Laos vs Samoa statistics compared

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 79th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Laos and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Laos and Samoa economies compared

GDP

Laos

Samoa

Table

Year	GDP
	Laos	Samoa
1970	-	$45,208,338
1971	-	$53,719,569
1972	-	$62,566,116
1973	-	$82,452,985
1974	-	$93,549,611
1975	-	$93,489,283
1976	-	$85,003,078
1977	-	$98,295,671
1978	-	$108,223,444
1979	-	$122,257,393
1980	-	$125,747,038
1981	-	$118,190,655
1982	-	$121,221,652
1983	-	$111,862,824
1984	$1,757,142,856	$109,200,934
1985	$2,366,666,616	$95,572,173
1986	$1,776,842,097	$100,947,849
1987	$1,087,273,104	$111,713,922
1988	$598,961,269	$133,016,065
1989	$714,046,821	$122,888,610
1990	$865,559,879	$125,766,270
1991	$1,028,087,972	$125,597,205
1992	$1,127,806,945	$132,303,041
1993	$1,327,748,690	$133,122,897
1994	$1,543,606,345	$221,098,107
1995	$1,763,536,305	$224,865,731
1996	$1,873,671,550	$249,907,869
1997	$1,747,011,857	$285,475,592
1998	$1,280,177,839	$269,485,244
1999	$1,454,430,642	$255,408,060
2000	$1,731,198,022	$258,856,140
2001	$1,768,619,058	$266,299,591
2002	$1,758,176,653	$281,790,134
2003	$2,023,324,407	$333,426,188
2004	$2,366,398,120	$407,747,565
2005	$2,735,558,735	$476,801,793
2006	$3,455,030,061	$499,923,758
2007	$4,223,152,739	$573,548,460
2008	$5,446,433,157	$641,346,192
2009	$5,836,137,330	$628,006,115
2010	$7,131,771,015	$680,260,907
2011	$8,750,104,617	$744,097,050
2012	$10,192,846,339	$773,141,661
2013	$11,983,252,627	$797,736,334
2014	$13,279,245,886	$796,683,520
2015	$14,426,380,126	$824,150,499
2016	$15,912,501,723	$843,924,797
2017	$17,071,155,481	$884,844,384
2018	$18,141,641,090	$878,448,433
2019	$18,740,561,513	$912,950,466
2020	$18,981,805,250	$868,898,358
2021	$18,827,148,531	$843,923,639
2022	$15,468,785,204	$832,945,206
2023	$15,843,155,731	$938,189,444
2024	$16,502,933,121	$1,068,025,244

Laos and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita

Laos

Samoa

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Laos	Samoa
1970	-	$322
1971	-	$377
1972	-	$433
1973	-	$563
1974	-	$626
1975	-	$610
1976	-	$541
1977	-	$615
1978	-	$671
1979	-	$751
1980	-	$765
1981	-	$713
1982	-	$728
1983	-	$671
1984	$483	$655
1985	$633	$573
1986	$462	$604
1987	$274.7	$666
1988	$147.1	$790
1989	$170.4	$728
1990	$200.7	$744
1991	$231.8	$742
1992	$247.3	$777
1993	$283.4	$775
1994	$321	$1,277
1995	$358	$1,288
1996	$371	$1,419
1997	$339	$1,608
1998	$243.9	$1,506
1999	$272.3	$1,417
2000	$319	$1,425
2001	$320	$1,454
2002	$313	$1,528
2003	$355	$1,798
2004	$409	$2,189
2005	$466	$2,550
2006	$579	$2,663
2007	$697	$3,039
2008	$886	$3,374
2009	$935	$3,279
2010	$1,126	$3,524
2011	$1,362	$3,822
2012	$1,564	$3,935
2013	$1,813	$4,024
2014	$1,981	$3,983
2015	$2,121	$4,084
2016	$2,303	$4,147
2017	$2,432	$4,308
2018	$2,545	$4,232
2019	$2,589	$4,352
2020	$2,584	$4,100
2021	$2,526	$3,948
2022	$2,046	$3,869
2023	$2,067	$4,330
2024	$2,124	$4,899

Laos vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Laos

Samoa

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Laos	Samoa
1950	38.9	49.2
1951	39.2	49.8
1952	39.4	50.4
1953	39.7	51
1954	40	51.6
1955	40.3	52.2
1956	40.6	52.8
1957	40.9	53.4
1958	41.2	54
1959	40.7	54.6
1960	41	55.2
1961	41.3	55.7
1962	42.3	56.3
1963	41.5	56.9
1964	41.9	54
1965	42.2	57.9
1966	42.3	58.2
1967	42.9	58.9
1968	43.2	59.4
1969	43.5	59.9
1970	43.8	60.4
1971	44.1	60.9
1972	44.4	61.4
1973	44.7	61.9
1974	45.9	62.3
1975	46.1	62.8
1976	46	63.3
1977	46.4	63.7
1978	46.8	64.1
1979	47.5	64.5
1980	48.6	65
1981	49.2	65.3
1982	49.9	65.6
1983	50.5	66
1984	51	66.3
1985	51.6	66.6
1986	52.1	66.8
1987	52.6	67
1988	53.1	67.3
1989	53.6	67.6
1990	54	67.8
1991	54.7	68
1992	55.1	68.5
1993	55.6	68.8
1994	55.8	69.2
1995	56.3	69.5
1996	56.8	69.8
1997	57.3	70
1998	57.5	70.3
1999	57.9	70.6
2000	58.3	70.8
2001	58.9	71
2002	59.3	71.2
2003	59.6	71.4
2004	60.1	71.5
2005	60.7	71.5
2006	61.1	71.6
2007	61.7	71.6
2008	62.2	71.5
2009	63	69.5
2010	63.7	71.5
2011	64.5	71.4
2012	65.1	71.2
2013	65.7	71.2
2014	66.3	71.1
2015	66.7	71.1
2016	67	71
2017	67.3	71
2018	67.6	71.1
2019	67.9	70.3
2020	68.3	70.7
2021	67.8	71.1
2022	68.7	71.6
2023	69	71.7
2024	69.2	71.8
2025	69.5	71.9

Laos and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population

Laos

Samoa

Table

Year	Population
	Laos	Samoa
1960	2,121,514	112,490
1961	2,169,796	115,496
1962	2,219,910	118,597
1963	2,271,061	121,764
1964	2,322,826	124,894
1965	2,376,200	127,978
1966	2,431,084	131,073
1967	2,487,715	133,764
1968	2,546,377	136,020
1969	2,606,959	138,233
1970	2,669,702	140,400
1971	2,734,628	142,503
1972	2,801,660	144,538
1973	2,870,573	146,516
1974	2,939,761	149,431
1975	3,005,521	153,344
1976	3,064,876	157,113
1977	3,118,923	159,753
1978	3,171,740	161,375
1979	3,228,202	162,882
1980	3,292,573	164,322
1981	3,366,631	165,678
1982	3,450,026	166,484
1983	3,541,001	166,714
1984	3,637,843	166,796
1985	3,739,985	166,849
1986	3,846,715	167,061
1987	3,957,612	167,661
1988	4,072,601	168,346
1989	4,190,974	168,768
1990	4,311,955	169,042
1991	4,435,118	169,368
1992	4,559,646	170,331
1993	4,685,060	171,774
1994	4,809,220	173,159
1995	4,929,409	174,571
1996	5,045,678	176,071
1997	5,152,011	177,547
1998	5,248,266	178,905
1999	5,340,784	180,275
2000	5,431,212	181,685
2001	5,521,482	183,166
2002	5,610,889	184,471
2003	5,697,945	185,430
2004	5,781,626	186,249
2005	5,869,523	186,978
2006	5,963,200	187,709
2007	6,056,236	188,753
2008	6,148,969	190,107
2009	6,241,642	191,513
2010	6,334,194	193,023
2011	6,426,590	194,713
2012	6,518,978	196,498
2013	6,611,385	198,268
2014	6,703,172	200,037
2015	6,801,645	201,782
2016	6,908,802	203,499
2017	7,018,147	205,415
2018	7,128,045	207,582
2019	7,237,636	209,780
2020	7,346,533	211,944
2021	7,453,194	213,779
2022	7,559,007	215,261
2023	7,664,993	216,663
2024	7,769,819	218,019

Fertility rates in Laos and Samoa

Fertility rate

Laos

Samoa

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Laos	Samoa
1960	6.29	7.78
1961	6.31	7.77
1962	6.31	7.76
1963	6.32	7.73
1964	6.31	7.7
1965	6.32	7.65
1966	6.31	7.6
1967	6.31	7.55
1968	6.3	7.5
1969	6.3	7.43
1970	6.31	7.34
1971	6.3	7.22
1972	6.28	7.07
1973	6.28	6.91
1974	6.29	6.75
1975	6.29	6.61
1976	6.29	6.47
1977	6.29	6.31
1978	6.3	6.15
1979	6.31	5.99
1980	6.33	5.86
1981	6.35	5.75
1982	6.37	5.68
1983	6.38	5.62
1984	6.37	5.55
1985	6.33	5.49
1986	6.26	5.42
1987	6.21	5.32
1988	6.16	5.21
1989	6.1	5.11
1990	6.06	5.01
1991	5.99	4.91
1992	5.9	4.87
1993	5.8	4.83
1994	5.6	4.79
1995	5.36	4.77
1996	5.15	4.74
1997	4.96	4.7
1998	4.79	4.64
1999	4.64	4.57
2000	4.43	4.52
2001	4.29	4.48
2002	4.13	4.44
2003	4.02	4.39
2004	3.9	4.34
2005	3.69	4.32
2006	3.56	4.32
2007	3.44	4.36
2008	3.33	4.42
2009	3.23	4.47
2010	3.14	4.52
2011	3.05	4.56
2012	2.95	4.55
2013	2.87	4.49
2014	2.8	4.42
2015	2.8	4.34
2016	2.74	4.26
2017	2.69	4.2
2018	2.63	4.14
2019	2.59	4.06
2020	2.54	4
2021	2.49	3.94
2022	2.46	3.88
2023	2.42	3.83

Laos and Samoa demographics compared

Median age

Laos

Samoa

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Laos	Samoa
1960	19.2	15
1961	19.2	14.9
1962	19.1	14.8
1963	19	14.6
1964	19	14.6
1965	18.9	14.5
1966	18.9	14.5
1967	18.9	14.5
1968	18.8	14.5
1969	18.8	14.5
1970	18.7	14.6
1971	18.7	14.7
1972	18.7	14.8
1973	18.7	14.9
1974	18.6	15
1975	18.5	15.3
1976	18.4	15.5
1977	18.3	15.8
1978	18.1	16
1979	18	16.2
1980	17.9	16.4
1981	17.9	16.6
1982	17.8	16.8
1983	17.8	17.1
1984	17.8	17.4
1985	17.8	17.6
1986	17.8	17.8
1987	17.8	18
1988	17.9	18.2
1989	17.9	18.3
1990	17.9	18.4
1991	17.9	18.5
1992	17.9	18.7
1993	17.9	19
1994	17.9	19.3
1995	17.9	19.6
1996	17.9	19.7
1997	18	19.8
1998	18	19.9
1999	18	19.9
2000	18.1	19.8
2001	18.2	19.7
2002	18.4	19.7
2003	18.5	19.9
2004	18.7	20.1
2005	18.9	20.3
2006	19.2	20.4
2007	19.6	20.6
2008	20	20.7
2009	20.5	20.8
2010	21	20.8
2011	21.4	20.8
2012	21.9	20.8
2013	22.3	21
2014	22.7	21.1
2015	23	21.2
2016	23.3	21.3
2017	23.6	21.4
2018	23.8	21.4
2019	24.1	21.5
2020	24.4	21.4
2021	24.7	21.4
2022	25	21.1
2023	25.3	21
2024	25.6	20.9

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