Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
be 55.1% less likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 5.6 years less
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 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 90.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Laos, that number is 1.2% as of 2023.
be 48.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cabo Verde, 35.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
Life
have 10.6% more children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cabo Verde, approximately 42.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Laos, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 60.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 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 11.4% less likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Laos, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 69.7% less on education
Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Laos spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 55.0% less on healthcare
Cabo Verde spends 6.0% 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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