Ecuador vs Laos: Share global forest
Ecuador
0.2973
in 2025
Laos
0.3149
in 2025
Ecuador rank
47th
Laos rank
46th
Share global forest over time
- Ecuador
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.3149 against 0.2973 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0176.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 47th and Laos ranks 46th of 235 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3312 | 0.3316 | 0.0004 | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.3178 | 0.3287 | 0.0109 | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.3062 | 0.3209 | 0.0147 | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.2983 | 0.316 | 0.0178 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share global forest, Ecuador or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.3149 against 0.2973 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share global forest between Ecuador and Laos?
- 0.0176, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Laos?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Laos rank globally for share global forest?
- Ecuador ranks 47th and Laos ranks 46th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Share global forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.