Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 91.3% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vietnam, that number is 2.4% of people as of 2024.
live 7.1 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Vietnam, that number is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 80.0% less spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vietnam spends $690 as of 2023.
have 83.2% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Vietnam has 11.1 as of 2021.
have 11.7% less access to essential health services
Greece scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Vietnam scores 68 as of 2021.
be 56.0% more likely to die by suicide
Greece has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vietnam, it is 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 82.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vietnam, that number is 1.5% as of 2025.
be 77.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Vietnam, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2022.
make 81.2% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $5,066 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vietnam, there are 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 9.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Vietnam, 48.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 14.5% less on education
Greece spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Vietnam spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 45.6% less on healthcare
Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Vietnam, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 74.8% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
Safety
be 2.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vietnam, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 10.8% less strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Vietnam withdraws 18% as of 2022.
find 46.9% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Vietnam has 23.7 as of 2024.
use 44.8% less electricity
Greece uses 4,686 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Vietnam uses 2,585 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 15.4% less CO2
Greece emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vietnam emits 4.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vietnam, it causes 52.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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