Laos vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 79th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Laos and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Laos and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP

Laos

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	GDP
	Laos	Sao Tome
1970	-	$37,211,826
1971	-	$37,288,845
1972	-	$41,430,257
1973	-	$56,011,245
1974	-	$57,817,591
1975	-	$60,101,710
1976	-	$52,039,421
1977	-	$49,207,692
1978	-	$55,044,563
1979	-	$65,755,928
1980	-	$81,662,231
1981	-	$83,499,264
1982	-	$80,307,763
1983	-	$75,110,289
1984	$1,757,142,856	$78,213,796
1985	$2,366,666,616	$82,733,069
1986	$1,776,842,097	$115,928,907
1987	$1,087,273,104	$115,952,925
1988	$598,961,269	$99,000,764
1989	$714,046,821	$98,545,367
1990	$865,559,879	$119,297,933
1991	$1,028,087,972	$107,484,143
1992	$1,127,806,945	$94,861,781
1993	$1,327,748,690	$125,742,229
1994	$1,543,606,345	$131,338,415
1995	$1,763,536,305	$103,695,237
1996	$1,873,671,550	$135,188,166
1997	$1,747,011,857	$91,920,274
1998	$1,280,177,839	$72,285,404
1999	$1,454,430,642	$77,302,212
2000	$1,731,198,022	$76,198,395
2001	$1,768,619,058	$75,951,133
2002	$1,758,176,653	$85,171,074
2003	$2,023,324,407	$102,085,769
2004	$2,366,398,120	$114,582,284
2005	$2,735,558,735	$136,450,662
2006	$3,455,030,061	$142,775,104
2007	$4,223,152,739	$149,146,919
2008	$5,446,433,157	$188,021,165
2009	$5,836,137,330	$200,668,065
2010	$7,131,771,015	$190,021,192
2011	$8,750,104,617	$226,455,001
2012	$10,192,846,339	$229,371,348
2013	$11,983,252,627	$267,041,748
2014	$13,279,245,886	$293,119,143
2015	$14,426,380,126	$259,999,643
2016	$15,912,501,723	$292,267,272
2017	$17,071,155,481	$322,002,845
2018	$18,141,641,090	$383,717,328
2019	$18,740,561,513	$412,976,083
2020	$18,981,805,250	$471,229,485
2021	$18,827,148,531	$524,402,456
2022	$15,468,785,204	$540,809,499
2023	$15,843,155,731	$678,976,265
2024	$16,502,933,121	$764,274,043

Laos and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita

Laos

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Laos	Sao Tome
1970	-	$479
1971	-	$470
1972	-	$511
1973	-	$676
1974	-	$683
1975	-	$693
1976	-	$585
1977	-	$539
1978	-	$587
1979	-	$683
1980	-	$829
1981	-	$830
1982	-	$783
1983	-	$720
1984	$483	$735
1985	$633	$761
1986	$462	$1,043
1987	$274.7	$1,018
1988	$147.1	$847
1989	$170.4	$821
1990	$200.7	$970
1991	$231.8	$855
1992	$247.3	$740
1993	$283.4	$964
1994	$321	$990
1995	$358	$769
1996	$371	$987
1997	$339	$662
1998	$243.9	$514
1999	$272.3	$543
2000	$319	$529
2001	$320	$519
2002	$313	$568
2003	$355	$664
2004	$409	$727
2005	$466	$844
2006	$579	$862
2007	$697	$879
2008	$886	$1,082
2009	$935	$1,128
2010	$1,126	$1,045
2011	$1,362	$1,220
2012	$1,564	$1,211
2013	$1,813	$1,383
2014	$1,981	$1,490
2015	$2,121	$1,298
2016	$2,303	$1,435
2017	$2,432	$1,556
2018	$2,545	$1,826
2019	$2,589	$1,935
2020	$2,584	$2,167
2021	$2,526	$2,363
2022	$2,046	$2,390
2023	$2,067	$2,941
2024	$2,124	$3,245

Laos vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Laos

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Laos	Sao Tome
1950	38.9	39.1
1951	39.2	39.1
1952	39.4	39.1
1953	39.7	39.1
1954	40	39.2
1955	40.3	39.3
1956	40.6	39.5
1957	40.9	40.1
1958	41.2	41
1959	40.7	42.1
1960	41	43.6
1961	41.3	45.2
1962	42.3	46.8
1963	41.5	48.4
1964	41.9	49.7
1965	42.2	51.1
1966	42.3	52.3
1967	42.9	53.4
1968	43.2	54.5
1969	43.5	55.4
1970	43.8	56.3
1971	44.1	57
1972	44.4	57.4
1973	44.7	57.9
1974	45.9	58.3
1975	46.1	58.6
1976	46	58.8
1977	46.4	59
1978	46.8	59.1
1979	47.5	59.3
1980	48.6	59.4
1981	49.2	59.4
1982	49.9	59.5
1983	50.5	59.7
1984	51	59.9
1985	51.6	60.1
1986	52.1	57.6
1987	52.6	60.7
1988	53.1	60.8
1989	53.6	59.7
1990	54	60.7
1991	54.7	60.8
1992	55.1	60.7
1993	55.6	60.6
1994	55.8	60.6
1995	56.3	60.5
1996	56.8	60.6
1997	57.3	60.6
1998	57.5	60.8
1999	57.9	61
2000	58.3	61.2
2001	58.9	61.5
2002	59.3	61.8
2003	59.6	62.2
2004	60.1	62.6
2005	60.7	62.4
2006	61.1	63
2007	61.7	63.3
2008	62.2	63.4
2009	63	63.7
2010	63.7	63.9
2011	64.5	64.1
2012	65.1	64.5
2013	65.7	64.9
2014	66.3	65.5
2015	66.7	66
2016	67	66.6
2017	67.3	67.1
2018	67.6	67.6
2019	67.9	68
2020	68.3	68
2021	67.8	68
2022	68.7	69.2
2023	69	69.7
2024	69.2	69.9
2025	69.5	70.1

Laos and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population

Laos

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Population
	Laos	Sao Tome
1960	2,121,514	68,012
1961	2,169,796	68,707
1962	2,219,910	69,403
1963	2,271,061	70,112
1964	2,322,826	70,865
1965	2,376,200	71,680
1966	2,431,084	72,576
1967	2,487,715	73,596
1968	2,546,377	74,765
1969	2,606,959	76,083
1970	2,669,702	77,626
1971	2,734,628	79,330
1972	2,801,660	81,041
1973	2,870,573	82,798
1974	2,939,761	84,672
1975	3,005,521	86,708
1976	3,064,876	88,922
1977	3,118,923	91,301
1978	3,171,740	93,794
1979	3,228,202	96,252
1980	3,292,573	98,544
1981	3,366,631	100,615
1982	3,450,026	102,508
1983	3,541,001	104,380
1984	3,637,843	106,394
1985	3,739,985	108,658
1986	3,846,715	111,150
1987	3,957,612	113,919
1988	4,072,601	116,939
1989	4,190,974	119,979
1990	4,311,955	122,980
1991	4,435,118	125,697
1992	4,559,646	128,110
1993	4,685,060	130,467
1994	4,809,220	132,732
1995	4,929,409	134,895
1996	5,045,678	136,962
1997	5,152,011	138,922
1998	5,248,266	140,751
1999	5,340,784	142,442
2000	5,431,212	144,018
2001	5,521,482	146,375
2002	5,610,889	149,922
2003	5,697,945	153,814
2004	5,781,626	157,705
2005	5,869,523	161,639
2006	5,963,200	165,638
2007	6,056,236	169,700
2008	6,148,969	173,793
2009	6,241,642	177,853
2010	6,334,194	181,802
2011	6,426,590	185,649
2012	6,518,978	189,439
2013	6,611,385	193,148
2014	6,703,172	196,767
2015	6,801,645	200,291
2016	6,908,802	203,689
2017	7,018,147	206,970
2018	7,128,045	210,187
2019	7,237,636	213,392
2020	7,346,533	217,435
2021	7,453,194	221,961
2022	7,559,007	226,305
2023	7,664,993	230,871
2024	7,769,819	235,536

Fertility rates in Laos and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate

Laos

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Laos	Sao Tome
1960	6.29	6.24
1961	6.31	6.26
1962	6.31	6.28
1963	6.32	6.31
1964	6.31	6.33
1965	6.32	6.35
1966	6.31	6.37
1967	6.31	6.39
1968	6.3	6.42
1969	6.3	6.44
1970	6.31	6.47
1971	6.3	6.49
1972	6.28	6.51
1973	6.28	6.53
1974	6.29	6.53
1975	6.29	6.53
1976	6.29	6.52
1977	6.29	6.5
1978	6.3	6.47
1979	6.31	6.43
1980	6.33	6.39
1981	6.35	6.33
1982	6.37	6.28
1983	6.38	6.22
1984	6.37	6.16
1985	6.33	6.1
1986	6.26	6.05
1987	6.21	5.99
1988	6.16	5.94
1989	6.1	5.88
1990	6.06	5.83
1991	5.99	5.77
1992	5.9	5.7
1993	5.8	5.64
1994	5.6	5.56
1995	5.36	5.55
1996	5.15	5.47
1997	4.96	5.4
1998	4.79	5.3
1999	4.64	5.23
2000	4.43	5.16
2001	4.29	5.1
2002	4.13	5.06
2003	4.02	5.01
2004	3.9	4.96
2005	3.69	4.94
2006	3.56	4.93
2007	3.44	4.96
2008	3.33	4.91
2009	3.23	4.84
2010	3.14	4.77
2011	3.05	4.72
2012	2.95	4.66
2013	2.87	4.58
2014	2.8	4.49
2015	2.8	4.35
2016	2.74	4.2
2017	2.69	4.07
2018	2.63	3.98
2019	2.59	3.9
2020	2.54	3.83
2021	2.49	3.76
2022	2.46	3.7
2023	2.42	3.64

Laos and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age

Laos

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Laos	Sao Tome
1960	19.2	24.2
1961	19.2	24.3
1962	19.1	24.1
1963	19	23.5
1964	19	22.4
1965	18.9	21
1966	18.9	19.5
1967	18.9	18.5
1968	18.8	17.7
1969	18.8	17.2
1970	18.7	16.9
1971	18.7	16.9
1972	18.7	17
1973	18.7	17
1974	18.6	17.1
1975	18.5	17.1
1976	18.4	17.1
1977	18.3	17.2
1978	18.1	17.2
1979	18	17.3
1980	17.9	17.3
1981	17.9	17.4
1982	17.8	17.4
1983	17.8	17.4
1984	17.8	17.4
1985	17.8	17.4
1986	17.8	17.4
1987	17.8	17.4
1988	17.9	17.4
1989	17.9	17.4
1990	17.9	17.4
1991	17.9	17.3
1992	17.9	17.3
1993	17.9	17.2
1994	17.9	17.2
1995	17.9	17.3
1996	17.9	17.3
1997	18	17.4
1998	18	17.5
1999	18	17.7
2000	18.1	17.9
2001	18.2	18
2002	18.4	18.1
2003	18.5	18.3
2004	18.7	18.4
2005	18.9	18.5
2006	19.2	18.6
2007	19.6	18.7
2008	20	18.7
2009	20.5	18.7
2010	21	18.8
2011	21.4	18.9
2012	21.9	18.9
2013	22.3	18.9
2014	22.7	18.9
2015	23	19
2016	23.3	19
2017	23.6	19.1
2018	23.8	19.3
2019	24.1	19.4
2020	24.4	19.5
2021	24.7	19.7
2022	25	19.9
2023	25.3	20.1
2024	25.6	20.3

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