Laos
Leads 1 of 14 metrics
vs
United States of America
Leads 13 of 14 metrics
49865×
United States of America has 49865× the
defense budget of Laos
9037×
United States of America has 9037× the
gold reserves of Laos
1681×
United States of America has 1681× the
GDP (nominal) of Laos
Laos
Tale of the tape
United States of America
7.87M
Population
USA
43×
342M
237K km²
Land Area
USA
42×
9.83M km²
$18.3B
GDP (nominal)
USA
1681×
$30.8T
$2,325
GDP per Capita
USA
39×
$90,027
69.2 yrs
Life Expectancy
USA
1.1×
78.9 yrs
0.607
HDI
USA
1.5×
0.921
75.6%
Literacy Rate
USA
1.3×
99.0%
65.6%
Internet Users
USA
1.4×
94.7%
29.1K
Active Military
USA
46×
1.35M
$0B
Defense Budget
USA
49865×
$997B
$5B
Exports
USA
605×
$3.19T
$7B
Imports
USA
616×
$4.10T
1 t
Gold Reserves
USA
9037×
8,134 t
28.5
Cost of Living Index
LAO
2.5×
lower
71.0
Bars are scaled to the larger value of each metric. The chip marks the leading country
(for cost of living, the lower index leads).
Laos
United States of America
Vientiane
Capital
Washington, D.C.
Lao Kip (LAK)
Currency
United States Dollar (USD)
Lao
Language
English (de facto)
One-party socialist republic
Government
Federal presidential constitutional republic