Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 83.5% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Laos, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.
live 8.1 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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 87.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Laos, that number is 1.2% as of 2023.
pay a 31.4% lower top tax rate
Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Laos, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
make 75.6% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $34,400 as of 2023, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2023.
be 27.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
Life
have 43.5% more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Laos, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 95.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 23.5% less likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Laos, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
be 10.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Turkey, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 99% 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 32.4% less on education
Turkey spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Laos spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 41.3% less on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.6% 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, Ministry of Finance, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Laos: At a glance
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