Laos vs South Sudan statistics compared

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 79th vs. 41st).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Laos and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Laos and South Sudan economies compared

GDP

Laos

South Sudan

Table

Year	GDP
	Laos	South Sudan
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	-
1991	$1,028,087,972	-
1992	$1,127,806,945	-
1993	$1,327,748,690	-
1994	$1,543,606,345	-
1995	$1,763,536,305	-
1996	$1,873,671,550	-
1997	$1,747,011,857	-
1998	$1,280,177,839	-
1999	$1,454,430,642	-
2000	$1,731,198,022	-
2001	$1,768,619,058	-
2002	$1,758,176,653	-
2003	$2,023,324,407	-
2004	$2,366,398,120	-
2005	$2,735,558,735	-
2006	$3,455,030,061	-
2007	$4,223,152,739	-
2008	$5,446,433,157	$14,586,253,383
2009	$5,836,137,330	$12,231,264,525
2010	$7,131,771,015	$14,602,072,411
2011	$8,750,104,617	$14,907,308,933
2012	$10,192,846,339	$11,931,472,169
2013	$11,983,252,627	$18,426,469,017
2014	$13,279,245,886	$13,962,212,847
2015	$14,426,380,126	$11,997,800,760
2016	$15,912,501,723	-
2017	$17,071,155,481	-
2018	$18,141,641,090	-
2019	$18,740,561,513	-
2020	$18,981,805,250	-
2021	$18,827,148,531	-
2022	$15,468,785,204	-
2023	$15,843,155,731	-
2024	$16,502,933,121	-

Laos and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita

Laos

South Sudan

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Laos	South Sudan
1984	$483	-
1985	$633	-
1986	$462	-
1987	$274.7	-
1988	$147.1	-
1989	$170.4	-
1990	$200.7	-
1991	$231.8	-
1992	$247.3	-
1993	$283.4	-
1994	$321	-
1995	$358	-
1996	$371	-
1997	$339	-
1998	$243.9	-
1999	$272.3	-
2000	$319	-
2001	$320	-
2002	$313	-
2003	$355	-
2004	$409	-
2005	$466	-
2006	$579	-
2007	$697	-
2008	$886	$1,654
2009	$935	$1,323
2010	$1,126	$1,498
2011	$1,362	$1,449
2012	$1,564	$1,109
2013	$1,813	$1,650
2014	$1,981	$1,243
2015	$2,121	$1,080
2016	$2,303	-
2017	$2,432	-
2018	$2,545	-
2019	$2,589	-
2020	$2,584	-
2021	$2,526	-
2022	$2,046	-
2023	$2,067	-
2024	$2,124	-

Laos vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Laos

South Sudan

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Laos	South Sudan
1950	38.9	30.2
1951	39.2	30.6
1952	39.4	31
1953	39.7	31.4
1954	40	31.7
1955	40.3	32
1956	40.6	31.6
1957	40.9	30.9
1958	41.2	27.6
1959	40.7	27.8
1960	41	28.1
1961	41.3	28.3
1962	42.3	28.5
1963	41.5	28.2
1964	41.9	32.5
1965	42.2	28.8
1966	42.3	25.6
1967	42.9	25.9
1968	43.2	26.1
1969	43.5	25.4
1970	43.8	25.6
1971	44.1	31
1972	44.4	31.3
1973	44.7	36.3
1974	45.9	36.6
1975	46.1	36.9
1976	46	37.1
1977	46.4	37.4
1978	46.8	37.6
1979	47.5	37.8
1980	48.6	38
1981	49.2	38.3
1982	49.9	38.7
1983	50.5	34.7
1984	51	31.8
1985	51.6	32.4
1986	52.1	32.8
1987	52.6	20.7
1988	53.1	11
1989	53.6	28.2
1990	54	28.6
1991	54.7	29.2
1992	55.1	21.9
1993	55.6	22.3
1994	55.8	44.9
1995	56.3	31.5
1996	56.8	32.1
1997	57.3	33.1
1998	57.5	19
1999	57.9	44.5
2000	58.3	47.6
2001	58.9	48.6
2002	59.3	49.4
2003	59.6	52.3
2004	60.1	53.1
2005	60.7	54
2006	61.1	54.7
2007	61.7	55.4
2008	62.2	56.3
2009	63	56.8
2010	63.7	57.5
2011	64.5	57.7
2012	65.1	58.2
2013	65.7	58.3
2014	66.3	45.6
2015	66.7	39.8
2016	67	36.7
2017	67.3	35.4
2018	67.6	51.9
2019	67.9	58.1
2020	68.3	57.6
2021	67.8	57
2022	68.7	57.2
2023	69	57.6
2024	69.2	57.7
2025	69.5	57.9

Laos and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population

Laos

South Sudan

Table

Year	Population
	Laos	South Sudan
1960	2,121,514	2,931,559
1961	2,169,796	2,976,724
1962	2,219,910	3,024,308
1963	2,271,061	3,072,669
1964	2,322,826	3,129,918
1965	2,376,200	3,189,835
1966	2,431,084	3,236,423
1967	2,487,715	3,277,648
1968	2,546,377	3,321,528
1969	2,606,959	3,365,533
1970	2,669,702	3,409,614
1971	2,734,628	3,468,646
1972	2,801,660	3,542,497
1973	2,870,573	3,627,383
1974	2,939,761	3,723,259
1975	3,005,521	3,821,494
1976	3,064,876	3,921,910
1977	3,118,923	4,024,032
1978	3,171,740	4,127,657
1979	3,228,202	4,232,605
1980	3,292,573	4,339,030
1981	3,366,631	4,447,272
1982	3,450,026	4,557,686
1983	3,541,001	4,661,574
1984	3,637,843	4,750,627
1985	3,739,985	4,834,296
1986	3,846,715	4,921,240
1987	3,957,612	4,962,395
1988	4,072,601	4,848,029
1989	4,190,974	4,713,229
1990	4,311,955	4,737,633
1991	4,435,118	4,836,677
1992	4,559,646	4,909,749
1993	4,685,060	4,956,002
1994	4,809,220	5,071,184
1995	4,929,409	5,225,836
1996	5,045,678	5,356,925
1997	5,152,011	5,509,136
1998	5,248,266	5,620,068
1999	5,340,784	5,771,628
2000	5,431,212	6,032,267
2001	5,521,482	6,308,391
2002	5,610,889	6,596,806
2003	5,697,945	6,903,127
2004	5,781,626	7,233,041
2005	5,869,523	7,590,143
2006	5,963,200	7,976,526
2007	6,056,236	8,388,788
2008	6,148,969	8,817,647
2009	6,241,642	9,243,556
2010	6,334,194	9,745,953
2011	6,426,590	10,288,109
2012	6,518,978	10,756,240
2013	6,611,385	11,166,275
2014	6,703,172	11,235,073
2015	6,801,645	11,107,561
2016	6,908,802	10,830,102
2017	7,018,147	10,259,154
2018	7,128,045	10,122,977
2019	7,237,636	10,423,384
2020	7,346,533	10,698,467
2021	7,453,194	10,865,780
2022	7,559,007	11,021,177
2023	7,664,993	11,483,374
2024	7,769,819	11,943,408

Fertility rates in Laos and South Sudan

Fertility rate

Laos

South Sudan

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Laos	South Sudan
1960	6.29	7.16
1961	6.31	7.18
1962	6.31	7.2
1963	6.32	7.2
1964	6.31	7.22
1965	6.32	7.22
1966	6.31	7.25
1967	6.31	7.26
1968	6.3	7.26
1969	6.3	7.28
1970	6.31	7.29
1971	6.3	7.3
1972	6.28	7.31
1973	6.28	7.31
1974	6.29	7.31
1975	6.29	7.33
1976	6.29	7.33
1977	6.29	7.33
1978	6.3	7.33
1979	6.31	7.32
1980	6.33	7.33
1981	6.35	7.33
1982	6.37	7.34
1983	6.38	7.34
1984	6.37	7.35
1985	6.33	7.36
1986	6.26	7.38
1987	6.21	7.39
1988	6.16	7.38
1989	6.1	7.37
1990	6.06	7.38
1991	5.99	7.38
1992	5.9	7.37
1993	5.8	7.36
1994	5.6	7.35
1995	5.36	7.34
1996	5.15	7.32
1997	4.96	7.2
1998	4.79	7.08
1999	4.64	6.94
2000	4.43	6.8
2001	4.29	6.65
2002	4.13	6.52
2003	4.02	6.35
2004	3.9	6.19
2005	3.69	6.02
2006	3.56	5.85
2007	3.44	5.7
2008	3.33	5.57
2009	3.23	5.45
2010	3.14	5.32
2011	3.05	5.19
2012	2.95	5.06
2013	2.87	4.94
2014	2.8	4.82
2015	2.8	4.7
2016	2.74	4.58
2017	2.69	4.48
2018	2.63	4.37
2019	2.59	4.26
2020	2.54	4.16
2021	2.49	4.05
2022	2.46	3.96
2023	2.42	3.86

Laos and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age

Laos

South Sudan

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Laos	South Sudan
1960	19.2	18.6
1961	19.2	18.5
1962	19.1	18.5
1963	19	18.4
1964	19	18.4
1965	18.9	18.3
1966	18.9	18.3
1967	18.9	18.2
1968	18.8	18
1969	18.8	17.9
1970	18.7	17.7
1971	18.7	17.6
1972	18.7	17.5
1973	18.7	17.5
1974	18.6	17.4
1975	18.5	17.4
1976	18.4	17.3
1977	18.3	17.2
1978	18.1	17.2
1979	18	17.1
1980	17.9	17.1
1981	17.9	17
1982	17.8	16.9
1983	17.8	16.8
1984	17.8	16.8
1985	17.8	16.7
1986	17.8	16.6
1987	17.8	16.5
1988	17.9	16.8
1989	17.9	17.1
1990	17.9	17
1991	17.9	17
1992	17.9	17
1993	17.9	16.9
1994	17.9	16.9
1995	17.9	16.9
1996	17.9	16.9
1997	18	16.9
1998	18	17
1999	18	17.1
2000	18.1	17.2
2001	18.2	17.3
2002	18.4	17.3
2003	18.5	17.3
2004	18.7	17.4
2005	18.9	17.6
2006	19.2	17.8
2007	19.6	18
2008	20	18.2
2009	20.5	18.4
2010	21	18.7
2011	21.4	19
2012	21.9	19.2
2013	22.3	19.3
2014	22.7	19
2015	23	18.6
2016	23.3	18.2
2017	23.6	17.4
2018	23.8	17.3
2019	24.1	17.8
2020	24.4	18.2
2021	24.7	18.4
2022	25	18.7
2023	25.3	19
2024	25.6	19.4

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