How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 7.5 times as long as Vietnam’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Vietnam’s highest peak towers 916 m above Australia’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Vietnam has 3.7 times as many people as Australia.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Vietnam is 90 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Australia is 5.3 years older than in Vietnam.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Vietnam have 0.4 more children on average than in Australia.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Vietnam: 1.9 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Vietnam.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Vietnam 0.1.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Australia and Vietnam are practically level.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Australia’s economy is 3.5 times the size of Vietnam’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Australia produces 4 times as much per person as Vietnam.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Vietnam than in Australia (Gini 2.3 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.1% in Australia, versus 1.5% in Vietnam.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Australia and Vietnam are practically level.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Vietnam: 1.8% (2018)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 3.2× Vietnam’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 35 times as much on health per person as Vietnam.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Vietnam is 3.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Australia has 3.7 times as many doctors per person as Vietnam.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Vietnam smoke, versus 12% in Australia.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Australia rate their lives 0.49 points higher than in Vietnam.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Vietnam drink 2% more alcohol than in Australia.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 93% more meat per person than Vietnam.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Australia has 476 kcal more food per person per day than Vietnam.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Vietnam put in 549 more hours a year than in Australia.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 3.9 years longer than in Vietnam.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Australia are online, versus 84% in Vietnam.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Australia and Vietnam are practically level.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Vietnam: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 39% in Vietnam.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Vietnam has 128 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Australia’s railway network is 10 times as long as Vietnam’s.

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 4.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Vietnam.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Vietnam, but only 17% of Australia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Vietnam: 47.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 3.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Vietnam.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

45% of Vietnam’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Vietnam carries 4.7 times as much fine dust as in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Vietnam are 3.9 times as deadly as in Australia.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Vietnam: 17.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Vietnam is on average 1.9 °C warmer than Australia.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Vietnam gets 4.8 times as much rain as Australia.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 2,132 mm (2016–2025 avg)