Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
be 75.3% less likely to be obese
In Serbia, 21.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 6.0 years less
In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 95.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Serbia, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Laos, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
be 21.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Serbia, 23.2% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
make 57.1% less money
Serbia has a GDP per capita of $18,200 as of 2020, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,800 as of 2020.
pay a 60.0% higher top tax rate
Serbia has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2017. In Laos, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Serbia, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Laos, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 15.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Serbia, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Laos, 185.0 women do as of 2017.
be 14.9% less likely to be literate
In Serbia, the literacy rate is 99.5% as of 2019. In Laos, it is 84.7% as of 2015.
be 7.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Serbia, approximately 4.8 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 56.4% less likely to have internet access
In Serbia, approximately 78.0% 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 Serbia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% 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 19.4% less on education
Serbia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Laos spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
spend 70.1% less on healthcare
Serbia spends 8.7% 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, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.
Laos: At a glance
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