Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Michigan instead of Vietnam, you would:
Economy
make 4.1 times more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $13,700 as of 2023, while in Michigan, the GDP per capita is $55,508 as of 2024.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Michigan, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.
be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Vietnam, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Michigan, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 20.8% more likely to have internet access
In Vietnam, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Michigan, about 89.4% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
