Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Vietnam fits inside Indonesia 5.8 times
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2024) · Vietnam: 331,338 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 16 times as long as Vietnam’s
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 1,740 m above Vietnam’s
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 39% of Vietnam, versus 29% of Indonesia
Indonesia: 28.9% (2024) · Vietnam: 39.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 2.8 times as many people as Vietnam
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Vietnam is 2.1 times as densely populated as Indonesia
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Vietnam are 2.6 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 168.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Vietnam are 4.1 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 158.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Vietnam is 2.6 years older than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.2 more children on average than in Vietnam
Indonesia: 2.12 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 7.5% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Indonesia hosts 202 times as many refugees per resident as Vietnam
Indonesia: 0.026 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, Indonesia 0.0
Indonesia: 0.035 (2026) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Indonesia and Vietnam are practically level
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 2.8 times the size of Vietnam’s
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Vietnam produces 2% more per person than Indonesia
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Vietnam than in Indonesia (Gini 1.7 points higher)
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.7% of people in Indonesia live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.6% in Vietnam
Indonesia: 3.7% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.6% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.2% in Indonesia, versus 1.5% in Vietnam
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Vietnam spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 1.0%
Indonesia: 1% (2025) · Vietnam: 2.2% (2025)
How expensive is it?
Indonesia’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Vietnam’s
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Vietnam spends 50% more on health per person than Indonesia
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Vietnam live 3.4 years longer than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Vietnam: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 27% more likely to die before turning one than in Vietnam
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Vietnam has 2.1 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Vietnam has 84% more hospital beds per person than Indonesia
Indonesia: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Vietnam: 2.5 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Vietnam is 4.5 times that in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.2 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Indonesia are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 21% in Vietnam
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Vietnam rate their lives 0.81 points higher than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Vietnam drink 106 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Vietnam has 3 times as much meat per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Vietnam has 186 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Vietnam put in 202 more hours a year than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Vietnam went to school 0.28 years longer than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Vietnam welcomed 70% more tourists per resident than Indonesia (2019)
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)
How many World Heritage sites?
Indonesia has 1 more World Heritage site than Vietnam (10 against 9)
Indonesia: 10 (2026) · Vietnam: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Indonesia has won 40 Olympic medals, Vietnam 5
Indonesia: 40 (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Vietnam are online, versus 73% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Vietnam is 3 times as fast as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 82 Mbps (2026) · Vietnam: 244 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Vietnam and Indonesia are practically level
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Vietnam: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Indonesia live in cities, versus 39% in Vietnam
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Vietnam has 128 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia 123
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 74% longer than Vietnam’s
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Vietnam fly 60% more passengers per resident than those from Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Indonesia, but only 47% of Vietnam
Indonesia: 50.7% (2024) · Vietnam: 47.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Vietnam emits 28% more CO₂ than someone in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
45% of Vietnam’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Vietnam carries 38% more fine dust than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Vietnam: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Vietnam are 6% deadlier than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 17.4 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 18.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 1.2 °C warmer than Vietnam
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 61% more rain than Vietnam
Indonesia: 3,437 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 Indonesia bigger than Vietnam?
Indonesia is larger. Vietnam fits inside Indonesia 5.8 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Vietnam?
Indonesia has 2.8 times as many people as Vietnam (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Vietnam?
People in Vietnam live 3.4 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 74.7 in Vietnam.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Vietnam?
Men in Vietnam are 2.6 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
