Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Peru, you would:
Health
be 73.1% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 0.8 years less
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 89.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Laos, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Laos, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
make 31.0% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 21.4% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Laos, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Laos, 185.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.4% less likely to be literate
In Peru, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2020. In Laos, it is 84.7% as of 2015.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 10.8 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 47.7% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Laos, about 34.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 31.0% less on education
Peru spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Laos spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
spend 50.0% less on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% 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, Ministry of Finance, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria.
Laos: At a glance
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