Country comparison Laos vs Iceland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart1.3%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
22,396K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€14,702Mchart€34,257M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$15,908Mchart$38,583M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,913chart€87,3902025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,070chart$99,3972025GDP per capita [+]
€8,722M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202414,772chart18,0272023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202415,984chart19,4982023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024100.48%chart61.55%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,927chart€46,9982023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,085chart$50,8332023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024344chart-1,1382024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024372chart-1,2312024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20242.34%chart-3.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,300.9chart14,456.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,489.7chart15,647.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023171.2chart1,978.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023185.2chart2,139.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20248.24%chart14.83%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202372.6chart2,318.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202383.6chart2,289.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.21%chart16.06%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]201317.1chart02019Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]201322.7chart02019Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20130.78%chart0%2020Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202415.65%chart47.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€300chart€37,1202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$325chart$40,1782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€23chart€5,2112023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$24chart$5,6952023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€9chart€6,0442024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$11chart$5,9082023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013€3chart€02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013$3chart$02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A109/20/2024Moody's Rating [+]
A+03/06/2026S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]08/04/2022CCC-A05/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202328chart722023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019113ºchart26º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202473.8chart15.22024Fragile States Index [+]
115º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024111ºchart22º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.3%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
3.6%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
9K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$77.8chart$3,127.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€70.1chart€2,830.52024NMW [+]
$85,6212024Average Wage [+]
€79,1042024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201784ºchart21º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kip [+]03/13/202624,786.5000chart144.200003/13/2026Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/202621,439.5000chart125.650003/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/20269.47%chart-1.14%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20266.2%chart5.2%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
4.0%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]02/24/20268.00%chart7.25%11/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020154ºchart26º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20194,064chart20,014December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.44chart47.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
695.182021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202311.0%chart36.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
24.00%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
44.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2020811,600chart698,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€7,741.1Mchart€6,429.3M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$8,370.4Mchart$7,265.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202355.78%chart18.77%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,074.1Mchart€9,513.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,649.2Mchart$10,750.3M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202350.97%chart27.77%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€667.0Mchart€-3,084.4M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$659.7Mchart$-3,485.3M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20234.81%chart-9.00%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201583ºchart7º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202332chart42024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202449ºchart1º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017124.3chart171.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.67%chart17.74%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202017.71%chart11.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202321.27‰chart11.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201768.1chart132.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.22‰chart6.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.42chart1.562024Fertility Rate [+]
5.00‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201818.3%chart8.8%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20237,664,993chart389,4442024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202048,731chart65,4242020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,296,051chart43,2512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.620chart0.9592022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202489ºchart1º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202368.96chart82.802024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015837chart482024Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.33chart12.332024Suicide rate [+]
52023Number of homicides [+]
1.292023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.49chart8.792023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202412,416chart18,4852024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202452,306chart19,0572024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026671chart18602/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026219,060chart211,23002/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/11/20225,222,417chart297,93412/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/202687.54chart477.6002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/11/202211,111,066chart903,42412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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