Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Laos instead of Wallis and Futuna, you would:

Health

live 11.5 years less

In Wallis and Futuna, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Laos, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 77.4% more children

In Wallis and Futuna, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 43.2% more likely to have internet access

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 45.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Laos, about 65.6% do as of 2024.

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Infrastructure

find 68.9% less home broadband

Wallis and Futuna has 8.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Laos has 2.7 as of 2023.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2024), The World Factbook (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

Compare further: Wallis and Futuna vs. Laos

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Wallis and Futuna is about 1,668 times smaller than Laos.
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Laos: At a glance

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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