Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
Health
live 12.7 years less
In Turks and Caicos Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 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 93.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Turks and Caicos Islands, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 1997. In Laos, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
make 63.0% less money
Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $21,100 as of 2020, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 54.4% more children
In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Laos, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 11.6 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.
Expenditures
spend 17.1% less on education
Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Laos spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Laos: At a glance
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