Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 72.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Vietnam, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 3.1 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 92.0% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 81.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Vietnam, that number is 1.5% as of 2022.
be 93.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Vietnam, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.
make 24.0% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $15,000 as of 2022, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $11,400 as of 2022.
Life
be 51.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Suriname, approximately 30.2 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.
be 29.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vietnam, 124.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 12.1% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vietnam, about 74.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 18.0% less on education
Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 30.9% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vietnam, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 8.9 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 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 Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.