Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Dakota instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
be 14.8 times more likely to be obese
In Vietnam, 2.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In South Dakota, that number is 35.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 12.2 times more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $5,066 as of 2025, while in South Dakota, the GDP per capita is $61,724 as of 2024.
be 57.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 1.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In South Dakota, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Vietnam, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In South Dakota, however, that number is 11.2% 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
