Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
be 90.6% less likely to be obese
In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 70.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Vietnam, that number is 3.1% as of 2018.
be 81.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 35.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Vietnam, however, that number is 6.7% as of 2018.
make 38.8% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $13,400 as of 2020, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2020.
Life
be 48.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vietnam, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 26.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 11.7 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.
Expenditures
spend 31.2% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vietnam, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vietnam: At a glance
How big is Vietnam compared to Colombia? See an in-depth size comparison.