Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Italy, you would:
Health
be 89.4% less likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
live 8.1 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020. In Vietnam, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 80.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 11.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vietnam, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 73.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Vietnam, however, that number is 8.0% as of 2017.
pay a 28.3% lower top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Vietnam, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 81.9% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $38,200 as of 2017, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $6,900 as of 2017.
Life
have 72.6% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Vietnam, there are 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 21.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vietnam, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Vietnam, on the other hand, 15.7 children do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% more on education
Italy spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Vietnam spends 5.7% of total GDP on education as of 2013.
Geography
see 54.7% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance.
Vietnam: At a glance
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