Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
be 77.5% less likely to be obese
In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 7.8 years less
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 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 81.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Laos, that number is 1.2% as of 2023.
be 18.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
make 77.8% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $37,800 as of 2023, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2023.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 18.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Laos, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 12.8% less likely to be literate
In Latvia, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2021. In Laos, it is 87.1% as of 2021.
be 7.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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 31.0% less likely to have internet access
In Latvia, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Laos, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
be 10.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Latvia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% 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 61.7% less on education
Latvia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Laos spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 64.0% less on healthcare
Latvia spends 7.5% 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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