Laos is a landlocked Southeast Asian country along the Mekong River. With ancient Buddhist temples in Luang Prabang and pristine waterfalls, it is one of Southeast Asia's most serene destinations.
Lao
These figures are calculated from the data on this page and compared with the other 195 countries Beelad covers.
| Population density | 32 people per km² rank 148 of 196 (highest first); the average across all 196 countries is 60 per km² |
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| Share of world population | 0.0947 % world total: 8,091,734,930 (UN, 1 July 2023) |
| Share of Asia | 0.161% of its people, 0.739% of its land area |
| Area in square miles | 91,429 1 km² = 0.386 sq mi |
| Closest in size | Romania (238,397 km²) |
| Closest in population | Turkmenistan (7,364,438 people) |
Laos is the only country in our list that uses LAK.