Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 73.4% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 9.3 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Laos, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 87.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Laos, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
be 26.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
pay a 31.4% lower top tax rate
Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Laos, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
make 24.3% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 27.1% more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Laos, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Laos, 185.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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 Ecuador, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Laos, about 34.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 29.3% less on education
Ecuador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Laos spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
spend 66.7% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.8% 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, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Laos: At a glance
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