Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 72.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Laos, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
be 77.1% less likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 10.4 years less
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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 93.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Laos, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
pay a 28.4% lower top tax rate
Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Laos, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
make 39.5% less money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 93.0% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Laos, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Laos, 185.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.0% less likely to be literate
In Barbados, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2014. In Laos, it is 84.7% as of 2015.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Laos, on the other hand, 37.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 58.5% less likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Laos, about 34.0% do as of 2020.
be 10.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Barbados, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Laos, 89% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 32.6% less on education
Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Laos spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
spend 58.7% less on healthcare
Barbados spends 6.3% 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, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Laos: At a glance
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