Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
be 89.2% less likely to be obese
In Latvia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vietnam, that number is 2.4% of people as of 2024.
be 52.0% less likely to die by suicide
Latvia has a suicide rate of 15.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vietnam, it is 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.7 years less
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 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 77.3% less spent on your healthcare
Latvia spends $3,034 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vietnam spends $690 as of 2023.
have 67.4% fewer doctors per person
Latvia has 34.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Vietnam has 11.1 as of 2021.
Economy
be 76.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vietnam, that number is 1.5% as of 2025.
be 81.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Vietnam, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2022.
make 80.7% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $5,066 as of 2025.
Life
have 94.5% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vietnam, there are 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Vietnam, 48.0 women do as of 2023.
be 5.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 2.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 33.1% less on education
Latvia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Vietnam spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 37.4% less on healthcare
Latvia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Vietnam, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 6.9 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
Safety
be 80.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Latvia, road accidents kill 9.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vietnam, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 17.8 times more strain on fresh water
Latvia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Vietnam withdraws 18% as of 2022.
use 31.4% less electricity
Latvia uses 3,768 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Vietnam uses 2,585 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 30.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Latvia, air pollution causes 40.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vietnam, it causes 52.0 as of 2019.
emit 17.0% more CO2
Latvia emits 3.6 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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