Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
be 92.5% less likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
live 3.5 years less
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Vietnam, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 71.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vietnam, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
be 17.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 9.7% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Vietnam, however, that number is 8.0% as of 2017.
make 69.2% less money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2017, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $6,900 as of 2017.
pay a 16.7% higher top tax rate
Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Vietnam, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 12.4% more children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Vietnam, there are 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vietnam, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 7.8 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Vietnam, on the other hand, 15.7 children do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.3% more on education
Uruguay spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Vietnam spends 5.7% of total GDP on education as of 2013.
Geography
see 5.2 times more coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva, General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance.
Vietnam: At a glance
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