Asia · South-Eastern Asia

Laos

Lao People's Democratic Republic

CapitalVientiane

Population7,873,046World Bank 2025

Area236,800 km²

CurrencyLAK — Lao kip

LanguagesLao

Calling code+856

Time zones

GDPUSD 18.3B

GDP per capitaUSD 2.3K

Life expectancy69.2 years

Internet users65.6%

What this means

Laos is in Asia (South-Eastern Asia). About 7.87M people live there, or roughly 33.2 people per km². GDP per capita is around USD 2.3K, which helps compare living standards with other countries on YIMHO.

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Neighboring countries

Myanmar Cambodia China Thailand Vietnam

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