Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahamas instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
see 3.4 times more spent on your healthcare
Vietnam spends $690 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bahamas spends $2,316 as of 2023.
have 13.2% more access to essential health services
Vietnam scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bahamas scores 77 as of 2021.
be 55.5% less likely to die by suicide
Vietnam has a suicide rate of 7.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bahamas, it is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Vietnam, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2024.
be 20.1 times more likely to be obese
In Vietnam, 2.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 48.3% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 7.8 times more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $5,066 as of 2025, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $39,455 as of 2024.
be 6.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 1.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2025.
Life
be 58.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Vietnam, approximately 48.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bahamas, 76.0 women do as of 2023.
have 19.4% fewer children
In Vietnam, there are approximately 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahamas, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.2% more on healthcare
Vietnam spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Environment
be 80.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Vietnam, air pollution causes 52.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bahamas, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 14.8% less CO2
Vietnam emits 4.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bahamas emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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