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Greece vs Laos: Compare Statistics

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

Greece
grc
Leads on 60 of 105 metrics
Laos
lao
Leads on 38 of 105 metrics

Summary

Comparing Greece and Laos: Laos leads on Major Urban Areas Population (721,000 people) against Greece (3.15 people); Laos leads on Radios (730,000) against Greece (5.02); Laos leads on Televisions (52,000) against Greece (2.54). Across 105 compared metrics, Greece wins on 60 and Laos wins on 38.

  • 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🇬🇷 Greece🇱🇦 LaosShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)85.01 %★63.63 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 85% (2023 est.)percent of population: 64% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score55.37 points★33.22 points
Radios5.02730,000★
Televisions2.5452,000★
Waterways64,600★

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇱🇦 LaosShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country8.48B $★2.85B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars287.13B $★13.95B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.05 %4.3 %★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.25 %18.5 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.7 % of GDP★2.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index68.4★62.7
Electricity Consumption56.89★5.47
Electricity Exports1.048.47★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels57★28
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1472★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables29★1
Electricity Imports9.83★2.5
Electricity Installed Capacity19.17★6.94
Electricity Production52.05★29.74
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)92.69 USD per capita★34.46 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient33.438.8★
Gross Fixed Investment10.428.6★
Gross National Saving10.922.7★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)6.1 %★3.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.7 %★23.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP★0.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption4.93★0
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports4.98★0
Natural Gas Production8★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves991.1★0
Oil Consumption371,300★3,000
Oil Exports181,600★0
Oil Imports496,600★1,918
Oil Production7,946★0
Oil Proved Reserves10★0
Population Below Poverty Line18.8 people18.3 people★
Public Debt190.658.4★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.3 USD4.3 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption304,100★18,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports371,900★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports192,200★17,460
Refined Petroleum Products Production655,400★0
Remittances0.21.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.011.48★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.16★15.66
Taxes and Other Revenues26.6★12.1
Unemployment Rate10.2 %1.3 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇱🇦 LaosShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)1.37M242,858★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions62.0623.41★
Population Distributionone third of the population lives in and around metropolitan Athens; the remainder of the country has moderate population density mixed with sizeable urban clustersmost 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 Country10.3 Cubic meters per year37.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources68333.5★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇱🇦 LaosShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.73 %★1.15 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)34.24121.5★
Agricultural land49,262.14 sq. km★21,486.6 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)13,676 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita1,210.72 cubic meters per inhabitant1,319.14 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land12,191★4,410

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇱🇦 LaosShare
Rule of Law Index by Country58.09 %★29.3 %
Administrative Divisions1317★
Independence319★
Suffrage Participation Rate1718★

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇱🇦 LaosShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8★6.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.2 % of GDP★2.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %★0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density4.2 people/sq km★1.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)5 %★112 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.9 %5.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS17,00015,000★
Underweight Children Under 5NA21.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇱🇦 LaosShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)147,000★129,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇱🇦 LaosShare
Currently married (Percent)50.12 %61.45 %★
Human Capital Index0.67★0.46
Life expectancy at birth85.11 years★72.32 years
Median age of population47.22 years★25.25 years
Population Change-67,933.1 persons102,278.9 persons★
Population density74.53 per sq. km34.57 per sq. km★
Total population9.83M persons★7.98M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.68★0.12
Birth Rate (%)7.38 %19.22 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA54.1 %
Death Rate (%)11.99 %6.07 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.4 % of GDP★1.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.91M persons2.16M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate4.66★3.59
Learning-adjusted years of school9.54 years★5.98 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother96 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.15 people721,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)177.32★160.52
Military Manpower at Military Age21★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization68.29 %★32.65 %
Physician Density6.58 people/sq km★0.33 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.35 %1.22 %★
Population living in slums-0.3 %47.45 %★
Total deaths120,560.1 persons47,791 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)53.53 %★48.69 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman2.33 per woman★
Total net-migration-10,452.7 persons★-10,536.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.88 per live births★34.16 per live births

Transportation

2 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇱🇦 LaosShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.5★0.26
Airports82★20

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