Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
be 93.4% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 82.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 12.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vietnam, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 71.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 27.8% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Vietnam, however, that number is 8.0% as of 2017.
make 45.7% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2017, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $6,900 as of 2017.
pay a 55.6% higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Vietnam, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 33.4% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2017. In Vietnam, it is 95.0% as of 2018.
be 16.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vietnam, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
have 46.7% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Vietnam, there are 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 49.9% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 46.9% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Vietnam, about 70.3% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 40.6% more coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Vietnam: At a glance
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