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Economy power of Laos & Turkmenistan

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Laos vs Turkmenistan

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The socialist state of Laos is located in Southeast Asia. Interestingly, it is the only landlocked country in this region. The official name of the nation is Lao People's Democratic Republic. With a total land area of 237,955 square kilometers, it has a population of 7.1 million people. Thanks to that, the density of Laos is approximately 26.7 square kilometers. More about Laos Turkmenistan is also widely known as Turkmenia and is situated in Central Asia. It shares the borders with four countries, which are Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Iran, as well as the Caspian Sea. Citizens use Turkmen as their national language; however, they also speak Russian when it comes to interethnic communication. Over 93% of the entire Turkmen population is Muslim.  More about Turkmenistan

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

Laos Turkmenistan
Position in the ranking of countries 126 (2023) 85 (2023)
GDP [US$] 15,843,155,731 60,628,857,142
Percentage of the other 26.1 % 382.7 %

Gross domestic product growth rate

Gross domestic product per capita

Gross domestic product (PPP)

Gross domestic product (PPP) per capita

Gross national income (GNI, Inflation)

Gross national income

Laos Turkmenistan
Position in the ranking of countries 130 (2023) 84 (2023)
GNI [US$] 14,685,693,869 60,128,502,821
Percentage of the other 24.4 % 409.4 %

Gross national income per capita

Inflation consumer prices (annual %)

International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

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(China)

Laos Turkmenistan
Position in the ranking of countries 107 (2016) 35 (2023)
External balance [US$] -1,380,097,004 5,547,400,000
Percentage of the other -24.9 % -402 %

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

Exports of goods and services (current US$)

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Employment by sector, Unemployment

Unemployment (% of total labor force)

Laos Turkmenistan
Position in the ranking of countries 107 (2016) 35 (2023)
Unemployment [%] 1.22 4.30
Percentage of the other 28.4 % 352.5 %

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)

Employment in industry (% of total employment)

Employment in services (% of total employment)

Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)

Population (total, growth, density, demgraphy)

Total population

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(India)

Laos Turkmenistan
Position in the ranking of countries 100 (2023) 101 (2023)
Population 7,664,993 7,364,438
Percentage of the other 104.1 % 96.1 %

Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography