Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 82.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Laos, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
be 50.9% less likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 6.7 years less
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 80.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Laos, that number is 1.2% as of 2023.
make 68.4% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $26,600 as of 2023, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2023.
be 77.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
pay a 60.0% higher top tax rate
Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Laos, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Laos, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Mauritius, approximately 12.1 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 11.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mauritius, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 53.1% less on education
Mauritius spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Laos spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 59.7% less on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.7% 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: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Laos: At a glance
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