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South-Eastern Asia · sovereign state

Vietnam

Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Capital
Hanoi
Languages
Vietnamese
Currency
Vietnamese đồng
People
102 million (2025)
Neighbours
3
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Vietnam

  • Lowest adult obesity 2.5% · #1 of 195 · 2024
  • 11th lowest unemployment 1.5% · #11 of 186 · 2025
  • 16th highest population 102 million · #16 of 210 · 2025

Surprising facts about Vietnam

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Vietnam’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Vietnam among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Vietnam sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Vietnam across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people