How much coast is there?

Vietnam’s coastline is 2.8 times as long as Finland’s.

Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Vietnam’s highest peak towers 1,816 m above Finland’s.

Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Vietnam has 18 times as many people as Finland.

Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Vietnam is 17 times as densely populated as Finland.

Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Finland is 10 years older than in Vietnam.

Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Vietnam have 0.6 more children on average than in Finland.

Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Vietnam: 1.9 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Vietnam.

Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Vietnam 0.1.

Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Finland has 2 official languages, Vietnam 1.

Finland: 2 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Vietnam’s economy is 62% larger than Finland’s.

Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Finland produces 3.6 times as much per person as Vietnam.

Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Vietnam than in Finland (Gini 8.7 points higher).

Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 1.5% in Vietnam.

Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Finland and Vietnam are practically level.

Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Vietnam: 1.8% (2018)

How expensive is it?

Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 3× Vietnam’s.

Finland: 85% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Finland spends 28 times as much on health per person as Vietnam.

Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Vietnam is 6.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.

Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Finland has 3.3 times as many doctors per person as Vietnam.

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

How common is obesity?

26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam.

Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Finland and Vietnam are practically level.

Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Finland rate their lives 1.34 points higher than in Vietnam.

Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Vietnam drink 14% more alcohol than in Finland.

Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Finland has 15% more meat per person than Vietnam.

Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Finland has 260 kcal more food per person per day than Vietnam.

Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Vietnam put in 664 more hours a year than in Finland.

Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Finland went to school 4 years longer than in Vietnam.

Finland: 13 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Finland welcomed 9.8 times as many tourists per resident as Vietnam (2019).

Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)

How many people are online?

94% of people in Finland are online, versus 84% in Vietnam.

Finland: 94% (2024) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Finland and Vietnam are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 39% in Vietnam.

Finland: 75% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Vietnam has 128 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Finland 126.

Finland: 126 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Finland’s railway network is 87% longer than Vietnam’s.

Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Finland fly 3.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Vietnam.

Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 47% of Vietnam.

Finland: 73.7% (2023) · Vietnam: 47.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Finland emits 44% more CO₂ than someone in Vietnam.

Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 45% in Vietnam.

Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)

How clean is the air?

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

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

How common is murder?

Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Vietnam are 4.2 times as deadly as in Finland.

Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Vietnam: 17.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Vietnam is on average 20.8 °C warmer than Finland.

Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Vietnam gets 2.8 times as much rain as Finland.

Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 2,132 mm (2016–2025 avg)