Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 75.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Laos, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
be 78.0% less likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 7.7 years less
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Laos, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 27.9% more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,800 as of 2020.
be 92.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Laos, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
be 55.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 5.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Laos, 185.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Laos, on the other hand, 37.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% less likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Laos, about 34.0% do as of 2020.
be 10.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Belize, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Laos, that number is 89% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 63.3% less on education
Belize spends 7.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Laos spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
spend 56.7% less on healthcare
Belize spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Laos, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Laos: At a glance
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