How much coast is there?

Vietnam’s coastline is 52 times as long as Belgium’s.

Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Vietnam’s highest peak towers 2,450 m above Belgium’s.

Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Vietnam has 8.5 times as many people as Belgium.

Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Belgium is 21% more densely populated than Vietnam.

Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Belgium is 9 years older than in Vietnam.

Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Vietnam have 0.5 more children on average than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Vietnam: 1.9 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Belgium are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Vietnam.

Belgium: 21% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Belgium has produced 7.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Vietnam 0.1.

Belgium: 7.5 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Belgium has 3 official languages, Vietnam 1.

Belgium: 3 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Belgium’s economy is 41% larger than Vietnam’s.

Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Belgium produces 4.1 times as much per person as Vietnam.

Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Vietnam than in Belgium (Gini 9.3 points higher).

Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.9% in Belgium, versus 1.5% in Vietnam.

Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Vietnam spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Belgium 1.3%.

Belgium: 1.3% (2024) · Vietnam: 1.8% (2018)

How expensive is it?

Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 2.9× Vietnam’s.

Belgium: 81% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Belgium spends 30 times as much on health per person as Vietnam.

Belgium: $5,931 (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 Belgium.

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

How many doctors are there?

Belgium has 3.2 times as many doctors per person as Vietnam.

Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Belgium are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam.

Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Belgium smoke, versus 21% in Vietnam.

Belgium: 23.5% (2024) · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Belgium rate their lives 0.50 points higher than in Vietnam.

Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Vietnam drink 12% more alcohol than in Belgium.

Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Vietnam and Belgium are nearly identical here.

Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Belgium has 835 kcal more food per person per day than Vietnam.

Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Vietnam put in 567 more hours a year than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Belgium went to school 3.7 years longer than in Vietnam.

Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Belgium welcomed 10 times as many tourists per resident as Vietnam (2019).

Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)

How many people are online?

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

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

Who has electricity at home?

Belgium and Vietnam are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

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

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

How many phones per person?

Vietnam has 128 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belgium 104.

Belgium: 104 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Belgium’s railway network is 14% longer than Vietnam’s.

Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Belgium fly 76% more passengers per resident than those from Vietnam.

Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Vietnam, but only 23% of Belgium.

Belgium: 22.6% (2023) · Vietnam: 47.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Belgium emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Vietnam.

Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

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

Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Vietnam carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Belgium.

Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Vietnam: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Vietnam are 3.8 times as deadly as in Belgium.

Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Vietnam: 17.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Vietnam is on average 13.3 °C warmer than Belgium.

Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Vietnam gets 2.3 times as much rain as Belgium.

Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 2,132 mm (2016–2025 avg)