Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Moldova, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years longer
In Moldova, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 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 88.9% less likely to be obese
In Moldova, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 37.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Moldova, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Vietnam, that number is 3.1% as of 2018.
make 33.3% less money
Moldova has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2020.
pay a 94.4% higher top tax rate
Moldova has a top tax rate of 18.0% as of 2016. In Vietnam, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 54.0% more children
In Moldova, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vietnam, there are 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Moldova, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vietnam, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 27.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Moldova, approximately 11.6 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.
Expenditures
spend 32.8% less on education
Moldova spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 17.2% less on healthcare
Moldova spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vietnam, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State tax Service, General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance.
Vietnam: At a glance
How big is Vietnam compared to Moldova? See an in-depth size comparison.