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🇮🇷 Iran vs 🇻🇳 Vietnam

Vietnam has 9.18M more people — 101,598,527 against 92,417,681. Below, 35 indicators both countries publish, side by side.

🇮🇷 Iran
92,417,681
Asia · rank #17 · +0.92%
World Bank, 2025
🇻🇳 Vietnam
101,598,527
Asia · rank #16 · +0.60%
World Bank, 2025

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

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.
IndicatorIranVietnam
Population92,417,68117th of 240101,598,52716th of 240
Annual Growth Rate+0.92%112th of 240+0.60%138th of 240
Population Density/km²56/km²161st of 240320/km²43rd of 240
Land Areakm²1,622,500 km²17th of 240313,429 km²68th of 240
Urban Population77.4%82nd of 24038.8%194th of 240
GDP per Capita$3,924177th of 240$5,066161st of 240
GDP Growth−2.8%206th of 210+8.0%13th of 210
Life Expectancyyears77.9 years90th of 24074.7 years127th of 240
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.68 births per woman145th of 2401.90 births per woman118th of 240
Birth Rateper 1,00012.6 per 1,000112th of 21313.4 per 1,000107th of 213
Death Rateper 1,0004.8 per 1,000196th of 2136.6 per 1,000130th of 213
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births10.3 per 1,000 live births112th of 19412.0 per 1,000 live births101st of 194
Unemployment Rate8.3%54th of 1861.5%176th of 186
Inflation Rate42.2%6th of 1913.3%87th of 191
Poverty Rate8.3%147th of 1644.2%161st of 164
Gini Index35.980th of 17036.176th of 170
Health Spendingof GDP6.0% of GDP104th of 1924.6% of GDP134th of 192
Physiciansper 1,0001.81 per 1,00094th of 2061.11 per 1,000124th of 206
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.85 per 1,000122nd of 1992.52 per 1,00090th of 199
Literacy Rate88.9%107th of 17596.1%74th of 175
Education Spendingof GDP2.8% of GDP161st of 2022.9% of GDP156th of 202
School Enrollmentgross, secondary85.1% gross, secondary130th of 20793.4% gross, secondary92nd of 207
Renewable Energyof final consumption0.9% of final consumption192nd of 21124.2% of final consumption94th of 211
Forest Coverageof land area6.6% of land area173rd of 21147.4% of land area57th of 211
Internet Penetration85.3%85th of 21184.2%89th of 211
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people174.1 per 100 people16th of 212127.6 per 100 people64th of 212
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births16 per 100,000 live births130th of 19348 per 100,000 live births94th of 193
Military Spendingof GDP2.01% of GDP66th of 1631.81% of GDP81st of 163
Protected Areasof land area7.8% of land area166th of 2117.6% of land area169th of 211
Median Ageyears34.0 years114th of 24033.4 years118th of 240
Mean Years of Schoolingyears9.8 years72nd of 1488.4 years96th of 148
Human Development Index0.79974th of 1920.76692nd of 192
Happiness Index/ 105.15/ 10104th of 1646.43/ 1045th of 164
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita8.66 tonnes per capita31st of 2123.67 tonnes per capita95th of 212
Obesity Rate25.7%93rd of 1982.5%198th of 198

Population, 1950–2100

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

IranVietnam
020M40M60M80M100M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Iran and Vietnam population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Iran195016.5M
Iran197533.8M
Iran200066.4M
Iran202592.4M
Iran2050101.9M
Iran207593.8M
Iran210080M
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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