Laos vs Timor-Leste

Laos (Asia) and Timor-Leste (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$ · 1990-2025

Laos Timor-Leste World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1990 Laos: 200.73 Timor-Leste: 168.62 World: 4,338.94 1991 Laos: 231.81 Timor-Leste: 189.79 World: 4,453.9 1992 Laos: 247.35 Timor-Leste: 235.06 World: 4,679.98 1993 Laos: 283.4 Timor-Leste: 264.07 World: 4,685.3 1994 Laos: 320.97 Timor-Leste: 283.06 World: 4,967.01 1995 Laos: 357.76 Timor-Leste: 302.74 World: 5,463.2 1996 Laos: 371.34 Timor-Leste: 344.01 World: 5,507.22 1997 Laos: 339.09 Timor-Leste: 348.86 World: 5,408.57 1998 Laos: 243.92 Timor-Leste: 345.59 World: 5,302.34 1999 Laos: 272.33 Timor-Leste: 269.99 World: 5,401.23 2000 Laos: 318.75 Timor-Leste: 492.46 World: 5,512.56 2001 Laos: 320.32 Timor-Leste: 587.7 World: 5,404.2 2002 Laos: 313.35 Timor-Leste: 533.98 World: 5,539.32 2003 Laos: 355.1 Timor-Leste: 534.9 World: 6,129.87 2004 Laos: 409.3 Timor-Leste: 474.42 World: 6,818 2005 Laos: 466.06 Timor-Leste: 487.46 World: 7,290.57 2006 Laos: 579.39 Timor-Leste: 464.67 World: 7,803.19 2007 Laos: 697.32 Timor-Leste: 540.15 World: 8,685.33 2008 Laos: 885.75 Timor-Leste: 628.15 World: 9,425.74 2009 Laos: 935.03 Timor-Leste: 686.58 World: 8,827.04 2010 Laos: 1,125.92 Timor-Leste: 813.06 World: 9,555.07 2011 Laos: 1,361.55 Timor-Leste: 939.05 World: 10,496.93 2012 Laos: 1,563.57 Timor-Leste: 1,022.62 World: 10,597.85 2013 Laos: 1,812.52 Timor-Leste: 1,204.57 World: 10,759.35 2014 Laos: 1,981.04 Timor-Leste: 1,224.75 World: 10,912.24 2015 Laos: 2,121.01 Timor-Leste: 1,319.59 World: 10,191.98 2016 Laos: 2,303.22 Timor-Leste: 1,335.54 World: 10,239.47 2017 Laos: 2,432.43 Timor-Leste: 1,266.18 World: 10,784.4 2018 Laos: 2,545.11 Timor-Leste: 1,219.47 World: 11,344.73 2019 Laos: 2,589.32 Timor-Leste: 1,562.36 World: 11,417.6 2020 Laos: 2,583.78 Timor-Leste: 1,630.87 World: 10,999.49 2021 Laos: 2,526.05 Timor-Leste: 2,684.93 World: 12,472.91 2022 Laos: 2,046.4 Timor-Leste: 2,343.25 World: 12,876.24 2023 Laos: 2,066.95 Timor-Leste: 1,502.41 World: 13,313.86 2024 Laos: 2,123.98 Timor-Leste: 1,331.97 World: 13,717.09 2025 Laos: 2,324.76 Timor-Leste: 1,340.96 World: 14,405.85 1990 2002 2008 2014 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Laos Timor-Leste World

20 40 60 80 1960 Laos: 41.04 Timor-Leste: 32.4 World: 50.94 1961 Laos: 41.34 Timor-Leste: 32.8 World: 52.8 1962 Laos: 42.27 Timor-Leste: 33.22 World: 55.29 1963 Laos: 41.54 Timor-Leste: 33.67 World: 55.65 1964 Laos: 41.86 Timor-Leste: 34.15 World: 56.1 1965 Laos: 42.22 Timor-Leste: 34.65 World: 55.93 1966 Laos: 42.35 Timor-Leste: 35.17 World: 56.45 1967 Laos: 42.87 Timor-Leste: 35.7 World: 56.9 1968 Laos: 43.18 Timor-Leste: 36.24 World: 57.34 1969 Laos: 43.46 Timor-Leste: 36.8 World: 57.68 1970 Laos: 43.78 Timor-Leste: 37.36 World: 57.94 1971 Laos: 44.12 Timor-Leste: 37.91 World: 58.02 1972 Laos: 44.42 Timor-Leste: 38.44 World: 58.84 1973 Laos: 44.73 Timor-Leste: 38.97 World: 59.3 1974 Laos: 45.89 Timor-Leste: 36.45 World: 59.7 1975 Laos: 46.15 Timor-Leste: 24.31 World: 60.13 1976 Laos: 46.01 Timor-Leste: 25.86 World: 60.45 1977 Laos: 46.41 Timor-Leste: 24.88 World: 61.04 1978 Laos: 46.83 Timor-Leste: 22.93 World: 61.39 1979 Laos: 47.46 Timor-Leste: 24.17 World: 61.84 1980 Laos: 48.56 Timor-Leste: 30.2 World: 62.15 1981 Laos: 49.24 Timor-Leste: 31.25 World: 62.52 1982 Laos: 49.93 Timor-Leste: 32.25 World: 62.87 1983 Laos: 50.49 Timor-Leste: 32.69 World: 63.13 1984 Laos: 51.01 Timor-Leste: 34.47 World: 63.44 1985 Laos: 51.58 Timor-Leste: 34.34 World: 63.73 1986 Laos: 52.14 Timor-Leste: 34.76 World: 64.12 1987 Laos: 52.6 Timor-Leste: 35.97 World: 64.46 1988 Laos: 53.08 Timor-Leste: 36.05 World: 64.67 1989 Laos: 53.59 Timor-Leste: 44.8 World: 64.96 1990 Laos: 54.04 Timor-Leste: 45.19 World: 65.11 1991 Laos: 54.7 Timor-Leste: 45.08 World: 65.3 1992 Laos: 55.1 Timor-Leste: 46.19 World: 65.55 1993 Laos: 55.58 Timor-Leste: 47.01 World: 65.74 1994 Laos: 55.81 Timor-Leste: 47.86 World: 65.96 1995 Laos: 56.34 Timor-Leste: 47.54 World: 66.2 1996 Laos: 56.82 Timor-Leste: 48.26 World: 66.52 1997 Laos: 57.3 Timor-Leste: 48.97 World: 66.83 1998 Laos: 57.55 Timor-Leste: 48.58 World: 67.07 1999 Laos: 57.87 Timor-Leste: 45.25 World: 67.31 2000 Laos: 58.32 Timor-Leste: 58.1 World: 67.65 2001 Laos: 58.89 Timor-Leste: 58.77 World: 67.95 2002 Laos: 59.3 Timor-Leste: 59.48 World: 68.23 2003 Laos: 59.64 Timor-Leste: 60.13 World: 68.52 2004 Laos: 60.08 Timor-Leste: 60.74 World: 68.77 2005 Laos: 60.69 Timor-Leste: 61.27 World: 69.11 2006 Laos: 61.07 Timor-Leste: 61.88 World: 69.47 2007 Laos: 61.69 Timor-Leste: 62.4 World: 69.81 2008 Laos: 62.25 Timor-Leste: 62.86 World: 70 2009 Laos: 63.02 Timor-Leste: 63.27 World: 70.38 2010 Laos: 63.69 Timor-Leste: 63.66 World: 70.68 2011 Laos: 64.51 Timor-Leste: 64.02 World: 70.97 2012 Laos: 65.13 Timor-Leste: 64.38 World: 71.26 2013 Laos: 65.72 Timor-Leste: 64.72 World: 71.53 2014 Laos: 66.35 Timor-Leste: 65.03 World: 71.78 2015 Laos: 66.69 Timor-Leste: 65.33 World: 71.97 2016 Laos: 67.01 Timor-Leste: 65.61 World: 72.19 2017 Laos: 67.35 Timor-Leste: 65.9 World: 72.37 2018 Laos: 67.59 Timor-Leste: 66.2 World: 72.64 2019 Laos: 67.91 Timor-Leste: 66.5 World: 72.87 2020 Laos: 68.34 Timor-Leste: 66.92 World: 72.18 2021 Laos: 67.81 Timor-Leste: 66.2 World: 71.22 2022 Laos: 68.72 Timor-Leste: 67.37 World: 72.97 2023 Laos: 68.96 Timor-Leste: 67.69 World: 73.33 2024 Laos: 69.23 Timor-Leste: 67.9 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Laos Timor-Leste World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1960 Laos: 6.29 Timor-Leste: 6.32 World: 4.69 1961 Laos: 6.31 Timor-Leste: 6.27 World: 4.56 1962 Laos: 6.31 Timor-Leste: 6.22 World: 5.02 1963 Laos: 6.32 Timor-Leste: 6.16 World: 5.31 1964 Laos: 6.31 Timor-Leste: 6.08 World: 5.13 1965 Laos: 6.32 Timor-Leste: 6.01 World: 5.08 1966 Laos: 6.31 Timor-Leste: 5.93 World: 4.97 1967 Laos: 6.31 Timor-Leste: 5.86 World: 4.87 1968 Laos: 6.3 Timor-Leste: 5.79 World: 4.98 1969 Laos: 6.3 Timor-Leste: 5.72 World: 4.88 1970 Laos: 6.31 Timor-Leste: 5.66 World: 4.84 1971 Laos: 6.3 Timor-Leste: 5.58 World: 4.69 1972 Laos: 6.28 Timor-Leste: 5.49 World: 4.55 1973 Laos: 6.28 Timor-Leste: 5.39 World: 4.42 1974 Laos: 6.29 Timor-Leste: 5.29 World: 4.26 1975 Laos: 6.29 Timor-Leste: 5.19 World: 4.07 1976 Laos: 6.29 Timor-Leste: 5.12 World: 3.97 1977 Laos: 6.29 Timor-Leste: 5.09 World: 3.84 1978 Laos: 6.3 Timor-Leste: 5.09 World: 3.77 1979 Laos: 6.31 Timor-Leste: 5.14 World: 3.76 1980 Laos: 6.33 Timor-Leste: 5.22 World: 3.73 1981 Laos: 6.35 Timor-Leste: 5.53 World: 3.71 1982 Laos: 6.37 Timor-Leste: 5.56 World: 3.72 1983 Laos: 6.38 Timor-Leste: 5.59 World: 3.59 1984 Laos: 6.37 Timor-Leste: 5.61 World: 3.57 1985 Laos: 6.33 Timor-Leste: 5.65 World: 3.53 1986 Laos: 6.26 Timor-Leste: 5.67 World: 3.51 1987 Laos: 6.21 Timor-Leste: 5.68 World: 3.48 1988 Laos: 6.16 Timor-Leste: 5.72 World: 3.39 1989 Laos: 6.1 Timor-Leste: 5.76 World: 3.35 1990 Laos: 6.06 Timor-Leste: 5.81 World: 3.31 1991 Laos: 5.99 Timor-Leste: 5.84 World: 3.13 1992 Laos: 5.9 Timor-Leste: 5.87 World: 3.04 1993 Laos: 5.8 Timor-Leste: 5.88 World: 2.97 1994 Laos: 5.6 Timor-Leste: 5.91 World: 2.92 1995 Laos: 5.36 Timor-Leste: 5.94 World: 2.87 1996 Laos: 5.15 Timor-Leste: 5.94 World: 2.82 1997 Laos: 4.96 Timor-Leste: 5.96 World: 2.78 1998 Laos: 4.79 Timor-Leste: 5.96 World: 2.75 1999 Laos: 4.64 Timor-Leste: 5.97 World: 2.72 2000 Laos: 4.43 Timor-Leste: 5.93 World: 2.73 2001 Laos: 4.29 Timor-Leste: 5.92 World: 2.69 2002 Laos: 4.13 Timor-Leste: 5.9 World: 2.66 2003 Laos: 4.02 Timor-Leste: 5.85 World: 2.64 2004 Laos: 3.9 Timor-Leste: 5.74 World: 2.63 2005 Laos: 3.69 Timor-Leste: 5.61 World: 2.61 2006 Laos: 3.56 Timor-Leste: 5.47 World: 2.61 2007 Laos: 3.44 Timor-Leste: 5.33 World: 2.6 2008 Laos: 3.33 Timor-Leste: 5.17 World: 2.6 2009 Laos: 3.23 Timor-Leste: 4.99 World: 2.59 2010 Laos: 3.14 Timor-Leste: 4.82 World: 2.57 2011 Laos: 3.05 Timor-Leste: 4.61 World: 2.55 2012 Laos: 2.95 Timor-Leste: 4.4 World: 2.56 2013 Laos: 2.87 Timor-Leste: 4.21 World: 2.53 2014 Laos: 2.8 Timor-Leste: 4 World: 2.52 2015 Laos: 2.8 Timor-Leste: 3.78 World: 2.49 2016 Laos: 2.74 Timor-Leste: 3.58 World: 2.49 2017 Laos: 2.69 Timor-Leste: 3.4 World: 2.46 2018 Laos: 2.63 Timor-Leste: 3.24 World: 2.39 2019 Laos: 2.59 Timor-Leste: 3.12 World: 2.35 2020 Laos: 2.54 Timor-Leste: 3.01 World: 2.28 2021 Laos: 2.49 Timor-Leste: 2.89 World: 2.25 2022 Laos: 2.46 Timor-Leste: 2.8 World: 2.22 2023 Laos: 2.42 Timor-Leste: 2.71 World: 2.2 2024 Laos: 2.4 Timor-Leste: 2.63 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Laos Timor-Leste World

0 2 4 6 8 1991 Laos: 2.5 Timor-Leste: 3.45 World: 5.12 1992 Laos: 2.71 Timor-Leste: 3.36 World: 5.28 1993 Laos: 2.73 Timor-Leste: 3.27 World: 5.54 1994 Laos: 2.63 Timor-Leste: 3.31 World: 5.79 1995 Laos: 2.6 Timor-Leste: 3.35 World: 5.92 1996 Laos: 2.45 Timor-Leste: 3.37 World: 5.98 1997 Laos: 2.35 Timor-Leste: 3.41 World: 6.01 1998 Laos: 2.29 Timor-Leste: 3.5 World: 6.16 1999 Laos: 2.15 Timor-Leste: 3.63 World: 6.28 2000 Laos: 2.05 Timor-Leste: 3.53 World: 6.11 2001 Laos: 1.88 Timor-Leste: 3.39 World: 6.19 2002 Laos: 1.78 Timor-Leste: 3.37 World: 6.41 2003 Laos: 1.64 Timor-Leste: 3.54 World: 6.48 2004 Laos: 1.5 Timor-Leste: 3.67 World: 6.33 2005 Laos: 1.35 Timor-Leste: 3.61 World: 6.22 2006 Laos: 1.2 Timor-Leste: 3.63 World: 5.97 2007 Laos: 1.07 Timor-Leste: 3.52 World: 5.77 2008 Laos: 0.94 Timor-Leste: 3.43 World: 5.82 2009 Laos: 0.84 Timor-Leste: 3.29 World: 6.41 2010 Laos: 0.71 Timor-Leste: 3.3 World: 6.28 2011 Laos: 0.96 Timor-Leste: 3.39 World: 6.15 2012 Laos: 1.21 Timor-Leste: 3.47 World: 6.15 2013 Laos: 1.47 Timor-Leste: 3.57 World: 6.1 2014 Laos: 1.73 Timor-Leste: 3.62 World: 5.96 2015 Laos: 2.01 Timor-Leste: 3.68 World: 6 2016 Laos: 2.63 Timor-Leste: 4.66 World: 5.97 2017 Laos: 3.27 Timor-Leste: 4.25 World: 5.9 2018 Laos: 2.9 Timor-Leste: 3.77 World: 5.76 2019 Laos: 2.53 Timor-Leste: 3.15 World: 5.59 2020 Laos: 2.35 Timor-Leste: 2.81 World: 6.59 2021 Laos: 2.08 Timor-Leste: 2.34 World: 6.05 2022 Laos: 1.21 Timor-Leste: 1.54 World: 5.23 2023 Laos: 1.19 Timor-Leste: 1.53 World: 4.85 2024 Laos: 1.17 Timor-Leste: 1.52 World: 4.81 2025 Laos: 1.19 Timor-Leste: 1.59 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Laos Timor-Leste World

0 2 4 6 1970 Laos: 0.11 Timor-Leste: 0.02 World: 4.14 1971 Laos: 0.11 Timor-Leste: 0.02 World: 4.04 1972 Laos: 0.11 Timor-Leste: 0.02 World: 4.16 1973 Laos: 0.13 Timor-Leste: 0.02 World: 4.32 1974 Laos: 0.15 Timor-Leste: 0.03 World: 4.23 1975 Laos: 0.13 Timor-Leste: 0.02 World: 4.14 1976 Laos: 0.12 Timor-Leste: 0.02 World: 4.31 1977 Laos: 0.13 Timor-Leste: 0.02 World: 4.36 1978 Laos: 0.12 Timor-Leste: 0.02 World: 4.42 1979 Laos: 0.13 Timor-Leste: 0.02 World: 4.46 1980 Laos: 0.14 Timor-Leste: 0.02 World: 4.33 1981 Laos: 0.06 Timor-Leste: 0.02 World: 4.18 1982 Laos: 0.05 Timor-Leste: 0.02 World: 4.05 1983 Laos: 0.05 Timor-Leste: 0.03 World: 4.01 1984 Laos: 0.04 Timor-Leste: 0.04 World: 4.07 1985 Laos: 0.05 Timor-Leste: 0.06 World: 4.05 1986 Laos: 0.05 Timor-Leste: 0.07 World: 4.04 1987 Laos: 0.06 Timor-Leste: 0.08 World: 4.1 1988 Laos: 0.05 Timor-Leste: 0.1 World: 4.16 1989 Laos: 0.06 Timor-Leste: 0.09 World: 4.16 1990 Laos: 0.06 Timor-Leste: 0.09 World: 4.15 1991 Laos: 0.07 Timor-Leste: 0.09 World: 4.1 1992 Laos: 0.08 Timor-Leste: 0.1 World: 4.01 1993 Laos: 0.08 Timor-Leste: 0.13 World: 3.97 1994 Laos: 0.08 Timor-Leste: 0.13 World: 3.94 1995 Laos: 0.08 Timor-Leste: 0.11 World: 3.99 1996 Laos: 0.09 Timor-Leste: 0.13 World: 4.01 1997 Laos: 0.1 Timor-Leste: 0.13 World: 4.02 1998 Laos: 0.1 Timor-Leste: 0.2 World: 3.98 1999 Laos: 0.1 Timor-Leste: 0.36 World: 3.95 2000 Laos: 0.17 Timor-Leste: 0.47 World: 4.01 2001 Laos: 0.19 Timor-Leste: 0.33 World: 4.01 2002 Laos: 0.21 Timor-Leste: 0.28 World: 4.02 2003 Laos: 0.21 Timor-Leste: 0.29 World: 4.15 2004 Laos: 0.22 Timor-Leste: 0.56 World: 4.28 2005 Laos: 0.22 Timor-Leste: 0.37 World: 4.39 2006 Laos: 0.29 Timor-Leste: 0.35 World: 4.48 2007 Laos: 0.3 Timor-Leste: 0.31 World: 4.59 2008 Laos: 0.34 Timor-Leste: 0.3 World: 4.56 2009 Laos: 0.42 Timor-Leste: 0.32 World: 4.45 2010 Laos: 0.47 Timor-Leste: 0.31 World: 4.67 2011 Laos: 0.49 Timor-Leste: 0.33 World: 4.76 2012 Laos: 0.51 Timor-Leste: 0.55 World: 4.77 2013 Laos: 0.6 Timor-Leste: 0.65 World: 4.81 2014 Laos: 0.65 Timor-Leste: 0.63 World: 4.78 2015 Laos: 1.31 Timor-Leste: 0.58 World: 4.7 2016 Laos: 2.3 Timor-Leste: 0.54 World: 4.65 2017 Laos: 2.74 Timor-Leste: 0.5 World: 4.67 2018 Laos: 2.79 Timor-Leste: 0.52 World: 4.73 2019 Laos: 2.68 Timor-Leste: 0.56 World: 4.7 2020 Laos: 2.65 Timor-Leste: 0.51 World: 4.47 2021 Laos: 3.2 Timor-Leste: 0.53 World: 4.68 2022 Laos: 3.18 Timor-Leste: 0.51 World: 4.67 2023 Laos: 3.36 Timor-Leste: 0.48 World: 4.68 2024 Laos: 3.35 Timor-Leste: 0.5 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2021

Laos Timor-Leste World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Laos: 0.85 Timor-Leste: 0.1 World: 15.6 2006 Laos: 1.17 Timor-Leste: 0.5 World: 17.2 2007 Laos: 1.64 Timor-Leste: 1 World: 20.2 2008 Laos: 3.55 Timor-Leste: 1.5 World: 22.8 2009 Laos: 6 Timor-Leste: 2 World: 25.3 2010 Laos: 7 Timor-Leste: 3 World: 28.4 2011 Laos: 9 Timor-Leste: 4 World: 30.9 2012 Laos: 10.75 Timor-Leste: 7 World: 33.3 2013 Laos: 12.5 Timor-Leste: 11 World: 35.3 2014 Laos: 14.26 Timor-Leste: 17.5 World: 37.4 2015 Laos: 18.2 Timor-Leste: 18.6 World: 39.9 2016 Laos: 21.87 Timor-Leste: 21.2 World: 43.6 2017 Laos: 25.51 Timor-Leste: 24.2 World: 46.3 2018 Laos: 36.27 Timor-Leste: 27.6 World: 49.4 2019 Laos: 47.03 Timor-Leste: 28 World: 53.9 2020 Laos: 54 Timor-Leste: 32.01 World: 60.1 2021 Laos: 62 Timor-Leste: 35.04 World: 63.8 2005 2011 2014 2021

Population

Indicator Laos Timor-Leste
Population 7.9 mn 2025
102nd of 215		 1.4 mn 2025
154th of 215
Population density 33.2 /km² 2023
165th of 214		 93.1 /km² 2023
110th of 214
Population growth 1.32 % 2025
76th of 215		 1.27 % 2025
81st of 215
Life expectancy 69.2 years 2024
157th of 215		 67.9 years 2024
166th of 215
Fertility rate 2.40 2024
81st of 215		 2.63 2024
70th of 215
Birth rate 20.9 ‰ 2024
66th of 215		 21.8 ‰ 2024
63rd of 215
Infant mortality 27.2 ‰ 2024
144th of 196		 34.6 ‰ 2024
162nd of 196
Urban population 40.3 % 2025
171st of 215		 28.8 % 2025
197th of 215
Aged 65+ 4.8 % 2025
150th of 215		 5.2 % 2025
142nd of 215
Living in cities 4.9 % 2025
183rd of 215		 24.3 % 2025
156th of 215
Living in towns 27.4 % 2025
130th of 215		 26.8 % 2025
136th of 215
Living in rural areas 67.7 % 2025
5th of 215		 48.9 % 2025
19th of 215

Human development

Indicator Laos Timor-Leste
Human Development Index 0.617 2023
147th of 193		 0.634 2023
142nd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.462 2023
121st of 169		 0.451 2023
123rd of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.570 2023
118th of 156		 -
Gender Inequality Index 0.475 2023
117th of 172		 0.394 2023
100th of 172

Economy

Indicator Laos Timor-Leste
GDP 18.3 bn US$ 2025
134th of 186		 1.9 bn US$ 2025
169th of 186
GDP per capita 2,325 US$ 2025
150th of 186		 1,341 US$ 2025
163rd of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 10,383 int. $ 2025
126th of 185		 4,809 int. $ 2025
156th of 185
GNI per capita 2,150 US$ 2025
146th of 182		 1,510 US$ 2025
156th of 182
GDP growth 4.5 % 2025
55th of 186		 7.0 % 2025
18th of 186
Inflation 7.7 % 2025
27th of 165		 0.4 % 2025
144th of 165
Trade 75.1 % 2016 95.4 % 2024
Exports 33.2 % 2016 10.6 % 2024
FDI inflows 6.0 % 2024
41st of 192		 13.3 % 2025
13th of 192
Manufacturing 9.1 % 2025
84th of 132		 1.9 % 2024
Agriculture 16.6 % 2025
35th of 158		 20.2 % 2024
Tax revenue 12.1 % 2022 21.6 % 2022
Military spending 0.2 % 2013 2.7 % 2024
31st of 147

Labour

Indicator Laos Timor-Leste
Unemployment 1.2 % 2025
8th of 181		 1.6 % 2025
14th of 181
Youth unemployment 2.4 % 2025
8th of 181		 3.7 % 2025
14th of 181
Women in the labour force 61.6 % 2025
41st of 181		 61.7 % 2025
40th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 68.6 % 2025
6th of 181		 46.0 % 2025
26th of 181
Weekly hours worked 41.5 h 2025
58th of 181		 33.6 h 2025
147th of 181
Youth NEET rate 22.6 % 2025
115th of 181		 29.0 % 2025
147th of 181
Output per hour 8.7 $ 2025
137th of 181		 6.6 $ 2025
144th of 181
Labour income share - 31.3 % 2023

Health

Indicator Laos Timor-Leste
Health spending 1.3 % 2023
192nd of 192		 9.6 % 2023
33rd of 192
Health spending per person 27 US$ 2023
185th of 191		 144 US$ 2023
133rd of 191
Physicians 0.33 /1,000 2022
87th of 125		 0.75 /1,000 2020
Under-5 mortality 29.4 ‰ 2024
138th of 196		 47.6 ‰ 2024
164th of 196
Maternal mortality 112 /100k 2023
131st of 194		 192 /100k 2023
157th of 194
Tobacco use 25.4 % 2024
120th of 166		 48.8 % 2024
166th of 166
Safe drinking water 35.2 % 2024
121st of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Laos Timor-Leste
Calories per person 2,588 kcal 2024
126th of 155		 2,277 kcal 2023
143rd of 155
Protein supply 81.2 g 2022
112th of 174		 63.7 g 2022
148th of 174
Animal protein supply 24.9 g 2022
131st of 174		 22.7 g 2022
134th of 174
Fat supply 42.5 g 2022
164th of 174		 58.7 g 2022
143rd of 174
Food insecurity 34.4 % 2024
92nd of 134		 53.7 % 2021
Severe food insecurity 5.5 % 2024
71st of 124		 8.9 % 2021
Cereal import dependency -0.3 % 2022
127th of 160		 47.7 % 2018

Education

Indicator Laos Timor-Leste
Literacy 75.6 % 2023 69.4 % 2022
Secondary enrolment 50.5 % 2025
100th of 108		 84.7 % 2020
Tertiary enrolment 14.9 % 2023
114th of 128		 31.0 % 2023
92nd of 128
Education spending 1.2 % 2023
116th of 121		 5.2 % 2023
24th of 121
Expected schooling 9.6 yrs 2023
175th of 195		 13.3 yrs 2023
102nd of 195
Mean schooling 6.1 yrs 2023
154th of 193		 6.2 yrs 2023
149th of 193

Society

Indicator Laos Timor-Leste
Income inequality 34.7 2024
68th of 93		 28.7 2014
Extreme poverty 7.1 % 2024
77th of 93		 44.0 % 2014
Internet use 65.6 % 2024
128th of 182		 35.0 % 2021
Mobile subscriptions 64.8 /100 2023 116.4 /100 2024
86th of 151
Electricity access 96.5 % 2024
145th of 213		 94.3 % 2024
154th of 213
Women in parliament 22.0 % 2025
110th of 184		 35.4 % 2025
46th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Laos Timor-Leste
Refugees from the country 6,489 2025
72nd of 199		 15 2025
177th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.8 ‰ 2025
65th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
166th of 199
Refugees hosted - 0 2015
Refugees hosted per 1,000 - 0.0 ‰ 2015
Asylum-seekers hosted - 0 2015

Governance

Indicator Laos Timor-Leste
Control of corruption 28.0 /100 2024
165th of 207		 40.2 /100 2024
124th of 207
Government effectiveness 40.0 /100 2024
144th of 205		 33.9 /100 2024
173rd of 205
Rule of law 44.2 /100 2024
150th of 207		 46.2 /100 2024
143rd of 207
Regulatory quality 44.8 /100 2024
149th of 205		 43.3 /100 2024
156th of 205
Voice and accountability 31.1 /100 2024
182nd of 205		 62.9 /100 2024
78th of 205
Political stability 75.4 /100 2024
70th of 207		 74.9 /100 2024
73rd of 207

Environment

Indicator Laos Timor-Leste
CO₂ per capita 3.35 t 2024
115th of 202		 0.50 t 2024
41st of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 24.4 Mt 2024
81st of 204		 0.7 Mt 2024
175th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.06 % 2024
81st of 204		 0.00 % 2024
177th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.2 Gt 2024
122nd of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
184th of 204
GHG per capita 5.35 t 2024
124th of 202		 1.39 t 2024
32nd of 202
Renewable energy 49.2 % 2022
47th of 211		 11.4 % 2022
136th of 211
Forest area 71.5 % 2023
16th of 212		 61.7 % 2023
24th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 26.0 µg/m³ 2023
140th of 200		 12.0 µg/m³ 2023
61st of 200
Water stress 4.8 % 2022
56th of 176		 28.3 % 2022
122nd of 176
Land area 230,800 km² 2023
80th of 214		 14,870 km² 2023
156th of 214

Energy

Indicator Laos Timor-Leste
Renewable electricity 76.7 % 2024
35th of 190		 -
Wind and solar 0.2 % 2024
171st of 190		 -
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
103rd of 180		 -
Low-carbon electricity 76.7 % 2024
42nd of 190		 -
Fossil electricity 23.3 % 2024
42nd of 190		 -
Coal power 23.3 % 2024
158th of 188		 -
Carbon intensity of power 232 g/kWh 2024
54th of 190		 -
Electricity per capita 2.01 MWh 2024
108th 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.