Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
be 86.5% less likely to be obese
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 68.9% less money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $26,400 as of 2020, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2020.
be 19.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malaysia, 5.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Vietnam, however, that number is 6.7% as of 2018.
pay a 25.0% higher top tax rate
Malaysia has a top tax rate of 28.0% as of 2016. In Vietnam, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 48.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Malaysia, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vietnam, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Vietnam, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 22.2% less likely to have internet access
In Malaysia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vietnam, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 39.5% more on healthcare
Malaysia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vietnam, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 26.3% less coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance.
Vietnam: At a glance
How big is Vietnam compared to Malaysia? See an in-depth size comparison.