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Laos - Ranking Positions (Facts)

RANKING  VALUE  POSITION Geography Area - total 236,800.00 sq km 81 Area - land 230,800.00 sq km 79 Area - water 6,000.00 sq km 56 Land boundaries 5,083.00 km 30 Coastline 0.00 km 176 Elevation extremes - highest point 2,817 m 80 Land use - arable land 4.01 % 154 Land use - permanent crops 0.34 % 148 Land use - other 95.65 % 52 People Population 6,521,998 101 Age structure: 0-14 years 41.20 % 44 Age structure: 15-64 years 55.70 % 166 Age structure: 65 years and over 3.10 % 166 Population growth rate 2.37 % 38 Birth rate 34.98 births/1,000 population 39 Death rate 11.28 deaths/1,000 population 159 Net migration rate 0.00 migrant(s)/1,000 population 84 Sex ratio - total population 0.98 male(s)/female 110 Infant mortality rate 81.44 deaths/1,000 live births 182 Life expectancy at birth - total population 55.89 years 169 Life expectancy at birth - male 53.82 years 171 Life expectancy at birth - female 58.04 years 169 Total fertility rate 4.59 children born/woman 41 HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.10 % 5 HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 1,700 32 HIV/AIDS - deaths 200 28 Literacy - total population 68.70 % 162 Economy GDP - real growth rate 7.40 % 43 GDP per capita - purchasing power parity 2,100 $ 163 GDP - composition by sector (agriculture) 43.40 % 13 GDP - composition by sector (industry) 30.60 % 75 GDP - composition by sector (services) 26.00 % 197 Population below poverty line 30.70 % 69 Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% 3.20 % 28 Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10% 30.60 % 61 Inflation rate (consumer prices) 6.80 % 146 Labor force 2,100,000 111 Unemployment rate 2.40 % 16 Budget - revenues 400,000,000 $ 162 Electricity - production 3,936,000,000 kWh 114 Electricity - consumption 3,260,000,000 kWh 116 Electricity - exports 600,000,000 kWh 58 Exports 982,200,000 $ 143 Imports 1,376,000,000 $ 151 Debt - external 3,179,000,000 $ 116 Communications Telephones - main lines in use 90,067 141 Telephones - mobile cellular 638,200 127 Internet users 25,000 173 Transportation Roadways - total 31,210.00 km 94 Airports with paved runways - total 9 116 Airports - with unpaved runways - total 35 82 Military Military manpower availability - males age 15-49 1,500,625 1 Military manpower fit for military service - males age 15-49 954,816 1 Military expenditures - percent of GDP 0.50 % 157