Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 82.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 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 50.9% less likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 6.7 years less
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 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
be 89.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Laos, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
make 60.0% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,800 as of 2020.
be 77.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
pay a 60.0% higher top tax rate
Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Laos, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Laos, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 61.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Laos, 185.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Mauritius, approximately 12.1 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 47.7% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Laos, about 34.0% do as of 2020.
be 11.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mauritius, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 37.0% less on education
Mauritius spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Laos spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
spend 58.1% less on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.2% 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: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Laos: At a glance
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