Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 75.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Vietnam, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
be 91.3% less likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 80.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vietnam, that number is 1.6% as of 2023.
be 88.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Vietnam, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.
Life
be 32.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Vietnam, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
have 15.8% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vietnam, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.4% more likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vietnam, about 74.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 52.9% less on education
Belize spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 31.9% less on healthcare
Belize spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vietnam, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 8.9 times more coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vietnam: At a glance
How big is Vietnam compared to Belize? See an in-depth size comparison.