Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Dakota instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
be 15.5 times more likely to be obese
In Vietnam, 2.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In North Dakota, that number is 37.1% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 15.6 times more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $5,066 as of 2025, while in North Dakota, the GDP per capita is $79,272 as of 2024.
be 64.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 1.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In North Dakota, that number is 2.5% as of 2025.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Vietnam, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In North Dakota, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
