Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 76.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Vietnam, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 3.6 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 89.6% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 87.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Vietnam, that number is 1.5% as of 2022.
be 86.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Vietnam, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.
make 68.0% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2022, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $11,400 as of 2022.
Life
be 33.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 10.8% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vietnam, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.9% less likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vietnam, about 74.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 14.5% less on healthcare
Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vietnam, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 7.5 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 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 Guyana? See an in-depth size comparison.