Laos vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 79th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and Vanuatu ranks 188/197 ($1.12B). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while Vanuatu ranks 137/197 ($3,411).

Laos and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Laos and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP

Laos

Vanuatu

Table

Year	GDP
	Laos	Vanuatu
1979	-	$119,258,835
1980	-	$121,185,498
1981	-	$113,781,796
1982	-	$114,501,913
1983	-	$117,389,554
1984	$1,757,142,856	$144,482,515
1985	$2,366,666,616	$131,856,421
1986	$1,776,842,097	$126,498,935
1987	$1,087,273,104	$139,464,174
1988	$598,961,269	$158,351,368
1989	$714,046,821	$154,013,202
1990	$865,559,879	$168,879,207
1991	$1,028,087,972	$201,334,169
1992	$1,127,806,945	$209,088,825
1993	$1,327,748,690	$200,491,853
1994	$1,543,606,345	$233,701,301
1995	$1,763,536,305	$249,333,250
1996	$1,873,671,550	$261,370,044
1997	$1,747,011,857	$272,771,209
1998	$1,280,177,839	$262,293,411
1999	$1,454,430,642	$268,006,973
2000	$1,731,198,022	$272,014,628
2001	$1,768,619,058	$257,926,882
2002	$1,758,176,653	$262,596,536
2003	$2,023,324,407	$314,471,413
2004	$2,366,398,120	$364,996,869
2005	$2,735,558,735	$394,962,433
2006	$3,455,030,061	$439,358,587
2007	$4,223,152,739	$516,392,923
2008	$5,446,433,157	$590,748,429
2009	$5,836,137,330	$592,622,319
2010	$7,131,771,015	$670,712,980
2011	$8,750,104,617	$770,153,588
2012	$10,192,846,339	$747,839,698
2013	$11,983,252,627	$758,304,466
2014	$13,279,245,886	$773,717,011
2015	$14,426,380,126	$759,690,181
2016	$15,912,501,723	$804,323,577
2017	$17,071,155,481	$880,043,284
2018	$18,141,641,090	$914,727,908
2019	$18,740,561,513	$936,526,268
2020	$18,981,805,250	$909,421,044
2021	$18,827,148,531	$950,394,007
2022	$15,468,785,204	$1,055,031,361
2023	$15,843,155,731	$1,115,861,056
2024	$16,502,933,121	$1,117,972,034

Laos and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita

Laos

Vanuatu

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Laos	Vanuatu
1979	-	$1,055
1980	-	$1,048
1981	-	$962
1982	-	$946
1983	-	$947
1984	$483	$1,137
1985	$633	$1,012
1986	$462	$946
1987	$274.7	$1,017
1988	$147.1	$1,125
1989	$170.4	$1,067
1990	$200.7	$1,141
1991	$231.8	$1,326
1992	$247.3	$1,344
1993	$283.4	$1,257
1994	$321	$1,431
1995	$358	$1,492
1996	$371	$1,529
1997	$339	$1,562
1998	$243.9	$1,471
1999	$272.3	$1,472
2000	$319	$1,460
2001	$320	$1,350
2002	$313	$1,341
2003	$355	$1,567
2004	$409	$1,774
2005	$466	$1,874
2006	$579	$2,035
2007	$697	$2,334
2008	$886	$2,604
2009	$935	$2,546
2010	$1,126	$2,815
2011	$1,362	$3,163
2012	$1,564	$3,005
2013	$1,813	$2,980
2014	$1,981	$2,973
2015	$2,121	$2,855
2016	$2,303	$2,956
2017	$2,432	$3,160
2018	$2,545	$3,207
2019	$2,589	$3,207
2020	$2,584	$3,043
2021	$2,526	$3,107
2022	$2,046	$3,370
2023	$2,067	$3,483
2024	$2,124	$3,411

Laos vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Laos

Vanuatu

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Laos	Vanuatu
1950	38.9	43.9
1951	39.2	42.2
1952	39.4	45.3
1953	39.7	45.8
1954	40	46.5
1955	40.3	47.1
1956	40.6	47.7
1957	40.9	48.2
1958	41.2	48.7
1959	40.7	49.3
1960	41	49.8
1961	41.3	50.4
1962	42.3	50.9
1963	41.5	51.5
1964	41.9	52
1965	42.2	52.5
1966	42.3	53.1
1967	42.9	53.7
1968	43.2	54.2
1969	43.5	54.8
1970	43.8	55.3
1971	44.1	55.9
1972	44.4	56.4
1973	44.7	57
1974	45.9	57.6
1975	46.1	58.1
1976	46	58.7
1977	46.4	59.2
1978	46.8	59.9
1979	47.5	60.9
1980	48.6	61.3
1981	49.2	61.9
1982	49.9	62.5
1983	50.5	63.1
1984	51	63.5
1985	51.6	63.9
1986	52.1	64.6
1987	52.6	64.4
1988	53.1	65.7
1989	53.6	66
1990	54	66.7
1991	54.7	67.1
1992	55.1	67.4
1993	55.6	67.7
1994	55.8	68
1995	56.3	68.1
1996	56.8	68.2
1997	57.3	68.3
1998	57.5	68.4
1999	57.9	67.9
2000	58.3	68.6
2001	58.9	68.7
2002	59.3	68.8
2003	59.6	68.9
2004	60.1	69
2005	60.7	69.2
2006	61.1	69.1
2007	61.7	69.1
2008	62.2	69.3
2009	63	69.4
2010	63.7	69.6
2011	64.5	69.7
2012	65.1	69.9
2013	65.7	70
2014	66.3	70
2015	66.7	70.2
2016	67	70.4
2017	67.3	70.5
2018	67.6	70.6
2019	67.9	70.8
2020	68.3	70.4
2021	67.8	70
2022	68.7	71.3
2023	69	71.5
2024	69.2	71.7
2025	69.5	71.8
2026	69.7	72

Laos and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population

Laos

Vanuatu

Table

Year	Population
	Laos	Vanuatu
1960	2,121,514	64,431
1961	2,169,796	66,264
1962	2,219,910	68,174
1963	2,271,061	70,159
1964	2,322,826	72,219
1965	2,376,200	74,358
1966	2,431,084	76,590
1967	2,487,715	78,921
1968	2,546,377	81,314
1969	2,606,959	83,755
1970	2,669,702	86,266
1971	2,734,628	88,862
1972	2,801,660	91,562
1973	2,870,573	94,362
1974	2,939,761	97,260
1975	3,005,521	100,269
1976	3,064,876	103,388
1977	3,118,923	106,618
1978	3,171,740	109,963
1979	3,228,202	113,040
1980	3,292,573	115,660
1981	3,366,631	118,249
1982	3,450,026	121,035
1983	3,541,001	123,998
1984	3,637,843	127,109
1985	3,739,985	130,356
1986	3,846,715	133,720
1987	3,957,612	137,187
1988	4,072,601	140,756
1989	4,190,974	144,393
1990	4,311,955	148,063
1991	4,435,118	151,793
1992	4,559,646	155,608
1993	4,685,060	159,463
1994	4,809,220	163,314
1995	4,929,409	167,137
1996	5,045,678	170,911
1997	5,152,011	174,626
1998	5,248,266	178,313
1999	5,340,784	182,048
2000	5,431,212	186,281
2001	5,521,482	191,031
2002	5,610,889	195,863
2003	5,697,945	200,746
2004	5,781,626	205,711
2005	5,869,523	210,760
2006	5,963,200	215,923
2007	6,056,236	221,276
2008	6,148,969	226,896
2009	6,241,642	232,731
2010	6,334,194	238,248
2011	6,426,590	243,474
2012	6,518,978	248,883
2013	6,611,385	254,482
2014	6,703,172	260,240
2015	6,801,645	266,101
2016	6,908,802	272,087
2017	7,018,147	278,507
2018	7,128,045	285,259
2019	7,237,636	291,985
2020	7,346,533	298,858
2021	7,453,194	305,868
2022	7,559,007	313,046
2023	7,664,993	320,409
2024	7,769,819	327,777

Fertility rates in Laos and Vanuatu

Fertility rate

Laos

Vanuatu

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Laos	Vanuatu
1960	6.29	6.78
1961	6.31	6.73
1962	6.31	6.67
1963	6.32	6.62
1964	6.31	6.57
1965	6.32	6.52
1966	6.31	6.51
1967	6.31	6.51
1968	6.3	6.46
1969	6.3	6.41
1970	6.31	6.35
1971	6.3	6.29
1972	6.28	6.23
1973	6.28	6.15
1974	6.29	6.06
1975	6.29	5.98
1976	6.29	5.89
1977	6.29	5.81
1978	6.3	5.77
1979	6.31	5.73
1980	6.33	5.69
1981	6.35	5.65
1982	6.37	5.6
1983	6.38	5.55
1984	6.37	5.49
1985	6.33	5.43
1986	6.26	5.38
1987	6.21	5.33
1988	6.16	5.27
1989	6.1	5.21
1990	6.06	5.17
1991	5.99	5.13
1992	5.9	5.09
1993	5.8	5.02
1994	5.6	4.94
1995	5.36	4.85
1996	5.15	4.75
1997	4.96	4.66
1998	4.79	4.6
1999	4.64	4.56
2000	4.43	4.54
2001	4.29	4.5
2002	4.13	4.38
2003	4.02	4.29
2004	3.9	4.21
2005	3.69	4.13
2006	3.56	4.1
2007	3.44	4.12
2008	3.33	4.16
2009	3.23	4.16
2010	3.14	4.13
2011	3.05	4.09
2012	2.95	4.06
2013	2.87	4.04
2014	2.8	4
2015	2.8	3.95
2016	2.74	3.92
2017	2.69	3.88
2018	2.63	3.83
2019	2.59	3.79
2020	2.54	3.74
2021	2.49	3.7
2022	2.46	3.65
2023	2.42	3.6

Laos and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age

Laos

Vanuatu

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Laos	Vanuatu
1960	19.2	17.7
1961	19.2	17.6
1962	19.1	17.5
1963	19	17.4
1964	19	17.3
1965	18.9	17.2
1966	18.9	17.1
1967	18.9	17.1
1968	18.8	17
1969	18.8	17
1970	18.7	17
1971	18.7	17
1972	18.7	17
1973	18.7	17
1974	18.6	17.1
1975	18.5	17.1
1976	18.4	17.1
1977	18.3	17.2
1978	18.1	17.3
1979	18	17.5
1980	17.9	17.6
1981	17.9	17.7
1982	17.8	17.7
1983	17.8	17.7
1984	17.8	17.7
1985	17.8	17.7
1986	17.8	17.8
1987	17.8	17.8
1988	17.9	17.8
1989	17.9	17.8
1990	17.9	17.8
1991	17.9	17.9
1992	17.9	17.8
1993	17.9	17.7
1994	17.9	17.7
1995	17.9	17.8
1996	17.9	18
1997	18	18
1998	18	18
1999	18	18
2000	18.1	18.2
2001	18.2	18.5
2002	18.4	18.7
2003	18.5	18.9
2004	18.7	19.2
2005	18.9	19.4
2006	19.2	19.6
2007	19.6	19.9
2008	20	20.1
2009	20.5	20.3
2010	21	20.5
2011	21.4	20.6
2012	21.9	20.8
2013	22.3	20.9
2014	22.7	21
2015	23	21.1
2016	23.3	21.1
2017	23.6	21.2
2018	23.8	21.2
2019	24.1	21.2
2020	24.4	21.2
2021	24.7	21.2
2022	25	21.2
2023	25.3	21.2
2024	25.6	21.3

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