Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Iran, you would:
Health
be 91.9% less likely to be obese
In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 73.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vietnam, that number is 3.1% as of 2018.
be 64.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In Vietnam, however, that number is 6.7% as of 2018.
make 33.9% less money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2020, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2020.
Life
be 12.0% more likely to be literate
In Iran, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2016. In Vietnam, it is 95.8% as of 2019.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vietnam, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 16.7% less likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vietnam, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.9% less on healthcare
Iran spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vietnam, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 10.8% more on education
Iran spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 41.1% more coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 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
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