Laos vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Rural population, per capita
Laos
0.5969 units per person
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.186 units per person
in 2025
Laos rank
45th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
43rd
Rural population, per capita over time
- Laos
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.5969 units per person against 0.186 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.4109 units per person.
That makes Laos's figure about 3.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 45th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 216 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9168 units per person | 0.4853 units per person | 0.4315 units per person | Laos |
| 1970s | 0.8913 units per person | 0.4005 units per person | 0.4907 units per person | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.8635 units per person | 0.325 units per person | 0.5385 units per person | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.8252 units per person | 0.2741 units per person | 0.5511 units per person | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.7342 units per person | 0.2319 units per person | 0.5024 units per person | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.6689 units per person | 0.2086 units per person | 0.4603 units per person | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.6155 units per person | 0.1917 units per person | 0.4238 units per person | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Laos or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Laos, at 0.5969 units per person against 0.186 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Laos and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 0.4109 units per person, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Laos ranks 45th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.