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Laos vs Turkey statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 85.5M in Turkey (ranked 18/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 297,156 sq mi for Turkey (ranked 79th vs. 36th).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and Turkey ranks 17/197 ($1.32T). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while Turkey ranks 68/197 ($15,473).

Main facts and rankings

Laos Turkey
Population
7954155
85914550
Population rank 103/197 18/197
GDP
$16.5B
2024
$1.32T
2024
GDP rank 139/197 17/197
GDP per capita
$2,124
2024
$15,473
2024
GDP per capita rank 155/197 68/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,788
2024
$43,932
2024
Government debt
$15.9B
2024
$344B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
26.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,049
2024
$4,019
2024
Government debt per person rank 118/185 91/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,296
2025
$9,587
2025
Land area
89,112 sq mi
2025
297,156 sq mi
2025
Population density
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
287.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.42
2023
1.51
2023
Median age
25.6 years
2024
34 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
77.8 years
2025

Laos and Turkey: Comparison Charts

Laos and Turkey economies compared

GDP
Laos

Turkey
Year GDP
Laos Turkey
1960 - $7,566,666,667
1961 - $7,988,888,889
1962 - $8,922,222,222
1963 - $10,355,555,556
1964 - $11,177,777,778
1965 - $11,966,666,667
1966 - $14,100,000,000
1967 - $15,644,444,444
1968 - $17,500,000,000
1969 - $19,466,666,667
1970 - $17,863,636,364
1971 - $16,166,666,667
1972 - $20,650,000,000
1973 - $26,000,000,000
1974 - $35,414,285,714
1975 - $46,042,857,143
1976 - $51,450,000,000
1977 - $58,683,333,333
1978 - $65,912,500,000
1979 - $89,616,129,032
1980 - $68,823,684,211
1981 - $71,180,180,180
1982 - $64,369,325,153
1983 - $61,803,555,556
1984 $1,757,142,856 $59,937,602,180
1985 $2,366,666,616 $67,232,758,621
1986 $1,776,842,097 $75,673,037,037
1987 $1,087,273,104 $87,190,081,680
1988 $598,961,269 $90,875,175,809
1989 $714,046,821 $107,127,191,329
1990 $865,559,879 $150,655,500,192
1991 $1,028,087,972 $151,034,731,544
1992 $1,127,806,945 $159,104,772,992
1993 $1,327,748,690 $180,415,757,852
1994 $1,543,606,345 $130,650,447,499
1995 $1,763,536,305 $169,319,579,016
1996 $1,873,671,550 $181,464,408,820
1997 $1,747,011,857 $189,878,399,895
1998 $1,280,177,839 $275,941,990,764
1999 $1,454,430,642 $256,395,932,738
2000 $1,731,198,022 $274,294,623,164
2001 $1,768,619,058 $201,753,123,807
2002 $1,758,176,653 $240,249,071,871
2003 $2,023,324,407 $314,595,572,146
2004 $2,366,398,120 $408,865,430,220
2005 $2,735,558,735 $506,314,717,662
2006 $3,455,030,061 $557,076,157,773
2007 $4,223,152,739 $681,321,124,296
2008 $5,446,433,157 $770,449,132,861
2009 $5,836,137,330 $649,289,324,628
2010 $7,131,771,015 $776,967,266,306
2011 $8,750,104,617 $838,785,289,694
2012 $10,192,846,339 $880,555,885,492
2013 $11,983,252,627 $957,799,120,008
2014 $13,279,245,886 $938,934,609,297
2015 $14,426,380,126 $864,313,810,469
2016 $15,912,501,723 $869,682,881,593
2017 $17,071,155,481 $858,988,492,854
2018 $18,141,641,090 $778,972,108,041
2019 $18,740,561,513 $761,005,915,751
2020 $18,981,805,250 $720,338,490,327
2021 $18,827,148,531 $819,865,223,976
2022 $15,468,785,204 $907,118,434,654
2023 $15,843,155,731 $1,118,252,958,514
2024 $16,502,933,121 $1,323,254,808,059

Laos and Turkey economies compared

GDP per capita
Laos

Turkey
Year GDP per capita
Laos Turkey
1960 - $267.1
1961 - $274.4
1962 - $298.2
1963 - $337
1964 - $354
1965 - $370
1966 - $425
1967 - $459
1968 - $501
1969 - $544
1970 - $488
1971 - $431
1972 - $537
1973 - $661
1974 - $881
1975 - $1,122
1976 - $1,228
1977 - $1,372
1978 - $1,510
1979 - $2,013
1980 - $1,516
1981 - $1,537
1982 - $1,360
1983 - $1,276
1984 $483 $1,209
1985 $633 $1,326
1986 $462 $1,461
1987 $274.7 $1,650
1988 $147.1 $1,686
1989 $170.4 $1,949
1990 $200.7 $2,690
1991 $231.8 $2,649
1992 $247.3 $2,744
1993 $283.4 $3,058
1994 $321 $2,176
1995 $358 $2,775
1996 $371 $2,929
1997 $339 $3,021
1998 $243.9 $4,330
1999 $272.3 $3,969
2000 $319 $4,192
2001 $320 $3,046
2002 $313 $3,583
2003 $355 $4,638
2004 $409 $5,961
2005 $466 $7,303
2006 $579 $7,953
2007 $697 $9,711
2008 $886 $10,844
2009 $935 $9,013
2010 $1,126 $10,623
2011 $1,362 $11,301
2012 $1,564 $11,713
2013 $1,813 $12,578
2014 $1,981 $12,165
2015 $2,121 $11,050
2016 $2,303 $10,970
2017 $2,432 $10,696
2018 $2,545 $9,569
2019 $2,589 $9,215
2020 $2,584 $8,639
2021 $2,526 $9,743
2022 $2,046 $10,675
2023 $2,067 $13,106
2024 $2,124 $15,473

Laos vs. Turkey life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Laos

Turkey
Year Life expectancy, years
Laos Turkey
1950 38.9 47.3
1951 39.2 47.6
1952 39.4 48.1
1953 39.7 48.2
1954 40 48.8
1955 40.3 49.1
1956 40.6 49.5
1957 40.9 49.2
1958 41.2 49.2
1959 40.7 50.1
1960 41 50.8
1961 41.3 51.6
1962 42.3 52.3
1963 41.5 53.1
1964 41.9 53.6
1965 42.2 54.1
1966 42.3 54.6
1967 42.9 55.2
1968 43.2 55.6
1969 43.5 56.2
1970 43.8 56.7
1971 44.1 57.2
1972 44.4 58
1973 44.7 58.5
1974 45.9 59
1975 46.1 59.5
1976 46 60
1977 46.4 60.8
1978 46.8 61.6
1979 47.5 62.2
1980 48.6 62.7
1981 49.2 63.2
1982 49.9 63.7
1983 50.5 64.3
1984 51 64.8
1985 51.6 65.3
1986 52.1 65.9
1987 52.6 66.4
1988 53.1 66.9
1989 53.6 67.4
1990 54 67.8
1991 54.7 68.3
1992 55.1 68.6
1993 55.6 69
1994 55.8 69.4
1995 56.3 69.7
1996 56.8 70.2
1997 57.3 70.7
1998 57.5 71.1
1999 57.9 70.8
2000 58.3 71.9
2001 58.9 72.3
2002 59.3 72.6
2003 59.6 72.9
2004 60.1 73.2
2005 60.7 73.5
2006 61.1 73.8
2007 61.7 74.1
2008 62.2 74.4
2009 63 74.7
2010 63.7 75
2011 64.5 74.8
2012 65.1 75.6
2013 65.7 76.2
2014 66.3 76.5
2015 66.7 76.5
2016 67 76.6
2017 67.3 77
2018 67.6 77.5
2019 67.9 77.7
2020 68.3 76.5
2021 67.8 75.7
2022 68.7 77.6
2023 69 77.2
2024 69.2 77.4
2025 69.5 77.8

Laos and Turkey population clocks and comparison

Population
Laos

Turkey
Year Population
Laos Turkey
1960 2,121,514 28,329,898
1961 2,169,796 29,119,238
1962 2,219,910 29,916,147
1963 2,271,061 30,726,841
1964 2,322,826 31,543,072
1965 2,376,200 32,345,220
1966 2,431,084 33,177,672
1967 2,487,715 34,050,421
1968 2,546,377 34,921,684
1969 2,606,959 35,787,774
1970 2,669,702 36,638,465
1971 2,734,628 37,518,611
1972 2,801,660 38,430,221
1973 2,870,573 39,329,533
1974 2,939,761 40,210,234
1975 3,005,521 41,053,126
1976 3,064,876 41,899,984
1977 3,118,923 42,773,298
1978 3,171,740 43,645,306
1979 3,228,202 44,510,429
1980 3,292,573 45,408,815
1981 3,366,631 46,321,190
1982 3,450,026 47,322,096
1983 3,541,001 48,447,410
1984 3,637,843 49,574,069
1985 3,739,985 50,687,115
1986 3,846,715 51,777,772
1987 3,957,612 52,843,670
1988 4,072,601 53,909,626
1989 4,190,974 54,976,723
1990 4,311,955 56,015,628
1991 4,435,118 57,009,887
1992 4,559,646 57,990,118
1993 4,685,060 58,999,167
1994 4,809,220 60,033,836
1995 4,929,409 61,024,503
1996 5,045,678 61,951,134
1997 5,152,011 62,852,966
1998 5,248,266 63,734,383
1999 5,340,784 64,591,923
2000 5,431,212 65,425,961
2001 5,521,482 66,245,128
2002 5,610,889 67,048,795
2003 5,697,945 67,831,730
2004 5,781,626 68,592,617
2005 5,869,523 69,329,557
2006 5,963,200 70,045,349
2007 6,056,236 70,158,112
2008 6,148,969 71,051,678
2009 6,241,642 72,039,206
2010 6,334,194 73,142,150
2011 6,426,590 74,223,629
2012 6,518,978 75,175,827
2013 6,611,385 76,147,624
2014 6,703,172 77,181,884
2015 6,801,645 78,218,479
2016 6,908,802 79,277,962
2017 7,018,147 80,312,698
2018 7,128,045 81,407,204
2019 7,237,636 82,579,440
2020 7,346,533 83,384,680
2021 7,453,194 84,147,318
2022 7,559,007 84,979,913
2023 7,664,993 85,325,965
2024 7,769,819 85,518,661

Fertility rates in Laos and Turkey

Fertility rate
Laos

Turkey
Year Fertility rate
Laos Turkey
1960 6.29 6.38
1961 6.31 6.42
1962 6.31 6.38
1963 6.32 6.34
1964 6.31 6.29
1965 6.32 6.22
1966 6.31 6.15
1967 6.31 6.06
1968 6.3 5.96
1969 6.3 5.87
1970 6.31 5.78
1971 6.3 5.67
1972 6.28 5.55
1973 6.28 5.41
1974 6.29 5.24
1975 6.29 5.09
1976 6.29 4.93
1977 6.29 4.78
1978 6.3 4.69
1979 6.31 4.58
1980 6.33 4.45
1981 6.35 4.35
1982 6.37 4.21
1983 6.38 4.06
1984 6.37 3.91
1985 6.33 3.78
1986 6.26 3.66
1987 6.21 3.54
1988 6.16 3.45
1989 6.1 3.34
1990 6.06 3.11
1991 5.99 3
1992 5.9 2.94
1993 5.8 2.92
1994 5.6 2.87
1995 5.36 2.84
1996 5.15 2.78
1997 4.96 2.74
1998 4.79 2.71
1999 4.64 2.63
2000 4.43 2.49
2001 4.29 2.39
2002 4.13 2.27
2003 4.02 2.2
2004 3.9 2.2
2005 3.69 2.2
2006 3.56 2.19
2007 3.44 2.16
2008 3.33 2.15
2009 3.23 2.1
2010 3.14 2.08
2011 3.05 2.05
2012 2.95 2.11
2013 2.87 2.11
2014 2.8 2.19
2015 2.8 2.16
2016 2.74 2.11
2017 2.69 2.08
2018 2.63 2
2019 2.59 1.89
2020 2.54 1.77
2021 2.49 1.71
2022 2.46 1.63
2023 2.42 1.51

Laos and Turkey demographics compared

Median age
Laos

Turkey
Year Median age, years
Laos Turkey
1960 19.2 19.4
1961 19.2 19.3
1962 19.1 19.1
1963 19 19
1964 19 18.9
1965 18.9 18.9
1966 18.9 18.8
1967 18.9 18.7
1968 18.8 18.6
1969 18.8 18.6
1970 18.7 18.6
1971 18.7 18.7
1972 18.7 18.8
1973 18.7 18.9
1974 18.6 19
1975 18.5 19.1
1976 18.4 19.3
1977 18.3 19.4
1978 18.1 19.5
1979 18 19.7
1980 17.9 19.8
1981 17.9 19.9
1982 17.8 20
1983 17.8 20.2
1984 17.8 20.4
1985 17.8 20.6
1986 17.8 20.9
1987 17.8 21.1
1988 17.9 21.3
1989 17.9 21.6
1990 17.9 21.8
1991 17.9 22.1
1992 17.9 22.4
1993 17.9 22.7
1994 17.9 23
1995 17.9 23.3
1996 17.9 23.6
1997 18 24
1998 18 24.3
1999 18 24.7
2000 18.1 25
2001 18.2 25.4
2002 18.4 25.8
2003 18.5 26.2
2004 18.7 26.6
2005 18.9 27
2006 19.2 27.5
2007 19.6 27.9
2008 20 28.3
2009 20.5 28.6
2010 21 29.1
2011 21.4 29.5
2012 21.9 29.8
2013 22.3 30.1
2014 22.7 30.4
2015 23 30.6
2016 23.3 30.9
2017 23.6 31.2
2018 23.8 31.5
2019 24.1 31.8
2020 24.4 32.3
2021 24.7 32.7
2022 25 33.1
2023 25.3 33.5
2024 25.6 34

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Laos Turkey
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2024
$1.12T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.4%
2025
32.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.23%
2023
3.1%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.19%
2013
1.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
129,000
2020
512,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.87%
2025
-4.33%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.21%
2022
8.71%
2024
Services, % of GDP
43.5%
2024
56.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29%
2024
25.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.1
2025
56.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2018
35.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2018
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
60,787
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.1%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
32
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
551
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$379B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.77B
2023
$155B
2024
Personal remittances received
$247M
2024
$982M
2024
International tourist arrivals
886,400
2020
15,971,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.51%
2020
6.63%
2020
Banked people share
37.7%
2024
81.6%
2024

Energy

Laos Turkey
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
815 kg
2022
1,850 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.8
2022
$22.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26 megatons
2023
438 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.39 tons
2023
5.14 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
81.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
49.2%
2022
12%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
54.2%
2022
15.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-49%
2022
72%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,264 kWh
2022
3,581 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
63.3%
2021
35.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
75.9%
2022
19.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
96.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Laos Turkey
% of world population
0.1%
2024
1.05%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,284
2024
-275,952
2024
Urban population
38.9%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.34 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.2
2025
56.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
75
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.01
2015
3.23
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.9
2019
6.7
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.6%
2023
97.3%
2021
English speaking
6%
2025
15%
2023
People using the Internet
63.6%
2023
87.3%
2024

Health

Laos Turkey
Government health expenditure per capita
$41.3
2022
$386
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$11.9
2022
$75.2
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
77.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.33
2021
2.17
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
112
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39
2023
12.8
2023
Obesity rate
8.32%
2022
34.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
16.5%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
48
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.2%
2022
30.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
1.69 liters
2020

Territory

Laos Turkey
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.52%
2025
Land area per capita
11,469 sq mi
2024
3,475 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,831 sq mi
2025
148,989 sq mi
2025
Forest area
63,676 sq mi
2025
87,600 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,598 mi
2009
272,554 mi
2024

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