Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 78.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Laos, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
be 78.5% less likely to be obese
In Jamaica, 24.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 7.6 years less
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 90.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Laos, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
make 10.3% less money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,700 as of 2020, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 31.4% more children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Laos, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Jamaica, approximately 80.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Laos, 185.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 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 38.2% less likely to have internet access
In Jamaica, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Laos, about 34.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 46.3% less on education
Jamaica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Laos spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
spend 57.4% less on healthcare
Jamaica spends 6.1% 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
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