Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
be 38.4% less likely to be obese
In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 8.8 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 75.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Laos, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
make 40.0% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,800 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
Life
have 34.5% more children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Laos, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 53.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Laos, 185.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.3% less likely to be literate
In Maldives, the literacy rate is 97.7% as of 2016. In Laos, it is 84.7% as of 2015.
be 47.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 25.7 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 46.0% less likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Laos, about 34.0% do as of 2020.
be 10.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Maldives, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Laos, that number is 89% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 29.3% less on education
Maldives spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Laos spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
spend 67.5% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 8.0% 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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