Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 82.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Laos, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
be 51.4% less likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 1.2 years less
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 47.2% more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,800 as of 2020.
be 94.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Laos, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
be 21.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 39.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Laos, 185.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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.
have 26.8% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Laos, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Laos, that number is 95% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 41.4% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Laos, about 34.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.5% less on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Laos spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
spend 23.5% less on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.4% 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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