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Canada vs Laos: Compare Statistics

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

Canada
can
Leads on 61 of 105 metrics
Laos
lao
Leads on 37 of 105 metrics

Summary

Comparing Canada and Laos: Laos leads on Major Urban Areas Population (721,000 people) against Canada (6.37 people); Laos leads on Radios (730,000) against Canada (32.30); Laos leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (18,000) against Canada (2.44). Across 105 compared metrics, Canada wins on 61 and Laos wins on 37.

  • 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🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇦 LaosShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %★63.63 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 64% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points★33.22 points
Radios32.3730,000★
Televisions21.552,000★
Waterways6364,600★

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇦 LaosShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $★2.85B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $★13.95B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %4.3 %★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %18.5 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★2.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.6★62.7
Electricity Consumption522.2★5.47
Electricity Exports73.35★8.47
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2328★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants5672★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★0
Electricity from Other Renewables12★1
Electricity Imports2.68★2.5
Electricity Installed Capacity143.5★6.94
Electricity Production649.6★29.74
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita★34.46 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.938.8★
Gross Fixed Investment23.728.6★
Gross National Saving20.822.7★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %3.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %★23.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★0.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.4★0
Natural Gas Exports83.96★0
Natural Gas Imports26.36★0
Natural Gas Production159.1★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.06★0
Oil Consumption2.213,000★
Oil Exports1.93★0
Oil Imports1.091,918★
Oil Production3.48★0
Oil Proved Reserves175.2★0
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people★18.3 people
Public Debt61.358.4★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD4.3 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.4518,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.12★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700★17,460
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01★0
Remittances01.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.081.48★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.25★15.66
Taxes and Other Revenues13.8★12.1
Unemployment Rate6.5 %1.3 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇦 LaosShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M★242,858
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.8523.41★
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiamost 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 Country370 Cubic meters per year★37.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.9333.5★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇦 LaosShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %1.15 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43121.5★
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km★21,486.6 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,319.14 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,045★4,410

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇦 LaosShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %★29.3 %
Administrative Divisions1017★
Independence119★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇦 LaosShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.7★6.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP★2.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km★1.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %★112 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %5.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA15,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA21.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇦 LaosShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,000129,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇦 LaosShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %61.45 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.46
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years★72.32 years
Median age of population40.75 years★25.25 years
Population Change437,571 persons★102,278.9 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km★34.57 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons★7.98M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.12
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %19.22 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA54.1 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %6.07 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★1.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons★2.16M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.87★3.59
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years★5.98 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people721,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09★160.52
Military Manpower at Military Age1618★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %★32.65 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km★0.33 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %1.22 %★
Population living in slums1.2 %47.45 %★
Total deaths326,297.8 persons47,791 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %★48.69 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman2.33 per woman★
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons★-10,536.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births★34.16 per live births

Transportation

2 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇱🇦 LaosShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.96★0.26
Airports1,459★20

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