Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Niue, you would:
Health
be 89.4% less likely to be obese
In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 34.5% more money
Niue has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2003, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,800 as of 2020.
be 94.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Laos, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 57.5% less likely to have internet access
In Niue, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Laos, about 34.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.9% less on healthcare
Niue spends 5.3% 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 Niue? See an in-depth size comparison.