Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Iran, you would:
Health
be 79.5% less likely to be obese
In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 7.1 years less
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 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 56.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 8.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Laos, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
make 49.0% less money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $15,500 as of 2022, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2022.
Life
have 38.5% more children
In Iran, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Laos, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 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 21.5% less likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Laos, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
be 10.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Iran, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 36.1% less on education
Iran spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Laos spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 49.1% less on healthcare
Iran spends 5.3% 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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