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🇮🇩 Indonesia vs 🇻🇳 Vietnam

Population difference
184,122,709
285.7M
Indonesia
101.6M
Vietnam
2.8×
Indonesia is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on land area, where Indonesia’s figure is 6.0× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Indonesia
by population · Asia
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
Indonesia285,721,236
Vietnam101,598,527
Land Areakm²
Indonesia1,892,555 km²
Vietnam313,429 km²
Population Density/km²
Indonesia149/km²
Vietnam320/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Indonesia71.3 years
Vietnam74.7 years
GDP per Capita
Indonesia$5,060
Vietnam$5,066
Urban Population
Indonesia59.4%
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 Indonesia and Vietnam, side by side
IndicatorIndonesiaVietnamIndonesia vs Vietnam
Population285,721,2364th of 240101,598,52716th of 2402.8× higher
Annual Growth Rate+0.79%123rd of 240+0.60%138th of 24030% higher
Population Density/km²149/km²84th of 240320/km²43rd of 24054% lower
Land Areakm²1,892,555 km²14th of 240313,429 km²68th of 2406.0× higher
Urban Population59.4%146th of 24038.8%194th of 24053% higher
GDP per Capita$5,060162nd of 240$5,066161st of 2400% lower
GDP Growth+5.1%48th of 210+8.0%13th of 21036% lower
Life Expectancyyears71.3 years166th of 24074.7 years127th of 2405% lower
Fertility Ratebirths per woman2.12 births per woman101st of 2401.90 births per woman118th of 24012% higher
Birth Rateper 1,00015.8 per 1,00099th of 21313.4 per 1,000107th of 21317% higher
Death Rateper 1,0007.6 per 1,00092nd of 2136.6 per 1,000130th of 21315% higher
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births15.2 per 1,000 live births112th of 19412.0 per 1,000 live births92nd of 19427% higher
Unemployment Rate3.2%48th of 1861.5%11th of 1862.1× higher
Inflation Rate1.9%131st of 1913.3%87th of 19142% lower
Poverty Rate9.0%21st of 1644.2%4th of 1642.1× higher
Gini Index34.481st of 17036.194th of 1705% lower
Health Spendingof GDP2.7% of GDP184th of 1924.6% of GDP134th of 19241% lower
Physiciansper 1,0000.52 per 1,000150th of 2061.11 per 1,000124th of 20653% lower
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.37 per 1,000139th of 1992.52 per 1,00090th of 19946% lower
Literacy Rate96.0%77th of 17596.1%74th of 1750% lower
Education Spendingof GDP1.3% of GDP195th of 2022.9% of GDP156th of 20256% lower
School Enrollmentgross, secondary97.2% gross, secondary75th of 20793.4% gross, secondary92nd of 2074% higher
Renewable Energyof final consumption20.2% of final consumption106th of 21124.2% of final consumption94th of 21117% lower
Forest Coverageof land area47.7% of land area56th of 21147.4% of land area57th of 2111% higher
Internet Penetration72.8%124th of 21184.2%89th of 21114% lower
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people122.5 per 100 people82nd of 212127.6 per 100 people64th of 2124% lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births140 per 100,000 live births141st of 19348 per 100,000 live births99th of 1932.9× higher
Military Spendingof GDP0.78% of GDP135th of 1631.81% of GDP81st of 16357% lower
Protected Areasof land area12.0% of land area145th of 2117.6% of land area169th of 21158% higher
Median Ageyears30.4 years133rd of 24033.4 years118th of 2409% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears9.1 years84th of 1488.4 years96th of 1489% higher
Human Development Index0.728112th of 1920.76692nd of 1925% lower
Happiness Index/ 105.62/ 1091st of 1646.43/ 1045th of 16413% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita2.87 tonnes per capita113th of 2123.67 tonnes per capita95th of 21222% lower
Obesity Rate12.0%155th of 1982.5%198th of 1984.8× 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.

IndonesiaVietnam
050M100M150M200M250M300M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Indonesia and Vietnam population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Indonesia195068.8M
Indonesia1975131.8M
Indonesia2000216.1M
Indonesia2025285.7M
Indonesia2050320.7M
Indonesia2075317.7M
Indonesia2100295.5M
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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