Eritrea vs Laos: Poverty vs life expectancy

Eritrea
68.62
in 2023
Laos
68.96
in 2023
Eritrea rank
180th
Laos rank
178th

Poverty vs life expectancy over time

  • Eritrea
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 68.96 against 68.62 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.34.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Laos ahead.

Eritrea ranks 180th and Laos ranks 178th of 236 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Laos Difference Ahead
1950s 33.92 40.09 6.17 Laos
1960s 39.04 42.21 3.18 Laos
1970s 41.53 45.58 4.05 Laos
1980s 43.07 51.22 8.15 Laos
1990s 52.09 56.11 4.02 Laos
2000s 60.28 60.5 0.2145 Laos
2010s 65.62 66.19 0.5783 Laos
2020s 67.58 68.46 0.873 Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty vs life expectancy, Eritrea or Laos?
Laos, at 68.96 against 68.62 in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in poverty vs life expectancy between Eritrea and Laos?
0.34, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Laos?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Laos rank globally for poverty vs life expectancy?
Eritrea ranks 180th and Laos ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Poverty vs life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty vs life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed