Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 93.2% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vietnam, that number is 2.4% of people as of 2024.
live 3.2 years less
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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 13.6% less spent on your healthcare
Jordan spends $798 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vietnam spends $690 as of 2023.
have 61.2% fewer doctors per person
Jordan has 28.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Vietnam has 11.1 as of 2021.
be 12.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Jordan has a suicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vietnam, it is 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 90.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 16.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vietnam, that number is 1.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 54.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 31.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Vietnam, 48.0 women do as of 2023.
have 34.4% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 20.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vietnam, there are 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.0% less likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 95.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Vietnam, about 84.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.5% less on education
Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Vietnam spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 40.5% less on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Vietnam, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 132.5 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
Safety
be 30.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Jordan, road accidents kill 13.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vietnam, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 3.4 times more home broadband
Jordan has 7.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Vietnam has 23.7 as of 2024.
live with 82.8% less strain on fresh water
Jordan withdraws 105% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Vietnam withdraws 18% as of 2022.
use 39.2% more electricity
Jordan uses 1,858 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Vietnam uses 2,585 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 36.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Jordan, air pollution causes 38.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vietnam, it causes 52.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.0 times more CO2
Jordan emits 2.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vietnam emits 4.3 tonnes as of 2024.
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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