Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
be 76.0% less likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 7.8 years less
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 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 85.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Laos, that number is 1.2% as of 2023.
pay a 12.7% lower top tax rate
Brazil has a top tax rate of 27.5% as of 2016. In Laos, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
make 54.8% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $18,600 as of 2023, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2023.
be 4.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
Life
have 50.0% more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 75.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Laos, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 23.5% less likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Laos, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
be 10.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Brazil, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 61.7% less on education
Brazil spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Laos spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 73.8% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 10.3% 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: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Laos: At a glance
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