Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 9.9 years less
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 84.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 1.2% as of 2023.
pay a 59.3% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Laos, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
make 79.7% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2023.
Life
have 70.7% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.9% less likely to be literate
In Aruba, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2018. In Laos, it is 87.1% as of 2021.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Aruba, approximately 12.1 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 36.1% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Laos, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 62.9% less on education
Aruba spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Laos spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Laos: At a glance
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