If you lived in Vietnam instead of Georgia, you would:

Health

be 93.3% less likely to be obese

In Georgia, 35.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vietnam, that number is 2.4% of people as of 2024.

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see 58.9% less spent on your healthcare

Georgia spends $1,679 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vietnam spends $690 as of 2023.

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have 80.4% fewer doctors per person

Georgia has 56.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Vietnam has 11.1 as of 2021.

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be 43.1% more likely to die by suicide

Georgia has a suicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vietnam, it is 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 87.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Georgia, 12.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vietnam, that number is 1.5% as of 2025.

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be 55.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Georgia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Vietnam, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2022.

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make 47.7% less money

Georgia has a GDP per capita of $9,692 as of 2025, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $5,066 as of 2025.

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Life

have 18.9% more children

In Georgia, there are approximately 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vietnam, there are 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Georgia, approximately 20.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Vietnam, 48.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 60.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Georgia, approximately 7.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Vietnam, on the other hand, 12.0 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 27.4% less on education

Georgia spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Vietnam spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 33.5% less on healthcare

Georgia spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Vietnam, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 11.1 times more coastline

Georgia has a total of 310 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.

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Safety

be 39.4% more likely to die in a road accident

In Georgia, road accidents kill 12.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vietnam, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 22.1% less home broadband

Georgia has 30.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Vietnam has 23.7 as of 2024.

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live with 4.3 times more strain on fresh water

Georgia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Vietnam withdraws 18% as of 2022.

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use 23.6% less electricity

Georgia uses 3,382 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Vietnam uses 2,585 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 24.6% less likely to die from air pollution

In Georgia, air pollution causes 69.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vietnam, it causes 52.0 as of 2019.

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emit 21.0% more CO2

Georgia emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vietnam emits 4.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Vietnam: At a glance

Vietnam (sometimes abbreviated SRV) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 310,070 sq km. The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Vietnam declared independence after World War II, but France continued to rule until its 1954 defeat by communist forces under Ho Chi MINH. Under the Geneva Accords of 1954, Vietnam was divided into the communist North and anti-communist South. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two years later, North Vietnamese forces overran the South reuniting the country under communist rule. Despite the return of peace, for over a decade the country experienced little economic growth because of conservative leadership policies, the persecution and mass exodus of individuals - many of them successful South Vietnamese merchants - and growing international isolation. However, since the enactment of Vietnam's "doi moi" (renovation) policy in 1986, Vietnamese authorities have committed to increased economic liberalization and enacted structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries. The communist leaders, however, maintain control on political expression and have resisted outside calls to improve human rights. The country continues to experience small-scale protests from various groups - the vast majority connected to land-use issues, calls for increased political space, and the lack of equitable mechanisms for resolving disputes. Various ethnic minorities, such as the Montagnards of the Central Highlands and the Khmer Krom in the southern delta region, have also held protests.
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