Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 84.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Laos, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 2.2 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Laos, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 76.7% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,800 as of 2020.
be 98.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 40.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Laos, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
be 68.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 61.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Laos, 185.0 women do as of 2017.
be 37.3% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Laos, it is 84.7% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 2.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 39% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 12% 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 16.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 56% 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 44.7% less on healthcare
Haiti spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Laos, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 70.6% more on education
Haiti spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Laos spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Laos: At a glance
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