Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Niue, you would:
Health
be 89.4% less likely to be obese
In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 68.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Laos, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
make 28.8% less money
Niue has a GDP per capita of $11,100 as of 2021, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 22.1% less likely to have internet access
In Niue, approximately 79.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Laos, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 65.4% less on healthcare
Niue spends 7.8% 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
How big is Laos compared to Niue? See an in-depth size comparison.