🇯🇵 Japan vs 🇻🇳 Vietnam
35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on maternal mortality, where Vietnam’s figure is 16.0× higher.
Side by Side
Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.
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.
| Indicator | Japan | Vietnam | Japan vs Vietnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 123,366,73412th of 240 | 101,598,52716th of 240 | 21% higher |
| Annual Growth Rate | −0.49%218th of 240 | +0.60%138th of 240 | 1.10 points apart |
| Population Density/km² | 342/km²39th of 240 | 320/km²43rd of 240 | 7% higher |
| Land Areakm² | 364,569 km²62nd of 240 | 313,429 km²68th of 240 | 16% higher |
| Urban Population | 92.3%30th of 240 | 38.8%194th of 240 | 2.4× higher |
| GDP per Capita | $35,95155th of 240 | $5,066161st of 240 | 7.1× higher |
| GDP Growth | +1.2%164th of 210 | +8.0%13th of 210 | 6.7× lower |
| Life Expectancyyears | 84.0 years10th of 240 | 74.7 years127th of 240 | 12% higher |
| Fertility Ratebirths per woman | 1.15 births per woman223rd of 240 | 1.90 births per woman118th of 240 | 39% lower |
| Birth Rateper 1,000 | 5.7 per 1,000207th of 213 | 13.4 per 1,000107th of 213 | 58% lower |
| Death Rateper 1,000 | 13.3 per 1,0009th of 213 | 6.6 per 1,000130th of 213 | 2.0× higher |
| Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births | 1.8 per 1,000 live births3rd of 194 | 12.0 per 1,000 live births92nd of 194 | 6.7× lower |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.5%24th of 186 | 1.5%11th of 186 | 1.6× higher |
| Inflation Rate | 3.2%93rd of 191 | 3.3%87th of 191 | 4% lower |
| Poverty Rate | 15.7%46th of 164 | 4.2%4th of 164 | 3.7× higher |
| Gini Index | 32.352nd of 170 | 36.194th of 170 | 11% lower |
| Health Spendingof GDP | 10.7% of GDP20th of 192 | 4.6% of GDP134th of 192 | 2.4× higher |
| Physiciansper 1,000 | 2.65 per 1,00072nd of 206 | 1.11 per 1,000124th of 206 | 2.4× higher |
| Hospital Bedsper 1,000 | 12.59 per 1,0006th of 199 | 2.52 per 1,00090th of 199 | 5.0× higher |
| Literacy Rate | 99.0%29th of 175 | 96.1%74th of 175 | 3% higher |
| Education Spendingof GDP | 3.3% of GDP135th of 202 | 2.9% of GDP156th of 202 | 16% higher |
| School Enrollmentgross, secondary | 101.5% gross, secondary56th of 207 | 93.4% gross, secondary92nd of 207 | 9% higher |
| Renewable Energyof final consumption | 8.8% of final consumption153rd of 211 | 24.2% of final consumption94th of 211 | 2.7× lower |
| Forest Coverageof land area | 68.4% of land area19th of 211 | 47.4% of land area57th of 211 | 44% higher |
| Internet Penetration | 85.5%84th of 211 | 84.2%89th of 211 | 2% higher |
| Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people | 178.4 per 100 people12th of 212 | 127.6 per 100 people64th of 212 | 40% higher |
| Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births | 3 per 100,000 live births6th of 193 | 48 per 100,000 live births99th of 193 | 45 per 100,000 live births apart |
| Military Spendingof GDP | 1.37% of GDP97th of 163 | 1.81% of GDP81st of 163 | 24% lower |
| Protected Areasof land area | 29.7% of land area38th of 211 | 7.6% of land area169th of 211 | 3.9× higher |
| Median Ageyears | 49.8 years5th of 240 | 33.4 years118th of 240 | 49% higher |
| Mean Years of Schoolingyears | 12.8 years13th of 148 | 8.4 years96th of 148 | 54% higher |
| Human Development Index | 0.92523rd of 192 | 0.76692nd of 192 | 21% higher |
| Happiness Index/ 10 | 6.13/ 1063rd of 164 | 6.43/ 1045th of 164 | 5% lower |
| CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita | 7.77 tonnes per capita36th of 212 | 3.67 tonnes per capita95th of 212 | 2.1× higher |
| Obesity Rate | 5.2%191st of 198 | 2.5%198th of 198 | 2.1× 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.
| Series | Year | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1950 | 86.4M |
| Japan | 1975 | 113.3M |
| Japan | 2000 | 127M |
| Japan | 2025 | 123.1M |
| Japan | 2050 | 105.1M |
| Japan | 2075 | 87.4M |
| Japan | 2100 | 76.8M |
| Vietnam | 1950 | 25.1M |
| Vietnam | 1975 | 46.5M |
| Vietnam | 2000 | 77.2M |
| Vietnam | 2025 | 101.6M |
| Vietnam | 2050 | 110M |
| Vietnam | 2075 | 103.3M |
| Vietnam | 2100 | 91.7M |
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.