Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 72.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Vietnam, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
be 90.9% less likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
live 3.0 years less
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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 81.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Vietnam, that number is 1.5% as of 2022.
make 26.0% less money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $15,400 as of 2022, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $11,400 as of 2022.
Life
have 39.3% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vietnam, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vietnam, 124.0 women do as of 2020.
be 53.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Vietnam, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 14.0% less likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vietnam, about 74.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 36.9% less on education
Barbados spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 34.7% less on healthcare
Barbados spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vietnam, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 35.5 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 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
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