Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 75.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Laos, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
be 78.0% less likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 7.7 years less
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 85.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Laos, that number is 1.2% as of 2023.
be 55.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
make 34.4% less money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2023, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2023.
Life
have 11.9% more children
In Belize, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 11.2 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 10.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Belize, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% 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 73.6% less on education
Belize spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Laos spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 60.9% less on healthcare
Belize spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Laos, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Laos: At a glance
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