Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 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 92.4% less likely to be obese
In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2020.
be 93.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 50.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vietnam, that number is 3.1% as of 2018.
be 91.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Vietnam, however, that number is 6.7% as of 2018.
pay a 59.1% higher top tax rate
Syria has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Vietnam, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 10.9% more likely to be literate
In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Vietnam, it is 95.8% as of 2019.
be 38.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 31.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vietnam, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
have 30.9% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vietnam, there are 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 94.4% more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vietnam, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 19.6% less on education
Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 17.8 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria, General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance.
Vietnam: At a glance
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