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🇷🇺 Russia vs 🇻🇳 Vietnam

Population difference
41,914,801
143.5M
Russia
101.6M
Vietnam
41.3%
Russia is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on land area, where Russia’s figure is 52.3× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Russia
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
Russia143,513,328
Vietnam101,598,527
Land Areakm²
Russia16,376,870 km²
Vietnam313,429 km²
Population Density/km²
Russia9/km²
Vietnam320/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Russia73.4 years
Vietnam74.7 years
GDP per Capita
Russia$17,547
Vietnam$5,066
Urban Population
Russia75.3%
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 Russia and Vietnam, side by side
IndicatorRussiaVietnamRussia vs Vietnam
Population143,513,3289th of 240101,598,52716th of 24041% higher
Annual Growth Rate−0.11%198th of 240+0.60%138th of 2400.71 points apart
Population Density/km²9/km²221st of 240320/km²43rd of 240311 apart
Land Areakm²16,376,870 km²1st of 240313,429 km²68th of 24016,063,441 km² apart
Urban Population75.3%86th of 24038.8%194th of 2401.9× higher
GDP per Capita$17,547100th of 240$5,066161st of 2403.5× higher
GDP Growth+1.0%172nd of 210+8.0%13th of 2108.0× lower
Life Expectancyyears73.4 years141st of 24074.7 years127th of 2402% lower
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.42 births per woman193rd of 2401.90 births per woman118th of 24025% lower
Birth Rateper 1,0008.4 per 1,000176th of 21313.4 per 1,000107th of 21337% lower
Death Rateper 1,00012.4 per 1,00015th of 2136.6 per 1,000130th of 2131.9× higher
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births4.1 per 1,000 live births39th of 19412.0 per 1,000 live births92nd of 1942.9× lower
Unemployment Rate2.1%18th of 1861.5%11th of 18640% higher
Inflation Rate8.7%29th of 1913.3%87th of 1912.6× higher
Poverty Rate7.2%15th of 1644.2%4th of 1641.7× higher
Gini Index33.060th of 17036.194th of 1709% lower
Health Spendingof GDP7.0% of GDP85th of 1924.6% of GDP134th of 19254% higher
Physiciansper 1,0005.11 per 1,0008th of 2061.11 per 1,000124th of 2064.6× higher
Hospital Bedsper 1,0006.81 per 1,00012th of 1992.52 per 1,00090th of 1992.7× higher
Literacy Rate99.9%4th of 17596.1%74th of 1754% higher
Education Spendingof GDP4.2% of GDP100th of 2022.9% of GDP156th of 20244% higher
School Enrollmentgross, secondary92.5% gross, secondary95th of 20793.4% gross, secondary92nd of 2071% lower
Renewable Energyof final consumption3.5% of final consumption172nd of 21124.2% of final consumption94th of 2116.9× lower
Forest Coverageof land area49.8% of land area53rd of 21147.4% of land area57th of 2115% higher
Internet Penetration94.4%35th of 21184.2%89th of 21112% higher
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people186.1 per 100 people9th of 212127.6 per 100 people64th of 21246% higher
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births9 per 100,000 live births44th of 19348 per 100,000 live births99th of 1935.3× lower
Military Spendingof GDP7.05% of GDP6th of 1631.81% of GDP81st of 1633.9× higher
Protected Areasof land area11.5% of land area147th of 2117.6% of land area169th of 21151% higher
Median Ageyears40.3 years59th of 24033.4 years118th of 24021% higher
Mean Years of Schoolingyears11.6 years36th of 1488.4 years96th of 14839% higher
Human Development Index0.83263rd of 1920.76692nd of 1929% higher
Happiness Index/ 105.83/ 1082nd of 1646.43/ 1045th of 1649% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita12.30 tonnes per capita19th of 2123.67 tonnes per capita95th of 2123.3× higher
Obesity Rate21.2%117th of 1982.5%198th of 1988.5× 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.

RussiaVietnam
020M40M60M80M100M120M140M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Russia and Vietnam population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Russia1950103.4M
Russia1975134.1M
Russia2000146.7M
Russia2025144M
Russia2050136.1M
Russia2075128.6M
Russia2100126.4M
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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