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🇩🇪 Germany vs 🇻🇳 Vietnam

Population difference
18,107,278
83.5M
Germany
101.6M
Vietnam
21.7%
Vietnam is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on gdp growth, where Vietnam’s figure is 33.4× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Germany
by population · Europe
Vietnam
by population · Asia

Side by Side

Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.

Population
Germany83,491,249
Vietnam101,598,527
Land Areakm²
Germany349,430 km²
Vietnam313,429 km²
Population Density/km²
Germany238/km²
Vietnam320/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Germany80.8 years
Vietnam74.7 years
GDP per Capita
Germany$60,496
Vietnam$5,066
Urban Population
Germany82.1%
Vietnam38.8%

Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

Every indicator published for both Germany and Vietnam, side by side
IndicatorGermanyVietnamGermany vs Vietnam
Population83,491,24919th of 240101,598,52716th of 24018% lower
Annual Growth Rate−0.03%190th of 240+0.60%138th of 2400.63 points apart
Population Density/km²238/km²63rd of 240320/km²43rd of 24026% lower
Land Areakm²349,430 km²64th of 240313,429 km²68th of 24011% higher
Urban Population82.1%60th of 24038.8%194th of 2402.1× higher
GDP per Capita$60,49625th of 240$5,066161st of 240$55,430 apart
GDP Growth+0.2%190th of 210+8.0%13th of 2107.8 points apart
Life Expectancyyears80.8 years56th of 24074.7 years127th of 2408% higher
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.36 births per woman205th of 2401.90 births per woman118th of 24028% lower
Birth Rateper 1,0008.1 per 1,000185th of 21313.4 per 1,000107th of 21340% lower
Death Rateper 1,00012.1 per 1,00016th of 2136.6 per 1,000130th of 2131.8× higher
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births3.1 per 1,000 live births26th of 19412.0 per 1,000 live births92nd of 1943.9× lower
Unemployment Rate3.7%63rd of 1861.5%11th of 1862.4× higher
Inflation Rate2.2%124th of 1913.3%87th of 19134% lower
Poverty Rate14.8%40th of 1644.2%4th of 1643.5× higher
Gini Index33.768th of 17036.194th of 1707% lower
Health Spendingof GDP12.3% of GDP9th of 1924.6% of GDP134th of 1922.7× higher
Physiciansper 1,0004.53 per 1,00015th of 2061.11 per 1,000124th of 2064.1× higher
Hospital Bedsper 1,0007.55 per 1,00010th of 1992.52 per 1,00090th of 1993.0× higher
Literacy Rate99.0%29th of 17596.1%74th of 1753% higher
Education Spendingof GDP5.2% of GDP54th of 2022.9% of GDP156th of 2021.8× higher
School Enrollmentgross, secondary100.2% gross, secondary63rd of 20793.4% gross, secondary92nd of 2077% higher
Renewable Energyof final consumption17.6% of final consumption115th of 21124.2% of final consumption94th of 21127% lower
Forest Coverageof land area32.7% of land area100th of 21147.4% of land area57th of 21131% lower
Internet Penetration93.5%42nd of 21184.2%89th of 21111% higher
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people129.2 per 100 people61st of 212127.6 per 100 people64th of 2121% higher
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births4 per 100,000 live births14th of 19348 per 100,000 live births99th of 19344 per 100,000 live births apart
Military Spendingof GDP1.89% of GDP74th of 1631.81% of GDP81st of 1635% higher
Protected Areasof land area39.2% of land area18th of 2117.6% of land area169th of 2115.2× higher
Median Ageyears45.5 years20th of 24033.4 years118th of 24036% higher
Mean Years of Schoolingyears13.1 years6th of 1488.4 years96th of 14857% higher
Human Development Index0.9595th of 1920.76692nd of 19225% higher
Happiness Index/ 106.88/ 1017th of 1646.43/ 1045th of 1647% higher
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita6.77 tonnes per capita43rd of 2123.67 tonnes per capita95th of 2121.8× higher
Obesity Rate24.5%99th of 1982.5%198th of 1989.8× higher

Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.

Population, 1950–2100

Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.

GermanyVietnam
020M40M60M80M100M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Germany and Vietnam population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Germany195069.8M
Germany197578.7M
Germany200081.8M
Germany202584.1M
Germany205078.3M
Germany207572.8M
Germany210070.9M
Vietnam195025.1M
Vietnam197546.5M
Vietnam200077.2M
Vietnam2025101.6M
Vietnam2050110M
Vietnam2075103.3M
Vietnam210091.7M

Reading This Comparison

Size is not the same as rate

Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.

Mind the vintages

Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.

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