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Laos vs Monaco statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 38.6K in Monaco (ranked 191/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 0.8 sq mi for Monaco (ranked 79th vs. 196th).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and Monaco ranks 153/197 ($10B). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while Monaco ranks 1/197 ($256,581).

Main facts and rankings

Laos Monaco
Population
7954155
38341
Population rank 103/197 191/197
GDP
$16.5B
2024
$10B
2023
GDP rank 139/197 153/197
GDP per capita
$2,124
2024
$256,581
2023
GDP per capita rank 155/197 1/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,788
2024
$115,700
2015
Government debt
$15.9B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$2,049
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 118/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,296
2025
$97,128
2025
Land area
89,112 sq mi
2025
0.8 sq mi
2025
Population density
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
48,010 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.42
2023
2.11
2023
Median age
25.6 years
2024
55 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
86.6 years
2025

Laos and Monaco: Comparison Charts

Laos and Monaco economies compared

GDP
Laos

Monaco
Year GDP
Laos Monaco
1970 - $293,127,333
1971 - $327,706,210
1972 - $402,451,901
1973 - $523,554,039
1974 - $563,949,254
1975 - $711,978,962
1976 - $735,324,245
1977 - $811,191,392
1978 - $1,000,555,218
1979 - $1,209,870,147
1980 - $1,378,175,524
1981 - $1,205,188,648
1982 - $1,143,216,457
1983 - $1,092,560,365
1984 $1,757,142,856 $1,037,329,604
1985 $2,366,666,616 $1,082,867,507
1986 $1,776,842,097 $1,515,234,743
1987 $1,087,273,104 $1,839,081,463
1988 $598,961,269 $2,000,704,745
1989 $714,046,821 $2,010,083,833
1990 $865,559,879 $2,481,307,077
1991 $1,028,087,972 $2,480,540,845
1992 $1,127,806,945 $2,737,049,231
1993 $1,327,748,690 $2,574,494,356
1994 $1,543,606,345 $2,720,332,135
1995 $1,763,536,305 $3,130,309,995
1996 $1,873,671,550 $3,137,886,995
1997 $1,747,011,857 $2,840,195,190
1998 $1,280,177,839 $2,934,593,468
1999 $1,454,430,642 $2,907,118,641
2000 $1,731,198,022 $2,654,462,665
2001 $1,768,619,058 $2,673,723,034
2002 $1,758,176,653 $2,919,647,982
2003 $2,023,324,407 $3,597,089,751
2004 $2,366,398,120 $4,043,551,489
2005 $2,735,558,735 $4,204,652,899
2006 $3,455,030,061 $4,586,826,513
2007 $4,223,152,739 $5,875,790,766
2008 $5,446,433,157 $6,502,942,245
2009 $5,836,137,330 $5,474,379,252
2010 $7,131,771,015 $5,367,561,570
2011 $8,750,104,617 $6,088,689,808
2012 $10,192,846,339 $5,742,749,294
2013 $11,983,252,627 $6,555,591,710
2014 $13,279,245,886 $7,070,017,324
2015 $14,426,380,126 $6,264,756,528
2016 $15,912,501,723 $6,471,290,794
2017 $17,071,155,481 $6,430,254,653
2018 $18,141,641,090 $7,184,333,936
2019 $18,740,561,513 $7,383,496,254
2020 $18,981,805,250 $6,730,736,283
2021 $18,827,148,531 $8,623,242,743
2022 $15,468,785,204 $8,800,430,486
2023 $15,843,155,731 $9,995,350,547
2024 $16,502,933,121 -

Laos and Monaco economies compared

GDP per capita
Laos

Monaco
Year GDP per capita
Laos Monaco
1970 - $12,098
1971 - $13,334
1972 - $16,187
1973 - $20,882
1974 - $22,348
1975 - $27,921
1976 - $28,396
1977 - $30,875
1978 - $37,608
1979 - $44,990
1980 - $50,814
1981 - $44,157
1982 - $41,479
1983 - $39,076
1984 $483 $36,582
1985 $633 $37,690
1986 $462 $52,082
1987 $274.7 $62,456
1988 $147.1 $67,181
1989 $170.4 $66,816
1990 $200.7 $81,735
1991 $231.8 $80,997
1992 $247.3 $88,615
1993 $283.4 $82,685
1994 $321 $86,704
1995 $358 $99,032
1996 $371 $98,561
1997 $339 $88,582
1998 $243.9 $90,947
1999 $272.3 $89,698
2000 $319 $81,789
2001 $320 $82,403
2002 $313 $90,051
2003 $355 $111,110
2004 $409 $125,160
2005 $466 $130,539
2006 $579 $143,083
2007 $697 $184,559
2008 $886 $204,264
2009 $935 $169,150
2010 $1,126 $161,854
2011 $1,362 $179,364
2012 $1,564 $165,445
2013 $1,813 $184,941
2014 $1,981 $195,694
2015 $2,121 $170,437
2016 $2,303 $173,605
2017 $2,432 $170,663
2018 $2,545 $188,298
2019 $2,589 $193,747
2020 $2,584 $176,892
2021 $2,526 $223,823
2022 $2,046 $226,052
2023 $2,067 $256,581
2024 $2,124 -

Laos vs. Monaco life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Laos

Monaco
Year Life expectancy, years
Laos Monaco
1950 38.9 68
1951 39.2 68.4
1952 39.4 68.9
1953 39.7 69.6
1954 40 70
1955 40.3 70.4
1956 40.6 70.7
1957 40.9 70.9
1958 41.2 71.1
1959 40.7 71.4
1960 41 71.9
1961 41.3 72.2
1962 42.3 72.4
1963 41.5 72.5
1964 41.9 72.7
1965 42.2 72.9
1966 42.3 73
1967 42.9 73.1
1968 43.2 73.2
1969 43.5 73.2
1970 43.8 73.3
1971 44.1 73.4
1972 44.4 73.4
1973 44.7 73.4
1974 45.9 73.4
1975 46.1 73.5
1976 46 73.8
1977 46.4 74.2
1978 46.8 74.7
1979 47.5 74.9
1980 48.6 74.9
1981 49.2 75
1982 49.9 75.3
1983 50.5 75.7
1984 51 76.4
1985 51.6 77.4
1986 52.1 78.4
1987 52.6 79.3
1988 53.1 79.4
1989 53.6 79.4
1990 54 79.4
1991 54.7 79.7
1992 55.1 80.1
1993 55.6 80.4
1994 55.8 80.7
1995 56.3 80.9
1996 56.8 81.1
1997 57.3 81.4
1998 57.5 81.6
1999 57.9 81.8
2000 58.3 82.1
2001 58.9 82.5
2002 59.3 83.1
2003 59.6 83.6
2004 60.1 84.2
2005 60.7 84.3
2006 61.1 84.2
2007 61.7 83.9
2008 62.2 83.8
2009 63 84.2
2010 63.7 84.6
2011 64.5 85
2012 65.1 85
2013 65.7 85.1
2014 66.3 85.1
2015 66.7 85.3
2016 67 85.6
2017 67.3 85.9
2018 67.6 86.1
2019 67.9 86.2
2020 68.3 86.1
2021 67.8 85.1
2022 68.7 85.7
2023 69 86.4
2024 69.2 86.5
2025 69.5 86.6

Laos and Monaco population clocks and comparison

Population
Laos

Monaco
Year Population
Laos Monaco
1960 2,121,514 21,808
1961 2,169,796 21,901
1962 2,219,910 22,078
1963 2,271,061 22,385
1964 2,322,826 22,686
1965 2,376,200 22,941
1966 2,431,084 23,131
1967 2,487,715 23,230
1968 2,546,377 23,437
1969 2,606,959 23,831
1970 2,669,702 24,229
1971 2,734,628 24,576
1972 2,801,660 24,862
1973 2,870,573 25,072
1974 2,939,761 25,235
1975 3,005,521 25,500
1976 3,064,876 25,895
1977 3,118,923 26,273
1978 3,171,740 26,605
1979 3,228,202 26,892
1980 3,292,573 27,122
1981 3,366,631 27,293
1982 3,450,026 27,561
1983 3,541,001 27,960
1984 3,637,843 28,356
1985 3,739,985 28,731
1986 3,846,715 29,093
1987 3,957,612 29,446
1988 4,072,601 29,781
1989 4,190,974 30,084
1990 4,311,955 30,358
1991 4,435,118 30,625
1992 4,559,646 30,887
1993 4,685,060 31,136
1994 4,809,220 31,375
1995 4,929,409 31,609
1996 5,045,678 31,837
1997 5,152,011 32,063
1998 5,248,266 32,267
1999 5,340,784 32,410
2000 5,431,212 32,455
2001 5,521,482 32,447
2002 5,610,889 32,422
2003 5,697,945 32,374
2004 5,781,626 32,307
2005 5,869,523 32,210
2006 5,963,200 32,057
2007 6,056,236 31,837
2008 6,148,969 31,836
2009 6,241,642 32,364
2010 6,334,194 33,163
2011 6,426,590 33,946
2012 6,518,978 34,711
2013 6,611,385 35,447
2014 6,703,172 36,128
2015 6,801,645 36,757
2016 6,908,802 37,276
2017 7,018,147 37,678
2018 7,128,045 38,154
2019 7,237,636 38,109
2020 7,346,533 38,050
2021 7,453,194 38,527
2022 7,559,007 38,931
2023 7,664,993 38,956
2024 7,769,819 38,631

Fertility rates in Laos and Monaco

Fertility rate
Laos

Monaco
Year Fertility rate
Laos Monaco
1960 6.29 2.81
1961 6.31 2.78
1962 6.31 2.76
1963 6.32 2.73
1964 6.31 2.69
1965 6.32 2.66
1966 6.31 2.63
1967 6.31 2.59
1968 6.3 2.57
1969 6.3 2.54
1970 6.31 2.5
1971 6.3 2.47
1972 6.28 2.44
1973 6.28 2.41
1974 6.29 2.38
1975 6.29 2.35
1976 6.29 2.33
1977 6.29 2.31
1978 6.3 2.28
1979 6.31 2.26
1980 6.33 2.24
1981 6.35 2.22
1982 6.37 2.2
1983 6.38 2.18
1984 6.37 2.17
1985 6.33 2.14
1986 6.26 2.11
1987 6.21 2.06
1988 6.16 2.01
1989 6.1 1.93
1990 6.06 1.85
1991 5.99 1.79
1992 5.9 1.76
1993 5.8 1.75
1994 5.6 1.76
1995 5.36 1.78
1996 5.15 1.82
1997 4.96 1.88
1998 4.79 1.95
1999 4.64 2.01
2000 4.43 2.08
2001 4.29 2.18
2002 4.13 2.01
2003 4.02 1.91
2004 3.9 1.99
2005 3.69 2.01
2006 3.56 2.1
2007 3.44 2.21
2008 3.33 2.38
2009 3.23 2.4
2010 3.14 2.38
2011 3.05 2.22
2012 2.95 2.29
2013 2.87 2.31
2014 2.8 2.49
2015 2.8 2.5
2016 2.74 2.58
2017 2.69 2.42
2018 2.63 2.49
2019 2.59 2.4
2020 2.54 2.38
2021 2.49 2.12
2022 2.46 2.11
2023 2.42 2.11

Laos and Monaco demographics compared

Median age
Laos

Monaco
Year Median age, years
Laos Monaco
1960 19.2 45.4
1961 19.2 45.4
1962 19.1 45.3
1963 19 45
1964 19 44.8
1965 18.9 44.8
1966 18.9 45
1967 18.9 45.2
1968 18.8 45.3
1969 18.8 45
1970 18.7 44.8
1971 18.7 44.7
1972 18.7 44.7
1973 18.7 44.9
1974 18.6 45.1
1975 18.5 45
1976 18.4 44.6
1977 18.3 44.2
1978 18.1 44
1979 18 44
1980 17.9 44.1
1981 17.9 44.2
1982 17.8 44.1
1983 17.8 43.8
1984 17.8 43.5
1985 17.8 43.4
1986 17.8 43.4
1987 17.8 43.5
1988 17.9 43.7
1989 17.9 43.9
1990 17.9 44.2
1991 17.9 44.3
1992 17.9 44.3
1993 17.9 44.4
1994 17.9 44.5
1995 17.9 44.7
1996 17.9 44.8
1997 18 44.9
1998 18 45
1999 18 45.3
2000 18.1 45.6
2001 18.2 45.8
2002 18.4 45.9
2003 18.5 46
2004 18.7 46.2
2005 18.9 46.5
2006 19.2 46.8
2007 19.6 47.1
2008 20 47.6
2009 20.5 48.3
2010 21 49.2
2011 21.4 50.1
2012 21.9 51.1
2013 22.3 52
2014 22.7 52.8
2015 23 53.7
2016 23.3 54.4
2017 23.6 55
2018 23.8 55.5
2019 24.1 55.6
2020 24.4 55.7
2021 24.7 56.2
2022 25 56
2023 25.3 55.3
2024 25.6 55

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Laos Monaco
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.4%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.23%
2023
1.73%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.19%
2013
n/a
Armed forces personnel
129,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.87%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
1.21%
2022
6.33%
2016
Services, % of GDP
43.5%
2024
88.5%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
29%
2024
11.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
51.1
2025
83
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2018
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2018
n/a
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.006%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$1.77B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$247M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
886,400
2020
159,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.51%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
37.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Laos Monaco
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
815 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.8
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
3.39 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
49.2%
2022
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
75.9%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
96.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Laos Monaco
% of world population
0.1%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,284
2024
+110
2024
Urban population
38.9%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.34 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
26.2
2025
85.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
82
2025
Higher education index
17
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.01
2015
0
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.9
2019
0
2013
Visa free countries
62
2025
167
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.6%
2023
99%
2003
English speaking
6%
2025
40%
2025
People using the Internet
63.6%
2023
99.1%
2023

Health

Laos Monaco
Government health expenditure per capita
$41.3
2022
$7,656
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$11.9
2022
$579
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
86.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.33
2021
8.89
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
32.5 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
112
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39
2023
2.7
2023
Obesity rate
8.32%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Laos Monaco
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.000001%
2025
Land area per capita
11,469 sq mi
2024
20.8 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,831 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
63,676 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,598 mi
2009
47.8 mi
2019

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