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Viet Nam

East Asia & Pacific · Upper middle income · capital Hanoi

Reports 21 of 21 indicators tracked here.

Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.

Health

Life expectancy

2024 · 2 years old

74.7years

Ranks 108 of 217 in 2024

about the same world median · 2% above East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Under-5 mortality

2024 · 2 years old

17.3per 1,000 live births

Ranks 113 of 196 in 2024

16% above world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Maternal mortality

2023 · 3 years old

48per 100,000 live births

Ranks 99 of 194 in 2023

2% above world median · 41% below East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Child stunting

2023 · 3 years old

18.2% of under-5s

Ranks 19 of 25 in 2023

31% above world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 25 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Health spending

2023 · 3 years old

4.56% of GDP

Not ranked — no better end

28% below world median

Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Fertility rate

2024 · 2 years old

1.90births per woman

Not ranked — no better end

about the same world median

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Education

Adult literacy

2022 · 4 years old

96.1% of adults 15+

Ranks 15 of 45 in 2022

6% above world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 45 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure

Primary enrolment

2024 · 2 years old

106.3% gross

Ranks 32 of 134 in 2024

7% above world median · 7% above East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Education spending

2022 · 4 years old

2.89% of GDP

Ranks 125 of 164 in 2022

29% below world median · 36% below East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 164 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure

Economy

GDP per capita

2025 · 1 year old

5,066current US$

Ranks 117 of 186 in 2025

36% below world median · 24% below East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

GDP per capita (PPP)

2025 · 1 year old

18,088international $

Ranks 102 of 185 in 2025

10% below world median · 11% above East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Extreme poverty

2022 · 4 years old

1.6% of population

Ranks 42 of 73 in 2022

45% above world median · 3.0× above East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 73 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure

Income inequality (Gini)

2022 · 4 years old

36.1index, 0–100

Ranks 45 of 73 in 2022

6% above world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 73 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure

Unemployment

2025 · 1 year old

1.5% of labour force

Ranks 11 of 182 in 2025

70% below world median · 50% below East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Inflation

2025 · 1 year old

3.3% per year

Not ranked — no better end

9% above world median

Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Military spending

2018 · 8 years old

1.81% of GDP

Not ranked — no better end

33% above world median

Medians computed across 154 countries reporting in 2018 — not a published figure

Infrastructure

Electricity access

2024 · 2 years old

100.0% of population

Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024

about the same world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Safe drinking water

2024 · 2 years old

58.6% of population

Ranks 103 of 148 in 2024

27% below world median · 6% below East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Internet use

2024 · 2 years old

84.2% of population

Ranks 82 of 182 in 2024

2% above world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Environment

CO₂ per person

2024 · 2 years old

4.27t CO₂e per person

Not ranked — no better end

67% above world median

Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Society

Population

2025 · 1 year old

101.6mpeople

Not ranked — no better end

14.5× above world median

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.

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