Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 93.2% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
live 7.0 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Vietnam, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 24.7% less likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Vietnam, that number is 3.1% as of 2018.
make 80.7% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $42,400 as of 2020, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2020.
Life
have 22.8% more children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vietnam, there are 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vietnam, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 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 23.9% less likely to have internet access
In New Zealand, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vietnam, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 31.7% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 45.4% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vietnam, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 77.2% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 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 New Zealand? See an in-depth size comparison.