Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 94.1% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 83.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Vietnam, that number is 3.1% as of 2018.
be 57.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Vietnam, however, that number is 6.7% as of 2018.
make 16.3% less money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2020, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2020.
pay a 75.0% higher top tax rate
Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Vietnam, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 30.5% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vietnam, there are 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 30.3% less on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vietnam, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 36.7% more on education
Jordan spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 132.5 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance.
Vietnam: At a glance
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