Which has higher coal rents, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Low income?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Low income as of 2012.

What is the difference in coal rents between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Low income?

0.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Low income?

29 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Coal rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Low income: Coal rents

Lao People's Democratic Republic

0.2%

in 2012

Low income

0.1%

in 2021

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

25th

Low income rank

24th

Coal rents over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Low income

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Low income, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.5 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Low income ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 25th and Low income ranks 24th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 3 and Low income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Low income	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Low income
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal rents, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Low income?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Low income as of 2012.
What is the difference in coal rents between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Low income?: 0.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Low income?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2012.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Low income rank globally for coal rents?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 25th and Low income ranks 24th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Coal rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Coal rents (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 10,672 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Coal rents are the difference between the value of both hard and soft coal production at world prices and their total costs of production.