Laos
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Identity
Formal name: Lao People's Democratic Republic.
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Identity
Name origin: name means "Land of the Lao [people].
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Laos vs Myanmar
113 shared metrics.
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Myanmar
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Union of Burma.
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Identity
Name origin: both "Burma" and "Myanmar" derive from the name of the majority Burman (Bamar) ethnic group, with the term myanma, or "the strong," being the group's name f…
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Analysis
Laos leads in 60 of 113 shared metrics, while Myanmar leads in 53.
Laos's Current Account Balance (% of GDP) is 27.5x that of Myanmar (11.4% of GDP vs 0.40% of GDP).
Laos's Liberal Democracy Index is 6.3x that of Myanmar (0.11 vs 0.01).
Laos's Beer Consumption is 6.0x that of Myanmar (3.7 L/person/yr vs 0.52 L/person/yr).
Laos's Alcohol Consumption is 4.6x that of Myanmar (10.82 L/adult/yr vs 1.9 L/adult/yr).
Laos's CO2 Per Capita is 4.4x that of Myanmar (3.1 t/person/yr vs 0.58 t/person/yr).
Key Comparisons
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)Laos leads
Laos
11.4% of GDP
Myanmar
0.40% of GDP
Liberal Democracy IndexLaos leads
Laos
0.11
Myanmar
0.01
Beer ConsumptionLaos leads
Laos
3.7 L/person/yr
Myanmar
0.52 L/person/yr
Alcohol ConsumptionLaos leads
Laos
10.82 L/adult/yr
Myanmar
1.9 L/adult/yr
CO2 Per CapitaLaos leads
Laos
3.1 t/person/yr
Myanmar
0.58 t/person/yr
Coal Electricity ShareLaos leads
Laos
23.28%
Myanmar
5.5%
All Metrics
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
LaosLaos
11.4% of GDP
Myanmar
0.40% of GDP
2750% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
LaosLaos
0.11
Myanmar
0.01
633% higher
Beer Consumption
LaosLaos
3.7 L/person/yr
Myanmar
0.52 L/person/yr
599% higher
Alcohol Consumption
LaosLaos
10.82 L/adult/yr
Myanmar
1.9 L/adult/yr
461% higher
CO2 Per Capita
LaosLaos
3.1 t/person/yr
Myanmar
0.58 t/person/yr
442% higher
Coal Electricity Share
LaosLaos
23.28%
Myanmar
5.5%
321% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
LaosLaos
28.67 per 100k
Myanmar
6.9 per 100k
318% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
LaosLaos
6.0% of GDP
Myanmar
1.5% of GDP
305% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
LaosLaos
1.3K kWh/person
Myanmar
354.13 kWh/person
257% higher
Protected Land (%)
LaosLaos
18.8%
Myanmar
6.6%
185% higher
Inflation Rate
LaosLaos
23.1%
Myanmar
8.8%
163% higher
Spirits Consumption
LaosLaos
3.0 L/person/yr
Myanmar
1.2 L/person/yr
144% higher
Teen Birth Rate
LaosLaos
81.65 per 1k
Myanmar
33.51 per 1k
144% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
LaosLaos
267.78 per 1k people
Myanmar
122.96 per 1k people
118% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
LaosLaos
34 pts
Myanmar
16 pts
113% higher
Electricity Generation
LaosLaos
52.3 TWh
Myanmar
24.68 TWh
112% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
LaosLaos
815.09 kg oil eq/person
Myanmar
399.52 kg oil eq/person
104% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
LaosLaos
4.0 sites
Myanmar
2.0 sites
100% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
MyanmarLaos
1.0
Myanmar
101
99% lower
Military Spending
MyanmarLaos
0.19% of GDP
Myanmar
6.8% of GDP
97% lower
Railway Length
MyanmarLaos
422 km
Myanmar
5.0K km
92% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
MyanmarLaos
2.9 kg/person/yr
Myanmar
31.48 kg/person/yr
91% lower
Population
MyanmarLaos
7.95M
Myanmar
57.93M
86% lower
Water Withdrawal
MyanmarLaos
7.3 B m³
Myanmar
33.23 B m³
78% lower
GDP (Nominal)
MyanmarLaos
$16,502,933,121.34
Myanmar
$74,068,349,523.81
78% lower
Air Passengers
MyanmarLaos
842.3K
Myanmar
3.54M
76% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
MyanmarLaos
2.4% of youth labor force
Myanmar
9.8% of youth labor force
76% lower
Irrigated Land
MyanmarLaos
4.4K km²
Myanmar
17.1K km²
74% lower
Airports
MyanmarLaos
20
Myanmar
74
73% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
MyanmarLaos
129.0K
Myanmar
463.0K
72% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
LaosLaos
12.74M kW
Myanmar
7.42M kW
72% higher
Solar Electricity Share
MyanmarLaos
0.17%
Myanmar
0.55%
69% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
LaosLaos
71.46%
Myanmar
42.4%
69% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
LaosLaos
0.14
Myanmar
0.08
69% higher
Land Area
MyanmarLaos
230.8K km²
Myanmar
652.7K km²
65% lower
GNI Per Capita
LaosLaos
$2,000
Myanmar
$1,210
65% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
LaosLaos
58.4% of GDP
Myanmar
35.7% of GDP
64% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
LaosLaos
$9,775.83
Myanmar
$5,997.47
63% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
MyanmarLaos
2.0% of GDP
Myanmar
5.2% of GDP
61% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
LaosLaos
26.44% of firms
Myanmar
16.45% of firms
61% higher
Population Density
MyanmarLaos
33.21 /km²
Myanmar
82.94 /km²
60% lower
Unemployment Rate
MyanmarLaos
1.2%
Myanmar
3.0%
60% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
MyanmarLaos
11.84% of adults
Myanmar
29.03% of adults
59% lower
Suicide Rate
LaosLaos
4.6 per 100k
Myanmar
2.9 per 100k
58% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
MyanmarLaos
0.33 per 1k
Myanmar
0.76 per 1k
57% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
MyanmarLaos
41.46% of firms
Myanmar
94.91% of firms
56% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
LaosLaos
0.03 per 100k people
Myanmar
0.02 per 100k people
56% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
LaosLaos
0.51
Myanmar
0.33
54% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
MyanmarLaos
232.08 gCO2/kWh
Myanmar
502.99 gCO2/kWh
54% lower
Highest Elevation
MyanmarLaos
2.8K m
Myanmar
5.9K m
52% lower
Capital Elevation
LaosLaos
174 m
Myanmar
115 m
51% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
LaosLaos
15 days/yr
Myanmar
10 days/yr
50% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
MyanmarLaos
9.9%
Myanmar
19.91%
50% lower
Scientific Publications
MyanmarLaos
83.93
Myanmar
163.39
49% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
MyanmarLaos
30.41 kg/person/yr
Myanmar
58.25 kg/person/yr
48% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
MyanmarLaos
24.01 kg/person/yr
Myanmar
45.85 kg/person/yr
48% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
LaosLaos
21.95%
Myanmar
15.29%
44% higher
Credit Card Ownership
MyanmarLaos
1.1% of adults
Myanmar
2.0% of adults
44% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
MyanmarLaos
65 per 100 people
Myanmar
114 per 100 people
43% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
LaosLaos
7.4%
Myanmar
5.2%
43% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
MyanmarLaos
35.19%
Myanmar
59.72%
41% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
MyanmarLaos
25.4% of adults
Myanmar
42.5% of adults
40% lower
Forest Area
MyanmarLaos
164.9K km²
Myanmar
276.7K km²
40% lower
Smoking Rate
MyanmarLaos
27.2%
Myanmar
44.4%
39% lower
Women in Senior Management
MyanmarLaos
25.68% of managers
Myanmar
40.97% of managers
37% lower
Elderly Population (%)
MyanmarLaos
4.7%
Myanmar
7.3%
36% lower
Digital Payments Used
MyanmarLaos
26.53% of adults
Myanmar
39.91% of adults
34% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
MyanmarLaos
22.32 µg/m³
Myanmar
32.31 µg/m³
31% lower
Urban Population (%)
LaosLaos
39.56%
Myanmar
30.45%
30% higher
Life Evaluation Score
LaosLaos
5.5 pts
Myanmar
4.3 pts
29% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
MyanmarLaos
$41.35
Myanmar
$57.97
29% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
MyanmarLaos
15.58% of adults
Myanmar
21.62% of adults
28% lower
Electricity Access (%)
LaosLaos
96.5%
Myanmar
76.8%
26% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
MyanmarLaos
28.4% of adults
Myanmar
37.4% of adults
24% lower
Birth Rate
LaosLaos
19.22 per 1k
Myanmar
15.44 per 1k
24% higher
Youth Population (%)
LaosLaos
30.2%
Myanmar
24.3%
24% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
LaosLaos
0.03
Myanmar
0.03
23% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
LaosLaos
50.69% of firms
Myanmar
41.13% of firms
23% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
MyanmarLaos
49.2%
Myanmar
62.9%
22% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
LaosLaos
88.73%
Myanmar
74.18%
20% higher
Adult Literacy Rate
MyanmarLaos
75.64%
Myanmar
93.55%
19% lower
Land Border Length
MyanmarLaos
5.3K km
Myanmar
6.5K km
19% lower
Median Age
MyanmarLaos
24.3 years
Myanmar
29.5 years
18% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
LaosLaos
1.3 per 1k
Myanmar
1.1 per 1k
18% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
MyanmarLaos
26.06 Mt CO2e
Myanmar
31.36 Mt CO2e
17% lower
Dependency Ratio
LaosLaos
53.53% of working-age pop.
Myanmar
46.21% of working-age pop.
16% higher
Water Stress (%)
LaosLaos
3.9%
Myanmar
3.3%
16% higher
Death Rate
MyanmarLaos
6.1 per 1k
Myanmar
7.2 per 1k
15% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
MyanmarLaos
16.4 per 100k
Myanmar
19.3 per 100k
15% lower
Fertility Rate
LaosLaos
2.2 children/woman
Myanmar
1.9 children/woman
12% higher
Informal Employment Share
LaosLaos
90.49% of employed people
Myanmar
80.71% of employed people
12% higher
Political Corruption Index
MyanmarLaos
0.77
Myanmar
0.86
11% lower
Broadband Access (%)
MyanmarLaos
2.7 per 100 people
Myanmar
3.0 per 100 people
9% lower
Internet Users (%)
LaosLaos
64%
Myanmar
59%
8% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
MyanmarLaos
41.53 hrs/week
Myanmar
44.65 hrs/week
7% lower
Food Waste per Person
LaosLaos
174.08 kg/person/yr
Myanmar
162.51 kg/person/yr
7% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
LaosLaos
30.6% of firms
Myanmar
29.33% of firms
4% higher
Obesity Rate
LaosLaos
7.8%
Myanmar
7.5%
3% higher
Infant Mortality
LaosLaos
35.2 per 1k births
Myanmar
34.1 per 1k births
3% higher
Life Expectancy
LaosLaos
69.0 years
Myanmar
66.9 years
3% higher
Tourist Arrivals
MyanmarLaos
886.4K
Myanmar
903.0K
2% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
MyanmarLaos
93.29% of adults
Myanmar
95.33% of adults
2% lower
Human Development Index
LaosLaos
0.62
Myanmar
0.61
1% higher
Child Mortality
LaosLaos
39 per 1k births
Myanmar
38.7 per 1k births
1% higher
Time Zones Count
LaosLaos
2.0 time zones
Myanmar
2.0 time zones
equal
Coastline Length
MyanmarLaos
0 km
Myanmar
1.9K km
ranked lower
Wind Electricity Share
LaosLaos
0%
Myanmar
0%
ranked higher
GDP Growth Rate
LaosLaos
4.1%
Myanmar
-0.97%
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
MyanmarLaos
0 per 1M people
Myanmar
0.02 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
LaosLaos
70 m
Myanmar
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
LaosLaos
1.0
Myanmar
1.0
equal
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
LaosLaos
0 per 1M people
Myanmar
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Border Neighbors
LaosLaos
5.0
Myanmar
5.0
equal
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