How much coast is there?

New Zealand’s coastline is 4.4 times as long as Vietnam’s.

New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Vietnam’s highest peak towers 3,114 m above New Zealand’s.

New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Vietnam has 19 times as many people as New Zealand.

New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Vietnam is 16 times as densely populated as New Zealand.

New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in New Zealand is 4.9 years older than in Vietnam.

New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Vietnam have 0.3 more children on average than in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024) · Vietnam: 1.9 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Vietnam.

New Zealand: 17.6% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Vietnam 0.1.

New Zealand: 5.6 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

New Zealand has 3 official languages, Vietnam 1.

New Zealand: 3 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Vietnam’s economy is 95% larger than New Zealand’s.

New Zealand: $264 billion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

New Zealand produces 3.2 times as much per person as Vietnam.

New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

New Zealand: no data · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.1% in New Zealand, versus 1.5% in Vietnam.

New Zealand: 5.1% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Vietnam spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, New Zealand 1.2%.

New Zealand: 1.2% (2024) · Vietnam: 1.8% (2018)

How expensive is it?

New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 3.1× Vietnam’s.

New Zealand: 86% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

New Zealand spends 25 times as much on health per person as Vietnam.

New Zealand: $5,022 (2024) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Vietnam is 3 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024) · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

New Zealand has 3.3 times as many doctors per person as Vietnam.

New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam.

New Zealand: 34.7% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Vietnam smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 9.3% (2024) · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in New Zealand rate their lives 0.57 points higher than in Vietnam.

New Zealand: 7.00 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Vietnam drink 21% more alcohol than in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

New Zealand has 32% more meat per person than Vietnam.

New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

New Zealand has 35 kcal more food per person per day than Vietnam.

New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Vietnam put in 453 more hours a year than in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in New Zealand went to school 3.9 years longer than in Vietnam.

New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

New Zealand welcomed 7.4 times as many tourists per resident as Vietnam (2019).

New Zealand: 0.6 (2024) · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)

How many people are online?

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

New Zealand: 94% (2024) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

New Zealand and Vietnam are practically level.

New Zealand: 100% (2024) · Vietnam: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 39% in Vietnam.

New Zealand: 84% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)

How many phones per person?

New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Vietnam 128.

New Zealand: 130 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)

How much railway is there?

New Zealand’s railway network is 31% longer than Vietnam’s.

New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from New Zealand fly 5.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Vietnam.

New Zealand: 2.82 (2023) · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Vietnam, but only 38% of New Zealand.

New Zealand: 37.8% (2023) · Vietnam: 47.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in New Zealand emits 70% more CO₂ than someone in Vietnam.

New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 45% in Vietnam.

New Zealand: 88.5% (2025) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Vietnam carries 3.7 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022) · Vietnam: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Vietnam are 2.7 times as deadly as in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021) · Vietnam: 17.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Vietnam is on average 13.3 °C warmer than New Zealand.

New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Vietnam gets 34% more rain than New Zealand.

New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 2,132 mm (2016–2025 avg)