Quality of life comparison

be 6.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Vietnam, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 7.9 years less

In Vietnam, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

be 4.9 times more likely to be obese

In Vietnam, 2.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

make 78.8% less money

Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $13,700 as of 2023, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2023.

be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Vietnam, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gambia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

be 11.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Vietnam, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Gambia, however, that number is 53.4% as of 2020.

have 83.2% more children

In Vietnam, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Vietnam, approximately 124.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.

be 39.4% less likely to be literate

In Vietnam, the literacy rate is 95.8% as of 2019. In Gambia, it is 58.1% as of 2021.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Vietnam, approximately 14.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 34.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Vietnam, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 65% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 55.4% less likely to have internet access

In Vietnam, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

spend 31.7% less on education

Vietnam spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 44.7% less on healthcare

Vietnam spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 97.7% less coastline

Vietnam has a total of 3,444 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.