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Australia vs Laos: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 105 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 64 of 105 metrics
Laos
lao
Leads on 35 of 105 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Laos: Laos leads on Major Urban Areas Population (721,000 people) against Australia (5.24 people); Laos leads on Radios (730,000) against Australia (25.50); Laos leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (18,000) against Australia (1.18). Across 105 compared metrics, Australia wins on 64 and Laos wins on 35.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 2 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇦 LaosShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★63.63 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 64% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★33.22 points
Radios25.5730,000★
Televisions10.1552,000★
Waterways2,0004,600★

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇦 LaosShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★2.85B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★13.95B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %4.3 %★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %18.5 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★2.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79★62.7
Electricity Consumption229.4★5.47
Electricity Exports08.47★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★28
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1172★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★1
Electricity Imports02.5★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★6.94
Electricity Production243★29.74
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★34.46 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.338.8★
Gross Fixed Investment28.228.6★
Gross National Saving2122.7★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %3.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★23.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★0.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★0
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99★0
Oil Consumption960,800★3,000
Oil Exports312,600★0
Oil Imports731,400★1,918
Oil Production549,200★0
Oil Proved Reserves3.32★0
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★18.3 people
Public Debt58★58.4
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD4.3 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.1818,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★17,460
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★0
Remittances0.11.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.131.48★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.5★15.66
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★12.1
Unemployment Rate4.1 %1.3 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇦 LaosShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M242,858★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.6523.41★
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bymost densely populated area is in and around the capital city of Vientiane; large communities are primarily found along the Mekong River along the southwestern border; overall density is considered one of the lowest in Southeast Asia
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★37.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★333.5

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇦 LaosShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %1.15 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98121.5★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★21,486.6 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,319.14 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★4,410

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇦 LaosShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★29.3 %
Administrative Divisions617★
Independence119★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇦 LaosShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.4★6.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★2.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★1.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★112 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %5.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,00015,000★
Underweight Children Under 5NA21.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇦 LaosShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000129,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇦 LaosShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %61.45 %★
Human Capital Index0.79★0.46
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★72.32 years
Median age of population38.51 years★25.25 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★102,278.9 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★34.57 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★7.98M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.12
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %19.22 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★54.1 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %6.07 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★1.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★2.16M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91★3.59
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★5.98 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people721,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★160.52
Military Manpower at Military Age1718★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★32.65 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★0.33 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★1.22 %
Population living in slums0.03 %47.45 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons47,791 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★48.69 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman2.33 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-10,536.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★34.16 per live births

Transportation

2 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇱🇦 LaosShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.26
Airports2,257★20

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