Laos vs Mongolia

Mongolia scores 50.9 in the NationsTree Index (85th in the world) and Laos scores 36.2 (141st), a gap of 14.7 points. Their trees are 5.0 m and 5.1 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Laos has 2.2 times the population of Mongolia. Mongolia is 6.6 times larger than Laos by land area. The economy of Laos is 10% larger than that of Mongolia (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Laos 7.9 million and Mongolia 3.6 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $20,798 in Mongolia and $10,383 in Laos (2025, international dollars). People in Mongolia live on average 3.2 years longer (72.4 vs 69.2 years).

Of 36 indicators reported by both countries, Laos ranks higher in the world on 7 and Mongolia on 29. Laos is clearly stronger in military, tourism and environment & energy. Mongolia is clearly stronger in society & health, institutions & safety and infrastructure & digital.

As a nation, Mongolia is the older of the two (statehood since 1206, 820 years), compared with Laos (since 1949). Over the last five years Laos improved faster (direction score 75 vs 61 out of 100).