Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Paraguay, you would:
Health
be 73.9% less likely to be obese
In Paraguay, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 10.2 years less
In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 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 43.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Paraguay, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Laos, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
be 25.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Paraguay, 24.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
make 41.5% less money
Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $13,500 as of 2022, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2022.
Life
have 24.5% more children
In Paraguay, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 77.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Paraguay, approximately 71.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Laos, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 62.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Paraguay, approximately 23.2 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 11.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Paraguay, 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 30.3% less on education
Paraguay spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Laos spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 64.5% less on healthcare
Paraguay spends 7.6% 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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