Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
be 90.4% less likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
live 4.2 years less
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 77.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Vietnam, that number is 1.5% as of 2022.
be 65.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 13.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Vietnam, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.
make 74.7% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $45,000 as of 2022, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $11,400 as of 2022.
Life
have 46.1% more children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vietnam, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 82.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 68.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vietnam, 124.0 women do as of 2020.
be 76.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 18.7% less likely to have internet access
In Cyprus, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vietnam, about 74.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 32.8% less on education
Cyprus spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 42.0% less on healthcare
Cyprus spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vietnam, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.3 times more coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 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 Cyprus? See an in-depth size comparison.