Laos or Nigeria: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Laos wins on more indicators: 11 of 11 against 0.
- Safety and trust: Laos 1:0
- Costs and work: Laos 1:0
- Climate and health: Laos 7:0
- Law and institutions: Laos 2:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Laos
Indicator
Nigeria
Safety and trust
Better: Laos (1 : 0)Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✗4.23 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
no data for one of the places
no data
15.8 per 100,000 residents
2023
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
13%
2022
Costs and work
Better: Laos (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$10,383
20259% higher
✗$9,532
20258% lower
Climate and health
Better: Laos (7 : 0)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓69.2 years
202427% higher
✗54.6 years
202421% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓67.0 years
202423% higher
✗54.3 years
202419% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓71.5 years
202430% higher
✗54.9 years
202423% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓74.2 years
202316% higher
✗63.7 years
202314% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓97.28%
20245% higher
✗93.02%
20244% lower
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓97.06%
202410% higher
✗88.44%
20249% lower
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓26.0 µg/m³ per year
202360% lower
✗65.7 µg/m³ per year
2023153% higher
Law and institutions
Better: Laos (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓-0.64 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.95 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓-0.99 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.07 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Laos, Nigeria.