Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
be 92.5% less likely to be obese
In Dominica, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
live 2.7 years less
In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Vietnam, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 86.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Vietnam, that number is 3.1% as of 2018.
be 76.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominica, 29.0% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Vietnam, however, that number is 6.7% as of 2018.
make 17.2% less money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $9,900 as of 2020, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2020.
Life
have 12.8% more children
In Dominica, there are approximately 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vietnam, there are 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 30.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Dominica, approximately 11.3 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.
Expenditures
spend 18.0% less on education
Dominica spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 23.3 times more coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 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 Dominica? See an in-depth size comparison.