Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
be 83.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Laos, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
be 48.5% less likely to be obese
In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.5 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,800 as of 2020.
be 62.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gambia, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 69.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 597.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Laos, 185.0 women do as of 2017.
be 66.7% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 50.8% as of 2015. In Laos, it is 84.7% as of 2015.
have 27.4% fewer children
In Gambia, there are approximately 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Laos, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 93.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 16% 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.
Expenditures
spend 31.6% less on healthcare
Gambia spends 3.8% 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.
Laos: At a glance
How big is Laos compared to Gambia? See an in-depth size comparison.