South Korea vs Laos: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency

South Korea
0.0371 units per person
in 2019
Laos
0.0226 units per person
in 2019
South Korea rank
5th
Laos rank
7th

Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency over time

  • South Korea
  • Laos
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.0371 units per person against 0.0226 units per person in Laos, a difference of 0.0145 units per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.6 times Laos's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 5th and Laos ranks 7th of 192 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Laos Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0003 units per person 0 units per person 0.0003 units per person South Korea
1980s 0.0022 units per person 0 units per person 0.0022 units per person South Korea
1990s 0.0089 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.0084 units per person South Korea
2000s 0.0193 units per person 0.0053 units per person 0.014 units per person South Korea
2010s 0.032 units per person 0.0163 units per person 0.0157 units per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per, South Korea or Laos?
South Korea, at 0.0371 units per person against 0.0226 units per person in Laos as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per between South Korea and Laos?
0.0145 units per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Laos?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do South Korea and Laos rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
South Korea ranks 5th and Laos ranks 7th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,186 data points, 1960–2019
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.