Laos vs North Korea statistics compared

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 79th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Laos and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Laos and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Laos

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Laos	North Korea
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	-
1991	$1,028,087,972	-
1992	$1,127,806,945	-
1993	$1,327,748,690	-
1994	$1,543,606,345	-
1995	$1,763,536,305	-
1996	$1,873,671,550	-
1997	$1,747,011,857	-
1998	$1,280,177,839	-
1999	$1,454,430,642	-
2000	$1,731,198,022	-
2001	$1,768,619,058	-
2002	$1,758,176,653	-
2003	$2,023,324,407	-
2004	$2,366,398,120	-
2005	$2,735,558,735	-
2006	$3,455,030,061	-
2007	$4,223,152,739	-
2008	$5,446,433,157	-
2009	$5,836,137,330	$23,356,470,000
2010	$7,131,771,015	$25,995,513,000
2011	$8,750,104,617	$29,005,020,000
2012	$10,192,846,339	$29,890,710,000
2013	$11,983,252,627	$30,588,922,000
2014	$13,279,245,886	$30,554,460,000
2015	$14,426,380,126	$30,723,030,000
2016	$15,912,501,723	$28,882,640,000
2017	$17,071,155,481	$29,105,440,000
2018	$18,141,641,090	$28,536,400,000
2019	$18,740,561,513	$28,222,880,000
2020	$18,981,805,250	$27,728,240,000
2021	$18,827,148,531	$32,301,720,000
2022	$15,468,785,204	$28,971,360,000
2023	$15,843,155,731	$32,155,360,000
2024	$16,502,933,121	$34,943,120,000

Laos and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Laos

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Laos	North Korea
1984	$483	-
1985	$633	-
1986	$462	-
1987	$274.7	-
1988	$147.1	-
1989	$170.4	-
1990	$200.7	-
1991	$231.8	-
1992	$247.3	-
1993	$283.4	-
1994	$321	-
1995	$358	-
1996	$371	-
1997	$339	-
1998	$243.9	-
1999	$272.3	-
2000	$319	-
2001	$320	-
2002	$313	-
2003	$355	-
2004	$409	-
2005	$466	-
2006	$579	-
2007	$697	-
2008	$886	-
2009	$935	$939
2010	$1,126	$1,040
2011	$1,362	$1,156
2012	$1,564	$1,186
2013	$1,813	$1,208
2014	$1,981	$1,201
2015	$2,121	$1,201
2016	$2,303	$1,124
2017	$2,432	$1,127
2018	$2,545	$1,100
2019	$2,589	$1,084
2020	$2,584	$1,061
2021	$2,526	$1,231
2022	$2,046	$1,100
2023	$2,067	$1,217
2024	$2,124	$1,319

Laos vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Laos

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Laos	North Korea
1950	38.9	14.2
1951	39.2	17.7
1952	39.4	32.8
1953	39.7	40.3
1954	40	50.6
1955	40.3	51.8
1956	40.6	52.8
1957	40.9	53.7
1958	41.2	54.5
1959	40.7	55.2
1960	41	55.8
1961	41.3	56.4
1962	42.3	57
1963	41.5	57.6
1964	41.9	58.2
1965	42.2	58.8
1966	42.3	59.4
1967	42.9	60.1
1968	43.2	60.8
1969	43.5	61.4
1970	43.8	62
1971	44.1	62.7
1972	44.4	63.3
1973	44.7	63.8
1974	45.9	64.3
1975	46.1	64.8
1976	46	65.3
1977	46.4	65.8
1978	46.8	66.3
1979	47.5	66.7
1980	48.6	67.2
1981	49.2	67.7
1982	49.9	68.1
1983	50.5	68.5
1984	51	68.9
1985	51.6	69.2
1986	52.1	69.5
1987	52.6	69.8
1988	53.1	70.1
1989	53.6	70.3
1990	54	70.5
1991	54.7	70.7
1992	55.1	71
1993	55.6	70.8
1994	55.8	70.5
1995	56.3	60.8
1996	56.8	60.8
1997	57.3	60.9
1998	57.5	60.9
1999	57.9	60.9
2000	58.3	60.9
2001	58.9	60.9
2002	59.3	60.9
2003	59.6	69.4
2004	60.1	69.3
2005	60.7	69.2
2006	61.1	69.1
2007	61.7	69
2008	62.2	69.3
2009	63	69.7
2010	63.7	70.2
2011	64.5	70.8
2012	65.1	71.3
2013	65.7	71.9
2014	66.3	72.5
2015	66.7	72.8
2016	67	73
2017	67.3	73
2018	67.6	73
2019	67.9	72.9
2020	68.3	72.8
2021	67.8	73.4
2022	68.7	73.6
2023	69	73.6
2024	69.2	73.7
2025	69.5	73.9

Laos and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Laos

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Laos	North Korea
1960	2,121,514	11,722,953
1961	2,169,796	11,990,713
1962	2,219,910	12,262,882
1963	2,271,061	12,567,057
1964	2,322,826	12,889,770
1965	2,376,200	13,219,369
1966	2,431,084	13,569,094
1967	2,487,715	13,958,350
1968	2,546,377	14,365,596
1969	2,606,959	14,767,615
1970	2,669,702	15,172,775
1971	2,734,628	15,572,457
1972	2,801,660	15,975,069
1973	2,870,573	16,350,367
1974	2,939,761	16,673,121
1975	3,005,521	16,971,055
1976	3,064,876	17,243,450
1977	3,118,923	17,492,798
1978	3,171,740	17,735,995
1979	3,228,202	17,983,470
1980	3,292,573	18,236,786
1981	3,366,631	18,501,295
1982	3,450,026	18,776,357
1983	3,541,001	19,054,034
1984	3,637,843	19,335,043
1985	3,739,985	19,620,388
1986	3,846,715	19,910,855
1987	3,957,612	20,205,483
1988	4,072,601	20,503,161
1989	4,190,974	20,804,367
1990	4,311,955	21,112,137
1991	4,435,118	21,428,638
1992	4,559,646	21,750,911
1993	4,685,060	22,073,352
1994	4,809,220	22,393,975
1995	4,929,409	22,669,304
1996	5,045,678	22,895,746
1997	5,152,011	23,110,830
1998	5,248,266	23,311,564
1999	5,340,784	23,497,599
2000	5,431,212	23,665,910
2001	5,521,482	23,815,358
2002	5,610,889	23,943,973
2003	5,697,945	24,090,380
2004	5,781,626	24,254,943
2005	5,869,523	24,396,433
2006	5,963,200	24,524,507
2007	6,056,236	24,646,383
2008	6,148,969	24,764,618
2009	6,241,642	24,878,332
2010	6,334,194	24,987,258
2011	6,426,590	25,097,874
2012	6,518,978	25,211,728
2013	6,611,385	25,329,451
2014	6,703,172	25,451,262
2015	6,801,645	25,575,350
2016	6,908,802	25,698,326
2017	7,018,147	25,817,709
2018	7,128,045	25,931,147
2019	7,237,636	26,037,632
2020	7,346,533	26,136,312
2021	7,453,194	26,232,534
2022	7,559,007	26,328,845
2023	7,664,993	26,418,204
2024	7,769,819	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Laos and North Korea

Fertility rate

Laos

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Laos	North Korea
1960	6.29	3.57
1961	6.31	3.26
1962	6.31	3.41
1963	6.32	3.63
1964	6.31	3.55
1965	6.32	3.56
1966	6.31	3.71
1967	6.31	4.05
1968	6.3	3.87
1969	6.3	3.86
1970	6.31	3.85
1971	6.3	3.74
1972	6.28	3.89
1973	6.28	3.35
1974	6.29	3.14
1975	6.29	3.05
1976	6.29	2.84
1977	6.29	2.77
1978	6.3	2.79
1979	6.31	2.85
1980	6.33	2.84
1981	6.35	2.92
1982	6.37	2.85
1983	6.38	2.78
1984	6.37	2.71
1985	6.33	2.65
1986	6.26	2.59
1987	6.21	2.53
1988	6.16	2.47
1989	6.1	2.41
1990	6.06	2.39
1991	5.99	2.35
1992	5.9	2.29
1993	5.8	2.22
1994	5.6	2.18
1995	5.36	2.15
1996	5.15	2.09
1997	4.96	2.03
1998	4.79	1.99
1999	4.64	1.97
2000	4.43	1.94
2001	4.29	1.94
2002	4.13	1.92
2003	4.02	1.91
2004	3.9	1.9
2005	3.69	1.87
2006	3.56	1.94
2007	3.44	1.94
2008	3.33	1.97
2009	3.23	1.91
2010	3.14	1.89
2011	3.05	1.88
2012	2.95	1.88
2013	2.87	1.88
2014	2.8	1.87
2015	2.8	1.86
2016	2.74	1.86
2017	2.69	1.85
2018	2.63	1.83
2019	2.59	1.83
2020	2.54	1.82
2021	2.49	1.81
2022	2.46	1.8
2023	2.42	1.78

Laos and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Laos

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Laos	North Korea
1960	19.2	19.9
1961	19.2	20.2
1962	19.1	20.6
1963	19	20.8
1964	19	21
1965	18.9	21.2
1966	18.9	21.3
1967	18.9	21.4
1968	18.8	21.4
1969	18.8	21.4
1970	18.7	21.4
1971	18.7	21.2
1972	18.7	20.9
1973	18.7	20.7
1974	18.6	20.7
1975	18.5	20.9
1976	18.4	21.1
1977	18.3	21.4
1978	18.1	21.8
1979	18	22.2
1980	17.9	22.5
1981	17.9	22.8
1982	17.8	23.1
1983	17.8	23.5
1984	17.8	23.9
1985	17.8	24.2
1986	17.8	24.5
1987	17.8	24.8
1988	17.9	25.1
1989	17.9	25.6
1990	17.9	26
1991	17.9	26.4
1992	17.9	26.8
1993	17.9	27.2
1994	17.9	27.6
1995	17.9	28
1996	17.9	28.3
1997	18	28.8
1998	18	29.2
1999	18	29.6
2000	18.1	30.1
2001	18.2	30.5
2002	18.4	31
2003	18.5	31.4
2004	18.7	31.8
2005	18.9	32.1
2006	19.2	32.5
2007	19.6	32.9
2008	20	33.3
2009	20.5	33.7
2010	21	34
2011	21.4	34.3
2012	21.9	34.5
2013	22.3	34.7
2014	22.7	35
2015	23	35.2
2016	23.3	35.4
2017	23.6	35.7
2018	23.8	35.9
2019	24.1	36.2
2020	24.4	36.4
2021	24.7	36.6
2022	25	36.8
2023	25.3	37.1
2024	25.6	37.3

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