Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Albania, you would:
Health
be 90.3% less likely to be obese
In Albania, 21.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
live 4.0 years less
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 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 46.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Vietnam, that number is 3.1% as of 2018.
be 53.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Albania, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Vietnam, however, that number is 6.7% as of 2018.
make 38.3% less money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $13,300 as of 2020, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2020.
pay a 52.2% higher top tax rate
Albania has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Vietnam, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 23.6% more children
In Albania, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vietnam, there are 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Albania, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vietnam, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 36.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Albania, approximately 10.8 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.
Geography
see 9.5 times more coastline
Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Albanian Taxation Office, General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance.
Vietnam: At a glance
How big is Vietnam compared to Albania? See an in-depth size comparison.