Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
see 2.4 times more spent on your healthcare
Vietnam spends $690 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
have 21.6% more doctors per person
Vietnam has 11.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
live 7.5 years less
In Vietnam, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 27.1 times more likely to be obese
In Vietnam, 2.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
have 23.5% less access to essential health services
Vietnam scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
make 19.3% more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $5,066 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
have 63.7% more children
In Vietnam, there are approximately 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.5 times 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
be 37.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Vietnam, approximately 12.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 4.4 times more on education
Vietnam spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 5.9 times more on healthcare
Vietnam spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.3% less coastline
Vietnam has a total of 3,444 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Infrastructure
find 80.9% less home broadband
Vietnam has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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