Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Comoros, you would:
Health
live 8.3 years longer
In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Vietnam, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 73.1% less likely to be obese
In Comoros, 7.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Comoros has a GDP per capita of $3,100 as of 2020, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2020.
be 52.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Comoros, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Vietnam, that number is 3.1% as of 2018.
be 84.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Comoros, 42.4% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Vietnam, however, that number is 6.7% as of 2018.
Life
be 84.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Comoros, approximately 273.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vietnam, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 62.9% more likely to be literate
In Comoros, the literacy rate is 58.8% as of 2018. In Vietnam, it is 95.8% as of 2019.
be 74.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Comoros, approximately 57.1 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.
have 30.3% fewer children
In Comoros, there are approximately 22.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vietnam, there are 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Comoros, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Vietnam, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 8.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Comoros, approximately 8.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vietnam, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 64.0% more on education
Comoros spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.1 times more coastline
Comoros has a total of 340 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
How big is Vietnam compared to Comoros? See an in-depth size comparison.