Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
be 83.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Laos, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
be 48.5% less likely to be obese
In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2023, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2023.
be 81.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Gambia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Laos, that number is 1.2% as of 2023.
be 65.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gambia, 53.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 72.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 458.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Laos, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 49.9% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 58.1% as of 2021. In Laos, it is 87.1% as of 2021.
have 27.5% fewer children
In Gambia, there are approximately 27.3 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 52.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 65% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Laos, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 87.9% more likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Laos, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 17.9% less on education
Gambia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Laos spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Laos: At a glance
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