Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 92.2% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vietnam, that number is 2.4% of people as of 2024.
live 8.2 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 87.9% less spent on your healthcare
Malta spends $5,706 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vietnam spends $690 as of 2023.
have 75.5% fewer doctors per person
Malta has 45.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Vietnam has 11.1 as of 2021.
have 20.0% less access to essential health services
Malta scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Vietnam scores 68 as of 2021.
be 12.8% more likely to die by suicide
Malta has a suicide rate of 6.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vietnam, it is 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 47.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vietnam, that number is 1.5% as of 2025.
be 74.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Vietnam, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2022.
make 89.4% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $47,907 as of 2025, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $5,066 as of 2025.
Life
have 74.3% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 7.7 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 Malta, 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 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.7 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 10.3% less likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 93.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Vietnam, about 84.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.6% less on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Vietnam spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 48.4% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Vietnam, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 17.5 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
Safety
be 9.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Malta, road accidents kill 1.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vietnam, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 75.0% less strain on fresh water
Malta withdraws 73% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Vietnam withdraws 18% as of 2022.
find 46.7% less home broadband
Malta has 44.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Vietnam has 23.7 as of 2024.
use 48.4% less electricity
Malta uses 5,013 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Vietnam uses 2,585 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 2.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Malta, air pollution causes 21.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vietnam, it causes 52.0 as of 2019.
emit 34.3% more CO2
Malta emits 3.2 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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