Laos vs Vietnam: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Laos
0.4031 people per person
in 2025
Vietnam
0.3883 people per person
in 2025
Laos rank
172nd
Vietnam rank
175th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Laos
- Vietnam
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.4031 people per person against 0.3883 people per person in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0148 people per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vietnam ahead.
Laos ranks 172nd and Vietnam ranks 175th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0832 people per person | 0.1765 people per person | 0.0933 people per person | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 0.1087 people per person | 0.202 people per person | 0.0933 people per person | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 0.1365 people per person | 0.1909 people per person | 0.0543 people per person | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 0.1748 people per person | 0.2129 people per person | 0.0381 people per person | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 0.2658 people per person | 0.2709 people per person | 0.0052 people per person | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 0.3311 people per person | 0.3227 people per person | 0.0084 people per person | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.3845 people per person | 0.3754 people per person | 0.0091 people per person | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Laos or Vietnam?
- Laos, at 0.4031 people per person against 0.3883 people per person in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Laos and Vietnam?
- 0.0148 people per person, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Vietnam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Vietnam rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Laos ranks 172nd and Vietnam ranks 175th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.