Country comparison
Laos vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 1.4× the size of Laos. Vietnam has 13× the population of Laos. Vietnam has 2.2× the GDP per capita of Laos.
Side by side
| Laos | Category | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 236,800 km² | Area (2024) Vietnam: 1.4× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 331,338 km² more |
| 7.9 million | Population (2025) Vietnam: 13× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 102 million more |
| 34 people/km² | Population density (2024) Vietnam: 9.6× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 322 people/km² |
| US$ 2,325 | GDP per capita (2025) Vietnam: 2.2× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | US$ 5,066 more |
| 69.2 years | Life expectancy (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 74.7 years more |
| 66% | Internet users (2024) Vietnam: 1.3× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 84% more |
| 24.3 years | Median age (2023) Vietnam: 1.3× more Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) | 32.4 years |
| 2.4 births per woman | Fertility rate (2024) Laos: 1.3× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 1.9 births per woman |
| 3.4 t less | CO₂ emissions per capita (2024) Vietnam: 1.3× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 4.3 t |
| – | Castles, fortresses and palaces Wikidata (CC0 1.0) | 3 |
| 11 | VPN providers with servers in the country Vietnam: 2.1× more VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0) | 23 |
| Lao | Official languages Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3) | Vietnamese |
| Lao kip (LAK) | Currency ISO 4217 | Vietnamese đồng (VND) |
| Type A, B, C, E, F · 230 V | Plugs and voltage Shared plug types: A, C, F · different voltage | Type A, C, F · 220 V |
| UTC+7 | Time zone of the capital Same time IANA tz database (public domain) | UTC+7 |
Values link to the country pages in the Ominuvo series maps. Area: World Bank data (indicator AG.SRF.TOTL.K2: land and inland water, source FAO, CC BY 4.0); “approx.” – no such data for the country: area of the map outline (Natural Earth 1:50m), accurate to about 3%.
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Source: World Bank – Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), FAO (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Population Prospects, United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union… (CC BY 4.0), Our World in Data – UN, World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint… (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0 1.0), VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3), ISO 4217, IANA tz database (public domain), Natural Earth (public domain). Data from the Ominuvo series maps (index of 2026-11-01); details and licences on the map pages.