Which has higher surface area, Belarus or Laos?

Laos, at 236,800 sq. km against 207,629 sq. km in Belarus as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between Belarus and Laos?

29,171 sq. km, with Laos ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belarus vs Laos: Surface area

Belarus

207,629 sq. km

in 2023

Laos

236,800 sq. km

in 2023

Belarus rank

85th

Laos rank

83rd

Surface area over time

Belarus
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 236,800 sq. km against 207,629 sq. km in Belarus, a difference of 29,171 sq. km.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.

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

Belarus ranks 85th and Laos ranks 83rd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1960s	207,600 sq. km	236,800 sq. km	29,200 sq. km	Laos
1970s	207,600 sq. km	236,800 sq. km	29,200 sq. km	Laos
1980s	207,600 sq. km	236,800 sq. km	29,200 sq. km	Laos
1990s	207,600 sq. km	236,800 sq. km	29,200 sq. km	Laos
2000s	207,600 sq. km	236,800 sq. km	29,200 sq. km	Laos
2010s	207,600 sq. km	236,800 sq. km	29,200 sq. km	Laos
2020s	207,625 sq. km	236,800 sq. km	29,175 sq. km	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Belarus or Laos?: Laos, at 236,800 sq. km against 207,629 sq. km in Belarus as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Belarus and Laos?: 29,171 sq. km, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Laos?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Laos rank globally for surface area?: Belarus ranks 85th and Laos ranks 83rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.