Botswana vs Laos: Life expectancy vs. health spending

Botswana

69.16 years

in 2023

Laos

68.96 years

in 2023

Botswana rank

177th

Laos rank

178th

Life expectancy vs. health spending over time

Botswana currently reports 69.16 years against 68.96 years in Laos, a difference of 0.199 years.

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

Globally, Botswana ranks 177th and Laos ranks 178th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.