Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Vietnam fits inside India 9.9 times
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · Vietnam: 331,338 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 2 times as long as Vietnam’s
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 5,442 m above Vietnam’s
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 39% of Vietnam
India: 59.9% (2024) · Vietnam: 39.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 14 times as many people as Vietnam
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 52% more densely populated than Vietnam
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Vietnam are 2.4 cm taller than in India
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 168.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Vietnam are 3.3 cm taller than in India
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 158.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Vietnam is 4.4 years older than in India
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.1 more children on average than in Vietnam
India: 1.96 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 7.4% in India
India: 7.4% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
India hosts 1,274 times as many refugees per resident as Vietnam
India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Vietnam has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1
India: 0.1 (2026) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Vietnam 1
India: 3 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 7.7 times the size of Vietnam’s
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Vietnam produces 54% more per person than India
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Vietnam than in India (Gini 13.1 points higher)
India: 23 (2023) · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.6% of people in India live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.6% in Vietnam
India: 2.6% (2023) · Vietnam: 1.6% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.2% in India, versus 1.5% in Vietnam
India: 4.2% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India and Vietnam are practically level
India: 2.3% (2025) · Vietnam: 2.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
India: 6.9% (2022) · Vietnam: no data
How expensive is it?
Vietnam’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× India’s
India: 23% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Vietnam spends 2.3 times as much on health per person as India
India: $85 (2023) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Vietnam live 2.5 years longer than in India
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Vietnam: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 94% more likely to die before turning one than in Vietnam
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Vietnam has 53% more doctors per person than India
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Vietnam has 58% more hospital beds per person than India
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Vietnam: 2.5 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 53% higher than in Vietnam
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
8.0% of adults in India are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam
India: 8% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 21% in Vietnam
India: 22.6% (2024) · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Vietnam rate their lives 1.89 points higher than in India
India: 4.54 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Vietnam drink 2 times as much alcohol as in India
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Vietnam has 7.4 times as much meat per person as India
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Vietnam has 418 kcal more food per person per day than India
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 222 more hours a year than in Vietnam
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Vietnam went to school 2.1 years longer than in India
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Vietnam welcomed 12 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
India: 0.01 (2024) · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 36 more World Heritage sites than Vietnam (45 against 9)
India: 45 (2026) · Vietnam: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
India has won 41 Olympic medals, Vietnam 5
India: 41 (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Vietnam are online, versus 70% in India
India: 70% (2025) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Vietnam is 2.7 times as fast as in India
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · Vietnam: 244 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Vietnam and India are practically level
India: 99.9% (2024) · Vietnam: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
39% of people in Vietnam live in cities, versus 36% in India
India: 36% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Vietnam has 128 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
India: 79 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 22 times as long as Vietnam’s
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Vietnam fly 4.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from India
India: 0.12 (2023) · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Vietnam, but only 24% of India
India: 24.4% (2024) · Vietnam: 47.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Vietnam emits 67% more CO₂ than someone in India
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
45% of Vietnam’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India
India: 24.1% (2025) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 73% more fine dust than in Vietnam
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Vietnam: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 38% deadlier than in Vietnam
India: 25.4 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 18.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India and Vietnam are practically level
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Vietnam gets 68% more rain than India
India: 1,268 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 India bigger than Vietnam?
India is larger. Vietnam fits inside India 9.9 times.
Which has more people, India or Vietnam?
India has 14 times as many people as Vietnam (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Vietnam?
People in Vietnam live 2.5 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 74.7 in Vietnam.
Are people taller in India or Vietnam?
Men in Vietnam are 2.4 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
