Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
be 91.5% less likely to be obese
In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
live 4.1 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Vietnam, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 11.4% more money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $13,700 as of 2023.
be 37.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vietnam, that number is 1.6% as of 2023.
Life
have 50.5% more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vietnam, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vietnam, 124.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 4.1 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.
Expenditures
spend 68.0% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 62.4% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 12.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vietnam, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vietnam: At a glance
How big is Vietnam compared to Cuba? See an in-depth size comparison.