Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Vietnam instead of Wallis and Futuna, you would:

Health

live 5.9 years less

In Wallis and Futuna, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Vietnam, that number is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 13.7% more children

In Wallis and Futuna, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vietnam, there are 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 83.7% more likely to have internet access

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 45.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vietnam, about 84.2% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 26.7 times more coastline

Wallis and Futuna has a total of 129 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.

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Infrastructure

find 2.7 times more home broadband

Wallis and Futuna has 8.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Vietnam has 23.7 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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Wallis and Futuna is about 2,332 times smaller than Vietnam.
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Vietnam: At a glance

Vietnam (sometimes abbreviated SRV) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 310,070 sq km. The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Vietnam declared independence after World War II, but France continued to rule until its 1954 defeat by communist forces under Ho Chi MINH. Under the Geneva Accords of 1954, Vietnam was divided into the communist North and anti-communist South. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two years later, North Vietnamese forces overran the South reuniting the country under communist rule. Despite the return of peace, for over a decade the country experienced little economic growth because of conservative leadership policies, the persecution and mass exodus of individuals - many of them successful South Vietnamese merchants - and growing international isolation. However, since the enactment of Vietnam's "doi moi" (renovation) policy in 1986, Vietnamese authorities have committed to increased economic liberalization and enacted structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries. The communist leaders, however, maintain control on political expression and have resisted outside calls to improve human rights. The country continues to experience small-scale protests from various groups - the vast majority connected to land-use issues, calls for increased political space, and the lack of equitable mechanisms for resolving disputes. Various ethnic minorities, such as the Montagnards of the Central Highlands and the Khmer Krom in the southern delta region, have also held protests.
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