Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 41.7% less likely to be obese
In Bangladesh, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 70.8% more money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2020, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2020.
be 29.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vietnam, that number is 3.1% as of 2018.
be 72.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bangladesh, 24.3% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Vietnam, however, that number is 6.7% as of 2018.
pay a 16.7% higher top tax rate
Bangladesh has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Vietnam, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 75.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bangladesh, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vietnam, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 27.9% more likely to be literate
In Bangladesh, the literacy rate is 74.9% as of 2020. In Vietnam, it is 95.8% as of 2019.
be 51.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Bangladesh, approximately 30.4 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 11.3% fewer children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vietnam, there are 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Bangladesh, approximately 83% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Vietnam, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vietnam, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.2 times more on education
Bangladesh spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Bangladesh spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vietnam, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.9 times more coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Vietnam: At a glance
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