Skip to content

Laos vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 79th vs. 145th).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

Laos North Macedonia
Population
7954155
1783115
Population rank 103/197 150/197
GDP
$16.5B
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 139/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$2,124
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 155/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,788
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$15.9B
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,049
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 118/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,296
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
89,112 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.42
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
25.6 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

Laos and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

Laos and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
Laos

North Macedonia
Year GDP
Laos North Macedonia
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 $4,699,646,643
1991 $1,028,087,972 $4,938,775,510
1992 $1,127,806,945 $2,436,849,342
1993 $1,327,748,690 $2,682,456,897
1994 $1,543,606,345 $3,559,608,640
1995 $1,763,536,305 $4,707,041,315
1996 $1,873,671,550 $4,642,021,256
1997 $1,747,011,857 $3,912,986,091
1998 $1,280,177,839 $3,765,745,023
1999 $1,454,430,642 $3,863,619,285
2000 $1,731,198,022 $3,772,859,034
2001 $1,768,619,058 $3,709,636,031
2002 $1,758,176,653 $4,018,365,747
2003 $2,023,324,407 $4,946,296,599
2004 $2,366,398,120 $5,682,784,472
2005 $2,735,558,735 $6,258,602,873
2006 $3,455,030,061 $6,861,226,972
2007 $4,223,152,739 $8,336,474,974
2008 $5,446,433,157 $9,909,552,435
2009 $5,836,137,330 $9,401,736,825
2010 $7,131,771,015 $9,407,170,321
2011 $8,750,104,617 $10,494,626,768
2012 $10,192,846,339 $9,745,261,301
2013 $11,983,252,627 $10,817,702,346
2014 $13,279,245,886 $11,362,265,253
2015 $14,426,380,126 $10,064,519,963
2016 $15,912,501,723 $10,672,467,073
2017 $17,071,155,481 $11,307,067,070
2018 $18,141,641,090 $12,683,068,114
2019 $18,740,561,513 $12,606,338,449
2020 $18,981,805,250 $12,361,036,914
2021 $18,827,148,531 $14,000,283,827
2022 $15,468,785,204 $13,932,436,550
2023 $15,843,155,731 $15,763,604,288
2024 $16,502,933,121 $16,685,236,492

Laos and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Laos

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
Laos North Macedonia
1984 $483 -
1985 $633 -
1986 $462 -
1987 $274.7 -
1988 $147.1 -
1989 $170.4 -
1990 $200.7 $2,277
1991 $231.8 $2,402
1992 $247.3 $1,199
1993 $283.4 $1,337
1994 $321 $1,786
1995 $358 $2,355
1996 $371 $2,307
1997 $339 $1,960
1998 $243.9 $1,876
1999 $272.3 $1,915
2000 $319 $1,862
2001 $320 $1,823
2002 $313 $1,989
2003 $355 $2,445
2004 $409 $2,819
2005 $466 $3,121
2006 $579 $3,440
2007 $697 $4,204
2008 $886 $5,026
2009 $935 $4,800
2010 $1,126 $4,833
2011 $1,362 $5,417
2012 $1,564 $5,050
2013 $1,813 $5,626
2014 $1,981 $5,925
2015 $2,121 $5,263
2016 $2,303 $5,598
2017 $2,432 $5,955
2018 $2,545 $6,714
2019 $2,589 $6,719
2020 $2,584 $6,660
2021 $2,526 $7,621
2022 $2,046 $7,606
2023 $2,067 $8,624
2024 $2,124 $9,310

Laos vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Laos

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Laos North Macedonia
1950 38.9 50.6
1951 39.2 48.5
1952 39.4 52.5
1953 39.7 53.2
1954 40 55.7
1955 40.3 55.4
1956 40.6 58.5
1957 40.9 55.7
1958 41.2 60.3
1959 40.7 59.5
1960 41 60.5
1961 41.3 61.8
1962 42.3 59.3
1963 41.5 61.4
1964 41.9 61.5
1965 42.2 62.6
1966 42.3 63.5
1967 42.9 63.8
1968 43.2 64.6
1969 43.5 64
1970 43.8 65
1971 44.1 65.2
1972 44.4 65.6
1973 44.7 67.1
1974 45.9 67.1
1975 46.1 67.3
1976 46 67.9
1977 46.4 68.2
1978 46.8 69.1
1979 47.5 69.2
1980 48.6 69.1
1981 49.2 69.4
1982 49.9 69.8
1983 50.5 69.7
1984 51 70.2
1985 51.6 70.2
1986 52.1 70.3
1987 52.6 70.4
1988 53.1 70.5
1989 53.6 71.1
1990 54 71.3
1991 54.7 71.8
1992 55.1 71.3
1993 55.6 71.7
1994 55.8 71.5
1995 56.3 72
1996 56.8 71.9
1997 57.3 71.9
1998 57.5 71.8
1999 57.9 72.3
2000 58.3 72.6
2001 58.9 73
2002 59.3 72.7
2003 59.6 73
2004 60.1 73.4
2005 60.7 73.6
2006 61.1 73.8
2007 61.7 73.7
2008 62.2 74.4
2009 63 74.5
2010 63.7 75
2011 64.5 75.1
2012 65.1 75
2013 65.7 75.6
2014 66.3 75.6
2015 66.7 75.6
2016 67 75.6
2017 67.3 76.2
2018 67.6 76.9
2019 67.9 76.8
2020 68.3 74.5
2021 67.8 73.3
2022 68.7 76.6
2023 69 77.4
2024 69.2 77.5
2025 69.5 77.7

Laos and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Laos

North Macedonia
Year Population
Laos North Macedonia
1960 2,121,514 1,435,059
1961 2,169,796 1,455,171
1962 2,219,910 1,471,745
1963 2,271,061 1,488,737
1964 2,322,826 1,510,900
1965 2,376,200 1,533,466
1966 2,431,084 1,557,349
1967 2,487,715 1,582,492
1968 2,546,377 1,608,930
1969 2,606,959 1,636,345
1970 2,669,702 1,664,208
1971 2,734,628 1,691,216
1972 2,801,660 1,717,395
1973 2,870,573 1,743,816
1974 2,939,761 1,770,545
1975 3,005,521 1,797,972
1976 3,064,876 1,825,830
1977 3,118,923 1,853,138
1978 3,171,740 1,879,847
1979 3,228,202 1,906,523
1980 3,292,573 1,933,038
1981 3,366,631 1,959,065
1982 3,450,026 1,978,956
1983 3,541,001 1,991,901
1984 3,637,843 2,003,399
1985 3,739,985 2,014,331
1986 3,846,715 2,024,732
1987 3,957,612 2,035,157
1988 4,072,601 2,045,737
1989 4,190,974 2,055,649
1990 4,311,955 2,063,689
1991 4,435,118 2,055,994
1992 4,559,646 2,032,523
1993 4,685,060 2,006,854
1994 4,809,220 1,992,666
1995 4,929,409 1,998,534
1996 5,045,678 2,012,553
1997 5,152,011 1,996,869
1998 5,248,266 2,007,523
1999 5,340,784 2,017,142
2000 5,431,212 2,026,350
2001 5,521,482 2,034,882
2002 5,610,889 2,020,157
2003 5,697,945 2,022,725
2004 5,781,626 2,016,186
2005 5,869,523 2,005,330
2006 5,963,200 1,994,287
2007 6,056,236 1,982,933
2008 6,148,969 1,971,493
2009 6,241,642 1,958,782
2010 6,334,194 1,946,298
2011 6,426,590 1,937,398
2012 6,518,978 1,929,821
2013 6,611,385 1,922,716
2014 6,703,172 1,917,557
2015 6,801,645 1,912,430
2016 6,908,802 1,906,313
2017 7,018,147 1,898,657
2018 7,128,045 1,889,051
2019 7,237,636 1,876,262
2020 7,346,533 1,856,124
2021 7,453,194 1,837,114
2022 7,559,007 1,831,712
2023 7,664,993 1,827,816
2024 7,769,819 1,792,179

Fertility rates in Laos and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
Laos

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
Laos North Macedonia
1960 6.29 3.83
1961 6.31 3.62
1962 6.31 3.5
1963 6.32 3.62
1964 6.31 3.56
1965 6.32 3.52
1966 6.31 3.43
1967 6.31 3.33
1968 6.3 3.22
1969 6.3 3.1
1970 6.31 3.01
1971 6.3 2.93
1972 6.28 2.87
1973 6.28 2.72
1974 6.29 2.7
1975 6.29 2.69
1976 6.29 2.62
1977 6.29 2.49
1978 6.3 2.42
1979 6.31 2.4
1980 6.33 2.36
1981 6.35 2.29
1982 6.37 2.29
1983 6.38 2.25
1984 6.37 2.24
1985 6.33 2.25
1986 6.26 2.25
1987 6.21 2.32
1988 6.16 2.32
1989 6.1 2.25
1990 6.06 2.27
1991 5.99 2.31
1992 5.9 2.28
1993 5.8 2.26
1994 5.6 2.23
1995 5.36 2.13
1996 5.15 2.06
1997 4.96 1.92
1998 4.79 1.89
1999 4.64 1.77
2000 4.43 1.86
2001 4.29 1.73
2002 4.13 1.79
2003 4.02 1.75
2004 3.9 1.52
2005 3.69 1.5
2006 3.56 1.46
2007 3.44 1.46
2008 3.33 1.47
2009 3.23 1.5
2010 3.14 1.6
2011 3.05 1.46
2012 2.95 1.5
2013 2.87 1.5
2014 2.8 1.5
2015 2.8 1.49
2016 2.74 1.5
2017 2.69 1.43
2018 2.63 1.42
2019 2.59 1.34
2020 2.54 1.31
2021 2.49 1.6
2022 2.46 1.6
2023 2.42 1.5

Laos and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
Laos

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
Laos North Macedonia
1960 19.2 21.8
1961 19.2 21.8
1962 19.1 21.9
1963 19 21.9
1964 19 21.9
1965 18.9 21.9
1966 18.9 22
1967 18.9 22.2
1968 18.8 22.4
1969 18.8 22.6
1970 18.7 22.8
1971 18.7 23.1
1972 18.7 23.3
1973 18.7 23.6
1974 18.6 23.9
1975 18.5 24.2
1976 18.4 24.5
1977 18.3 24.8
1978 18.1 25.2
1979 18 25.5
1980 17.9 25.9
1981 17.9 26.2
1982 17.8 26.5
1983 17.8 26.8
1984 17.8 27.2
1985 17.8 27.5
1986 17.8 27.8
1987 17.8 28
1988 17.9 28.3
1989 17.9 28.6
1990 17.9 28.9
1991 17.9 29.2
1992 17.9 29.6
1993 17.9 29.9
1994 17.9 30.3
1995 17.9 30.5
1996 17.9 30.8
1997 18 31
1998 18 31.2
1999 18 31.5
2000 18.1 31.9
2001 18.2 32.2
2002 18.4 32.6
2003 18.5 32.8
2004 18.7 33.2
2005 18.9 33.5
2006 19.2 33.9
2007 19.6 34.3
2008 20 34.7
2009 20.5 35.1
2010 21 35.5
2011 21.4 36
2012 21.9 36.4
2013 22.3 36.9
2014 22.7 37.3
2015 23 37.8
2016 23.3 38.3
2017 23.6 38.8
2018 23.8 39.4
2019 24.1 39.9
2020 24.4 40.3
2021 24.7 40.7
2022 25 40.9
2023 25.3 41.3
2024 25.6 41.6

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for Laos and North Macedonia.

GDP per capita

GDP

Life expectancy

Population

Population density

Fertility rate

Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

Laos North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.4%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.23%
2023
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.19%
2013
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
129,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.87%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.21%
2022
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
43.5%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.1
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2018
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2018
1.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$1.77B
2023
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$247M
2024
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals
886,400
2020
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.51%
2020
3.52%
2020
Banked people share
37.7%
2024
84.3%
2024

Energy

Laos North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
815 kg
2022
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.8
2022
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26 megatons
2023
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.39 tons
2023
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
49.2%
2022
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
54.2%
2022
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-49%
2022
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,264 kWh
2022
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
63.3%
2021
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
75.9%
2022
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
96.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Laos North Macedonia
% of world population
0.1%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,284
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
38.9%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.34 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.2
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.01
2015
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.9
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.6%
2023
97.6%
2012
English speaking
6%
2025
5%
2025
People using the Internet
63.6%
2023
87.2%
2023

Health

Laos North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$41.3
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$11.9
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.33
2021
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
112
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
8.32%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

Laos North Macedonia
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
11,469 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,831 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
63,676 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,598 mi
2009
8,812 mi
2017

In-depth comparisons

Facts comparisons

Facts vs Laos vs North Macedonia
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare