Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 94.1% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 45.7% more money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,400 as of 2023, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $13,700 as of 2023.
be 91.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 17.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vietnam, that number is 1.6% as of 2023.
be 69.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Vietnam, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.
pay a 75.0% higher top tax rate
Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Vietnam, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vietnam, 124.0 women do as of 2020.
have 32.9% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 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 10.8% less likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vietnam, about 74.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 37.3% less on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vietnam, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 28.1% more on education
Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 132.5 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance.
Vietnam: At a glance
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