According to 2009 statistics, Vietnam's HDI index was 0.725 which ranked them 115th in the world. ... Despite this, Vietnam's quality of life has improved substantially in recent time as in 2010, 94% of the population has access to electricity which was double the 1990 level. ... The distribution of income across an economy can be visually represented through the Lorenz Curve, as seen in the below: An example of the unequal distribution of the benefits of globalisation can be seen through how 80% of the population earn their incomes from primary industries, which as an industry contr...

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