Iran vs Laos: GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP
Iran
5.02 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Laos
4.47 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iran rank
5th
Laos rank
7th
GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP over time
- Iran
- Laos
How they compare
Iran currently reports 5.02 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 4.47 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Laos, a difference of 0.55 current international $ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Laos ahead.
Iran ranks 5th and Laos ranks 7th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.71 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 4.7 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Iran |
| 2000s | 5.06 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 5.17 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.1108 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2010s | 2.77 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.99 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.2144 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2020s | 4.08 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 4.02 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.0618 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp, Iran or Laos?
- Iran, at 5.02 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 4.47 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp between Iran and Laos?
- 0.55 current international $ per US$ of GDP, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Laos?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Laos rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp?
- Iran ranks 5th and Laos ranks 7th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP, PPP (current international $) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.