moldova
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
11,469 sq mi
2024
5,321 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,831 sq mi
2025
9,421 sq mi
2025
Forest area
63,676 sq mi
2025
1,492 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,598 mi
2009
5,811 mi
2012

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