Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
be 92.0% less likely to be obese
In Brazil, 30.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vietnam, that number is 2.4% of people as of 2024.
live 1.3 years less
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 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 66.7% less spent on your healthcare
Brazil spends $2,070 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vietnam spends $690 as of 2023.
have 53.0% fewer doctors per person
Brazil has 23.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Vietnam has 11.1 as of 2021.
have 15.0% less access to essential health services
Brazil scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Vietnam scores 68 as of 2021.
Economy
be 74.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vietnam, that number is 1.5% as of 2025.
make 52.7% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $10,713 as of 2025, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $5,066 as of 2025.
Life
be 28.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 67.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Vietnam, 48.0 women do as of 2023.
have 10.6% more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vietnam, there are 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 48.6% less on education
Brazil spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Vietnam spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 53.1% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Vietnam, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 54.0% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
Safety
be 12.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Brazil, road accidents kill 15.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vietnam, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 12.1 times more strain on fresh water
Brazil withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Vietnam withdraws 18% as of 2022.
use 15.7% less electricity
Brazil uses 3,068 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Vietnam uses 2,585 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Brazil, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vietnam, it causes 52.0 as of 2019.
emit 84.1% more CO2
Brazil emits 2.3 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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