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Laos vs United Kingdom statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 69.2M in The United Kingdom (ranked 21/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 93,410 sq mi for The United Kingdom (ranked 79th vs. 78th).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and The United Kingdom ranks 6/197 ($3.64T). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while The United Kingdom ranks 23/197 ($52,637).

Main facts and rankings

Laos United Kingdom
Population
7954155
69945462
Population rank 103/197 22/197
GDP
$16.5B
2024
$3.64T
2024
GDP rank 139/197 6/197
GDP per capita
$2,124
2024
$52,637
2024
GDP per capita rank 155/197 23/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,788
2024
$60,620
2024
Government debt
$15.9B
2024
$3.69T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
103.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,049
2024
$53,283
2024
Government debt per person rank 118/185 7/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,296
2025
$40,805
2025
Land area
89,112 sq mi
2025
93,410 sq mi
2025
Population density
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
741 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.42
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
25.6 years
2024
41 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
81.6 years
2025

Laos and United Kingdom: Comparison Charts

Laos and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP
Laos

United Kingdom
Year GDP
Laos United Kingdom
1960 - $73,233,967,692
1961 - $77,741,965,703
1962 - $81,247,564,157
1963 - $86,561,961,812
1964 - $94,407,558,351
1965 - $101,824,755,079
1966 - $108,572,752,102
1967 - $113,116,888,211
1968 - $107,759,910,068
1969 - $116,464,702,803
1970 - $130,671,946,244
1971 - $148,113,896,325
1972 - $169,965,034,965
1973 - $192,537,971,583
1974 - $206,131,369,799
1975 - $241,756,637,168
1976 - $232,614,555,256
1977 - $263,066,457,352
1978 - $335,883,029,722
1979 - $438,994,070,309
1980 - $564,947,710,899
1981 - $540,765,675,241
1982 - $515,048,916,841
1983 - $489,618,008,186
1984 $1,757,142,856 $461,487,097,632
1985 $2,366,666,616 $489,285,164,271
1986 $1,776,842,097 $601,452,653,181
1987 $1,087,273,104 $745,162,608,269
1988 $598,961,269 $910,122,732,124
1989 $714,046,821 $926,884,816,754
1990 $865,559,879 $1,093,169,389,205
1991 $1,028,087,972 $1,142,797,178,131
1992 $1,127,806,945 $1,179,659,529,660
1993 $1,327,748,690 $1,061,388,722,256
1994 $1,543,606,345 $1,140,489,745,944
1995 $1,763,536,305 $1,344,240,176,740
1996 $1,873,671,550 $1,419,645,865,835
1997 $1,747,011,857 $1,560,911,918,795
1998 $1,280,177,839 $1,653,694,932,097
1999 $1,454,430,642 $1,687,830,448,148
2000 $1,731,198,022 $1,665,534,876,683
2001 $1,768,619,058 $1,649,827,263,567
2002 $1,758,176,653 $1,785,729,916,067
2003 $2,023,324,407 $2,054,422,857,143
2004 $2,366,398,120 $2,421,525,082,387
2005 $2,735,558,735 $2,543,180,000,000
2006 $3,455,030,061 $2,708,441,582,337
2007 $4,223,152,739 $3,090,510,204,082
2008 $5,446,433,157 $2,929,411,764,706
2009 $5,836,137,330 $2,412,840,006,232
2010 $7,131,771,015 $2,485,482,596,185
2011 $8,750,104,617 $2,663,805,834,828
2012 $10,192,846,339 $2,707,089,726,615
2013 $11,983,252,627 $2,784,853,502,534
2014 $13,279,245,886 $3,064,708,247,921
2015 $14,426,380,126 $2,927,911,140,917
2016 $15,912,501,723 $2,689,106,566,900
2017 $17,071,155,481 $2,680,148,052,335
2018 $18,141,641,090 $2,871,340,347,582
2019 $18,740,561,513 $2,851,407,164,908
2020 $18,981,805,250 $2,696,778,386,608
2021 $18,827,148,531 $3,143,323,050,707
2022 $15,468,785,204 $3,114,042,471,144
2023 $15,843,155,731 $3,369,861,888,973
2024 $16,502,933,121 $3,643,834,188,783

Laos and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP per capita
Laos

United Kingdom
Year GDP per capita
Laos United Kingdom
1960 - $1,398
1961 - $1,472
1962 - $1,526
1963 - $1,613
1964 - $1,748
1965 - $1,874
1966 - $1,987
1967 - $2,059
1968 - $1,952
1969 - $2,101
1970 - $2,348
1971 - $2,650
1972 - $3,030
1973 - $3,426
1974 - $3,666
1975 - $4,300
1976 - $4,138
1977 - $4,681
1978 - $5,977
1979 - $7,805
1980 - $10,032
1981 - $9,599
1982 - $9,146
1983 - $8,692
1984 $483 $8,179
1985 $633 $8,652
1986 $462 $10,611
1987 $274.7 $13,119
1988 $147.1 $15,987
1989 $170.4 $16,239
1990 $200.7 $19,095
1991 $231.8 $19,901
1992 $247.3 $20,487
1993 $283.4 $18,389
1994 $321 $19,709
1995 $358 $23,169
1996 $371 $24,406
1997 $339 $26,766
1998 $243.9 $28,275
1999 $272.3 $28,762
2000 $319 $28,281
2001 $320 $27,907
2002 $313 $30,078
2003 $355 $34,443
2004 $409 $40,367
2005 $466 $42,105
2006 $579 $44,512
2007 $697 $50,398
2008 $886 $47,396
2009 $935 $38,744
2010 $1,126 $39,599
2011 $1,362 $42,110
2012 $1,564 $42,490
2013 $1,813 $43,419
2014 $1,981 $47,427
2015 $2,121 $44,984
2016 $2,303 $40,988
2017 $2,432 $40,629
2018 $2,545 $43,315
2019 $2,589 $42,794
2020 $2,584 $40,405
2021 $2,526 $46,926
2022 $2,046 $46,063
2023 $2,067 $49,201
2024 $2,124 $52,637

Laos vs. United Kingdom life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Laos

United Kingdom
Year Life expectancy, years
Laos United Kingdom
1950 38.9 68.6
1951 39.2 68.2
1952 39.4 69.5
1953 39.7 69.8
1954 40 70.2
1955 40.3 70.1
1956 40.6 70.4
1957 40.9 70.5
1958 41.2 70.7
1959 40.7 70.8
1960 41 71
1961 41.3 70.8
1962 42.3 70.9
1963 41.5 70.8
1964 41.9 71.5
1965 42.2 71.5
1966 42.3 71.4
1967 42.9 72.1
1968 43.2 71.7
1969 43.5 71.7
1970 43.8 71.9
1971 44.1 72.2
1972 44.4 72
1973 44.7 72.2
1974 45.9 72.4
1975 46.1 72.7
1976 46 72.6
1977 46.4 73.1
1978 46.8 73
1979 47.5 73.2
1980 48.6 73.6
1981 49.2 73.9
1982 49.9 74
1983 50.5 74.3
1984 51 74.7
1985 51.6 74.5
1986 52.1 74.8
1987 52.6 75.1
1988 53.1 75.3
1989 53.6 75.4
1990 54 75.7
1991 54.7 75.9
1992 55.1 76.3
1993 55.6 76.2
1994 55.8 76.7
1995 56.3 76.6
1996 56.8 76.9
1997 57.3 77.1
1998 57.5 77.3
1999 57.9 77.4
2000 58.3 77.8
2001 58.9 78.1
2002 59.3 78.2
2003 59.6 78.3
2004 60.1 78.9
2005 60.7 79.1
2006 61.1 79.3
2007 61.7 79.5
2008 62.2 79.7
2009 63 80.2
2010 63.7 80.4
2011 64.5 80.8
2012 65.1 80.9
2013 65.7 80.9
2014 66.3 81.2
2015 66.7 80.9
2016 67 81.1
2017 67.3 81.2
2018 67.6 81.1
2019 67.9 81.4
2020 68.3 80.4
2021 67.8 80.7
2022 68.7 81.1
2023 69 81.3
2024 69.2 81.4
2025 69.5 81.6

Laos and United Kingdom population clocks and comparison

Population
Laos

United Kingdom
Year Population
Laos United Kingdom
1960 2,121,514 52,400,000
1961 2,169,796 52,800,000
1962 2,219,910 53,250,000
1963 2,271,061 53,650,000
1964 2,322,826 54,000,000
1965 2,376,200 54,348,050
1966 2,431,084 54,648,500
1967 2,487,715 54,943,600
1968 2,546,377 55,211,700
1969 2,606,959 55,441,750
1970 2,669,702 55,663,250
1971 2,734,628 55,896,223
1972 2,801,660 56,086,065
1973 2,870,573 56,194,527
1974 2,939,761 56,229,974
1975 3,005,521 56,225,800
1976 3,064,876 56,211,968
1977 3,118,923 56,193,492
1978 3,171,740 56,196,504
1979 3,228,202 56,246,951
1980 3,292,573 56,314,216
1981 3,366,631 56,333,829
1982 3,450,026 56,313,641
1983 3,541,001 56,332,848
1984 3,637,843 56,422,072
1985 3,739,985 56,550,268
1986 3,846,715 56,681,396
1987 3,957,612 56,802,050
1988 4,072,601 56,928,327
1989 4,190,974 57,076,711
1990 4,311,955 57,247,586
1991 4,435,118 57,424,897
1992 4,559,646 57,580,402
1993 4,685,060 57,718,614
1994 4,809,220 57,865,745
1995 4,929,409 58,019,030
1996 5,045,678 58,166,950
1997 5,152,011 58,316,954
1998 5,248,266 58,487,141
1999 5,340,784 58,682,466
2000 5,431,212 58,892,514
2001 5,521,482 59,119,673
2002 5,610,889 59,370,479
2003 5,697,945 59,647,577
2004 5,781,626 59,987,905
2005 5,869,523 60,401,206
2006 5,963,200 60,846,820
2007 6,056,236 61,322,463
2008 6,148,969 61,806,995
2009 6,241,642 62,276,270
2010 6,334,194 62,766,365
2011 6,426,590 63,258,810
2012 6,518,978 63,711,000
2013 6,611,385 64,139,000
2014 6,703,172 64,620,000
2015 6,801,645 65,088,000
2016 6,908,802 65,607,000
2017 7,018,147 65,966,000
2018 7,128,045 66,289,000
2019 7,237,636 66,631,000
2020 7,346,533 66,744,000
2021 7,453,194 66,984,000
2022 7,559,007 67,604,000
2023 7,664,993 68,492,000
2024 7,769,819 69,226,000

Fertility rates in Laos and United Kingdom

Fertility rate
Laos

United Kingdom
Year Fertility rate
Laos United Kingdom
1960 6.29 2.69
1961 6.31 2.78
1962 6.31 2.86
1963 6.32 2.88
1964 6.31 2.93
1965 6.32 2.86
1966 6.31 2.78
1967 6.31 2.68
1968 6.3 2.6
1969 6.3 2.51
1970 6.31 2.44
1971 6.3 2.41
1972 6.28 2.2
1973 6.28 2.04
1974 6.29 1.92
1975 6.29 1.81
1976 6.29 1.74
1977 6.29 1.69
1978 6.3 1.75
1979 6.31 1.86
1980 6.33 1.9
1981 6.35 1.82
1982 6.37 1.78
1983 6.38 1.77
1984 6.37 1.77
1985 6.33 1.79
1986 6.26 1.78
1987 6.21 1.81
1988 6.16 1.82
1989 6.1 1.79
1990 6.06 1.83
1991 5.99 1.82
1992 5.9 1.79
1993 5.8 1.76
1994 5.6 1.74
1995 5.36 1.71
1996 5.15 1.73
1997 4.96 1.72
1998 4.79 1.71
1999 4.64 1.68
2000 4.43 1.64
2001 4.29 1.63
2002 4.13 1.63
2003 4.02 1.7
2004 3.9 1.75
2005 3.69 1.76
2006 3.56 1.82
2007 3.44 1.86
2008 3.33 1.91
2009 3.23 1.89
2010 3.14 1.92
2011 3.05 1.91
2012 2.95 1.92
2013 2.87 1.83
2014 2.8 1.81
2015 2.8 1.8
2016 2.74 1.79
2017 2.69 1.74
2018 2.63 1.68
2019 2.59 1.63
2020 2.54 1.57
2021 2.49 1.58
2022 2.46 1.56
2023 2.42 1.56

Laos and United Kingdom demographics compared

Median age
Laos

United Kingdom
Year Median age, years
Laos United Kingdom
1960 19.2 35.5
1961 19.2 35.4
1962 19.1 35.3
1963 19 35.3
1964 19 35.2
1965 18.9 35.1
1966 18.9 34.9
1967 18.9 34.8
1968 18.8 34.6
1969 18.8 34.4
1970 18.7 34.2
1971 18.7 34.1
1972 18.7 34
1973 18.7 34
1974 18.6 34
1975 18.5 34
1976 18.4 34
1977 18.3 34.1
1978 18.1 34.2
1979 18 34.3
1980 17.9 34.4
1981 17.9 34.5
1982 17.8 34.8
1983 17.8 35
1984 17.8 35.2
1985 17.8 35.3
1986 17.8 35.4
1987 17.8 35.4
1988 17.9 35.7
1989 17.9 35.9
1990 17.9 36
1991 17.9 36.1
1992 17.9 36.2
1993 17.9 36.3
1994 17.9 36.5
1995 17.9 36.6
1996 17.9 36.8
1997 18 37
1998 18 37.2
1999 18 37.4
2000 18.1 37.7
2001 18.2 37.9
2002 18.4 38.1
2003 18.5 38.2
2004 18.7 38.4
2005 18.9 38.5
2006 19.2 38.6
2007 19.6 38.8
2008 20 38.9
2009 20.5 39
2010 21 39.2
2011 21.4 39.3
2012 21.9 39.5
2013 22.3 39.6
2014 22.7 39.7
2015 23 39.8
2016 23.3 39.8
2017 23.6 39.9
2018 23.8 40
2019 24.1 40.1
2020 24.4 40.2
2021 24.7 40.3
2022 25 40.5
2023 25.3 40.8
2024 25.6 41

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Laos United Kingdom
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2024
$3.37T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.4%
2025
43.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.23%
2023
4.96%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.19%
2013
2.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
129,000
2020
153,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.87%
2025
-4.42%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.21%
2022
4.36%
2024
Services, % of GDP
43.5%
2024
72.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29%
2024
16.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.1
2025
69.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2018
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2018
3%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
3,061,553
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.75%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
55
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
1,606
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.1T
2022
Total reserves including gold
$1.77B
2023
$175B
2024
Personal remittances received
$247M
2024
$4.83B
2024
International tourist arrivals
886,400
2020
11,101,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.51%
2020
8.24%
1998
Banked people share
37.7%
2024
99.3%
2024

Energy

Laos United Kingdom
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
815 kg
2022
2,128 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.8
2022
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26 megatons
2023
302 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.39 tons
2023
4.41 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
75.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
49.2%
2022
12.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
54.2%
2022
13.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-49%
2022
44%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,264 kWh
2022
4,208 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
63.3%
2021
40.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
75.9%
2022
2.51%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.8%
2023
Electricity access
96.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Laos United Kingdom
% of world population
0.1%
2024
0.85%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,284
2024
+417,114
2024
Urban population
38.9%
2024
84.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.34 ft
2025
5.85 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.2
2025
90.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
71
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
100
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.01
2015
1.15
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.9
2019
3.2
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.6%
2023
99%
2003
English speaking
6%
2025
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
63.6%
2023
96.3%
2023

Health

Laos United Kingdom
Government health expenditure per capita
$41.3
2022
$5,367
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$11.9
2022
$742
2023
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
81.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.33
2021
3.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
29 years
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
112
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
8.32%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.2%
2022
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Laos United Kingdom
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
11,469 sq mi
2024
1,349 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,831 sq mi
2025
65,674 sq mi
2025
Forest area
63,676 sq mi
2025
12,415 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,598 mi
2009
263,542 mi
2020

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