Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Lao PDR
United States
Population
7.8M 103rd
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$16.5B 141st
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$2,124 174th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$9,160 141st
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
4.1% 66th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
236,800 km² 83rd
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
32.8 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
2.4 81st
1.6 135th
Urban Population
39.6% 172nd
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
4.7% 151st
17.9% 45th

Health

Lao PDR
United States
Life Expectancy
69.0 yrs 160th
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
35.2 162nd
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
112.0 131st
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$27 188th
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
1.3% 194th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
0.33 159th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
1.71 125th
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Lao PDR
United States
Unemployment Rate
1.2% 8th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
5.47 101st
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
16.8%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
29.0%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
43.5%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
33.2%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
41.9%
14.3%

Education & Society

Lao PDR
United States
Literacy Rate
75.6% 124th
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
1.2% 195th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
38.8 112th
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
15.7% 122nd
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
N/A
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
22.0% 113th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
61.5% 42nd
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
0.2% 162nd
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Lao PDR
United States
Internet Users
63.6% 144th
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
64.8 187th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
96.5% 151st
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
95.9% 120th
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
88.7% 130th
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
49.2% 50th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
71.5% 16th
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Lao PDR

Population pyramid of Lao PDR

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Lao PDR

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Lao PDR

United States

Population Over Time

Lao PDR

United States

GDP Over Time

Lao PDR

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Lao PDR

United States

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