Laos vs Upper middle income: Forest area (sq. km), per capita
Laos
0.0215 sq. km per person
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.0042 sq. km per person
in 2023
Laos rank
24th
Upper middle income rank
25th
Forest area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Laos
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.0215 sq. km per person against 0.0042 sq. km per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0173 sq. km per person.
That makes Laos's figure about 5.1 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 214 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0355 sq. km per person | 0.0056 sq. km per person | 0.0299 sq. km per person | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.0296 sq. km per person | 0.005 sq. km per person | 0.0246 sq. km per person | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.0248 sq. km per person | 0.0045 sq. km per person | 0.0203 sq. km per person | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.022 sq. km per person | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 0.0178 sq. km per person | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area (sq. km), per capita, Laos or Upper middle income?
- Laos, at 0.0215 sq. km per person against 0.0042 sq. km per person in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Laos and Upper middle income?
- 0.0173 sq. km per person, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Upper middle income?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Upper middle income rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Laos ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.