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Laos vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 79th vs. 158th).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Laos Qatar
Population
7954155
2964497
Population rank 103/197 137/197
GDP
$16.5B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 139/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$2,124
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 155/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,788
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$15.9B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,049
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 118/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,296
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
89,112 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.42
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
25.6 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Laos and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Laos and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Laos

Qatar
Year GDP
Laos Qatar
1970 - $301,791,302
1971 - $387,703,106
1972 - $510,262,500
1973 - $793,885,560
1974 - $2,401,403,227
1975 - $2,512,773,166
1976 - $3,284,273,987
1977 - $3,617,564,638
1978 - $4,052,000,413
1979 - $5,632,962,997
1980 - $7,829,165,262
1981 - $8,661,263,764
1982 - $7,596,703,214
1983 - $6,467,582,308
1984 $1,757,142,856 $6,704,395,824
1985 $2,366,666,616 $6,153,296,456
1986 $1,776,842,097 $5,053,021,951
1987 $1,087,273,104 $5,446,428,681
1988 $598,961,269 $6,038,187,033
1989 $714,046,821 $6,487,912,088
1990 $865,559,879 $7,360,439,423
1991 $1,028,087,972 $6,883,516,484
1992 $1,127,806,945 $7,646,153,984
1993 $1,327,748,690 $7,156,593,654
1994 $1,543,606,345 $7,374,450,769
1995 $1,763,536,305 $8,137,911,978
1996 $1,873,671,550 $9,059,340,385
1997 $1,747,011,857 $11,297,802,115
1998 $1,280,177,839 $10,255,495,027
1999 $1,454,430,642 $12,393,131,868
2000 $1,731,198,022 $17,759,890,110
2001 $1,768,619,058 $17,538,461,538
2002 $1,758,176,653 $19,363,736,264
2003 $2,023,324,407 $23,533,791,209
2004 $2,366,398,120 $31,734,065,934
2005 $2,735,558,735 $44,530,494,505
2006 $3,455,030,061 $60,882,142,857
2007 $4,223,152,739 $79,712,087,912
2008 $5,446,433,157 $115,270,054,945
2009 $5,836,137,330 $97,798,351,648
2010 $7,131,771,015 $125,122,306,346
2011 $8,750,104,617 $167,775,268,626
2012 $10,192,846,339 $186,833,502,363
2013 $11,983,252,627 $198,727,642,967
2014 $13,279,245,886 $206,224,598,571
2015 $14,426,380,126 $161,739,955,577
2016 $15,912,501,723 $151,732,181,868
2017 $17,071,155,481 $161,099,122,225
2018 $18,141,641,090 $183,334,953,819
2019 $18,740,561,513 $176,371,267,692
2020 $18,981,805,250 $144,411,363,352
2021 $18,827,148,531 $179,732,009,560
2022 $15,468,785,204 $235,709,325,714
2023 $15,843,155,731 $213,002,809,341
2024 $16,502,933,121 $217,982,967,033

Laos and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Laos

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Laos Qatar
1970 - $2,594
1971 - $2,952
1972 - $3,483
1973 - $4,905
1974 - $13,540
1975 - $13,014
1976 - $15,710
1977 - $16,058
1978 - $16,757
1979 - $21,777
1980 - $28,375
1981 - $29,505
1982 - $24,385
1983 - $19,616
1984 $483 $19,272
1985 $633 $16,815
1986 $462 $13,213
1987 $274.7 $13,719
1988 $147.1 $14,682
1989 $170.4 $15,243
1990 $200.7 $16,722
1991 $231.8 $15,133
1992 $247.3 $16,280
1993 $283.4 $14,770
1994 $321 $14,765
1995 $358 $15,823
1996 $371 $17,125
1997 $339 $20,523
1998 $243.9 $17,665
1999 $272.3 $20,234
2000 $319 $27,535
2001 $320 $25,871
2002 $313 $27,227
2003 $355 $31,602
2004 $409 $41,036
2005 $466 $53,950
2006 $579 $62,582
2007 $697 $65,954
2008 $886 $80,781
2009 $935 $60,786
2010 $1,126 $77,387
2011 $1,362 $103,262
2012 $1,564 $108,470
2013 $1,813 $103,697
2014 $1,981 $95,841
2015 $2,121 $68,985
2016 $2,303 $61,254
2017 $2,432 $63,280
2018 $2,545 $71,040
2019 $2,589 $66,841
2020 $2,584 $51,684
2021 $2,526 $71,752
2022 $2,046 $88,701
2023 $2,067 $80,196
2024 $2,124 $76,276

Laos vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Laos

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Laos Qatar
1950 38.9 50.8
1951 39.2 51.5
1952 39.4 52.1
1953 39.7 52.8
1954 40 53.5
1955 40.3 54.2
1956 40.6 54.9
1957 40.9 55.6
1958 41.2 56.3
1959 40.7 57
1960 41 57.8
1961 41.3 58.5
1962 42.3 59.2
1963 41.5 60
1964 41.9 60.7
1965 42.2 61.4
1966 42.3 62.2
1967 42.9 62.9
1968 43.2 63.6
1969 43.5 64.2
1970 43.8 64.9
1971 44.1 65.5
1972 44.4 66.1
1973 44.7 66.6
1974 45.9 67.2
1975 46.1 67.7
1976 46 68.2
1977 46.4 68.6
1978 46.8 69.1
1979 47.5 69.5
1980 48.6 69.9
1981 49.2 70.3
1982 49.9 70.7
1983 50.5 71.1
1984 51 71.5
1985 51.6 71.8
1986 52.1 72.2
1987 52.6 72.5
1988 53.1 72.8
1989 53.6 73.1
1990 54 73.4
1991 54.7 73.7
1992 55.1 73.9
1993 55.6 74.1
1994 55.8 74.2
1995 56.3 74.4
1996 56.8 74.6
1997 57.3 74.7
1998 57.5 74.9
1999 57.9 75
2000 58.3 75.3
2001 58.9 75.5
2002 59.3 75.8
2003 59.6 76.1
2004 60.1 76.5
2005 60.7 76.9
2006 61.1 77.3
2007 61.7 77.7
2008 62.2 78.3
2009 63 78.8
2010 63.7 79.4
2011 64.5 80
2012 65.1 80.5
2013 65.7 81
2014 66.3 81.4
2015 66.7 81.8
2016 67 82.1
2017 67.3 82.5
2018 67.6 82.7
2019 67.9 82.9
2020 68.3 80.4
2021 67.8 81.1
2022 68.7 81.9
2023 69 82.4
2024 69.2 82.5
2025 69.5 82.7

Laos and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Laos

Qatar
Year Population
Laos Qatar
1960 2,121,514 36,010
1961 2,169,796 39,680
1962 2,219,910 44,630
1963 2,271,061 50,380
1964 2,322,826 56,867
1965 2,376,200 64,065
1966 2,431,084 72,192
1967 2,487,715 81,439
1968 2,546,377 91,749
1969 2,606,959 103,025
1970 2,669,702 116,350
1971 2,734,628 131,346
1972 2,801,660 146,506
1973 2,870,573 161,841
1974 2,939,761 177,362
1975 3,005,521 193,087
1976 3,064,876 209,052
1977 3,118,923 225,285
1978 3,171,740 241,808
1979 3,228,202 258,670
1980 3,292,573 275,913
1981 3,366,631 293,553
1982 3,450,026 311,537
1983 3,541,001 329,709
1984 3,637,843 347,878
1985 3,739,985 365,940
1986 3,846,715 382,422
1987 3,957,612 397,005
1988 4,072,601 411,264
1989 4,190,974 425,646
1990 4,311,955 440,175
1991 4,435,118 454,853
1992 4,559,646 469,657
1993 4,685,060 484,545
1994 4,809,220 499,459
1995 4,929,409 514,325
1996 5,045,678 529,019
1997 5,152,011 550,500
1998 5,248,266 580,540
1999 5,340,784 612,500
2000 5,431,212 644,989
2001 5,521,482 677,925
2002 5,610,889 711,205
2003 5,697,945 744,682
2004 5,781,626 773,332
2005 5,869,523 825,408
2006 5,963,200 972,831
2007 6,056,236 1,208,595
2008 6,148,969 1,426,938
2009 6,241,642 1,608,903
2010 6,334,194 1,616,832
2011 6,426,590 1,624,761
2012 6,518,978 1,722,438
2013 6,611,385 1,916,426
2014 6,703,172 2,151,745
2015 6,801,645 2,344,557
2016 6,908,802 2,477,113
2017 7,018,147 2,545,820
2018 7,128,045 2,580,734
2019 7,237,636 2,638,657
2020 7,346,533 2,794,148
2021 7,453,194 2,504,910
2022 7,559,007 2,657,333
2023 7,664,993 2,656,032
2024 7,769,819 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Laos and Qatar

Fertility rate
Laos

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Laos Qatar
1960 6.29 6.53
1961 6.31 6.53
1962 6.31 6.53
1963 6.32 6.53
1964 6.31 6.53
1965 6.32 6.53
1966 6.31 6.52
1967 6.31 6.46
1968 6.3 6.39
1969 6.3 6.31
1970 6.31 6.23
1971 6.3 6.15
1972 6.28 6.07
1973 6.28 6.01
1974 6.29 5.94
1975 6.29 5.86
1976 6.29 5.78
1977 6.29 5.69
1978 6.3 5.58
1979 6.31 5.46
1980 6.33 5.33
1981 6.35 5.2
1982 6.37 5.04
1983 6.38 4.9
1984 6.37 4.76
1985 6.33 4.64
1986 6.26 4.57
1987 6.21 4.54
1988 6.16 4.51
1989 6.1 4.41
1990 6.06 4.23
1991 5.99 3.99
1992 5.9 3.85
1993 5.8 3.77
1994 5.6 3.67
1995 5.36 3.56
1996 5.15 3.44
1997 4.96 3.33
1998 4.79 3.21
1999 4.64 3.12
2000 4.43 3.07
2001 4.29 3.08
2002 4.13 3.01
2003 4.02 2.93
2004 3.9 2.79
2005 3.69 2.64
2006 3.56 2.51
2007 3.44 2.44
2008 3.33 2.37
2009 3.23 2.25
2010 3.14 2.14
2011 3.05 2.07
2012 2.95 2.04
2013 2.87 2.03
2014 2.8 2.03
2015 2.8 1.98
2016 2.74 1.86
2017 2.69 1.83
2018 2.63 1.76
2019 2.59 1.73
2020 2.54 1.68
2021 2.49 1.61
2022 2.46 1.74
2023 2.42 1.73

Laos and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Laos

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Laos Qatar
1960 19.2 18
1961 19.2 19
1962 19.1 20.1
1963 19 21.1
1964 19 21.8
1965 18.9 22.5
1966 18.9 23
1967 18.9 23.5
1968 18.8 24
1969 18.8 24.4
1970 18.7 23.7
1971 18.7 22.2
1972 18.7 21.3
1973 18.7 20.9
1974 18.6 20.8
1975 18.5 21
1976 18.4 21.3
1977 18.3 21.8
1978 18.1 22.3
1979 18 22.9
1980 17.9 23.5
1981 17.9 24.1
1982 17.8 24.8
1983 17.8 25.6
1984 17.8 26.3
1985 17.8 27
1986 17.8 27.4
1987 17.8 27.5
1988 17.9 27.5
1989 17.9 27.6
1990 17.9 27.7
1991 17.9 27.9
1992 17.9 28.1
1993 17.9 28.4
1994 17.9 28.7
1995 17.9 29.1
1996 17.9 29.6
1997 18 29.9
1998 18 29.8
1999 18 29.8
2000 18.1 29.9
2001 18.2 30.1
2002 18.4 30.5
2003 18.5 30.9
2004 18.7 31
2005 18.9 30.9
2006 19.2 30.6
2007 19.6 30.1
2008 20 30.1
2009 20.5 30.8
2010 21 31.3
2011 21.4 31.2
2012 21.9 31
2013 22.3 30.9
2014 22.7 31.1
2015 23 31.2
2016 23.3 31.4
2017 23.6 31.6
2018 23.8 31.9
2019 24.1 32.3
2020 24.4 32.6
2021 24.7 32.9
2022 25 33.4
2023 25.3 34.1
2024 25.6 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Laos Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.4%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.23%
2023
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.19%
2013
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
129,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.87%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.21%
2022
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
43.5%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.1
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2018
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2018
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.77B
2023
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$247M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
886,400
2020
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.51%
2020
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
37.7%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Laos Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
815 kg
2022
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.8
2022
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.39 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
49.2%
2022
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
54.2%
2022
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-49%
2022
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,264 kWh
2022
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
63.3%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
75.9%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
96.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Laos Qatar
% of world population
0.1%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,284
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
38.9%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.34 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.2
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.01
2015
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.9
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.6%
2023
97.8%
2014
English speaking
6%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
63.6%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Laos Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$41.3
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$11.9
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.33
2021
2.5
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
112
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
8.32%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.2%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Laos Qatar
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
11,469 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,831 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
63,676 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,598 mi
2009
4,374 mi
2016

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