Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 331,338 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Vietnam’s coastline is 2.2 times as long as Taiwan’s
Taiwan: 1,566 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Taiwan’s highest peak towers 808 m above Vietnam’s
Taiwan: 3,952 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 39.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Taiwan are 4.6 cm taller than in Vietnam
Taiwan: 173.5 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 168.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Taiwan are 2.3 cm taller than in Vietnam
Taiwan: 160.7 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 158.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Taiwan is 11 years older than in Vietnam
Taiwan: 43.5 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Taiwan and Vietnam are practically level
Taiwan: 1 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 1.6% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 2.2% (2025)
How expensive is it?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 28% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: $197 (2023)
How long do people live?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 2.5 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is suicide?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Taiwan rate their lives 0.29 points higher than in Vietnam
Taiwan: 6.71 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Taiwan has 51% more meat per person than Vietnam
Taiwan: 91.5 kg (2023) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Vietnam has 128 kcal more food per person per day than Taiwan
Taiwan: 2,958 kcal (2023) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Vietnam put in 129 more hours a year than in Taiwan
Taiwan: 2,032 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)
How many World Heritage sites?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Taiwan has won 43 Olympic medals, Vietnam 5
Taiwan: 43 (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 84% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Taiwan is 7% faster than in Vietnam
Taiwan: 260 Mbps (2026) · Vietnam: 244 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 39% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 128 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Vietnam’s railway network is 2 times as long as Taiwan’s
Taiwan: 1,613 km (2018) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 47.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Taiwan emits 3.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Vietnam
Taiwan: 11.3 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
45% of Vietnam’s electricity is renewable, versus 12% in Taiwan
Taiwan: 12.2% (2025) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Vietnam carries 54% more fine dust than in Taiwan
Taiwan: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How dangerous are the roads?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 18.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Taiwan: no data · Vietnam: 2,132 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Are people taller in Taiwan or Vietnam?
Men in Taiwan are 4.6 cm taller than in Vietnam (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
