Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
be 23.2% less likely to be obese
In Indonesia, 6.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 4.9 years less
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Indonesia has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Laos, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
make 36.3% less money
Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2022, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2022.
be 10.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Indonesia, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Laos, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
be 92.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Indonesia, 9.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 27.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Indonesia, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Laos, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
have 33.8% more children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 91.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 19.7 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.
Expenditures
spend 34.3% less on education
Indonesia spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Laos spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 20.6% less on healthcare
Indonesia spends 3.4% 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, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak.
Laos: At a glance
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