Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
live 10.2 years longer
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 84.4% less likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 49.1% more money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2020, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2020.
be 92.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Djibouti, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vietnam, that number is 3.1% as of 2018.
be 68.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Vietnam, however, that number is 6.7% as of 2018.
Life
be 82.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vietnam, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 68.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Djibouti, approximately 46.9 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 29.5% fewer children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 22.2 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 2.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Djibouti, approximately 42% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 1% 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 18.6% more likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vietnam, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 13.9% more on education
Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.9 times more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 1.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vietnam, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 11.0 times more coastline
Djibouti has a total of 314 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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