Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Slovenia, you would:
Health
be 87.9% less likely to be obese
In Slovenia, 19.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vietnam, that number is 2.4% of people as of 2024.
be 61.3% less likely to die by suicide
Slovenia has a suicide rate of 18.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vietnam, it is 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 7.6 years less
In Slovenia, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 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 87.3% less spent on your healthcare
Slovenia spends $5,425 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vietnam spends $690 as of 2023.
have 67.1% fewer doctors per person
Slovenia has 33.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Vietnam has 11.1 as of 2021.
have 19.0% less access to essential health services
Slovenia scores 84 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Vietnam scores 68 as of 2021.
Economy
be 52.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Slovenia, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vietnam, that number is 1.5% as of 2025.
be 66.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovenia, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Vietnam, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2022.
make 86.4% less money
Slovenia has a GDP per capita of $37,376 as of 2025, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $5,066 as of 2025.
Life
have 69.9% more children
In Slovenia, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vietnam, there are 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 16.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Slovenia, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Vietnam, 48.0 women do as of 2023.
be 6.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Slovenia, approximately 1.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 45.3% less on education
Slovenia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Vietnam spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 53.8% less on healthcare
Slovenia spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Vietnam, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 73.9 times more coastline
Slovenia has a total of 47 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
Safety
be 3.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Slovenia, road accidents kill 5.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vietnam, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 30.7% less home broadband
Slovenia has 34.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Vietnam has 23.7 as of 2024.
live with 3.2 times more strain on fresh water
Slovenia withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Vietnam withdraws 18% as of 2022.
use 59.9% less electricity
Slovenia uses 6,450 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Vietnam uses 2,585 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 31.9% less CO2
Slovenia emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vietnam emits 4.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Slovenia, air pollution causes 19.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vietnam, it causes 52.0 as of 2019.
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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