Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Bahamas, you would:
Health
be 75.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Bahamas, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Vietnam, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
be 93.4% less likely to be obese
In Bahamas, 31.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 84.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Bahamas, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Vietnam, that number is 1.5% as of 2022.
be 48.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bahamas, 9.3% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Vietnam, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.
make 67.1% less money
Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $34,700 as of 2022, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $11,400 as of 2022.
Life
have 13.7% more children
In Bahamas, there are approximately 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vietnam, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 61.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Bahamas, approximately 77.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vietnam, 124.0 women do as of 2020.
be 15.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Bahamas, approximately 12.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 21.3% less likely to have internet access
In Bahamas, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vietnam, about 74.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 38.2% less on healthcare
Bahamas spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vietnam, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 46.4% more on education
Bahamas spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vietnam: At a glance
How big is Vietnam compared to Bahamas? See an in-depth size comparison.