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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Uzbekistan is 35% bigger than Vietnam

Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024) · Vietnam: 331,338 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

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)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 39% of Vietnam

Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024) · Vietnam: 39.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Vietnam has 2.7 times as many people as Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Vietnam is 3.8 times as densely populated as Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)

Height of men

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)

Height of women

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)

Median age

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)

Fertility rate

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)

Aged 65 and over

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)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

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)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

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)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, Vietnam 1

Uzbekistan: 2 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

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)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Vietnam produces 33% more per person than Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

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)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

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)

Unemployment

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)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Uzbekistan and Vietnam are practically level

Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018) · Vietnam: 2.2% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Uzbekistan: 11% (2023) · Vietnam: no data

Price level (US = 100)

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

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Vietnam spends 3% more on health per person than Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan: $192 (2023) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)

Life expectancy

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)

Infant mortality

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)

Doctors

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)

Hospital beds

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)

Suicide rate

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)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam

Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)

Smoking

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

Life satisfaction

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)

Alcohol consumption

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)

Meat supply

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)

Daily calories

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)

Working hours

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)

Years of schooling

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)

Tourists per resident

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)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Vietnam has 1 more World Heritage site than Uzbekistan (9 against 8)

Uzbekistan: 8 (2026) · Vietnam: 9 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

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

Internet users

How many people are online?

90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 84% in Vietnam

Uzbekistan: 90% (2024) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Vietnam is 13% faster than in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026) · Vietnam: 244 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Uzbekistan and Vietnam are practically level

Uzbekistan: 100% (2024) · Vietnam: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

51% of people in Uzbekistan live in cities, versus 39% in Vietnam

Uzbekistan: 51% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Vietnam has 128 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110

Uzbekistan: 110 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)

Railway network

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)

Air passengers per resident

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

Forest cover

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)

CO₂ per person

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)

Renewable electricity

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)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

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)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021) · Vietnam: no data

Road deaths

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

Average temperature

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)

Rainfall

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)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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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).

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