What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Laos and United States?

0.0029 sq. km per person, with Laos ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and United States?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Laos vs United States: Land area (sq. km), per capita

Laos

0.0301 sq. km per person

in 2023

United States

0.0272 sq. km per person

in 2023

Laos rank

50th

United States rank

51st

Land area (sq. km), per capita over time

Laos
United States

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.0301 sq. km per person against 0.0272 sq. km per person in United States, a difference of 0.0029 sq. km per person.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 50th and United States ranks 51st of 216 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0973 sq. km per person	0.0473 sq. km per person	0.05 sq. km per person	Laos
1970s	0.0783 sq. km per person	0.0426 sq. km per person	0.0356 sq. km per person	Laos
1980s	0.0626 sq. km per person	0.0387 sq. km per person	0.0239 sq. km per person	Laos
1990s	0.0478 sq. km per person	0.0347 sq. km per person	0.0131 sq. km per person	Laos
2000s	0.0397 sq. km per person	0.0311 sq. km per person	0.0085 sq. km per person	Laos
2010s	0.0342 sq. km per person	0.0286 sq. km per person	0.0056 sq. km per person	Laos
2020s	0.0308 sq. km per person	0.0274 sq. km per person	0.0033 sq. km per person	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area (sq. km), per capita, Laos or United States?: Laos, at 0.0301 sq. km per person against 0.0272 sq. km per person in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Laos and United States?: 0.0029 sq. km per person, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and United States?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Laos and United States rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?: Laos ranks 50th and United States ranks 51st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km), per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

Land 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.