Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 85.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Laos, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
be 36.9% less likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 3.2 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 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
make 3.7 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,800 as of 2020.
be 89.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
be 66.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 55.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 53.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Laos, 185.0 women do as of 2017.
be 27.4% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Laos, it is 84.7% as of 2015.
have 34.4% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Laos, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Laos, that number is 95% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 41.7% more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Laos, about 34.0% do as of 2020.
be 19.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Togo, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (94% in urban areas, and 60% 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 42.0% less on education
Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Laos spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
spend 54.4% less on healthcare
Togo spends 5.7% 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.
Laos: At a glance
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