Laos vs Palestine

Laos (Asia) and Palestine (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1994-2025

Laos Palestine World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1994 Laos: 320.97 Palestine: 1,201.58 World: 4,967.01 1995 Laos: 357.76 Palestine: 1,326.56 World: 5,463.2 1996 Laos: 371.34 Palestine: 1,317.47 World: 5,507.22 1997 Laos: 339.09 Palestine: 1,389.17 World: 5,408.57 1998 Laos: 243.92 Palestine: 1,465.05 World: 5,302.34 1999 Laos: 272.33 Palestine: 1,499.49 World: 5,401.23 2000 Laos: 318.75 Palestine: 1,476.17 World: 5,512.56 2001 Laos: 320.32 Palestine: 1,335.55 World: 5,404.2 2002 Laos: 313.35 Palestine: 1,156.22 World: 5,539.32 2003 Laos: 355.1 Palestine: 1,257.7 World: 6,129.87 2004 Laos: 409.3 Palestine: 1,422.19 World: 6,818 2005 Laos: 466.06 Palestine: 1,543.7 World: 7,290.57 2006 Laos: 579.39 Palestine: 1,570.1 World: 7,803.19 2007 Laos: 697.32 Palestine: 1,664.25 World: 8,685.33 2008 Laos: 885.75 Palestine: 2,035.2 World: 9,425.74 2009 Laos: 935.03 Palestine: 2,191.78 World: 8,827.04 2010 Laos: 1,125.92 Palestine: 2,557.08 World: 9,555.07 2011 Laos: 1,361.55 Palestine: 2,880.8 World: 10,496.93 2012 Laos: 1,563.57 Palestine: 3,067.44 World: 10,597.85 2013 Laos: 1,812.52 Palestine: 3,315.3 World: 10,759.35 2014 Laos: 1,981.04 Palestine: 3,352.11 World: 10,912.24 2015 Laos: 2,121.01 Palestine: 3,272.15 World: 10,191.98 2016 Laos: 2,303.22 Palestine: 3,527.61 World: 10,239.47 2017 Laos: 2,432.43 Palestine: 3,620.36 World: 10,784.4 2018 Laos: 2,545.11 Palestine: 3,562.33 World: 11,344.73 2019 Laos: 2,589.32 Palestine: 3,656.86 World: 11,417.6 2020 Laos: 2,583.78 Palestine: 3,233.57 World: 10,999.49 2021 Laos: 2,526.05 Palestine: 3,678.64 World: 12,472.91 2022 Laos: 2,046.4 Palestine: 3,799.96 World: 12,876.24 2023 Laos: 2,066.95 Palestine: 3,607.42 World: 13,313.86 2024 Laos: 2,123.98 Palestine: 3,028.25 World: 13,717.09 2025 Laos: 2,324.76 Palestine: 3,171.11 World: 14,405.85 1994 2004 2009 2014 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1990-2024

Laos Palestine World

50 60 70 80 1990 Laos: 54.04 Palestine: 67.8 World: 65.11 1991 Laos: 54.7 Palestine: 68.22 World: 65.3 1992 Laos: 55.1 Palestine: 68.48 World: 65.55 1993 Laos: 55.58 Palestine: 68.76 World: 65.74 1994 Laos: 55.81 Palestine: 69.33 World: 65.96 1995 Laos: 56.34 Palestine: 69.58 World: 66.2 1996 Laos: 56.82 Palestine: 69.98 World: 66.52 1997 Laos: 57.3 Palestine: 70.33 World: 66.83 1998 Laos: 57.55 Palestine: 70.56 World: 67.07 1999 Laos: 57.87 Palestine: 70.79 World: 67.31 2000 Laos: 58.32 Palestine: 70.3 World: 67.65 2001 Laos: 58.89 Palestine: 69.75 World: 67.95 2002 Laos: 59.3 Palestine: 70.88 World: 68.23 2003 Laos: 59.64 Palestine: 70.97 World: 68.52 2004 Laos: 60.08 Palestine: 71.09 World: 68.77 2005 Laos: 60.69 Palestine: 72 World: 69.11 2006 Laos: 61.07 Palestine: 71.83 World: 69.47 2007 Laos: 61.69 Palestine: 72.06 World: 69.81 2008 Laos: 62.25 Palestine: 72.2 World: 70 2009 Laos: 63.02 Palestine: 72.31 World: 70.38 2010 Laos: 63.69 Palestine: 73.3 World: 70.68 2011 Laos: 64.51 Palestine: 73.56 World: 70.97 2012 Laos: 65.13 Palestine: 73.72 World: 71.26 2013 Laos: 65.72 Palestine: 74.14 World: 71.53 2014 Laos: 66.35 Palestine: 72.78 World: 71.78 2015 Laos: 66.69 Palestine: 74.58 World: 71.97 2016 Laos: 67.01 Palestine: 74.92 World: 72.19 2017 Laos: 67.35 Palestine: 75.22 World: 72.37 2018 Laos: 67.59 Palestine: 75.38 World: 72.64 2019 Laos: 67.91 Palestine: 75.81 World: 72.87 2020 Laos: 68.34 Palestine: 75 World: 72.18 2021 Laos: 67.81 Palestine: 73.89 World: 71.22 2022 Laos: 68.72 Palestine: 76.66 World: 72.97 2023 Laos: 68.96 Palestine: 65.17 World: 73.33 2024 Laos: 69.23 Palestine: 69.21 World: 73.48 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015 2024

Fertility rate

1990-2024

Laos Palestine World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1990 Laos: 6.06 Palestine: 6.81 World: 3.31 1991 Laos: 5.99 Palestine: 6.75 World: 3.13 1992 Laos: 5.9 Palestine: 6.65 World: 3.04 1993 Laos: 5.8 Palestine: 6.5 World: 2.97 1994 Laos: 5.6 Palestine: 6.33 World: 2.92 1995 Laos: 5.36 Palestine: 6.16 World: 2.87 1996 Laos: 5.15 Palestine: 5.99 World: 2.82 1997 Laos: 4.96 Palestine: 5.82 World: 2.78 1998 Laos: 4.79 Palestine: 5.69 World: 2.75 1999 Laos: 4.64 Palestine: 5.58 World: 2.72 2000 Laos: 4.43 Palestine: 5.46 World: 2.73 2001 Laos: 4.29 Palestine: 5.34 World: 2.69 2002 Laos: 4.13 Palestine: 5.22 World: 2.66 2003 Laos: 4.02 Palestine: 5.06 World: 2.64 2004 Laos: 3.9 Palestine: 4.97 World: 2.63 2005 Laos: 3.69 Palestine: 4.87 World: 2.61 2006 Laos: 3.56 Palestine: 4.74 World: 2.61 2007 Laos: 3.44 Palestine: 4.63 World: 2.6 2008 Laos: 3.33 Palestine: 4.51 World: 2.6 2009 Laos: 3.23 Palestine: 4.44 World: 2.59 2010 Laos: 3.14 Palestine: 4.43 World: 2.57 2011 Laos: 3.05 Palestine: 4.31 World: 2.55 2012 Laos: 2.95 Palestine: 4.15 World: 2.56 2013 Laos: 2.87 Palestine: 4.05 World: 2.53 2014 Laos: 2.8 Palestine: 4 World: 2.52 2015 Laos: 2.8 Palestine: 3.98 World: 2.49 2016 Laos: 2.74 Palestine: 3.89 World: 2.49 2017 Laos: 2.69 Palestine: 3.77 World: 2.46 2018 Laos: 2.63 Palestine: 3.67 World: 2.39 2019 Laos: 2.59 Palestine: 3.59 World: 2.35 2020 Laos: 2.54 Palestine: 3.51 World: 2.28 2021 Laos: 2.49 Palestine: 3.44 World: 2.25 2022 Laos: 2.46 Palestine: 3.38 World: 2.22 2023 Laos: 2.42 Palestine: 3.31 World: 2.2 2024 Laos: 2.4 Palestine: 3.25 World: 2.19 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2022

Laos Palestine World

0 10 20 30 1991 Laos: 2.5 Palestine: 10.67 World: 5.12 1992 Laos: 2.71 Palestine: 10.69 World: 5.28 1993 Laos: 2.73 Palestine: 10.71 World: 5.54 1994 Laos: 2.63 Palestine: 10.78 World: 5.79 1995 Laos: 2.6 Palestine: 10.71 World: 5.92 1996 Laos: 2.45 Palestine: 10.73 World: 5.98 1997 Laos: 2.35 Palestine: 10.52 World: 6.01 1998 Laos: 2.29 Palestine: 10.45 World: 6.16 1999 Laos: 2.15 Palestine: 10.38 World: 6.28 2000 Laos: 2.05 Palestine: 10.63 World: 6.11 2001 Laos: 1.88 Palestine: 21.49 World: 6.19 2002 Laos: 1.78 Palestine: 27.47 World: 6.41 2003 Laos: 1.64 Palestine: 23 World: 6.48 2004 Laos: 1.5 Palestine: 23.22 World: 6.33 2005 Laos: 1.35 Palestine: 20.02 World: 6.22 2006 Laos: 1.2 Palestine: 19.01 World: 5.97 2007 Laos: 1.07 Palestine: 18.28 World: 5.77 2008 Laos: 0.94 Palestine: 22.91 World: 5.82 2009 Laos: 0.84 Palestine: 20.45 World: 6.41 2010 Laos: 0.71 Palestine: 21.42 World: 6.28 2011 Laos: 0.96 Palestine: 17.6 World: 6.15 2012 Laos: 1.21 Palestine: 19.2 World: 6.15 2013 Laos: 1.47 Palestine: 19.89 World: 6.1 2014 Laos: 1.73 Palestine: 20.53 World: 5.96 2015 Laos: 2.01 Palestine: 23.01 World: 6 2016 Laos: 2.63 Palestine: 23.94 World: 5.97 2017 Laos: 3.27 Palestine: 25.68 World: 5.9 2018 Laos: 2.9 Palestine: 26.26 World: 5.76 2019 Laos: 2.53 Palestine: 25.34 World: 5.59 2020 Laos: 2.35 Palestine: 25.9 World: 6.59 2021 Laos: 2.08 Palestine: 26.39 World: 6.05 2022 Laos: 1.21 Palestine: 24.42 World: 5.23 1991 2001 2006 2011 2022

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2023

Laos Palestine World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Laos: 0.85 Palestine: 16.01 World: 15.6 2006 Laos: 1.17 Palestine: 18.41 World: 17.2 2007 Laos: 1.64 Palestine: 21.18 World: 20.2 2008 Laos: 3.55 Palestine: 24.36 World: 22.8 2009 Laos: 6 Palestine: 32.23 World: 25.3 2010 Laos: 7 Palestine: 37.4 World: 28.4 2011 Laos: 9 Palestine: 41.08 World: 30.9 2012 Laos: 10.75 Palestine: 43.4 World: 33.3 2013 Laos: 12.5 Palestine: 46.6 World: 35.3 2014 Laos: 14.26 Palestine: 53.67 World: 37.4 2015 Laos: 18.2 Palestine: 56.7 World: 39.9 2016 Laos: 21.87 Palestine: 59.9 World: 43.6 2017 Laos: 25.51 Palestine: 63.3 World: 46.3 2018 Laos: 36.27 Palestine: 64.4 World: 49.4 2019 Laos: 47.03 Palestine: 70.62 World: 53.9 2020 Laos: 54 Palestine: 76.18 World: 60.1 2022 Laos: 64.54 Palestine: 88.65 World: 67 2023 Laos: 64.4 Palestine: 86.64 World: 69.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2023

Population

Indicator Laos Palestine
Population 7.9 mn 2025
102nd of 215		 5.4 mn 2025
123rd of 215
Population density 33.2 /km² 2023
165th of 214		 857.4 /km² 2023
11th of 214
Population growth 1.32 % 2025
76th of 215		 2.33 % 2025
33rd of 215
Life expectancy 69.2 years 2024
157th of 215		 69.2 years 2024
158th of 215
Fertility rate 2.40 2024
81st of 215		 3.25 2024
48th of 215
Birth rate 20.9 ‰ 2024
66th of 215		 26.5 ‰ 2024
45th of 215
Infant mortality 27.2 ‰ 2024
144th of 196		 17.0 ‰ 2024
122nd of 196
Urban population 40.3 % 2025
171st of 215		 87.4 % 2025
42nd of 215
Aged 65+ 4.8 % 2025
150th of 215		 3.9 % 2025
168th of 215
Living in cities 4.9 % 2025
183rd of 215		 73.7 % 2025
13th of 215
Living in towns 27.4 % 2025
130th of 215		 21.2 % 2025
178th of 215
Living in rural areas 67.7 % 2025
5th of 215		 5.2 % 2025
203rd of 215

Human development

Indicator Laos Palestine
Human Development Index 0.617 2023
147th of 193		 0.674 2023
134th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.462 2023
121st of 169		 0.538 2023
103rd of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.570 2023
118th of 156		 0.653 2023
90th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.475 2023
117th of 172		 -

Economy

Indicator Laos Palestine
GDP 18.3 bn US$ 2025
134th of 186		 17.2 bn US$ 2025
136th of 186
GDP per capita 2,325 US$ 2025
150th of 186		 3,171 US$ 2025
136th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 10,383 int. $ 2025
126th of 185		 5,000 int. $ 2025
153rd of 185
GNI per capita 2,150 US$ 2025
146th of 182		 3,250 US$ 2025
132nd of 182
GDP growth 4.5 % 2025
55th of 186		 4.3 % 2025
64th of 186
Inflation 7.7 % 2025
27th of 165		 9.8 % 2025
17th of 165
Trade 75.1 % 2016 74.8 % 2025
77th of 138
Exports 33.2 % 2016 21.2 % 2025
109th of 138
FDI inflows 6.0 % 2024
41st of 192		 1.9 % 2025
143rd of 192
Manufacturing 9.1 % 2025
84th of 132		 11.3 % 2024
Agriculture 16.6 % 2025
35th of 158		 5.5 % 2024
Tax revenue 12.1 % 2022 -
Military spending 0.2 % 2013 -

Labour

Indicator Laos Palestine
Unemployment 1.2 % 2025
8th of 181		 24.4 % 2022
Youth unemployment 2.4 % 2025
8th of 181		 36.1 % 2022
Women in the labour force 61.6 % 2025
41st of 181		 18.9 % 2022
Jobs in agriculture 68.6 % 2025
6th of 181		 6.3 % 2022
Weekly hours worked 41.5 h 2025
58th of 181		 39.7 h 2022
Youth NEET rate 22.6 % 2025
115th of 181		 25.4 % 2022
Output per hour 8.7 $ 2025
137th of 181		 12.7 $ 2022
Labour income share - 42.7 % 2022

Health

Indicator Laos Palestine
Health spending 1.3 % 2023
192nd of 192		 10.7 % 2023
21st of 192
Health spending per person 27 US$ 2023
185th of 191		 346 US$ 2023
105th of 191
Physicians 0.33 /1,000 2022
87th of 125		 2.17 /1,000 2018
Under-5 mortality 29.4 ‰ 2024
138th of 196		 37.9 ‰ 2024
152nd of 196
Maternal mortality 112 /100k 2023
131st of 194		 16 /100k 2023
64th of 194
Tobacco use 25.4 % 2024
120th of 166		 35.5 % 2024
155th of 166
Safe drinking water 35.2 % 2024
121st of 147		 80.6 % 2024
74th of 147

Food

Indicator Laos Palestine
Calories per person 2,588 kcal 2024
126th of 155		 -
Protein supply 81.2 g 2022
112th of 174		 -
Animal protein supply 24.9 g 2022
131st of 174		 -
Fat supply 42.5 g 2022
164th of 174		 -
Food insecurity 34.4 % 2024
92nd of 134		 27.4 % 2022
Severe food insecurity 5.5 % 2024
71st of 124		 4.5 % 2022
Cereal import dependency -0.3 % 2022
127th of 160		 -

Education

Indicator Laos Palestine
Literacy 75.6 % 2023 97.9 % 2024
5th of 29
Secondary enrolment 50.5 % 2025
100th of 108		 89.1 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 14.9 % 2023
114th of 128		 44.5 % 2023
76th of 128
Education spending 1.2 % 2023
116th of 121		 5.4 % 2021
Expected schooling 9.6 yrs 2023
175th of 195		 13.0 yrs 2023
113th of 195
Mean schooling 6.1 yrs 2023
154th of 193		 10.1 yrs 2023
91st of 193

Society

Indicator Laos Palestine
Income inequality 34.7 2024
68th of 93		 36.4 2023
Extreme poverty 7.1 % 2024
77th of 93		 2.1 % 2023
Internet use 65.6 % 2024
128th of 182		 86.6 % 2023
Mobile subscriptions 64.8 /100 2023 76.7 /100 2023
Electricity access 96.5 % 2024
145th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
89th of 213
Women in parliament 22.0 % 2025
110th of 184		 -

Refugees

Indicator Laos Palestine
Refugees from the country 6,489 2025
72nd of 199		 48,323 2025
33rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.8 ‰ 2025
65th of 199		 8.6 ‰ 2025
20th of 199

Governance

Indicator Laos Palestine
Control of corruption 28.0 /100 2024
165th of 207		 36.3 /100 2024
139th of 207
Government effectiveness 40.0 /100 2024
144th of 205		 30.0 /100 2024
182nd of 205
Rule of law 44.2 /100 2024
150th of 207		 39.9 /100 2024
164th of 207
Regulatory quality 44.8 /100 2024
149th of 205		 47.5 /100 2024
133rd of 205
Voice and accountability 31.1 /100 2024
182nd of 205		 33.3 /100 2024
179th of 205
Political stability 75.4 /100 2024
70th of 207		 33.8 /100 2024
193rd of 207

Environment

Indicator Laos Palestine
CO₂ per capita 3.35 t 2024
115th of 202		 -
Fossil CO₂ emissions 24.4 Mt 2024
81st of 204		 4.8 Mt 2024
137th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.06 % 2024
81st of 204		 0.01 % 2024
137th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.2 Gt 2024
122nd of 204		 0.1 Gt 2024
150th of 204
GHG per capita 5.35 t 2024
124th of 202		 -
Renewable energy 49.2 % 2022
47th of 211		 15.4 % 2022
120th of 211
Forest area 71.5 % 2023
16th of 212		 1.7 % 2023
189th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 26.0 µg/m³ 2023
140th of 200		 22.4 µg/m³ 2023
131st of 200
Water stress 4.8 % 2022
56th of 176		 47.8 % 2021
Land area 230,800 km² 2023
80th of 214		 6,025 km² 2023
166th of 214

Energy

Indicator Laos Palestine
Renewable electricity 76.7 % 2024
35th of 190		 39.4 % 2024
81st of 190
Wind and solar 0.2 % 2024
171st of 190		 39.4 % 2024
11th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
103rd of 180		 0.0 % 2024
145th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 76.7 % 2024
42nd of 190		 39.4 % 2024
91st of 190
Fossil electricity 23.3 % 2024
42nd of 190		 60.6 % 2024
91st of 190
Coal power 23.3 % 2024
158th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
82nd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 232 g/kWh 2024
54th of 190		 417 g/kWh 2024
87th of 190
Electricity per capita 2.01 MWh 2024
108th of 191		 1.45 MWh 2024
123rd of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.