Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Vietnam fits inside Pakistan 2.4 times
Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024) · Vietnam: 331,338 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Vietnam’s coastline is 3.3 times as long as Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 5,467 m above Vietnam’s
Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 39% of Vietnam
Pakistan: 47.2% (2024) · Vietnam: 39.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 2.5 times as many people as Vietnam
Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 2% more densely populated than Vietnam
Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Vietnam are 1.6 cm taller than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 168.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Vietnam are 3.7 cm taller than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 158.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Vietnam is 12 years older than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 1.7 more children on average than in Vietnam
Pakistan: 3.55 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 4.4% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Pakistan hosts 35,492 times as many refugees per resident as Vietnam
Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Vietnam 0.1
Pakistan: 0.1 (2026) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, Vietnam 1
Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Vietnam’s economy is 26% larger than Pakistan’s
Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Vietnam produces 2.8 times as much per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Vietnam than in Pakistan (Gini 2.6 points higher)
Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.6% in Vietnam
Pakistan: 23% (2024) · Vietnam: 1.6% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 1.5% in Vietnam
Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Vietnam 2.2%
Pakistan: 2.9% (2025) · Vietnam: 2.2% (2025)
How expensive is it?
Vietnam’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 24% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Vietnam spends 6.5 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: $30 (2023) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Vietnam live 6.9 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · Vietnam: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Vietnam
Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Pakistan has 5% more doctors per person than Vietnam
Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Vietnam has 4 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020) · Vietnam: 2.5 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Vietnam is 10% higher than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam
Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Vietnam smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Vietnam rate their lives 1.56 points higher than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Vietnam drink 124 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Vietnam has 2.8 times as much meat per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Vietnam has 572 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 311 more hours a year than in Vietnam
Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Vietnam went to school 4.7 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Pakistan: no data · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)
How many World Heritage sites?
Vietnam has 3 more World Heritage sites than Pakistan (9 against 6)
Pakistan: 6 (2026) · Vietnam: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Pakistan has won 11 Olympic medals, Vietnam 5
Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Vietnam are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 57% (2024) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Vietnam is 10 times as fast as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026) · Vietnam: 244 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Vietnam have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · Vietnam: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
40% of people in Pakistan live in cities, versus 39% in Vietnam
Pakistan: 40% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Vietnam has 128 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Pakistan: 77 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 2.5 times as long as Vietnam’s
Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Vietnam fly 19 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Vietnam, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.1% (2024) · Vietnam: 47.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Vietnam emits 5.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
45% of Vietnam’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Vietnam
Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Vietnam are 10% deadlier than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 18.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Vietnam is on average 3.4 °C warmer than Pakistan
Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Vietnam gets 5.1 times as much rain as Pakistan
Pakistan: 416 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 Pakistan bigger than Vietnam?
Pakistan is larger. Vietnam fits inside Pakistan 2.4 times.
Which has more people, Pakistan or Vietnam?
Pakistan has 2.5 times as many people as Vietnam (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Pakistan or Vietnam?
People in Vietnam live 6.9 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 74.7 in Vietnam.
Are people taller in Pakistan or Vietnam?
Men in Vietnam are 1.6 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
