Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
be 89.5% less likely to be obese
In Ukraine, 22.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vietnam, that number is 2.4% of people as of 2024.
be 65.6% less likely to die by suicide
Ukraine has a suicide rate of 21.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vietnam, it is 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 50.1% less spent on your healthcare
Ukraine spends $1,382 per person on healthcare as of 2021 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vietnam spends $690 as of 2023.
have 68.6% fewer doctors per person
Ukraine has 35.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Vietnam has 11.1 as of 2021.
have 10.5% less access to essential health services
Ukraine scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Vietnam scores 68 as of 2021.
Economy
be 81.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ukraine, 23.2% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Vietnam, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2022.
make 13.6% less money
Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $5,866 as of 2025, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $5,066 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 5.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vietnam, there are 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ukraine, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Vietnam, 48.0 women do as of 2023.
be 57.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Ukraine, approximately 7.6 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 43.8% less on education
Ukraine spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Vietnam spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 44.4% less on healthcare
Ukraine spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2021. In Vietnam, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 23.8% more coastline
Ukraine has a total of 2,782 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
Safety
be 68.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Ukraine, road accidents kill 10.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vietnam, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 2.9 times more strain on fresh water
Ukraine withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Vietnam withdraws 18% as of 2022.
Environment
be 21.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Ukraine, air pollution causes 66.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vietnam, it causes 52.0 as of 2019.
emit 36.4% more CO2
Ukraine emits 3.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vietnam emits 4.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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