Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years less
In Vietnam, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to be obese
In Vietnam, 2.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Vietnam has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Indonesia, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% as of 2023.
be 95.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Vietnam, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2023.
Life
be 39.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Vietnam, approximately 124.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Indonesia, 173.0 women do as of 2020.
be 33.8% 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.2% less likely to have internet access
In Vietnam, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Indonesia, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 14.6% less on education
Vietnam spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Indonesia spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 27.7% less on healthcare
Vietnam spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 15.9 times more coastline
Vietnam has a total of 3,444 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance.
Indonesia: At a glance
How big is Indonesia compared to Vietnam? See an in-depth size comparison.