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Laos vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 79th vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Laos Turkmenistan
Population
7954155
7713465
Population rank 103/197 104/197
GDP
$16.5B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 139/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$2,124
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 155/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,788
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$15.9B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,049
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 118/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,296
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
89,112 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.42
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
25.6 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Laos and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Laos and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Laos

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Laos Turkmenistan
1984 $1,757,142,856 -
1985 $2,366,666,616 -
1986 $1,776,842,097 -
1987 $1,087,273,104 $2,331,358,820
1988 $598,961,269 $3,010,982,414
1989 $714,046,821 $3,006,988,217
1990 $865,559,879 $3,189,539,641
1991 $1,028,087,972 $3,208,098,919
1992 $1,127,806,945 $3,200,539,816
1993 $1,327,748,690 $3,179,225,949
1994 $1,543,606,345 $2,561,118,608
1995 $1,763,536,305 $2,482,228,440
1996 $1,873,671,550 $2,378,759,975
1997 $1,747,011,857 $2,450,350,625
1998 $1,280,177,839 $2,605,689,134
1999 $1,454,430,642 $2,450,564,100
2000 $1,731,198,022 $2,904,663,311
2001 $1,768,619,058 $3,534,772,732
2002 $1,758,176,653 $4,462,029,109
2003 $2,023,324,407 $5,977,440,583
2004 $2,366,398,120 $6,838,351,088
2005 $2,735,558,735 $8,103,901,996
2006 $3,455,030,061 $10,276,674,365
2007 $4,223,152,739 $12,664,165,103
2008 $5,446,433,157 $19,271,523,179
2009 $5,836,137,330 $20,214,385,965
2010 $7,131,771,015 $22,583,157,895
2011 $8,750,104,617 $29,233,333,333
2012 $10,192,846,339 $35,164,210,526
2013 $11,983,252,627 $39,197,543,860
2014 $13,279,245,886 $43,524,210,526
2015 $14,426,380,126 $35,799,714,286
2016 $15,912,501,723 $36,169,428,571
2017 $17,071,155,481 $37,926,285,714
2018 $18,141,641,090 $40,765,428,571
2019 $18,740,561,513 $45,232,857,143
2020 $18,981,805,250 $45,818,000,000
2021 $18,827,148,531 $50,007,428,571
2022 $15,468,785,204 $58,972,000,000
2023 $15,843,155,731 $60,628,857,143
2024 $16,502,933,121 $64,239,891,739

Laos and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Laos

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Laos Turkmenistan
1984 $483 -
1985 $633 -
1986 $462 -
1987 $274.7 $675
1988 $147.1 $846
1989 $170.4 $821
1990 $200.7 $848
1991 $231.8 $832
1992 $247.3 $811
1993 $283.4 $788
1994 $321 $622
1995 $358 $592
1996 $371 $558
1997 $339 $565
1998 $243.9 $591
1999 $272.3 $546
2000 $319 $634
2001 $320 $756
2002 $313 $936
2003 $355 $1,229
2004 $409 $1,379
2005 $466 $1,604
2006 $579 $1,997
2007 $697 $2,415
2008 $886 $3,606
2009 $935 $3,708
2010 $1,126 $4,059
2011 $1,362 $5,144
2012 $1,564 $6,054
2013 $1,813 $6,600
2014 $1,981 $7,164
2015 $2,121 $5,759
2016 $2,303 $5,687
2017 $2,432 $5,828
2018 $2,545 $6,125
2019 $2,589 $6,648
2020 $2,584 $6,593
2021 $2,526 $7,051
2022 $2,046 $8,156
2023 $2,067 $8,233
2024 $2,124 $8,572

Laos vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Laos

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Laos Turkmenistan
1950 38.9 48.1
1951 39.2 48.6
1952 39.4 49
1953 39.7 49.4
1954 40 49.8
1955 40.3 50.2
1956 40.6 50.6
1957 40.9 51
1958 41.2 51.4
1959 40.7 51.8
1960 41 52.1
1961 41.3 52.5
1962 42.3 52.9
1963 41.5 53.2
1964 41.9 53.6
1965 42.2 54
1966 42.3 54.4
1967 42.9 54.8
1968 43.2 55.3
1969 43.5 55.7
1970 43.8 56
1971 44.1 56.3
1972 44.4 56.6
1973 44.7 56.8
1974 45.9 57
1975 46.1 57.2
1976 46 57.4
1977 46.4 57.7
1978 46.8 58.3
1979 47.5 59.1
1980 48.6 60.2
1981 49.2 61
1982 49.9 61.6
1983 50.5 62
1984 51 62.4
1985 51.6 62.8
1986 52.1 63.2
1987 52.6 63.5
1988 53.1 63.7
1989 53.6 63.8
1990 54 63.9
1991 54.7 63.8
1992 55.1 63.8
1993 55.6 63.6
1994 55.8 63.5
1995 56.3 63.5
1996 56.8 63.5
1997 57.3 63.7
1998 57.5 64
1999 57.9 64.5
2000 58.3 64.9
2001 58.9 65.3
2002 59.3 65.6
2003 59.6 65.9
2004 60.1 66.1
2005 60.7 66.3
2006 61.1 66.6
2007 61.7 67
2008 62.2 67.6
2009 63 68.2
2010 63.7 68.6
2011 64.5 68.9
2012 65.1 69
2013 65.7 69
2014 66.3 69
2015 66.7 69.1
2016 67 69.1
2017 67.3 69.2
2018 67.6 69.3
2019 67.9 69.4
2020 68.3 68.8
2021 67.8 69.4
2022 68.7 69.9
2023 69 70.1
2024 69.2 70.2
2025 69.5 70.3

Laos and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Laos

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Laos Turkmenistan
1960 2,121,514 1,643,457
1961 2,169,796 1,695,400
1962 2,219,910 1,749,214
1963 2,271,061 1,804,272
1964 2,322,826 1,859,997
1965 2,376,200 1,915,916
1966 2,431,084 1,971,737
1967 2,487,715 2,027,403
1968 2,546,377 2,083,069
1969 2,606,959 2,139,024
1970 2,669,702 2,195,616
1971 2,734,628 2,253,119
1972 2,801,660 2,311,430
1973 2,870,573 2,370,919
1974 2,939,761 2,432,028
1975 3,005,521 2,494,570
1976 3,064,876 2,558,521
1977 3,118,923 2,623,948
1978 3,171,740 2,691,088
1979 3,228,202 2,760,358
1980 3,292,573 2,832,203
1981 3,366,631 2,907,187
1982 3,450,026 2,985,557
1983 3,541,001 3,067,534
1984 3,637,843 3,154,079
1985 3,739,985 3,247,534
1986 3,846,715 3,347,809
1987 3,957,612 3,452,731
1988 4,072,601 3,559,363
1989 4,190,974 3,662,459
1990 4,311,955 3,760,562
1991 4,435,118 3,855,894
1992 4,559,646 3,944,689
1993 4,685,060 4,032,407
1994 4,809,220 4,116,662
1995 4,929,409 4,191,203
1996 5,045,678 4,263,819
1997 5,152,011 4,336,730
1998 5,248,266 4,410,507
1999 5,340,784 4,492,170
2000 5,431,212 4,582,677
2001 5,521,482 4,675,409
2002 5,610,889 4,769,465
2003 5,697,945 4,863,865
2004 5,781,626 4,958,093
2005 5,869,523 5,052,257
2006 5,963,200 5,147,105
2007 6,056,236 5,244,046
2008 6,148,969 5,345,029
2009 6,241,642 5,451,592
2010 6,334,194 5,564,356
2011 6,426,590 5,683,417
2012 6,518,978 5,808,546
2013 6,611,385 5,939,341
2014 6,703,172 6,075,283
2015 6,801,645 6,215,770
2016 6,908,802 6,360,041
2017 7,018,147 6,507,061
2018 7,128,045 6,655,524
2019 7,237,636 6,803,944
2020 7,346,533 6,949,912
2021 7,453,194 7,092,043
2022 7,559,007 7,230,193
2023 7,664,993 7,364,438
2024 7,769,819 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Laos and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Laos

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Laos Turkmenistan
1960 6.29 6.59
1961 6.31 6.69
1962 6.31 6.76
1963 6.32 6.79
1964 6.31 6.79
1965 6.32 6.76
1966 6.31 6.7
1967 6.31 6.64
1968 6.3 6.56
1969 6.3 6.48
1970 6.31 6.4
1971 6.3 6.32
1972 6.28 6.2
1973 6.28 6.15
1974 6.29 6.09
1975 6.29 6
1976 6.29 5.9
1977 6.29 5.77
1978 6.3 5.61
1979 6.31 5.46
1980 6.33 5.3
1981 6.35 5.16
1982 6.37 5.04
1983 6.38 4.97
1984 6.37 4.96
1985 6.33 4.97
1986 6.26 4.94
1987 6.21 4.84
1988 6.16 4.68
1989 6.1 4.46
1990 6.06 4.29
1991 5.99 4.14
1992 5.9 3.96
1993 5.8 3.78
1994 5.6 3.62
1995 5.36 3.49
1996 5.15 3.29
1997 4.96 3.18
1998 4.79 3.08
1999 4.64 2.98
2000 4.43 2.9
2001 4.29 2.81
2002 4.13 2.71
2003 4.02 2.67
2004 3.9 2.67
2005 3.69 2.71
2006 3.56 2.72
2007 3.44 2.73
2008 3.33 2.75
2009 3.23 2.79
2010 3.14 2.85
2011 3.05 2.9
2012 2.95 2.96
2013 2.87 3.01
2014 2.8 3.02
2015 2.8 3.03
2016 2.74 2.99
2017 2.69 2.93
2018 2.63 2.88
2019 2.59 2.83
2020 2.54 2.79
2021 2.49 2.75
2022 2.46 2.73
2023 2.42 2.69

Laos and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Laos

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Laos Turkmenistan
1960 19.2 21.3
1961 19.2 20.9
1962 19.1 20.4
1963 19 19.7
1964 19 19
1965 18.9 18.4
1966 18.9 18
1967 18.9 17.7
1968 18.8 17.5
1969 18.8 17.4
1970 18.7 17.4
1971 18.7 17.4
1972 18.7 17.5
1973 18.7 17.6
1974 18.6 17.7
1975 18.5 17.9
1976 18.4 18
1977 18.3 18.2
1978 18.1 18.3
1979 18 18.5
1980 17.9 18.7
1981 17.9 18.8
1982 17.8 19
1983 17.8 19.1
1984 17.8 19.2
1985 17.8 19.3
1986 17.8 19.3
1987 17.8 19.3
1988 17.9 19.3
1989 17.9 19.3
1990 17.9 19.3
1991 17.9 19.4
1992 17.9 19.4
1993 17.9 19.5
1994 17.9 19.6
1995 17.9 19.7
1996 17.9 19.9
1997 18 20.1
1998 18 20.3
1999 18 20.6
2000 18.1 20.9
2001 18.2 21.2
2002 18.4 21.5
2003 18.5 21.8
2004 18.7 22.1
2005 18.9 22.4
2006 19.2 22.8
2007 19.6 23.1
2008 20 23.4
2009 20.5 23.7
2010 21 24
2011 21.4 24.3
2012 21.9 24.5
2013 22.3 24.8
2014 22.7 25
2015 23 25.3
2016 23.3 25.5
2017 23.6 25.7
2018 23.8 25.9
2019 24.1 26.2
2020 24.4 26.4
2021 24.7 26.7
2022 25 26.9
2023 25.3 27.2
2024 25.6 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Laos Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.4%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.23%
2023
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.19%
2013
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
129,000
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.87%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.21%
2022
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
43.5%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
29%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
51.1
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2018
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2018
2.4%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$1.77B
2023
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$247M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
886,400
2020
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
3.51%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
37.7%
2024
40.6%
2017

Energy

Laos Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
815 kg
2022
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.8
2022
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.39 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
49.2%
2022
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
54.2%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-49%
2022
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,264 kWh
2022
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
63.3%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
75.9%
2022
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
96.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Laos Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.1%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,284
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
38.9%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.34 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.2
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
7.01
2015
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.9
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.6%
2023
99.9%
2022
English speaking
6%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
63.6%
2023
21.3%
2017

Health

Laos Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$41.3
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$11.9
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.33
2021
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
112
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
8.32%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.2%
2022
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Laos Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
11,469 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,831 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
63,676 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,598 mi
2009
n/a

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