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be 98.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 27.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV. In Laos, that number is 0.3% of people.
In Swaziland, 27.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV. In Laos, that number is 0.3% of people.
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 52 years (53 years for men, 52 years for women). In Laos, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 67 years for women).
In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people.
In Swaziland, 28.0% of adults are unemployed. In Laos, that number is 1.5%.
In Swaziland, 63.0% live below the poverty line. In Laos, however, that number is 22.0%.
Swaziland has a top tax rate of 33.0%. In Laos, the top tax rate is 24.0%.
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $9,900, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,400.
In Swaziland, approximately 389.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor. In Laos, 197.0 women do.
In Swaziland, 27% of people have electricity access (40% in urban areas, and 24% in rural areas). In Laos, that number is 87% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas).
In Swaziland, approximately 28.6% of the population has internet access. In Laos, about 18.2% do.
Swaziland spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education. Laos spends 2.9% of total GDP on education.
Swaziland spends 9.3% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Laos, that number is 1.9% of GDP.
Laos is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 230,800 sq km. Modern-day Laos has its roots in the ancient Lao kingdom of Lan Xang, established in the 14th century under King FA NGUM. For 300 years Lan Xang had influence reaching into present-day Cambodia and Thailand, as well as over all of what is now Laos. After centuries of gradual decline, Laos came under the domination of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the communist Pathet Lao took control of the government ending a six-century-old monarchy and instituting a strict socialist regime closely aligned to Vietnam. A gradual, limited return to private enterprise and the liberalization of foreign investment laws began in 1988. Laos became a member of ASEAN in 1997 and the WTO in 2013.
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The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: Swaziland Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
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