Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Austria, you would:
Health
be 85.5% less likely to be obese
In Austria, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vietnam, that number is 2.4% of people as of 2024.
be 49.7% less likely to die by suicide
Austria has a suicide rate of 14.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vietnam, it is 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 7.3 years less
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Vietnam, that number is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 91.6% less spent on your healthcare
Austria spends $8,250 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vietnam spends $690 as of 2023.
have 79.9% fewer doctors per person
Austria has 55.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Vietnam has 11.1 as of 2021.
have 20.0% less access to essential health services
Austria scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Vietnam scores 68 as of 2021.
Economy
be 72.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vietnam, that number is 1.5% as of 2025.
be 71.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Austria, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Vietnam, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2022.
make 91.9% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $62,930 as of 2025, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $5,066 as of 2025.
Life
have 59.8% more children
In Austria, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vietnam, there are 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Vietnam, 48.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 2.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Vietnam, on the other hand, 12.0 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 45.3% less on education
Austria spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Vietnam spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 61.5% less on healthcare
Austria spends 11.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Vietnam, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 3.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Austria, road accidents kill 4.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vietnam, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 21.3% less home broadband
Austria has 30.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Vietnam has 23.7 as of 2024.
live with 2.1 times more strain on fresh water
Austria withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Vietnam withdraws 18% as of 2022.
use 67.3% less electricity
Austria uses 7,897 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Vietnam uses 2,585 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 32.4% less CO2
Austria emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vietnam emits 4.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Austria, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vietnam, it causes 52.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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