Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
be 76.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Laos, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 6.8 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022. In Laos, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 40.4% less likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 47.4% more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2023.
be 61.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Laos, that number is 1.2% as of 2023.
be 54.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 40.5% more likely to be literate
In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Laos, it is 87.1% as of 2021.
be 33.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 47.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Laos, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
have 41.4% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 33.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 65.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 60% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Laos, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 12.7% more likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Laos, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 20.6% less on healthcare
Nigeria spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Laos, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 4.6 times more on education
Nigeria spends 0.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Laos spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Laos: At a glance
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