Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
be 58.3% less likely to be obese
In Bangladesh, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vietnam, that number is 2.4% of people as of 2024.
see 3.5 times more spent on your healthcare
Bangladesh spends $199 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vietnam spends $690 as of 2023.
have 53.3% more doctors per person
Bangladesh has 7.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Vietnam has 11.1 as of 2021.
have 30.8% more access to essential health services
Bangladesh scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Vietnam scores 68 as of 2021.
be 2.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Bangladesh has a suicide rate of 2.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vietnam, it is 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 59.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 3.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vietnam, that number is 1.5% as of 2025.
be 77.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bangladesh, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Vietnam, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2022.
make 95.0% more money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $2,597 as of 2025, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $5,066 as of 2025.
Life
be 58.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bangladesh, approximately 115.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Vietnam, 48.0 women do as of 2023.
be 21.7% more likely to be literate
In Bangladesh, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2022. In Vietnam, it is 96.1% as of 2022.
be 50.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Bangladesh, approximately 24.4 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.
have 32.9% fewer children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 20.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vietnam, there are 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 57.5% more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 53.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Vietnam, about 84.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 42.4% more on education
Bangladesh spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Vietnam spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Bangladesh spends 2.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Vietnam, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 5.9 times more coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.9 times more home broadband
Bangladesh has 8.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Vietnam has 23.7 as of 2024.
use 4.3 times more electricity
Bangladesh uses 603 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Vietnam uses 2,585 kWh as of 2023.
live with 3.2 times more strain on fresh water
Bangladesh withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Vietnam withdraws 18% as of 2022.
Environment
be 21.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Bangladesh, air pollution causes 66.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vietnam, it causes 52.0 as of 2019.
emit 5.9 times more CO2
Bangladesh emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vietnam emits 4.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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