Quality of life comparison

be 95.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Laos, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.

live 4.5 years longer

In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 33.8% less likely to be obese

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

be 91.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Laos, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.

be 58.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.

pay a 31.4% lower top tax rate

Equatorial Guinea has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Laos, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.

make 54.1% less money

Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,800 as of 2020.

be 38.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 301.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Laos, 185.0 women do as of 2017.

be 51.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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.

be 11.1% less likely to be literate

In Equatorial Guinea, the literacy rate is 95.3% as of 2015. In Laos, it is 84.7% as of 2015.

have 30.2% fewer children

In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Laos, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 41.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 45% 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 30.8% more likely to have internet access

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Laos, about 34.0% do as of 2020.

be 31.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Laos, that number is 89% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 16.1% less on healthcare

Equatorial Guinea spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Laos, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2019.