Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years longer
In Vietnam, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Netherlands, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 9.7 times more likely to be obese
In Vietnam, 2.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Netherlands, that number is 20.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 6.6 times more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2020, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $54,200 as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Vietnam, 6.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Netherlands, however, that number is 13.6% as of 2019.
pay a 48.6% higher top tax rate
Vietnam has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Netherlands, the top tax rate is 52.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 88.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Vietnam, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Netherlands, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 76.9% less 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 Netherlands, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 30.0% fewer children
In Vietnam, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Netherlands, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 30.0% more likely to have internet access
In Vietnam, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Netherlands, about 91.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 31.7% more on education
Vietnam spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Netherlands spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 90.6% more on healthcare
Vietnam spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Netherlands, that number is 10.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 86.9% less coastline
Vietnam has a total of 3,444 km of coastline. In Netherlands, that number is 451 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst, General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance.
Netherlands: At a glance
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