Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
Health
be 76.9% less likely to be obese
In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 22.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 8.9 years less
In Saint Kitts and Nevis, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 15.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 1997. In Laos, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
make 72.6% less money
Saint Kitts and Nevis has a GDP per capita of $28,800 as of 2022, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2022.
Life
have 67.8% more children
In Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 8.3 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 21.5% less likely to have internet access
In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Laos, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on healthcare
Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 5.4% 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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