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Laos vs Portugal: Compare Statistics

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

Laos
lao
Leads on 35 of 105 metrics
Portugal
prt
Leads on 61 of 105 metrics

Summary

Comparing Laos and Portugal: Laos leads on Radios (730,000) against Portugal (3.02); Laos leads on Major Urban Areas Population (721,000 people) against Portugal (3.00 people); Laos leads on Televisions (52,000) against Portugal (3.31). Across 105 compared metrics, Laos wins on 35 and Portugal wins on 61.

  • 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🇱🇦 Laos🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)63.63 %85.79 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 64% (2023 est.)percent of population: 86% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score33.22 points84.26 points★
Radios730,000★3.02
Televisions52,000★3.31
Waterways4,600★210

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇱🇦 Laos🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.85B $5.07B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars13.95B $351.06B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.3 %★0 %
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)18.5 %★3.21 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP9.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index62.790.9★
Electricity Consumption5.4746.94★
Electricity Exports8.479.7★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2841★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants72★25
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables135★
Electricity Imports2.54.62★
Electricity Installed Capacity6.9420.56★
Electricity Production29.7456.9★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)34.46 USD per capita73.29 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient38.8★36.3
Gross Fixed Investment28.6★16.1
Gross National Saving22.7★16.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.9 %★1.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)23.1 %2.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.2 % of GDP2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption06.26★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports06.54★
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption3,000277,400★
Oil Exports049,650★
Oil Imports1,918294,600★
Oil Production04,721★
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line18.3 people16.4 people★
Public Debt58.4★125.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.3 USD★1.9 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption18,000247,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0143,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports17,46078,700★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0323,000★
Remittances1.8★0.6
Revenue from Forest Resources1.48★0.13
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)15.660.38★
Taxes and Other Revenues12.122.8★
Unemployment Rate1.3 %★6.4 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇱🇦 Laos🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)242,858-2.08M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions23.41★38.27
Population Distributionmost 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 Asiaconcentrations are primarily along or near the Atlantic coast; both Lisbon and the second largest city, Porto, are coastal cities
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country37.9 Cubic meters per year★4 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources333.5★77.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇱🇦 Laos🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.15 %4.97 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)121.5★40.91
Agricultural land21,486.6 sq. km41,313.78 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km1,793 km★
Dam capacity per capita1,319.14 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,106.83 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land4,4105,662★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇱🇦 Laos🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Rule of Law Index by Country29.3 %83.2 %★
Administrative Divisions1718★
Independence19114★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇱🇦 Laos🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.710.5★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.7 % of GDP10.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★0.5 %
Hospital Bed Density1.3 people/sq km3.5 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)112 %15 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)5.3 %★20.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS15,000★42,000
Underweight Children Under 524.30.9★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇱🇦 Laos🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)129,000★52,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇱🇦 Laos🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Currently married (Percent)61.45 %★46.43 %
Human Capital Index0.460.8★
Life expectancy at birth72.32 years85.82 years★
Median age of population25.25 years47.31 years★
Population Change102,278.9 persons★-30,996.2 persons
Population density34.57 per sq. km★113.39 per sq. km
Total population7.98M persons10.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.120.83★
Birth Rate (%)19.22 %★8.03 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate54.1 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)6.07 %★10.92 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDP4.6 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age2.16M persons★2.10M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate3.595.46★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.98 years11.75 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days42 days★
Major Urban Areas Population721,000 people★3 people
Mean Male Height (cm)160.52172.93★
Military Manpower at Military Age1820★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization32.65 %71.36 %★
Physician Density0.33 people/sq km5.85 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.22 %★-0.11 %
Population living in slums47.45 %★-0.02 %
Total deaths47,791 persons★114,964.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)48.69 %61.45 %★
Total fertility rate2.33 per woman★1.6 per woman
Total net-migration-10,536.3 persons-5,390 persons★
Under-five mortality rate34.16 per live births2.88 per live births★

Transportation

2 metrics
Metric🇱🇦 Laos🇵🇹 PortugalShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.262.78★
Airports20128★

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