🇺🇸 United States vs 🇻🇳 Vietnam
35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on land area, where United States’s figure is 29.2× 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 | United States | Vietnam | United States vs Vietnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 341,784,8573rd of 240 | 101,598,52716th of 240 | 3.4× higher |
| Annual Growth Rate | +0.52%143rd of 240 | +0.60%138th of 240 | 13% lower |
| Population Density/km² | 37/km²180th of 240 | 320/km²43rd of 240 | 8.7× lower |
| Land Areakm² | 9,147,420 km²3rd of 240 | 313,429 km²68th of 240 | 8,833,991 km² apart |
| Urban Population | 80.2%65th of 240 | 38.8%194th of 240 | 2.1× higher |
| GDP per Capita | $90,02712th of 240 | $5,066161st of 240 | $84,961 apart |
| GDP Growth | +2.2%136th of 210 | +8.0%13th of 210 | 3.7× lower |
| Life Expectancyyears | 78.9 years75th of 240 | 74.7 years127th of 240 | 6% higher |
| Fertility Ratebirths per woman | 1.63 births per woman148th of 240 | 1.90 births per woman118th of 240 | 14% lower |
| Birth Rateper 1,000 | 10.6 per 1,000143rd of 213 | 13.4 per 1,000107th of 213 | 21% lower |
| Death Rateper 1,000 | 9.0 per 1,00060th of 213 | 6.6 per 1,000130th of 213 | 35% higher |
| Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births | 5.5 per 1,000 live births53rd of 194 | 12.0 per 1,000 live births92nd of 194 | 54% lower |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.2%70th of 186 | 1.5%11th of 186 | 2.8× higher |
| Inflation Rate | 3.0%96th of 191 | 3.3%87th of 191 | 11% lower |
| Poverty Rate | 11.4%24th of 164 | 4.2%4th of 164 | 2.7× higher |
| Gini Index | 41.8135th of 170 | 36.194th of 170 | 16% higher |
| Health Spendingof GDP | 16.7% of GDP3rd of 192 | 4.6% of GDP134th of 192 | 3.7× higher |
| Physiciansper 1,000 | 3.68 per 1,00039th of 206 | 1.11 per 1,000124th of 206 | 3.3× higher |
| Hospital Bedsper 1,000 | 2.68 per 1,00084th of 199 | 2.52 per 1,00090th of 199 | 6% higher |
| Literacy Rate | 99.0%29th of 175 | 96.1%74th of 175 | 3% higher |
| Education Spendingof GDP | 5.4% of GDP43rd of 202 | 2.9% of GDP156th of 202 | 1.9× higher |
| School Enrollmentgross, secondary | 97.5% gross, secondary74th of 207 | 93.4% gross, secondary92nd of 207 | 4% higher |
| Renewable Energyof final consumption | 10.9% of final consumption142nd of 211 | 24.2% of final consumption94th of 211 | 55% lower |
| Forest Coverageof land area | 33.9% of land area95th of 211 | 47.4% of land area57th of 211 | 29% lower |
| Internet Penetration | 94.7%31st of 211 | 84.2%89th of 211 | 13% higher |
| Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people | 113.2 per 100 people110th of 212 | 127.6 per 100 people64th of 212 | 11% lower |
| Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births | 17 per 100,000 live births65th of 193 | 48 per 100,000 live births99th of 193 | 2.8× lower |
| Military Spendingof GDP | 3.42% of GDP24th of 163 | 1.81% of GDP81st of 163 | 1.9× higher |
| Protected Areasof land area | 12.9% of land area140th of 211 | 7.6% of land area169th of 211 | 1.7× higher |
| Median Ageyears | 38.5 years79th of 240 | 33.4 years118th of 240 | 15% higher |
| Mean Years of Schoolingyears | 13.3 years4th of 148 | 8.4 years96th of 148 | 60% higher |
| Human Development Index | 0.93817th of 192 | 0.76692nd of 192 | 22% higher |
| Happiness Index/ 10 | 6.82/ 1023rd of 164 | 6.43/ 1045th of 164 | 6% higher |
| CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita | 14.20 tonnes per capita12th of 212 | 3.67 tonnes per capita95th of 212 | 3.9× higher |
| Obesity Rate | 41.8%18th of 198 | 2.5%198th of 198 | 39.3 points apart |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1950 | 154.2M |
| United States | 1975 | 219.1M |
| United States | 2000 | 281.5M |
| United States | 2025 | 347.3M |
| United States | 2050 | 380.8M |
| United States | 2075 | 402.9M |
| United States | 2100 | 421.3M |
| 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.