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China

Beijing
Leads 13 of 14 metrics
vs
Lao People's Democratic Republic flag

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Vientiane
Leads 1 of 14 metrics
15683×
China has 15683× the defense budget of Lao People's Democratic Republic
2533×
China has 2533× the gold reserves of Lao People's Democratic Republic
939×
China has 939× the GDP (nominal) of Lao People's Democratic Republic
China Tale of the tape Lao People's Democratic Republic
1.41B
Population
CHN 188×
7.53M
9.6M km²
Land Area
CHN 41×
237K km²
$18T
GDP (nominal)
CHN 939×
$19.1B
$12,720
GDP per Capita
CHN 5.0×
$2,542
77.1 yrs
Life Expectancy
CHN 1.1×
68.9 yrs
0.768
HDI
CHN 1.3×
0.607
96.8%
Literacy Rate
CHN 1.1×
84.7%
70.4%
Internet Users
CHN 1.1×
62.0%
2.04M
Active Military
CHN 70×
29.1K
$314B
Defense Budget
CHN 15683×
$0B
$3.75T
Exports
CHN 711×
$5B
$3.22T
Imports
CHN 483×
$7B
2,280 t
Gold Reserves
CHN 2533×
1 t
42.0
Cost of Living Index
LAO 1.5× lower
28.5
Bars are scaled to the larger value of each metric. The chip marks the leading country (for cost of living, the lower index leads).
China Lao People's Democratic Republic
Beijing Capital Vientiane
Renminbi (Yuan, CNY) Currency Lao Kip (LAK)
Mandarin Chinese Language Lao
Unitary one-party socialist republic Government One-party socialist republic