Is Django better than Laravel?

Neither is better universally; they are peers. Both are mature, opinionated, batteries included frameworks with strong ORMs, good documentation, and large communities. Django's strengths are the Python ecosystem (especially data and ML), the built in admin interface, and a longer track record (released 2005). Laravel's strengths are the broader first party web application ecosystem, the developer experience and tooling (Forge, Vapor, Octane, Filament, Livewire), and faster iteration on modern web features. The honest read is that they are close competitors and the deciding factor is usually language preference and whether the product has a Python data or ML pull.