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Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Quick facts
- Capital
- Vientiane
- Population
- 7.1 m
- Area
- 236,800 km²
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia
- Languages
- Lao
- Currency
- Lao kip (₭)
- Demonym
- Laotian
- UN member
- Yes
How Laos compares
Economy size$17 B
135th of 178 worldwide · 8th of 10 in South-Eastern Asia
Income per person$2,124
137th of 178 worldwide · 8th of 10 in South-Eastern Asia
Life expectancy69.2 yrs
126th of 179 worldwide · 8th of 10 in South-Eastern Asia
Internet access65.6%
117th of 179 worldwide · 8th of 10 in South-Eastern Asia
Military spending$23 M
156th of 163 worldwide · 10th of 10 in South-Eastern Asia
Highlights
GDP
$17 B
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$2,124
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
69.2 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
R&D spending
0.0%
Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.
Researchers (per million)
16
Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.
Resource rents
5.4%
World Bank2021
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
The Land of a Million Elephants, from the Mekong kingdom of Lan Xang through French Indochina and the most bombed nation on earth to a one-party socialist republic.
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