Quality of life comparison

be 80.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Laos, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.

live 9.4 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 39.1% less likely to be obese

In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

make 4.9 times more money

Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2022, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2022.

be 67.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.

pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate

Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Laos, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.

be 16.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Laos, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.

be 71.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Laos, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 79.2% more likely to be literate

In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Laos, it is 87.1% as of 2021.

be 48.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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.

have 35.7% fewer children

In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 27% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Laos, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 4.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Laos, about 62.0% do as of 2021.

be 22.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 58% 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.

spend 74.7% less on education

Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Laos spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 69.3% less on healthcare

Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Laos, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2020.