Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
be 82.5% less likely to be obese
In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 6.1 years less
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 72.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Laos, that number is 1.2% as of 2023.
be 38.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
make 38.2% less money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $13,600 as of 2023, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2023.
pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate
Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Laos, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 24.5% more children
In Fiji, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Fiji, approximately 38.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Laos, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 12.1% less likely to be literate
In Fiji, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Laos, it is 87.1% as of 2021.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 10.1 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 29.5% less likely to have internet access
In Fiji, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Laos, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 59.6% less on education
Fiji spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Laos spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 28.9% less on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.8% 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, Fiji Revenue & Customs Authority.
Laos: At a glance
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