Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Vietnam fits inside Canada 47 times
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2024) · Vietnam: 331,338 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 59 times as long as Vietnam’s
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 2,815 m above Vietnam’s
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 39% of Vietnam, versus 6.5% of Canada
Canada: 6.5% (2024) · Vietnam: 39.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Vietnam has 2.4 times as many people as Canada
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Vietnam is 68 times as densely populated as Canada
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 9.9 cm taller than in Vietnam
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 168.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 6.3 cm taller than in Vietnam
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 158.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 7.9 years older than in Vietnam
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Vietnam have 0.6 more children on average than in Canada
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Vietnam: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Vietnam
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Canada hosts 78,061 times as many refugees per resident as Vietnam
Canada: 10 per 1,000 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Vietnam 0.1
Canada: 5.5 (2026) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Canada has 2 official languages, Vietnam 1
Canada: 2 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 4.5 times the size of Vietnam’s
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 3.7 times as much per person as Vietnam
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Vietnam than in Canada (Gini 4.6 points higher)
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.6% of people in Vietnam live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.3% in Canada
Canada: 0.3% (2022) · Vietnam: 1.6% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 1.5% in Vietnam
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Vietnam spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Canada 1.6%
Canada: 1.6% (2025) · Vietnam: 2.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Canada: 13.7% (2024) · Vietnam: no data
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 3× Vietnam’s
Canada: 83% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 32 times as much on health per person as Vietnam
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 7.4 years longer than in Vietnam
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Vietnam: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Vietnam is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Vietnam
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Canada and Vietnam are nearly identical here
Canada: 2.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Vietnam: 2.5 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Vietnam is 19% higher than in Canada
Canada: 8.4 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Vietnam smoke, versus 11% in Canada
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 0.31 points higher than in Vietnam
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Vietnam drink 16% more alcohol than in Canada
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 57% more meat per person than Vietnam
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 504 kcal more food per person per day than Vietnam
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Vietnam put in 429 more hours a year than in Canada
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 4.9 years longer than in Vietnam
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 5.9 times as many tourists per resident as Vietnam (2019)
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)
How many World Heritage sites?
Canada has 13 more World Heritage sites than Vietnam (22 against 9)
Canada: 22 (2026) · Vietnam: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Canada has won 597 Olympic medals, Vietnam 5
Canada: 597 (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 84% in Vietnam
Canada: 94% (2024) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Canada is 47% faster than in Vietnam
Canada: 357 Mbps (2026) · Vietnam: 244 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Canada and Vietnam are practically level
Canada: 100% (2024) · Vietnam: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 39% in Vietnam
Canada: 83% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Vietnam has 128 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94
Canada: 94 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 15 times as long as Vietnam’s
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 3.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Vietnam
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Vietnam, but only 42% of Canada
Canada: 42% (2024) · Vietnam: 47.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 3.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Vietnam
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 45% in Vietnam
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Vietnam carries 3.7 times as much fine dust as in Canada
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Vietnam are 2.4 times as deadly as in Canada
Canada: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 18.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Vietnam is on average 27.3 °C warmer than Canada
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Vietnam gets 3.1 times as much rain as Canada
Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 2,132 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Canada bigger than Vietnam?
Canada is larger. Vietnam fits inside Canada 47 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Vietnam?
Vietnam has 2.4 times as many people as Canada (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Vietnam?
People in Canada live 7.4 years longer than in Vietnam. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 74.7 in Vietnam.
Are people taller in Canada or Vietnam?
Men in Canada are 9.9 cm taller than in Vietnam (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
