Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Niue instead of Laos, you would:

Health

be 9.4 times more likely to be obese

In Laos, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Niue, that number is 50.0% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 25.6% less money

Laos has a GDP per capita of $7,800 as of 2020, while in Niue, the GDP per capita is $5,800 as of 2003.

be 17.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Laos, 0.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Niue, that number is 12.0% as of 2001.

Basic Needs

be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Laos, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Niue, about 80.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 2.0 times more on healthcare

Laos spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Niue, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Niue: At a glance

Niue is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 260 sq km. Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the adjacent Cook Islands, has caused it to be separately administered by New Zealand. The population of the island continues to drop (from a peak of 5,200 in 1966 to an estimated 1,229 in 2013) with substantial emigration to New Zealand 2,400 km to the southwest.
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