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Laos vs Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 50.4M in Sudan (ranked 30/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 721,239 sq mi for Sudan (ranked 79th vs. 15th).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989).

Main facts and rankings

Laos Sudan
Population
7954155
52963918
Population rank 103/197 29/197
GDP
$16.5B
2024
$49.9B
2024
GDP rank 139/197 93/197
GDP per capita
$2,124
2024
$989
2024
GDP per capita rank 155/197 178/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,788
2024
$2,127
2024
Government debt
$15.9B
2024
$136B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
252%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,049
2024
$2,691
2024
Government debt per person rank 118/185 107/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,296
2025
$1,875
2025
Land area
89,112 sq mi
2025
721,239 sq mi
2025
Population density
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.42
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
25.6 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Laos and Sudan: Comparison Charts

Laos and Sudan economies compared

GDP
Laos

Sudan
Year GDP
Laos Sudan
1960 - $1,126,364,162
1961 - $1,222,860,429
1962 - $1,328,259,625
1963 - $1,351,234,926
1964 - $1,388,282,600
1965 - $1,446,869,619
1966 - $1,484,491,676
1967 - $1,607,409,539
1968 - $1,677,771,401
1969 - $1,847,501,441
1970 - $2,100,229,759
1971 - $2,288,340,041
1972 - $2,483,055,722
1973 - $3,077,254,460
1974 - $3,958,931,660
1975 - $4,823,090,192
1976 - $6,013,210,816
1977 - $7,499,005,639
1978 - $8,128,719,315
1979 - $8,418,407,787
1980 - $8,951,800,000
1981 - $10,753,888,154
1982 - $8,732,542,274
1983 - $8,230,153,846
1984 $1,757,142,856 $10,447,615,385
1985 $2,366,666,616 $8,075,259,600
1986 $1,776,842,097 $10,092,200,000
1987 $1,087,273,104 $12,093,333,333
1988 $598,961,269 $14,372,555,556
1989 $714,046,821 $21,408,111,111
1990 $865,559,879 $33,641,222,222
1991 $1,028,087,972 $44,171,194,366
1992 $1,127,806,945 $7,031,933,492
1993 $1,327,748,690 $8,881,005,436
1994 $1,543,606,345 $12,793,794,737
1995 $1,763,536,305 $13,830,363,900
1996 $1,873,671,550 $9,018,300,725
1997 $1,747,011,857 $11,681,175,864
1998 $1,280,177,839 $11,250,221,537
1999 $1,454,430,642 $10,682,028,340
2000 $1,731,198,022 $12,257,299,147
2001 $1,768,619,058 $15,716,361,792
2002 $1,758,176,653 $18,137,128,388
2003 $2,023,324,407 $21,355,298,460
2004 $2,366,398,120 $26,646,007,251
2005 $2,735,558,735 $35,182,711,988
2006 $3,455,030,061 $45,263,831,634
2007 $4,223,152,739 $59,440,139,775
2008 $5,446,433,157 $64,833,083,257
2009 $5,836,137,330 $51,621,044,077
2010 $7,131,771,015 $58,962,978,034
2011 $8,750,104,617 $55,018,567,211
2012 $10,192,846,339 $37,632,919,967
2013 $11,983,252,627 $43,024,018,082
2014 $13,279,245,886 $49,516,748,618
2015 $14,426,380,126 $51,726,758,677
2016 $15,912,501,723 $42,630,376,000
2017 $17,071,155,481 $41,283,617,976
2018 $18,141,641,090 $32,333,780,383
2019 $18,740,561,513 $32,338,079,165
2020 $18,981,805,250 $27,034,593,750
2021 $18,827,148,531 $34,229,513,775
2022 $15,468,785,204 $51,666,875,363
2023 $15,843,155,731 $39,898,289,821
2024 $16,502,933,121 $49,909,807,030

Laos and Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Laos

Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Laos Sudan
1960 - $134.7
1961 - $141.6
1962 - $148.9
1963 - $146.6
1964 - $145.7
1965 - $146.8
1966 - $145.6
1967 - $152.4
1968 - $153.7
1969 - $163.5
1970 - $179.6
1971 - $189
1972 - $198.2
1973 - $235.8
1974 - $291.5
1975 - $343
1976 - $413
1977 - $497
1978 - $518
1979 - $515
1980 - $525
1981 - $605
1982 - $472
1983 - $431
1984 $483 $534
1985 $633 $406
1986 $462 $497
1987 $274.7 $584
1988 $147.1 $680
1989 $170.4 $992
1990 $200.7 $1,528
1991 $231.8 $1,966
1992 $247.3 $307
1993 $283.4 $379
1994 $321 $532
1995 $358 $561
1996 $371 $357
1997 $339 $453
1998 $243.9 $425
1999 $272.3 $394
2000 $319 $441
2001 $320 $551
2002 $313 $621
2003 $355 $714
2004 $409 $872
2005 $466 $1,125
2006 $579 $1,415
2007 $697 $1,814
2008 $886 $1,928
2009 $935 $1,493
2010 $1,126 $1,665
2011 $1,362 $1,522
2012 $1,564 $1,019
2013 $1,813 $1,139
2014 $1,981 $1,275
2015 $2,121 $1,292
2016 $2,303 $1,033
2017 $2,432 $967
2018 $2,545 $731
2019 $2,589 $710
2020 $2,584 $578
2021 $2,526 $712
2022 $2,046 $1,046
2023 $2,067 $797
2024 $2,124 $989

Laos vs. Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Laos

Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Laos Sudan
1950 38.9 45.8
1951 39.2 46.2
1952 39.4 46.5
1953 39.7 46.9
1954 40 47.3
1955 40.3 47.7
1956 40.6 48.1
1957 40.9 48.5
1958 41.2 48.9
1959 40.7 49.2
1960 41 49.6
1961 41.3 50
1962 42.3 50.4
1963 41.5 50.8
1964 41.9 50.9
1965 42.2 51
1966 42.3 51.3
1967 42.9 51.5
1968 43.2 51.8
1969 43.5 52
1970 43.8 52.3
1971 44.1 52.5
1972 44.4 52.8
1973 44.7 53
1974 45.9 53.2
1975 46.1 53.3
1976 46 53.3
1977 46.4 53.5
1978 46.8 53.3
1979 47.5 53.4
1980 48.6 54.1
1981 49.2 54.4
1982 49.9 54.4
1983 50.5 49.6
1984 51 49.8
1985 51.6 50
1986 52.1 54.6
1987 52.6 54.7
1988 53.1 55
1989 53.6 54.9
1990 54 55.5
1991 54.7 55.6
1992 55.1 56
1993 55.6 56.1
1994 55.8 57
1995 56.3 57.4
1996 56.8 57.6
1997 57.3 58.1
1998 57.5 58.3
1999 57.9 58.6
2000 58.3 58.9
2001 58.9 59.3
2002 59.3 59.3
2003 59.6 58.3
2004 60.1 56.8
2005 60.7 57.2
2006 61.1 60.4
2007 61.7 61.4
2008 62.2 61.3
2009 63 62.7
2010 63.7 63
2011 64.5 63.2
2012 65.1 63.4
2013 65.7 63.4
2014 66.3 64
2015 66.7 64.4
2016 67 64.7
2017 67.3 65.1
2018 67.6 65.5
2019 67.9 65.8
2020 68.3 65.1
2021 67.8 64.5
2022 68.7 65.7
2023 69 66.3
2024 69.2 66.5
2025 69.5 66.7

Laos and Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Laos

Sudan
Year Population
Laos Sudan
1960 2,121,514 8,364,489
1961 2,169,796 8,634,941
1962 2,219,910 8,919,028
1963 2,271,061 9,218,077
1964 2,322,826 9,531,109
1965 2,376,200 9,858,030
1966 2,431,084 10,197,578
1967 2,487,715 10,550,597
1968 2,546,377 10,917,999
1969 2,606,959 11,298,936
1970 2,669,702 11,695,771
1971 2,734,628 12,105,539
1972 2,801,660 12,527,856
1973 2,870,573 13,049,315
1974 2,939,761 13,580,723
1975 3,005,521 14,064,798
1976 3,064,876 14,569,716
1977 3,118,923 15,086,614
1978 3,171,740 15,695,003
1979 3,228,202 16,355,352
1980 3,292,573 17,058,905
1981 3,366,631 17,780,572
1982 3,450,026 18,486,645
1983 3,541,001 19,109,770
1984 3,637,843 19,546,528
1985 3,739,985 19,905,872
1986 3,846,715 20,288,238
1987 3,957,612 20,704,904
1988 4,072,601 21,138,431
1989 4,190,974 21,578,022
1990 4,311,955 22,021,481
1991 4,435,118 22,470,676
1992 4,559,646 22,927,355
1993 4,685,060 23,445,592
1994 4,809,220 24,043,948
1995 4,929,409 24,672,143
1996 5,045,678 25,231,528
1997 5,152,011 25,799,821
1998 5,248,266 26,458,999
1999 5,340,784 27,130,613
2000 5,431,212 27,816,745
2001 5,521,482 28,516,770
2002 5,610,889 29,228,727
2003 5,697,945 29,896,035
2004 5,781,626 30,556,637
2005 5,869,523 31,262,444
2006 5,963,200 31,992,435
2007 6,056,236 32,764,135
2008 6,148,969 33,623,980
2009 6,241,642 34,569,113
2010 6,334,194 35,414,399
2011 6,426,590 36,140,806
2012 6,518,978 36,923,178
2013 6,611,385 37,785,849
2014 6,703,172 38,823,318
2015 6,801,645 40,024,431
2016 6,908,802 41,259,892
2017 7,018,147 42,714,306
2018 7,128,045 44,230,596
2019 7,237,636 45,548,175
2020 7,346,533 46,789,231
2021 7,453,194 48,066,924
2022 7,559,007 49,383,346
2023 7,664,993 50,042,791
2024 7,769,819 50,448,963

Fertility rates in Laos and Sudan

Fertility rate
Laos

Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Laos Sudan
1960 6.29 6.66
1961 6.31 6.66
1962 6.31 6.7
1963 6.32 6.76
1964 6.31 6.8
1965 6.32 6.84
1966 6.31 6.88
1967 6.31 6.91
1968 6.3 6.95
1969 6.3 6.97
1970 6.31 6.99
1971 6.3 7.02
1972 6.28 6.98
1973 6.28 6.94
1974 6.29 6.91
1975 6.29 6.87
1976 6.29 6.82
1977 6.29 6.78
1978 6.3 6.72
1979 6.31 6.65
1980 6.33 6.59
1981 6.35 6.53
1982 6.37 6.47
1983 6.38 6.41
1984 6.37 6.34
1985 6.33 6.28
1986 6.26 6.23
1987 6.21 6.18
1988 6.16 6.13
1989 6.1 6.11
1990 6.06 6.07
1991 5.99 6.05
1992 5.9 6.02
1993 5.8 5.97
1994 5.6 5.91
1995 5.36 5.86
1996 5.15 5.79
1997 4.96 5.72
1998 4.79 5.65
1999 4.64 5.62
2000 4.43 5.6
2001 4.29 5.56
2002 4.13 5.53
2003 4.02 5.49
2004 3.9 5.46
2005 3.69 5.4
2006 3.56 5.33
2007 3.44 5.27
2008 3.33 5.21
2009 3.23 5.17
2010 3.14 5.14
2011 3.05 5.09
2012 2.95 5.03
2013 2.87 4.97
2014 2.8 4.91
2015 2.8 4.9
2016 2.74 4.83
2017 2.69 4.76
2018 2.63 4.68
2019 2.59 4.62
2020 2.54 4.54
2021 2.49 4.46
2022 2.46 4.38
2023 2.42 4.32

Laos and Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Laos

Sudan
Year Median age, years
Laos Sudan
1960 19.2 16.7
1961 19.2 16.7
1962 19.1 16.7
1963 19 16.6
1964 19 16.5
1965 18.9 16.5
1966 18.9 16.4
1967 18.9 16.4
1968 18.8 16.3
1969 18.8 16.3
1970 18.7 16.2
1971 18.7 16.2
1972 18.7 16.1
1973 18.7 16
1974 18.6 15.9
1975 18.5 16
1976 18.4 16
1977 18.3 16.1
1978 18.1 16.2
1979 18 16.4
1980 17.9 16.5
1981 17.9 16.6
1982 17.8 16.7
1983 17.8 16.7
1984 17.8 16.8
1985 17.8 16.8
1986 17.8 16.8
1987 17.8 16.9
1988 17.9 16.9
1989 17.9 16.8
1990 17.9 16.8
1991 17.9 16.8
1992 17.9 16.8
1993 17.9 16.8
1994 17.9 16.8
1995 17.9 16.8
1996 17.9 16.8
1997 18 16.8
1998 18 16.8
1999 18 16.9
2000 18.1 16.9
2001 18.2 17
2002 18.4 17
2003 18.5 17.1
2004 18.7 17.1
2005 18.9 17.1
2006 19.2 17.2
2007 19.6 17.3
2008 20 17.3
2009 20.5 17.4
2010 21 17.5
2011 21.4 17.4
2012 21.9 17.5
2013 22.3 17.5
2014 22.7 17.7
2015 23 17.9
2016 23.3 18.1
2017 23.6 18.3
2018 23.8 18.6
2019 24.1 18.7
2020 24.4 18.9
2021 24.7 19
2022 25 19.2
2023 25.3 19.3
2024 25.6 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Laos Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2024
$36.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.4%
2025
6.17%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.23%
2023
2.02%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.19%
2013
0.92%
2021
Armed forces personnel
129,000
2020
144,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.87%
2025
-2.68%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.21%
2022
7.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
43.5%
2024
54.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29%
2024
23%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.1
2025
35.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2018
27.8%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2018
3.2%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$1.77B
2023
$178M
2017
Personal remittances received
$247M
2024
$900M
2024
International tourist arrivals
886,400
2020
836,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
3.51%
2020
20.9%
2018
Banked people share
37.7%
2024
15.3%
2014

Energy

Laos Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
815 kg
2022
412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.8
2022
$8.15
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.39 tons
2023
0.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
30.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
49.2%
2022
61%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
54.2%
2022
4.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-49%
2022
18.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,264 kWh
2022
278.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
63.3%
2021
58%
2021
Hydroelectric share
75.9%
2022
71.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
96.5%
2023
66%
2023

Society

Laos Sudan
% of world population
0.1%
2024
0.62%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,284
2024
-544,257
2024
Urban population
38.9%
2024
36.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.34 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.2
2025
27.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.01
2015
5.1
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.9
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.6%
2023
60.7%
2018
English speaking
6%
2025
93.7%
2023
People using the Internet
63.6%
2023
26.4%
2020

Health

Laos Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$41.3
2022
$31.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$11.9
2022
$16.2
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
17.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.33
2021
0.26
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
112
2023
256
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39
2023
50.1
2023
Obesity rate
8.32%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
33
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Laos Sudan
% of world land
0.15%
2025
1.25%
2025
Land area per capita
11,469 sq mi
2024
14,296 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,831 sq mi
2025
435,002 sq mi
2025
Forest area
63,676 sq mi
2025
68,892 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,598 mi
2009
19,263 mi
2019

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