Country profile
Vietnam
Vietnam ranks #16 of 215 for population, #136 of 209 for gdp per capita, #107 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
101M
people · 2024
Rank #16 of 215
Life expectancy
74.7
years · 2024
Rank #107 of 216
Poverty headcount
1.6%
% of population · 2022
Rank #108 of 186
Under-5 mortality
17.3
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #114 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
35.8%
% net enrollment · 1977
Rank #200 of 232
Tobacco use
22.5%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #62 of 163
Calorie supply
3,086
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #74 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
3,837,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #47 of 203
GDP per capita
$4,717
current US$ · 2024
Rank #136 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
3.62
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #79 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
136
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #104 of 210
Forest area
47.4%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #60 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
20.8
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #128 of 248
Protected areas
2.9%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #212 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
3.67
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #93 of 210
Fertilizer use
243
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #16 of 194
Pesticide use
13.9
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #23 of 193
Cereal yield
6.04
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #28 of 182
Digital
Internet users
84.2%
% of population · 2024
Rank #90 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
23.7
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #95 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
128
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #72 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
99.8%
% of population · 2023
Rank #132 of 215
Renewable electricity output
41.2%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #81 of 257
Energy use per person
14,618
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #107 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.15
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #155 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Vietnam; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield