Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan is 35% bigger than Vietnam
Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024) · Vietnam: 331,338 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 1,499 m above Vietnam’s
Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 39% of Vietnam
Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024) · Vietnam: 39.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Vietnam has 2.7 times as many people as Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Vietnam is 3.8 times as densely populated as Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Uzbekistan are 2.1 cm taller than in Vietnam
Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 168.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Uzbekistan are 1.9 cm taller than in Vietnam
Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 158.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Vietnam is 5.5 years older than in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 1.6 more children on average than in Vietnam
Uzbekistan: 3.49 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 6.1% in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Uzbekistan hosts 5% more refugees per resident than Vietnam
Uzbekistan: 0.00013 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, Uzbekistan none
Uzbekistan: 0 (2026) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, Vietnam 1
Uzbekistan: 2 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Vietnam’s economy is 3.5 times the size of Uzbekistan’s
Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Vietnam produces 33% more per person than Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Vietnam than in Uzbekistan (Gini 3.4 points higher)
Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025) · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.3% of people in Uzbekistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.6% in Vietnam
Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.6% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Uzbekistan, versus 1.5% in Vietnam
Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan and Vietnam are practically level
Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018) · Vietnam: 2.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Uzbekistan: 11% (2023) · Vietnam: no data
How expensive is it?
Uzbekistan’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Vietnam’s
Uzbekistan: 29% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Vietnam spends 3% more on health per person than Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: $192 (2023) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Vietnam live 2.2 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024) · Vietnam: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 7% more likely to die before turning one than in Vietnam
Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Uzbekistan has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Vietnam
Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021) · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Uzbekistan has 94% more hospital beds per person than Vietnam
Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Vietnam: 2.5 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Vietnam is 28% higher than in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam
Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Vietnam smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024) · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Vietnam rate their lives 0.14 points higher than in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Vietnam drink 5.1 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Vietnam has 28% more meat per person than Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Uzbekistan has 211 kcal more food per person per day than Vietnam
Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Vietnam put in 62 more hours a year than in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 2.9 years longer than in Vietnam
Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Uzbekistan welcomed 2.7 times as many tourists per resident as Vietnam (2019)
Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024) · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)
How many World Heritage sites?
Vietnam has 1 more World Heritage site than Uzbekistan (9 against 8)
Uzbekistan: 8 (2026) · Vietnam: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Uzbekistan has won 50 Olympic medals, Vietnam 5
Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 84% in Vietnam
Uzbekistan: 90% (2024) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Vietnam is 13% faster than in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026) · Vietnam: 244 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Uzbekistan and Vietnam are practically level
Uzbekistan: 100% (2024) · Vietnam: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
51% of people in Uzbekistan live in cities, versus 39% in Vietnam
Uzbekistan: 51% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Vietnam has 128 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110
Uzbekistan: 110 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uzbekistan’s railway network is 50% longer than Vietnam’s
Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Vietnam fly 4.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023) · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Vietnam, but only 8.8% of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024) · Vietnam: 47.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Uzbekistan emits 4% more CO₂ than someone in Vietnam
Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
45% of Vietnam’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 17% more fine dust than in Vietnam
Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021) · Vietnam: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Vietnam are 42% deadlier than in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 18.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Vietnam is on average 10.0 °C warmer than Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Vietnam gets 9.6 times as much rain as Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: 221 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 Uzbekistan bigger than Vietnam?
Uzbekistan is larger. Uzbekistan is 35% bigger than Vietnam.
Which has more people, Uzbekistan or Vietnam?
Vietnam has 2.7 times as many people as Uzbekistan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Uzbekistan or Vietnam?
People in Vietnam live 2.2 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 72.5 years in Uzbekistan and 74.7 in Vietnam.
Are people taller in Uzbekistan or Vietnam?
Men in Uzbekistan are 2.1 cm taller than in Vietnam (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).