Haiti vs Lao PDR

Haiti
Latin America & Caribbean
Lower middle income
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Population
11.8M
GDP
$24.3B
Lao PDR
East Asia & Pacific
Lower middle income
Capital: Vientiane
Population
7.8M
GDP
$16.5B

POP 1.5x GDP 1.5x LE 4.1 yrs same-band LMC

Widest indicator spreads · Haiti vs Lao PDR

GDP Growth Rate198.7%Foreign Direct Investment98%Electric Power Consumption95.4%Population Density92.1%Unemployment Rate92%CO2 Emissions Per Capita91.1%Forest Area82.8%Poverty (< $2.15/day)82.4%
TIGHT pair: headers nearly match, so the chart is GDP Growth Rate rather than GDP scale.

Demographics: Population Density (Haiti, 92% spread)

Indicator Haiti Lao PDR Year
Population Density 422.3 33.2 2023
Population 11.8M 7.8M 2024
Urban Population 55.0% 39.6% 2024

2 closer demographics rows sit on the Haiti and Lao PDR profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP Growth Rate (Lao PDR, 199% spread)

Indicator Haiti Lao PDR Year
GDP Growth Rate -4.2% 4.1% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $20.0M $988.5M 2024
Unemployment Rate 14.6% 1.2% 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 18.7% 75.1% 2024

3 closer economy rows sit on the Haiti and Lao PDR profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Lao PDR, 66% spread)

Indicator Haiti Lao PDR Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 328 112 2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.2% 1.3% 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 52.8 29.4 2024
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 22.0% 32.8% 2023

3 closer health rows sit on the Haiti and Lao PDR profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Primary) (Haiti, 49% spread)

Indicator Haiti Lao PDR Year
School Enrollment (Primary) 184.0% 93.9% 2016
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 1.0% 1.2% 2023

4 closer education rows sit on the Haiti and Lao PDR profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Electric Power Consumption (Lao PDR, 95% spread)

Indicator Haiti Lao PDR Year
Electric Power Consumption 76 1,665 2022
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 0.3 3.4 2024
Forest Area 12.3% 71.5% 2023
Freshwater Withdrawal 11.1% 3.9% 2022

1 closer environment rows sit on the Haiti and Lao PDR profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Electricity (Lao PDR, 47% spread)

Indicator Haiti Lao PDR Year
Access to Electricity 51.3% 96.5% 2023
Internet Users 47.9% 65.6% 2024

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Haiti and Lao PDR profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Poverty (< $2.15/day) (Lao PDR, 82% spread)

Indicator Haiti Lao PDR Year
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 40.4% 7.1% 2012
Net Migration -31,747 -10,284 2024
GINI Index 41.1 34.7 2012

3 closer social rows sit on the Haiti and Lao PDR profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Haiti vs Lao PDR comparison

Haiti vs Lao PDR is a TIGHT pair on population/GDP scale (same-band LMC: LMC/LMC). Look past the near-parity headers to GDP Growth Rate (~199% spread); 41 WDI/WHO/ILO figures across 7 topics. Shared income tier makes small rate gaps more informative than totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Haiti vs Lao PDR figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LMC · TIGHT scale band.