Which has higher coal rents, Lao People's Democratic Republic or United States Virgin Islands?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.2% against 0.2% in United States Virgin Islands as of 2012.

What is the difference in coal rents between Lao People's Democratic Republic and United States Virgin Islands?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and United States Virgin Islands?

11 years are reported by both, from 2002 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 United States Virgin Islands: Coal rents

Lao People's Democratic Republic

0.2%

in 2012

United States Virgin Islands

0.2%

in 2020

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

25th

United States Virgin Islands rank

26th

Coal rents over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times United States Virgin Islands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 25th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 26th of 200 countries.

United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.2%	3.1%	2.8%	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	0.4%	3.2%	2.8%	United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal rents, Lao People's Democratic Republic or United States Virgin Islands?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.2% against 0.2% in United States Virgin Islands as of 2012.
What is the difference in coal rents between Lao People's Democratic Republic and United States Virgin Islands?: 0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and United States Virgin Islands?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2012.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for coal rents?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 25th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 26th 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.