Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Macedonia, you would:
Health
be 90.6% less likely to be obese
In Macedonia, 22.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
live 1.3 years less
In Macedonia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 89.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Macedonia, 14.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Vietnam, that number is 1.5% as of 2022.
be 78.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Macedonia, 21.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Vietnam, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.
make 33.3% less money
Macedonia has a GDP per capita of $17,100 as of 2022, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $11,400 as of 2022.
pay a 3.5 times higher top tax rate
Macedonia has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Vietnam, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 46.1% more children
In Macedonia, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vietnam, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 41.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Macedonia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vietnam, 124.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Macedonia, approximately 7.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 10.8% less likely to have internet access
In Macedonia, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vietnam, about 74.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 40.5% less on healthcare
Macedonia spends 7.9% 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, Public Revenue Office, General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance.
Vietnam: At a glance
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