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Laos vs Uzbekistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 36.4M in Uzbekistan (ranked 43/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 170,136 sq mi for Uzbekistan (ranked 79th vs. 56th).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and Uzbekistan ranks 66/197 ($115B). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while Uzbekistan ranks 139/197 ($3,162).

Main facts and rankings

Laos Uzbekistan
Population
7954155
37592263
Population rank 103/197 42/197
GDP
$16.5B
2024
$115B
2024
GDP rank 139/197 66/197
GDP per capita
$2,124
2024
$3,162
2024
GDP per capita rank 155/197 139/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,788
2024
$11,879
2024
Government debt
$15.9B
2024
$37.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
33%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,049
2024
$1,032
2024
Government debt per person rank 118/185 142/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,296
2025
$3,203
2025
Land area
89,112 sq mi
2025
170,136 sq mi
2025
Population density
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
213.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.42
2023
3.5
2023
Median age
25.6 years
2024
27.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
72.7 years
2025

Laos and Uzbekistan: Comparison Charts

Laos and Uzbekistan economies compared

GDP
Laos

Uzbekistan
Year GDP
Laos Uzbekistan
1984 $1,757,142,856 -
1985 $2,366,666,616 -
1986 $1,776,842,097 -
1987 $1,087,273,104 $8,523,160,593
1988 $598,961,269 $10,722,799,639
1989 $714,046,821 $11,948,815,258
1990 $865,559,879 $13,362,340,338
1991 $1,028,087,972 $13,800,167,712
1992 $1,127,806,945 $12,953,801,760
1993 $1,327,748,690 $13,099,920,056
1994 $1,543,606,345 $12,899,074,922
1995 $1,763,536,305 $13,350,461,265
1996 $1,873,671,550 $13,948,892,216
1997 $1,747,011,857 $14,744,603,774
1998 $1,280,177,839 $14,988,971,211
1999 $1,454,430,642 $17,078,465,982
2000 $1,731,198,022 $13,760,513,969
2001 $1,768,619,058 $11,401,421,329
2002 $1,758,176,653 $9,687,788,513
2003 $2,023,324,407 $10,134,453,435
2004 $2,366,398,120 $12,030,023,548
2005 $2,735,558,735 $14,307,509,839
2006 $3,455,030,061 $17,330,833,853
2007 $4,223,152,739 $22,311,393,928
2008 $5,446,433,157 $29,549,438,884
2009 $5,836,137,330 $33,689,223,673
2010 $7,131,771,015 $49,765,676,402
2011 $8,750,104,617 $60,178,909,297
2012 $10,192,846,339 $67,517,349,212
2013 $11,983,252,627 $73,180,037,915
2014 $13,279,245,886 $80,845,385,809
2015 $14,426,380,126 $86,196,264,755
2016 $15,912,501,723 $86,138,288,644
2017 $17,071,155,481 $69,703,222,283
2018 $18,141,641,090 $58,695,899,092
2019 $18,740,561,513 $67,293,639,798
2020 $18,981,805,250 $66,443,265,418
2021 $18,827,148,531 $77,340,060,003
2022 $15,468,785,204 $90,095,926,567
2023 $15,843,155,731 $102,641,879,249
2024 $16,502,933,121 $114,965,293,467

Laos and Uzbekistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Laos

Uzbekistan
Year GDP per capita
Laos Uzbekistan
1984 $483 -
1985 $633 -
1986 $462 -
1987 $274.7 $450
1988 $147.1 $551
1989 $170.4 $598
1990 $200.7 $653
1991 $231.8 $658
1992 $247.3 $603
1993 $283.4 $596
1994 $321 $574
1995 $358 $583
1996 $371 $597
1997 $339 $621
1998 $243.9 $621
1999 $272.3 $698
2000 $319 $555
2001 $320 $454
2002 $313 $381
2003 $355 $394
2004 $409 $462
2005 $466 $543
2006 $579 $649
2007 $697 $824
2008 $886 $1,075
2009 $935 $1,206
2010 $1,126 $1,753
2011 $1,362 $2,088
2012 $1,564 $2,307
2013 $1,813 $2,462
2014 $1,981 $2,675
2015 $2,121 $2,803
2016 $2,303 $2,753
2017 $2,432 $2,191
2018 $2,545 $1,813
2019 $2,589 $2,041
2020 $2,584 $1,978
2021 $2,526 $2,259
2022 $2,046 $2,579
2023 $2,067 $2,879
2024 $2,124 $3,162

Laos vs. Uzbekistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Laos

Uzbekistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Laos Uzbekistan
1950 38.9 53.3
1951 39.2 53.7
1952 39.4 54
1953 39.7 54.3
1954 40 54.6
1955 40.3 54.9
1956 40.6 55.2
1957 40.9 55.5
1958 41.2 55.9
1959 40.7 56.2
1960 41 56.5
1961 41.3 56.9
1962 42.3 57.2
1963 41.5 57.6
1964 41.9 57.9
1965 42.2 58.3
1966 42.3 58.6
1967 42.9 59
1968 43.2 59.4
1969 43.5 59.7
1970 43.8 60.1
1971 44.1 60.4
1972 44.4 60.8
1973 44.7 61.1
1974 45.9 61.4
1975 46.1 61.6
1976 46 61.9
1977 46.4 62.2
1978 46.8 62.4
1979 47.5 62.7
1980 48.6 63
1981 49.2 63.2
1982 49.9 63.5
1983 50.5 63.8
1984 51 64.1
1985 51.6 64.6
1986 52.1 65
1987 52.6 65.5
1988 53.1 65.8
1989 53.6 65.8
1990 54 65.8
1991 54.7 65.5
1992 55.1 65.2
1993 55.6 64.9
1994 55.8 64.7
1995 56.3 64.7
1996 56.8 64.8
1997 57.3 65
1998 57.5 65.2
1999 57.9 65.3
2000 58.3 65.5
2001 58.9 65.9
2002 59.3 66.4
2003 59.6 66.9
2004 60.1 67.2
2005 60.7 67.5
2006 61.1 67.9
2007 61.7 68.5
2008 62.2 69
2009 63 69.5
2010 63.7 69.8
2011 64.5 70.1
2012 65.1 70.4
2013 65.7 70.7
2014 66.3 71
2015 66.7 71.3
2016 67 71.6
2017 67.3 71.7
2018 67.6 72
2019 67.9 72.1
2020 68.3 71.5
2021 67.8 71.7
2022 68.7 72.1
2023 69 72.4
2024 69.2 72.5
2025 69.5 72.7

Laos and Uzbekistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Laos

Uzbekistan
Year Population
Laos Uzbekistan
1960 2,121,514 8,209,109
1961 2,169,796 8,517,711
1962 2,219,910 8,854,368
1963 2,271,061 9,202,246
1964 2,322,826 9,557,611
1965 2,376,200 9,921,681
1966 2,431,084 10,289,294
1967 2,487,715 10,659,180
1968 2,546,377 11,032,155
1969 2,606,959 11,403,150
1970 2,669,702 11,762,638
1971 2,734,628 12,111,511
1972 2,801,660 12,465,106
1973 2,870,573 12,831,047
1974 2,939,761 13,209,011
1975 3,005,521 13,598,521
1976 3,064,876 13,998,620
1977 3,118,923 14,408,822
1978 3,171,740 14,816,349
1979 3,228,202 15,215,587
1980 3,292,573 15,619,936
1981 3,366,631 16,035,032
1982 3,450,026 16,462,736
1983 3,541,001 16,908,400
1984 3,637,843 17,378,846
1985 3,739,985 17,875,339
1986 3,846,715 18,395,621
1987 3,957,612 18,930,070
1988 4,072,601 19,460,630
1989 4,190,974 19,977,183
1990 4,311,955 20,464,956
1991 4,435,118 20,962,910
1992 4,559,646 21,485,090
1993 4,685,060 21,987,955
1994 4,809,220 22,463,291
1995 4,929,409 22,917,589
1996 5,045,678 23,351,981
1997 5,152,011 23,758,960
1998 5,248,266 24,134,929
1999 5,340,784 24,476,008
2000 5,431,212 24,787,054
2001 5,521,482 25,090,283
2002 5,610,889 25,399,980
2003 5,697,945 25,711,259
2004 5,781,626 26,029,350
2005 5,869,523 26,356,975
2006 5,963,200 26,699,043
2007 6,056,236 27,076,008
2008 6,148,969 27,494,774
2009 6,241,642 27,939,328
2010 6,334,194 28,385,506
2011 6,426,590 28,823,196
2012 6,518,978 29,261,903
2013 6,611,385 29,724,065
2014 6,703,172 30,222,994
2015 6,801,645 30,749,346
2016 6,908,802 31,284,568
2017 7,018,147 31,819,178
2018 7,128,045 32,373,490
2019 7,237,636 32,964,701
2020 7,346,533 33,586,372
2021 7,453,194 34,243,696
2022 7,559,007 34,938,955
2023 7,664,993 35,652,307
2024 7,769,819 36,361,859

Fertility rates in Laos and Uzbekistan

Fertility rate
Laos

Uzbekistan
Year Fertility rate
Laos Uzbekistan
1960 6.29 6.61
1961 6.31 6.75
1962 6.31 6.88
1963 6.32 6.81
1964 6.31 6.82
1965 6.32 6.81
1966 6.31 6.66
1967 6.31 6.57
1968 6.3 6.39
1969 6.3 6.34
1970 6.31 6.31
1971 6.3 6.28
1972 6.28 6.25
1973 6.28 6.16
1974 6.29 6.05
1975 6.29 5.92
1976 6.29 5.75
1977 6.29 5.54
1978 6.3 5.28
1979 6.31 5.16
1980 6.33 5.04
1981 6.35 4.91
1982 6.37 4.82
1983 6.38 4.71
1984 6.37 4.73
1985 6.33 4.69
1986 6.26 4.68
1987 6.21 4.53
1988 6.16 4.26
1989 6.1 4.1
1990 6.06 4.12
1991 5.99 4.19
1992 5.9 4.06
1993 5.8 3.86
1994 5.6 3.66
1995 5.36 3.57
1996 5.15 3.39
1997 4.96 3.19
1998 4.79 2.99
1999 4.64 2.83
2000 4.43 2.7
2001 4.29 2.61
2002 4.13 2.58
2003 4.02 2.5
2004 3.9 2.5
2005 3.69 2.44
2006 3.56 2.46
2007 3.44 2.57
2008 3.33 2.64
2009 3.23 2.56
2010 3.14 2.44
2011 3.05 2.35
2012 2.95 2.34
2013 2.87 2.44
2014 2.8 2.55
2015 2.8 2.58
2016 2.74 2.56
2017 2.69 2.57
2018 2.63 2.71
2019 2.59 2.87
2020 2.54 3.06
2021 2.49 3.27
2022 2.46 3.4
2023 2.42 3.5

Laos and Uzbekistan demographics compared

Median age
Laos

Uzbekistan
Year Median age, years
Laos Uzbekistan
1960 19.2 22.1
1961 19.2 21.6
1962 19.1 21
1963 19 20.3
1964 19 19.6
1965 18.9 18.9
1966 18.9 18.5
1967 18.9 18.2
1968 18.8 18
1969 18.8 17.9
1970 18.7 17.9
1971 18.7 17.9
1972 18.7 17.9
1973 18.7 17.9
1974 18.6 18
1975 18.5 18.1
1976 18.4 18.3
1977 18.3 18.4
1978 18.1 18.6
1979 18 18.8
1980 17.9 18.9
1981 17.9 19.1
1982 17.8 19.3
1983 17.8 19.4
1984 17.8 19.6
1985 17.8 19.7
1986 17.8 19.7
1987 17.8 19.8
1988 17.9 19.9
1989 17.9 19.9
1990 17.9 20
1991 17.9 20
1992 17.9 20
1993 17.9 20.1
1994 17.9 20.2
1995 17.9 20.3
1996 17.9 20.5
1997 18 20.7
1998 18 20.9
1999 18 21.1
2000 18.1 21.4
2001 18.2 21.7
2002 18.4 22.1
2003 18.5 22.4
2004 18.7 22.7
2005 18.9 23.1
2006 19.2 23.4
2007 19.6 23.7
2008 20 24
2009 20.5 24.3
2010 21 24.6
2011 21.4 25
2012 21.9 25.4
2013 22.3 25.7
2014 22.7 26
2015 23 26.3
2016 23.3 26.6
2017 23.6 26.9
2018 23.8 27.2
2019 24.1 27.4
2020 24.4 27.5
2021 24.7 27.7
2022 25 27.8
2023 25.3 27.8
2024 25.6 27.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Laos Uzbekistan
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2024
$110B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.4%
2025
27.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.23%
2023
5.47%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.19%
2013
3.56%
2018
Armed forces personnel
129,000
2020
68,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.87%
2025
-2.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.21%
2022
5.29%
2020
Services, % of GDP
43.5%
2024
45.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29%
2024
31.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.1
2025
58
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2018
25.7%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2018
2.3%
2024
Listed domestic companies n/a
89
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$18.8B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.77B
2023
$41.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$247M
2024
$16.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
886,400
2020
6,749,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
3.51%
2020
2.72%
2020
Banked people share
37.7%
2024
59.7%
2024

Energy

Laos Uzbekistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
815 kg
2022
1,382 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.8
2022
$7.45
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26 megatons
2023
137.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.39 tons
2023
3.87 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
98.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
49.2%
2022
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
54.2%
2022
1.23%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-49%
2022
1.55%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,264 kWh
2022
2,094 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
63.3%
2021
7.08%
2021
Hydroelectric share
75.9%
2022
8.73%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
96.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Laos Uzbekistan
% of world population
0.1%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,284
2024
-7,066
2024
Urban population
38.9%
2024
50.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.34 ft
2025
5.61 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.2
2025
36.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
25
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.01
2015
1.41
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.9
2019
11.7
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.6%
2023
100%
2022
English speaking
6%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
63.6%
2023
89%
2023

Health

Laos Uzbekistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$41.3
2022
$169.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$11.9
2022
$110.6
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
72.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
0.21%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.33
2021
2.81
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.5 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
112
2023
26
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39
2023
13.3
2023
Obesity rate
8.32%
2022
31%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
10
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.2%
2022
16.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
2.1 liters
2020

Territory

Laos Uzbekistan
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.3%
2025
Land area per capita
11,469 sq mi
2024
4,679 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,831 sq mi
2025
98,773 sq mi
2025
Forest area
63,676 sq mi
2025
14,545 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,598 mi
2009
130,175 mi
2021

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