Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
be 92.2% less likely to be obese
In Tunisia, 26.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
live 1.3 years less
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 79.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vietnam, that number is 3.1% as of 2018.
be 55.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Tunisia, 15.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Vietnam, however, that number is 6.7% as of 2018.
make 15.5% less money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2020, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2020.
Life
be 17.1% more likely to be literate
In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2015. In Vietnam, it is 95.8% as of 2019.
be 24.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Tunisia, approximately 11.9 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 43.8% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 24.3% less on healthcare
Tunisia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vietnam, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 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
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