Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 94.1% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vietnam, that number is 2.4% of people as of 2024.
live 9.8 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 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 73.1% less spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vietnam spends $690 as of 2023.
have 51.3% fewer doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Vietnam has 11.1 as of 2021.
have 12.8% less access to essential health services
Kuwait scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Vietnam scores 68 as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vietnam, it is 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 30.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vietnam, that number is 1.5% as of 2025.
make 84.3% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $5,066 as of 2025.
Life
have 33.9% more children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vietnam, there are 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Vietnam, 48.0 women do as of 2023.
be 71.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 15.8% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Vietnam, about 84.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 55.1% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Vietnam spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 6.9 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
Safety
be 92.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vietnam, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 23.5 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Vietnam has 23.7 as of 2024.
live with 99.5% less strain on fresh water
Kuwait withdraws 3850% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Vietnam withdraws 18% as of 2022.
use 84.3% less electricity
Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Vietnam uses 2,585 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 82.0% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vietnam emits 4.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 15.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Kuwait, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vietnam, it causes 52.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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