Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland is 2% bigger than Vietnam
Finland: 338,485 km² (2024) · Vietnam: 331,338 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 39% of Vietnam, versus 7.4% of Finland
Finland: 7.4% (2024) · Vietnam: 39.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 11.7 cm taller than in Vietnam
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 168.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 8.0 cm taller than in Vietnam
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 158.4 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Finland hosts 141,931 times as many refugees per resident as Vietnam
Finland: 18.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.00013 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, Vietnam 1
Finland: 2 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
1.6% of people in Vietnam live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Finland
Finland: 0.2% (2023) · Vietnam: 1.6% (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: 2.6% (2025) · Vietnam: 2.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Finland: 25.3% (2024) · Vietnam: no data
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 3× Vietnam’s
Finland: 85% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Finland live 7.6 years longer than in Vietnam
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Vietnam: 74.7 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Finland has 4% more hospital beds per person than Vietnam
Finland: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Vietnam: 2.5 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Finland is 31% higher than in Vietnam
Finland: 13.1 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 10 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Vietnam has 1 more World Heritage site than Finland (9 against 8)
Finland: 8 (2026) · Vietnam: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Finland has won 486 Olympic medals, Vietnam 5
Finland: 486 (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 84% in Vietnam
Finland: 94% (2024) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Finland is 1% faster than in Vietnam
Finland: 247 Mbps (2026) · Vietnam: 244 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 47% of Vietnam
Finland: 74.2% (2024) · Vietnam: 47.1% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Vietnam are 3.5 times as deadly as in Finland
Finland: 5.3 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 18.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Finland bigger than Vietnam?
Finland is larger. Finland is 2% bigger than Vietnam.
Which has more people, Finland or Vietnam?
Vietnam has 18 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or Vietnam?
People in Finland live 7.6 years longer than in Vietnam. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 74.7 in Vietnam.
Are people taller in Finland or Vietnam?
Men in Finland are 11.7 cm taller than in Vietnam (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).