Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Bolivia, you would:
Health
be 73.8% less likely to be obese
In Bolivia, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 4.3 years less
In Bolivia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 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
be 49.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bolivia, 36.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
pay a 84.6% higher top tax rate
Bolivia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Laos, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 21.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bolivia, approximately 161.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Laos, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
have 12.5% more children
In Bolivia, there are approximately 17.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 69.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Bolivia, approximately 22.3 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 76.5% less on education
Bolivia spends 9.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Laos spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 65.8% less on healthcare
Bolivia spends 7.9% 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, Ministry of Finance, Autoridad de Impugnación Tributaria (AIT), Bolivia.
Laos: At a glance
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