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Laos vs Pakistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 251M in Pakistan (ranked 5/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 297,638 sq mi for Pakistan (ranked 79th vs. 35th).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and Pakistan ranks 44/197 ($373B). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while Pakistan ranks 163/197 ($1,485).

Main facts and rankings

Laos Pakistan
Population
7954155
258497127
Population rank 103/197 5/197
GDP
$16.5B
2024
$373B
2024
GDP rank 139/197 44/197
GDP per capita
$2,124
2024
$1,485
2024
GDP per capita rank 155/197 163/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,788
2024
$6,287
2024
Government debt
$15.9B
2024
$261B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
73.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,049
2024
$1,040
2024
Government debt per person rank 118/185 141/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,296
2025
$1,459
2025
Land area
89,112 sq mi
2025
297,638 sq mi
2025
Population density
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
844 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.42
2023
3.61
2023
Median age
25.6 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
67.9 years
2025

Laos and Pakistan: Comparison Charts

Laos and Pakistan economies compared

GDP
Laos

Pakistan
Year GDP
Laos Pakistan
1960 - $3,749,265,015
1961 - $4,118,647,627
1962 - $4,310,163,797
1963 - $4,630,827,383
1964 - $5,204,955,901
1965 - $5,929,231,415
1966 - $6,561,108,778
1967 - $7,464,510,710
1968 - $8,041,999,160
1969 - $8,683,116,338
1970 - $10,027,509,450
1971 - $10,665,896,682
1972 - $9,415,016,360
1973 - $6,383,429,490
1974 - $8,899,191,919
1975 - $11,230,606,061
1976 - $13,168,080,808
1977 - $15,126,060,606
1978 - $17,811,515,152
1979 - $19,688,383,838
1980 - $23,654,444,444
1981 - $28,100,606,061
1982 - $30,725,971,564
1983 - $28,691,889,764
1984 $1,757,142,856 $31,151,825,467
1985 $2,366,666,616 $31,144,920,844
1986 $1,776,842,097 $31,899,070,056
1987 $1,087,273,104 $33,351,529,275
1988 $598,961,269 $38,472,742,808
1989 $714,046,821 $40,171,106,279
1990 $865,559,879 $40,010,423,970
1991 $1,028,087,972 $45,625,336,680
1992 $1,127,806,945 $48,884,671,947
1993 $1,327,748,690 $51,809,999,353
1994 $1,543,606,345 $52,293,470,813
1995 $1,763,536,305 $60,636,071,684
1996 $1,873,671,550 $63,320,170,084
1997 $1,747,011,857 $62,433,340,468
1998 $1,280,177,839 $62,191,955,814
1999 $1,454,430,642 $62,973,857,069
2000 $1,731,198,022 $99,484,802,345
2001 $1,768,619,058 $97,145,618,480
2002 $1,758,176,653 $97,923,302,809
2003 $2,023,324,407 $112,371,913,741
2004 $2,366,398,120 $132,216,048,339
2005 $2,735,558,735 $145,208,562,961
2006 $3,455,030,061 $161,871,385,506
2007 $4,223,152,739 $184,140,869,997
2008 $5,446,433,157 $202,203,748,584
2009 $5,836,137,330 $187,337,783,856
2010 $7,131,771,015 $196,709,621,850
2011 $8,750,104,617 $230,586,581,060
2012 $10,192,846,339 $250,106,966,105
2013 $11,983,252,627 $258,657,231,672
2014 $13,279,245,886 $271,390,474,858
2015 $14,426,380,126 $299,963,590,535
2016 $15,912,501,723 $313,630,000,130
2017 $17,071,155,481 $339,205,534,861
2018 $18,141,641,090 $356,128,166,705
2019 $18,740,561,513 $320,909,472,771
2020 $18,981,805,250 $300,425,609,818
2021 $18,827,148,531 $348,516,647,445
2022 $15,468,785,204 $374,890,295,667
2023 $15,843,155,731 $337,885,531,778
2024 $16,502,933,121 $373,071,855,732

Laos and Pakistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Laos

Pakistan
Year GDP per capita
Laos Pakistan
1960 - $82
1961 - $87.8
1962 - $89.5
1963 - $93.7
1964 - $102.5
1965 - $113.6
1966 - $122.2
1967 - $135.2
1968 - $141.6
1969 - $148.5
1970 - $166.7
1971 - $172.5
1972 - $148.1
1973 - $97.5
1974 - $132
1975 - $161.7
1976 - $183.9
1977 - $204.7
1978 - $233.4
1979 - $249.2
1980 - $287.4
1981 - $328
1982 - $345
1983 - $311
1984 $483 $327
1985 $633 $317
1986 $462 $314
1987 $274.7 $317
1988 $147.1 $354
1989 $170.4 $358
1990 $200.7 $344
1991 $231.8 $380
1992 $247.3 $396
1993 $283.4 $408
1994 $321 $400
1995 $358 $451
1996 $371 $457
1997 $339 $438
1998 $243.9 $424
1999 $272.3 $418
2000 $319 $642
2001 $320 $610
2002 $313 $600
2003 $355 $672
2004 $409 $772
2005 $466 $828
2006 $579 $901
2007 $697 $998
2008 $886 $1,067
2009 $935 $964
2010 $1,126 $987
2011 $1,362 $1,132
2012 $1,564 $1,204
2013 $1,813 $1,225
2014 $1,981 $1,267
2015 $2,121 $1,380
2016 $2,303 $1,425
2017 $2,432 $1,519
2018 $2,545 $1,569
2019 $2,589 $1,390
2020 $2,584 $1,278
2021 $2,526 $1,455
2022 $2,046 $1,538
2023 $2,067 $1,365
2024 $2,124 $1,485

Laos vs. Pakistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Laos

Pakistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Laos Pakistan
1950 38.9 34.2
1951 39.2 35.4
1952 39.4 36.5
1953 39.7 37.6
1954 40 38.6
1955 40.3 39.6
1956 40.6 40.6
1957 40.9 41.6
1958 41.2 42.5
1959 40.7 43.3
1960 41 44.1
1961 41.3 45
1962 42.3 45.9
1963 41.5 46.8
1964 41.9 47.8
1965 42.2 48.5
1966 42.3 49.8
1967 42.9 50.8
1968 43.2 51.6
1969 43.5 52.3
1970 43.8 52.9
1971 44.1 49
1972 44.4 53.8
1973 44.7 54.1
1974 45.9 54.3
1975 46.1 54.7
1976 46 55.1
1977 46.4 55.5
1978 46.8 56.1
1979 47.5 56.6
1980 48.6 57.2
1981 49.2 57.8
1982 49.9 58.3
1983 50.5 58.7
1984 51 58.9
1985 51.6 59.1
1986 52.1 59.2
1987 52.6 59.2
1988 53.1 59.4
1989 53.6 59.5
1990 54 59.7
1991 54.7 59.9
1992 55.1 60
1993 55.6 60.1
1994 55.8 60.2
1995 56.3 60.3
1996 56.8 60.5
1997 57.3 60.6
1998 57.5 61.1
1999 57.9 61.5
2000 58.3 61.9
2001 58.9 62.2
2002 59.3 62.6
2003 59.6 62.8
2004 60.1 63.1
2005 60.7 62.4
2006 61.1 63.6
2007 61.7 63.8
2008 62.2 64
2009 63 64.2
2010 63.7 64.4
2011 64.5 64.7
2012 65.1 64.9
2013 65.7 65.1
2014 66.3 65.4
2015 66.7 65.6
2016 67 65.9
2017 67.3 66.2
2018 67.6 66.5
2019 67.9 66.7
2020 68.3 65.7
2021 67.8 65.8
2022 68.7 67.4
2023 69 67.6
2024 69.2 67.8
2025 69.5 67.9

Laos and Pakistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Laos

Pakistan
Year Population
Laos Pakistan
1960 2,121,514 45,709,310
1961 2,169,796 46,921,277
1962 2,219,910 48,156,128
1963 2,271,061 49,447,776
1964 2,322,826 50,799,999
1965 2,376,200 52,209,010
1966 2,431,084 53,678,667
1967 2,487,715 55,214,768
1968 2,546,377 56,810,507
1969 2,606,959 58,460,939
1970 2,669,702 60,166,719
1971 2,734,628 61,847,899
1972 2,801,660 63,583,194
1973 2,870,573 65,461,912
1974 2,939,761 67,415,487
1975 3,005,521 69,461,175
1976 3,064,876 71,620,254
1977 3,118,923 73,901,827
1978 3,171,740 76,307,379
1979 3,228,202 78,997,039
1980 3,292,573 82,291,010
1981 3,366,631 85,802,049
1982 3,450,026 89,089,246
1983 3,541,001 92,227,711
1984 3,637,843 95,164,936
1985 3,739,985 98,229,285
1986 3,846,715 101,606,764
1987 3,957,612 105,130,717
1988 4,072,601 108,724,739
1989 4,190,974 112,336,629
1990 4,311,955 116,155,576
1991 4,435,118 120,060,406
1992 4,559,646 123,546,848
1993 4,685,060 127,020,117
1994 4,809,220 130,748,083
1995 4,929,409 134,582,253
1996 5,045,678 138,557,092
1997 5,152,011 142,531,804
1998 5,248,266 146,522,356
1999 5,340,784 150,565,377
2000 5,431,212 154,879,127
2001 5,521,482 159,270,907
2002 5,610,889 163,222,549
2003 5,697,945 167,110,248
2004 5,781,626 171,286,000
2005 5,869,523 175,453,212
2006 5,963,200 179,682,690
2007 6,056,236 184,493,231
2008 6,148,969 189,499,113
2009 6,241,642 194,376,534
2010 6,334,194 199,239,047
2011 6,426,590 203,746,065
2012 6,518,978 207,667,125
2013 6,611,385 211,073,978
2014 6,703,172 214,264,647
2015 6,801,645 217,290,883
2016 6,908,802 220,138,869
2017 7,018,147 223,273,967
2018 7,128,045 226,928,892
2019 7,237,636 230,800,899
2020 7,346,533 235,001,746
2021 7,453,194 239,477,801
2022 7,559,007 243,700,667
2023 7,664,993 247,504,495
2024 7,769,819 251,269,164

Fertility rates in Laos and Pakistan

Fertility rate
Laos

Pakistan
Year Fertility rate
Laos Pakistan
1960 6.29 6.8
1961 6.31 6.8
1962 6.31 6.8
1963 6.32 6.8
1964 6.31 6.8
1965 6.32 6.8
1966 6.31 6.8
1967 6.31 6.8
1968 6.3 6.8
1969 6.3 6.8
1970 6.31 6.8
1971 6.3 6.8
1972 6.28 6.81
1973 6.28 6.81
1974 6.29 6.81
1975 6.29 6.81
1976 6.29 6.81
1977 6.29 6.8
1978 6.3 6.78
1979 6.31 6.76
1980 6.33 6.73
1981 6.35 6.7
1982 6.37 6.67
1983 6.38 6.64
1984 6.37 6.62
1985 6.33 6.59
1986 6.26 6.55
1987 6.21 6.52
1988 6.16 6.48
1989 6.1 6.43
1990 6.06 6.36
1991 5.99 6.29
1992 5.9 6.21
1993 5.8 6.11
1994 5.6 6.01
1995 5.36 5.89
1996 5.15 5.77
1997 4.96 5.64
1998 4.79 5.51
1999 4.64 5.46
2000 4.43 5.35
2001 4.29 5.18
2002 4.13 5.01
2003 4.02 4.89
2004 3.9 4.68
2005 3.69 4.6
2006 3.56 4.59
2007 3.44 4.55
2008 3.33 4.51
2009 3.23 4.47
2010 3.14 4.4
2011 3.05 4.31
2012 2.95 4.2
2013 2.87 4.13
2014 2.8 4.06
2015 2.8 3.99
2016 2.74 3.9
2017 2.69 3.9
2018 2.63 3.86
2019 2.59 3.81
2020 2.54 3.77
2021 2.49 3.72
2022 2.46 3.66
2023 2.42 3.61

Laos and Pakistan demographics compared

Median age
Laos

Pakistan
Year Median age, years
Laos Pakistan
1960 19.2 19.1
1961 19.2 19.1
1962 19.1 19
1963 19 19
1964 19 18.9
1965 18.9 18.8
1966 18.9 18.7
1967 18.9 18.6
1968 18.8 18.5
1969 18.8 18.4
1970 18.7 18.2
1971 18.7 18.1
1972 18.7 18
1973 18.7 18
1974 18.6 17.9
1975 18.5 17.9
1976 18.4 17.9
1977 18.3 17.9
1978 18.1 18
1979 18 18
1980 17.9 18.2
1981 17.9 18.3
1982 17.8 18.4
1983 17.8 18.4
1984 17.8 18.3
1985 17.8 18.2
1986 17.8 18.2
1987 17.8 18.1
1988 17.9 18.1
1989 17.9 18
1990 17.9 18
1991 17.9 18
1992 17.9 17.9
1993 17.9 17.8
1994 17.9 17.8
1995 17.9 17.8
1996 17.9 17.8
1997 18 17.8
1998 18 17.9
1999 18 18
2000 18.1 18.1
2001 18.2 18.3
2002 18.4 18.4
2003 18.5 18.5
2004 18.7 18.7
2005 18.9 18.9
2006 19.2 19
2007 19.6 19.2
2008 20 19.4
2009 20.5 19.6
2010 21 19.8
2011 21.4 19.9
2012 21.9 20
2013 22.3 20.1
2014 22.7 20.2
2015 23 20.3
2016 23.3 20.3
2017 23.6 20.4
2018 23.8 20.5
2019 24.1 20.7
2020 24.4 20.9
2021 24.7 21
2022 25 21.2
2023 25.3 21.3
2024 25.6 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Laos Pakistan
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2024
$360B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.4%
2025
21.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.23%
2023
1.95%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.19%
2013
2.8%
2023
Armed forces personnel
129,000
2020
943,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.87%
2025
-5.62%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.21%
2022
6.34%
2021
Services, % of GDP
43.5%
2024
50.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29%
2024
20%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.1
2025
49.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2018
25.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2018
4.2%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
530
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$52.1B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.77B
2023
$18.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$247M
2024
$34.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
886,400
2020
966,000
2012
International tourism as share of exports
3.51%
2020
2.8%
2020
Banked people share
37.7%
2024
27.3%
2024

Energy

Laos Pakistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
815 kg
2022
471 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.8
2022
$12.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26 megatons
2023
200.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.39 tons
2023
0.81 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
63.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
49.2%
2022
41.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
54.2%
2022
9.25%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-49%
2022
39.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,264 kWh
2022
606 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
63.3%
2021
28.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
75.9%
2022
20%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
15.6%
2022
Electricity access
96.5%
2023
95.6%
2023

Society

Laos Pakistan
% of world population
0.1%
2024
3.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,284
2024
-1,401,173
2024
Urban population
38.9%
2024
38.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.34 ft
2025
5.49 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.2
2025
29
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
58
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.01
2015
4.34
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.9
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
45
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.6%
2023
58.9%
2021
English speaking
6%
2025
48.9%
2023
People using the Internet
63.6%
2023
27.4%
2023

Health

Laos Pakistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$41.3
2022
$38.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$11.9
2022
$18.4
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
67.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
13.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.33
2021
1.08
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
112
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39
2023
58.5
2023
Obesity rate
8.32%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
31.4%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
2
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.2%
2022
18.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
0.08 liters
2020

Territory

Laos Pakistan
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.52%
2025
Land area per capita
11,469 sq mi
2024
1,185 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,831 sq mi
2025
138,977 sq mi
2025
Forest area
63,676 sq mi
2025
13,907 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,598 mi
2009
164,151 mi
2025

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