Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Laos, you would:
Health
be 26.4% less likely to be obese
In Laos, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 0.9 years less
In Laos, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Laos, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In India, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
be 19.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Laos, 18.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In India, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2011.
pay a 48.1% higher top tax rate
Laos has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In India, the top tax rate is 35.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 18.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Laos, approximately 126.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In India, 103.0 women do as of 2020.
be 19.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Laos, approximately 37.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In India, on the other hand, 30.3 children do as of 2022.
be 14.6% less likely to be literate
In Laos, the literacy rate is 87.1% as of 2021. In India, it is 74.4% as of 2018.
have 18.2% fewer children
In Laos, there are approximately 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In India, there are 16.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 25.8% less likely to have internet access
In Laos, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In India, about 46.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 95.7% more on education
Laos spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. India spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 11.1% more on healthcare
Laos spends 2.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In India, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
India: At a glance
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