Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Romania, you would:
Health
be 90.7% less likely to be obese
In Romania, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 71.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Romania, 23.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Vietnam, however, that number is 6.7% as of 2018.
make 71.5% less money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $28,800 as of 2020, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2020.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Romania has a top tax rate of 16.0% as of 2016. In Vietnam, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 79.1% more children
In Romania, there are approximately 8.8 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 Romania, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vietnam, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 5.8 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 10.3% less likely to have internet access
In Romania, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vietnam, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.2% more on education
Romania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 15.3 times more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF), General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance.
Vietnam: At a glance
How big is Vietnam compared to Romania? See an in-depth size comparison.