Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
be 94.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uganda, 5.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Laos, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 0.8 years less
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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
make 3.0 times more money
Uganda has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2023.
be 58.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Uganda, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Laos, that number is 1.2% as of 2023.
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Uganda has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Laos, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 55.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Uganda, approximately 284.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Laos, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.3% more likely to be literate
In Uganda, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2021. In Laos, it is 87.1% as of 2021.
be 24.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Uganda, approximately 30.4 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 50.0% fewer children
In Uganda, there are approximately 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 19.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Uganda, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (72% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Laos, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 6.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Laos, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 14.8% less on education
Uganda spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Laos spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 32.5% less on healthcare
Uganda spends 4.0% 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, Uganda Revenue Authority.
Laos: At a glance
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