Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Guernsey, you would:
Health
live 15.1 years less
In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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 36.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Guernsey, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Laos, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
make 85.0% less money
Guernsey has a GDP per capita of $52,500 as of 2014, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Guernsey, approximately 3.4 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 28.4% less likely to have internet access
In Guernsey, approximately 86.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Laos, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Laos: At a glance
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