Kyrgyzstan vs Laos

Kyrgyzstan and Laos compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Kyrgyzstan and Laos have about the same number of people: 7.3 million and 7.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Kyrgyzstan ($3,081) is 33% higher than in Laos ($2,325) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Kyrgyzstan (11.1%) than in Laos (4.5%), a difference of 6.6 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Kyrgyzstan (8.2%) than in Laos (7.7%), a difference of 0.5 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Kyrgyzstan (3.5%) than in Laos (1.2%), a difference of 2.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Kyrgyzstan can expect to live 3.2 years longer than one born in Laos: 72.4 years against 69.2 years in 2024.
• The population of Kyrgyzstan is older: half of its people are over 25.1 years, against 24.3 years in Laos in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Kyrgyzstan (92%) than in Laos (65.6%), a difference of 26.4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Laos (3.4 tonnes) are about 2.3 times as high as in Kyrgyzstan (1.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Laos (56.6%) than in Kyrgyzstan (6.5%), a difference of 50.1 percentage points in 2024.