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Laos vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 79th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Laos Vatican
Population
7954155
949
Population rank 103/197 197/197
GDP
$16.5B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 139/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$2,124
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 155/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,788
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$15.9B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$2,049
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 118/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,296
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
89,112 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
2.42
2023
n/a
Median age
25.6 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Laos and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Laos vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Laos

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Laos Vatican
1950 38.9 65.9
1951 39.2 65.3
1952 39.4 65.7
1953 39.7 66.3
1954 40 67.5
1955 40.3 67.8
1956 40.6 67.3
1957 40.9 67.5
1958 41.2 68.7
1959 40.7 69.2
1960 41 69.2
1961 41.3 69.8
1962 42.3 69.2
1963 41.5 69.3
1964 41.9 70.3
1965 42.2 70.1
1966 42.3 70.9
1967 42.9 70.9
1968 43.2 70.7
1969 43.5 70.7
1970 43.8 71.5
1971 44.1 71.7
1972 44.4 72
1973 44.7 71.9
1974 45.9 72.7
1975 46.1 72.6
1976 46 72.9
1977 46.4 73.3
1978 46.8 73.7
1979 47.5 74
1980 48.6 74.1
1981 49.2 74.3
1982 49.9 74.8
1983 50.5 74.7
1984 51 75.1
1985 51.6 75.5
1986 52.1 75.7
1987 52.6 76.2
1988 53.1 76.4
1989 53.6 76.8
1990 54 76.9
1991 54.7 76.9
1992 55.1 77.3
1993 55.6 77
1994 55.8 77.7
1995 56.3 77.8
1996 56.8 78.5
1997 57.3 78.2
1998 57.5 78.3
1999 57.9 78.7
2000 58.3 79.3
2001 58.9 79.9
2002 59.3 80
2003 59.6 79.8
2004 60.1 80.2
2005 60.7 80.6
2006 61.1 81.2
2007 61.7 81.3
2008 62.2 81.4
2009 63 81.3
2010 63.7 81.5
2011 64.5 81.7
2012 65.1 82
2013 65.7 82.5
2014 66.3 82.6
2015 66.7 82.5
2016 67 82.9
2017 67.3 82.7
2018 67.6 83.3
2019 67.9 83.6
2020 68.3 83
2021 67.8 82.9
2022 68.7 83.3
2023 69 83
2024 69.2 83.1
2025 69.5 83.3

Laos and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Laos

Vatican
Year Population
Laos Vatican
1960 2,121,514 -
1961 2,169,796 -
1962 2,219,910 -
1963 2,271,061 -
1964 2,322,826 -
1965 2,376,200 -
1966 2,431,084 -
1967 2,487,715 -
1968 2,546,377 -
1969 2,606,959 -
1970 2,669,702 -
1971 2,734,628 -
1972 2,801,660 -
1973 2,870,573 -
1974 2,939,761 -
1975 3,005,521 -
1976 3,064,876 -
1977 3,118,923 -
1978 3,171,740 -
1979 3,228,202 -
1980 3,292,573 -
1981 3,366,631 -
1982 3,450,026 -
1983 3,541,001 -
1984 3,637,843 -
1985 3,739,985 -
1986 3,846,715 -
1987 3,957,612 -
1988 4,072,601 -
1989 4,190,974 -
1990 4,311,955 -
1991 4,435,118 -
1992 4,559,646 -
1993 4,685,060 -
1994 4,809,220 -
1995 4,929,409 -
1996 5,045,678 -
1997 5,152,011 -
1998 5,248,266 -
1999 5,340,784 -
2000 5,431,212 880
2001 5,521,482 890
2002 5,610,889 900
2003 5,697,945 911
2004 5,781,626 921
2005 5,869,523 921
2006 5,963,200 932
2007 6,056,236 821
2008 6,148,969 824
2009 6,241,642 826
2010 6,334,194 829
2011 6,426,590 832
2012 6,518,978 836
2013 6,611,385 839
2014 6,703,172 842
2015 6,801,645 1,000
2016 6,908,802 -
2017 7,018,147 1,000
2018 7,128,045 -
2019 7,237,636 1,000
2020 7,346,533 -
2021 7,453,194 -
2022 7,559,007 -
2023 7,664,993 -
2024 7,769,819 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Laos Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.4%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.23%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.19%
2013
n/a
Armed forces personnel
129,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.87%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
1.21%
2022
n/a
Services, % of GDP
43.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
29%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
51.1
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2018
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.77B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$247M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
886,400
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
3.51%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
37.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Laos Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
815 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.8
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
3.39 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
49.2%
2022
n/a
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
54.2%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-49%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,264 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
63.3%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
75.9%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
96.5%
2023
n/a

Society

Laos Vatican
% of world population
0.1%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,284
2024
n/a
Urban population
38.9%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.34 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
26.2
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
17
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.01
2015
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.9
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
62
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.6%
2023
100%
2013
English speaking
6%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
63.6%
2023
n/a

Health

Laos Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$41.3
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$11.9
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.33
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
112
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
8.32%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
20
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Laos Vatican
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
11,469 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
8,831 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
63,676 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
24,598 mi
2009
5.59 mi
2003

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