Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Carolina instead of Vietnam, you would:
Economy
make 3.6 times more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $13,700 as of 2023, while in South Carolina, the GDP per capita is $49,914 as of 2024.
be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In South Carolina, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.
be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Vietnam, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In South Carolina, however, that number is 12.9% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 17.6% more likely to have internet access
In Vietnam, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In South Carolina, about 87.0% 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.
