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

36,850 sq. km, with Laos ahead.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Kyrgyzstan vs Laos: Surface area (sq. km)

Kyrgyzstan

199,950 sq. km

in 2024

Laos

236,800 sq. km

in 2024

Kyrgyzstan rank

86th

Laos rank

83rd

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Kyrgyzstan
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 236,800 sq. km against 199,950 sq. km in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 36,850 sq. km.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Kyrgyzstan's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 86th and Laos ranks 83rd of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kyrgyzstan	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1960s	199,950 sq. km	236,800 sq. km	36,850 sq. km	Laos
1970s	199,950 sq. km	236,800 sq. km	36,850 sq. km	Laos
1980s	199,950 sq. km	236,800 sq. km	36,850 sq. km	Laos
1990s	199,950 sq. km	236,800 sq. km	36,850 sq. km	Laos
2000s	199,950 sq. km	236,800 sq. km	36,850 sq. km	Laos
2010s	199,949 sq. km	236,800 sq. km	36,851 sq. km	Laos
2020s	199,950 sq. km	236,800 sq. km	36,850 sq. km	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Kyrgyzstan or Laos?: Laos, at 236,800 sq. km against 199,950 sq. km in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Kyrgyzstan and Laos?: 36,850 sq. km, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Laos?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Laos rank globally for surface area?: Kyrgyzstan ranks 86th and Laos ranks 83rd of 216 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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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: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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