Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 92.3% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
live 2.5 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 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 73.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vietnam, that number is 3.1% as of 2018.
make 23.4% less money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2020.
be 21.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Vietnam, however, that number is 6.7% as of 2018.
Life
be 61.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vietnam, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.7% more likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Vietnam, it is 95.8% as of 2019.
be 25.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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 15.3% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 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 11.1% more likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vietnam, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 32.8% less on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 14.5% less on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vietnam, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.5 times more coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 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 Algeria? See an in-depth size comparison.