Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Vietnam, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 92.7% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 10.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Vietnam, that number is 3.1% as of 2018.
be 84.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 41.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Vietnam, however, that number is 6.7% as of 2018.
make 54.2% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2020, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2020.
Life
have 15.8% more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vietnam, there are 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 30.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 33.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vietnam, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 11.9 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.
Geography
see 63.1% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vietnam: At a glance
How big is Vietnam compared to Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.