Comoros vs Laos: Share of the population that is female
Comoros
49.7%
in 2025
Laos
49.8%
in 2025
Comoros rank
157th
Laos rank
155th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Comoros
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 49.8% against 49.7% in Comoros, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 157th and Laos ranks 155th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 0.1% | Comoros |
| 1970s | 50.3% | 50.4% | 0.1% | Laos |
| 1980s | 50.3% | 50.0% | 0.3% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 50.8% | 49.7% | 1.1% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 49.6% | 0.8% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 49.7% | 0.2% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 0.0% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Comoros or Laos?
- Laos, at 49.8% against 49.7% in Comoros as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Comoros and Laos?
- 0.1%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Laos?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Comoros and Laos rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Comoros ranks 157th and Laos ranks 155th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.