Which has higher coal rents, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Small states?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Small states as of 2012.

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

0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

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

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 Small states: Coal rents

Lao People's Democratic Republic

0.2%

in 2012

Small states

0.2%

in 2021

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

24th

Small states rank

23rd

Coal rents over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Small states

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Small states, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.5 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Small states ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 24th and Small states ranks 23rd of 199 countries.

Small states has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Small states	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%	Small states
1990s	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%	Small states
2000s	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	Small states
2010s	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal rents, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Small states?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Small states as of 2012.
What is the difference in coal rents between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Small states?: 0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Small states?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2012.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Small states rank globally for coal rents?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 24th and Small states ranks 23rd of 199 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: 246 places, 10,658 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 20 August 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.