Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 94.5% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
live 3.6 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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
be 23.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vietnam, that number is 1.6% as of 2023.
make 73.0% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $50,800 as of 2023, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $13,700 as of 2023.
Life
be 17.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vietnam, 124.0 women do as of 2020.
be 98.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 14.9% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.5 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 26.0% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vietnam, about 74.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 37.9% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 25.4% less on healthcare
Kuwait spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vietnam, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.9 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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 Kuwait? See an in-depth size comparison.