Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Laos instead of Isle of Man, you would:

Health

live 11.9 years less

In Isle of Man, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Laos, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 97.4% less money

Isle of Man has a GDP per capita of $90,015 as of 2023, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $2,325 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.5 times more children

In Isle of Man, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 6.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Isle of Man, approximately 4.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Laos, on the other hand, 27.2 children do as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Laos: At a glance

Laos is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 230,800 sq km. Modern-day Laos has its roots in the ancient Lao kingdom of Lan Xang, established in the 14th century under King FA NGUM. For 300 years Lan Xang had influence reaching into present-day Cambodia and Thailand, as well as over all of what is now Laos. After centuries of gradual decline, Laos came under the domination of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the communist Pathet Lao took control of the government ending a six-century-old monarchy and instituting a strict socialist regime closely aligned to Vietnam. A gradual, limited return to private enterprise and the liberalization of foreign investment laws began in 1988. Laos became a member of ASEAN in 1997 and the WTO in 2013.
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