Laos vs United States: Population, total, per square kilometre
Laos
33.21 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
36.81 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
167th
United States rank
166th
Population, total, per square kilometre over time
- Laos
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 36.81 units per square kilometre against 33.21 units per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 3.6 units per square kilometre.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 167th and United States ranks 166th of 216 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.32 units per square kilometre | 21.16 units per square kilometre | 10.84 units per square kilometre | United States |
| 1970s | 12.83 units per square kilometre | 23.48 units per square kilometre | 10.65 units per square kilometre | United States |
| 1980s | 16.07 units per square kilometre | 25.87 units per square kilometre | 9.8 units per square kilometre | United States |
| 1990s | 21.02 units per square kilometre | 28.88 units per square kilometre | 7.86 units per square kilometre | United States |
| 2000s | 25.27 units per square kilometre | 32.14 units per square kilometre | 6.87 units per square kilometre | United States |
| 2010s | 29.33 units per square kilometre | 35.02 units per square kilometre | 5.69 units per square kilometre | United States |
| 2020s | 32.52 units per square kilometre | 36.47 units per square kilometre | 3.95 units per square kilometre | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Laos or United States?
- United States, at 36.81 units per square kilometre against 33.21 units per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Laos and United States?
- 3.6 units per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Laos and United States rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 167th and United States ranks 166th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.