How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 1,406 m above Vietnam’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 33% more people than Vietnam.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Vietnam is 2.7 times as densely populated as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Vietnam is 14 years older than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 2.0 more children on average than in Vietnam.

Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Vietnam: 1.9 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

9.5% of people in Vietnam are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ethiopia and Vietnam are practically level.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Vietnam’s economy is 4.1 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Vietnam produces 5 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Vietnam than in Ethiopia (Gini 5 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.3% in Ethiopia, versus 1.5% in Vietnam.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Vietnam spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Vietnam: 1.8% (2018)

How expensive is it?

Vietnam’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Vietnam spends 5.7 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Vietnam.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Vietnam has 7.7 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

Ethiopia and Vietnam are practically level.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Vietnam smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Vietnam rate their lives 2.44 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Vietnam drink 4.7 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Vietnam has 8.8 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Vietnam has 528 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Vietnam put in 561 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Vietnam went to school 6.6 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Vietnam welcomed 20 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)

How many people are online?

84% of people in Vietnam are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Vietnam have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Vietnam: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

39% of people in Vietnam live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Vietnam has 128 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Vietnam’s railway network is 4.2 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Vietnam fly 4.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Vietnam, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Vietnam: 47.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Vietnam emits 27 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 45% in Vietnam.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Vietnam carries 27% more fine dust than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Ethiopia and Vietnam are nearly identical here.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Vietnam: 17.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Vietnam is on average 0.5 °C warmer than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Vietnam gets 2.2 times as much rain as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 2,132 mm (2016–2025 avg)