Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 97.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Vietnam, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 9.0 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Vietnam, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 87.8% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 19.1% more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $13,700 as of 2023.
be 91.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vietnam, that number is 1.6% as of 2023.
be 72.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Vietnam, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.
Life
be 42.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vietnam, 124.0 women do as of 2020.
be 49.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 38.7% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 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 77.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 56% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Vietnam, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 39.6% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vietnam, about 74.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 57.3% less on education
Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 47.2% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vietnam, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 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 Namibia? See an in-depth size comparison.