Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Mongolia, you would:
Health
be 74.3% less likely to be obese
In Mongolia, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 3.2 years less
In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 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 38.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Mongolia, 6.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Laos, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
be 34.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mongolia, 27.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
make 34.7% less money
Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $12,100 as of 2022, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2022.
pay a 2.4 times higher top tax rate
Mongolia has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Laos, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 32.9% more children
In Mongolia, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mongolia, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Laos, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 12.2% less likely to be literate
In Mongolia, the literacy rate is 99.2% as of 2020. In Laos, it is 87.1% as of 2021.
be 87.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Mongolia, approximately 20.2 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 26.2% less likely to have internet access
In Mongolia, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Laos, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 51.1% less on education
Mongolia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Laos spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 44.9% less on healthcare
Mongolia spends 4.9% 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, General Department of National Taxation.
Laos: At a glance
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