Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 85.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Laos, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 5.9 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Laos, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 48.5% less likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 43.6% more money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2022, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2022.
be 53.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 39.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
be 53.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Laos, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
Life
be 73.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Laos, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 32.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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.
have 28.0% fewer children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 27.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 40.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Laos, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 37.8% more likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Laos, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
be 11.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 69% 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 32.4% less on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Laos spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 18.2% less on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% 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: The World Factbook.
Laos: At a glance
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