China vs Vietnam statistics compared

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 2nd vs. 67th).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

China and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

China and Vietnam economies compared

GDP

China

Vietnam

Table

Year	GDP
	China	Vietnam
1960	$59,846,235,025	-
1961	$50,162,299,350	-
1962	$47,310,737,754	-
1963	$50,812,227,919	-
1964	$59,821,862,703	-
1965	$70,565,994,356	-
1966	$76,854,053,259	-
1967	$73,011,350,596	-
1968	$70,980,323,819	-
1969	$79,847,786,729	-
1970	$92,752,930,873	-
1971	$99,959,013,880	-
1972	$113,871,930,714	-
1973	$138,764,340,892	-
1974	$144,418,433,058	-
1975	$163,687,619,736	-
1976	$154,196,810,059	-
1977	$175,226,595,860	-
1978	$149,788,617,886	-
1979	$178,573,913,043	-
1980	$191,487,500,000	-
1981	$196,218,253,968	-
1982	$205,480,916,031	-
1983	$231,130,268,199	-
1984	$260,442,857,143	-
1985	$310,064,625,850	$14,094,687,821
1986	$301,310,144,928	$26,336,616,250
1987	$273,455,156,951	$36,658,108,850
1988	$312,888,888,889	$25,423,812,649
1989	$348,380,566,802	$6,293,304,975
1990	$361,560,229,446	$6,471,740,806
1991	$384,510,452,962	$9,613,369,520
1992	$428,502,354,788	$9,866,990,236
1993	$446,557,291,212	$13,180,953,598
1994	$566,929,539,493	$16,286,433,533
1995	$738,190,896,228	$20,736,164,459
1996	$868,523,936,530	$24,657,470,575
1997	$967,753,570,435	$26,843,700,442
1998	$1,037,134,141,760	$27,209,602,050
1999	$1,103,843,203,576	$28,683,659,007
2000	$1,223,754,919,971	$31,172,518,403
2001	$1,355,036,590,252	$32,685,198,809
2002	$1,489,821,682,051	$35,064,105,501
2003	$1,683,903,309,844	$39,552,513,232
2004	$1,984,196,551,300	$45,427,854,693
2005	$2,317,551,298,052	$57,633,255,738
2006	$2,791,498,472,804	$66,371,664,817
2007	$3,604,055,822,572	$77,414,425,532
2008	$4,667,346,414,522	$99,130,304,099
2009	$5,189,577,094,998	$106,014,659,565
2010	$6,192,564,874,453	$147,201,173,197
2011	$7,671,757,207,851	$172,595,049,184
2012	$8,673,664,713,189	$195,590,661,129
2013	$9,743,124,247,267	$213,708,811,665
2014	$10,674,533,168,257	$233,451,469,643
2015	$11,280,814,787,469	$239,258,328,382
2016	$11,456,024,084,962	$257,096,001,178
2017	$12,537,559,062,283	$281,353,605,987
2018	$14,147,765,772,964	$310,106,478,395
2019	$14,560,167,101,283	$334,365,270,497
2020	$14,996,414,166,715	$346,615,738,538
2021	$18,201,698,719,564	$366,474,752,771
2022	$18,316,765,021,690	$413,445,230,669
2023	$18,270,356,654,533	$433,857,681,378
2024	$18,743,803,170,827	$476,388,230,307

China and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita

China

Vietnam

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	China	Vietnam
1960	$89.7	-
1961	$76	-
1962	$71.1	-
1963	$74.5	-
1964	$85.7	-
1965	$98.7	-
1966	$104.5	-
1967	$96.8	-
1968	$91.6	-
1969	$100.3	-
1970	$113.3	-
1971	$118.8	-
1972	$132.1	-
1973	$157.3	-
1974	$160.4	-
1975	$178.6	-
1976	$165.7	-
1977	$185.7	-
1978	$156.7	-
1979	$184.3	-
1980	$195.1	-
1981	$197.4	-
1982	$203.7	-
1983	$225.9	-
1984	$251.2	-
1985	$295	$238.6
1986	$282.4	$436
1987	$252.3	$595
1988	$284	$405
1989	$311	$98.1
1990	$319	$98.8
1991	$334	$143.7
1992	$368	$144.5
1993	$379	$189.4
1994	$476	$229.9
1995	$613	$287.8
1996	$713	$337
1997	$787	$362
1998	$835	$361
1999	$881	$376
2000	$969	$404
2001	$1,065	$419
2002	$1,164	$445
2003	$1,307	$497
2004	$1,531	$565
2005	$1,778	$711
2006	$2,129	$808
2007	$2,735	$926
2008	$3,523	$1,164
2009	$3,898	$1,226
2010	$4,629	$1,683
2011	$5,704	$1,951
2012	$6,405	$2,185
2013	$7,147	$2,360
2014	$7,781	$2,546
2015	$8,175	$2,578
2016	$8,255	$2,735
2017	$8,980	$2,956
2018	$10,086	$3,222
2019	$10,343	$3,441
2020	$10,627	$3,534
2021	$12,887	$3,704
2022	$12,971	$4,148
2023	$12,951	$4,323
2024	$13,303	$4,717

China vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

China

Vietnam

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	China	Vietnam
1950	43.8	48
1951	44.6	48.7
1952	45.3	49.4
1953	45.9	50
1954	46.8	52
1955	47.2	54.8
1956	47.8	55.5
1957	48.4	56.2
1958	48.8	56.8
1959	40.2	57.4
1960	33.4	58
1961	40.2	58.5
1962	51	58.2
1963	51.7	56.9
1964	52.3	57.5
1965	53	57
1966	53.7	56.9
1967	54.4	56.7
1968	55.2	52.7
1969	56	54.8
1970	56.8	54.9
1971	57.7	55.6
1972	58.6	51.9
1973	59.5	55.7
1974	60.2	54.8
1975	61	61.9
1976	61.2	63.7
1977	62.5	64.1
1978	63.1	64.5
1979	63.7	65
1980	64.2	65.3
1981	64.8	65.8
1982	65.2	66.2
1983	65.7	66.5
1984	66.1	66.9
1985	66.5	67.2
1986	66.9	67.6
1987	67.3	68
1988	67.6	68.6
1989	67.9	68.8
1990	68.2	69
1991	68.6	69.3
1992	69.1	69.6
1993	69.5	70
1994	69.8	70.4
1995	70.4	70.9
1996	70.8	71.3
1997	71.2	71.7
1998	71.6	72.3
1999	72	72.6
2000	72.3	72.7
2001	72.7	73
2002	73	73.1
2003	73.4	73.2
2004	73.7	73.1
2005	74.1	73.2
2006	74.4	73.3
2007	74.8	73.4
2008	74.8	73.5
2009	75.3	73.5
2010	75.7	73.6
2011	75.9	73.7
2012	76.2	73.8
2013	76.5	73.8
2014	76.7	73.9
2015	77	74
2016	77.2	74
2017	77.2	74
2018	77.7	74.1
2019	77.9	74.2
2020	78	75.4
2021	78.1	74.1
2022	78.2	74.5
2023	78	74.6
2024	78	74.7
2025	78.4	74.9

China and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population

China

Vietnam

Table

Year	Population
	China	Vietnam
1960	667,070,000	32,531,933
1961	660,330,000	33,409,059
1962	665,770,000	34,288,560
1963	682,335,000	35,249,101
1964	698,355,000	36,201,563
1965	715,185,000	37,129,656
1966	735,400,000	38,024,836
1967	754,550,000	38,895,080
1968	774,510,000	39,734,609
1969	796,025,000	40,582,096
1970	818,315,000	41,475,230
1971	841,105,000	42,449,276
1972	862,030,000	43,429,168
1973	881,940,000	44,409,861
1974	900,350,000	45,413,537
1975	916,395,000	46,482,903
1976	930,685,000	47,684,931
1977	943,455,000	48,954,872
1978	956,165,000	50,249,552
1979	969,005,000	51,378,211
1980	981,235,000	52,490,101
1981	993,885,000	53,738,141
1982	1,008,630,000	55,011,289
1983	1,023,310,000	56,337,921
1984	1,036,825,000	57,706,067
1985	1,051,040,000	59,060,622
1986	1,066,790,000	60,347,048
1987	1,084,035,000	61,584,651
1988	1,101,630,000	62,843,228
1989	1,118,650,000	64,147,348
1990	1,135,185,000	65,504,552
1991	1,150,780,000	66,891,775
1992	1,164,970,000	68,260,337
1993	1,178,440,000	69,586,384
1994	1,191,835,000	70,854,391
1995	1,204,855,000	72,049,940
1996	1,217,550,000	73,156,447
1997	1,230,075,000	74,226,889
1998	1,241,935,000	75,299,660
1999	1,252,735,000	76,287,452
2000	1,262,645,000	77,154,011
2001	1,271,850,000	77,969,361
2002	1,280,400,000	78,772,224
2003	1,288,400,000	79,563,777
2004	1,296,075,000	80,338,971
2005	1,303,720,000	81,088,313
2006	1,311,020,000	82,167,897
2007	1,317,885,000	83,633,375
2008	1,324,655,000	85,175,788
2009	1,331,260,000	86,460,018
2010	1,337,705,000	87,455,152
2011	1,345,035,000	88,468,314
2012	1,354,190,000	89,510,356
2013	1,363,240,000	90,573,104
2014	1,371,860,000	91,679,578
2015	1,379,860,000	92,823,254
2016	1,387,790,000	94,000,117
2017	1,396,215,000	95,176,977
2018	1,402,760,000	96,237,319
2019	1,407,745,000	97,173,776
2020	1,411,100,000	98,079,191
2021	1,412,360,000	98,935,098
2022	1,412,175,000	99,680,655
2023	1,410,710,000	100,352,192
2024	1,408,975,000	100,987,686

Fertility rates in China and Vietnam

Fertility rate

China

Vietnam

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	China	Vietnam
1960	4.45	6.27
1961	3.86	5.48
1962	6.09	6.26
1963	7.51	6.39
1964	6.67	6.29
1965	6.61	6.16
1966	6.31	5.97
1967	5.81	5.88
1968	6.51	6.03
1969	6.18	6.01
1970	6.09	6.02
1971	5.52	6.07
1972	5.11	6.1
1973	4.73	6.11
1974	4.17	5.78
1975	3.57	5.62
1976	3.24	5.46
1977	2.84	5.29
1978	2.72	5.1
1979	2.75	4.94
1980	2.74	4.8
1981	2.79	4.67
1982	2.97	4.59
1983	2.56	4.52
1984	2.61	4.41
1985	2.63	4.21
1986	2.72	3.96
1987	2.76	3.72
1988	2.54	3.62
1989	2.52	3.64
1990	2.51	3.6
1991	1.93	3.52
1992	1.78	3.35
1993	1.69	3.17
1994	1.63	2.94
1995	1.59	2.7
1996	1.55	2.47
1997	1.53	2.27
1998	1.52	2.1
1999	1.53	2
2000	1.63	2.03
2001	1.56	2.02
2002	1.57	2.01
2003	1.57	2
2004	1.61	1.97
2005	1.62	1.89
2006	1.64	1.87
2007	1.67	1.91
2008	1.7	1.93
2009	1.71	1.92
2010	1.69	1.91
2011	1.67	1.93
2012	1.8	1.97
2013	1.71	1.98
2014	1.77	2.09
2015	1.67	2.1
2016	1.77	2
2017	1.8	1.99
2018	1.54	1.88
2019	1.5	1.94
2020	1.24	1.96
2021	1.12	1.94
2022	1.03	1.93
2023	1	1.91

China and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age

China

Vietnam

Table

Year	Median age, years
	China	Vietnam
1960	20.9	21.2
1961	21.1	20.7
1962	21	20.2
1963	20.4	19.7
1964	19.9	19.2
1965	19.6	18.9
1966	19.3	18.7
1967	19.2	18.5
1968	19.2	18.4
1969	19.1	18.4
1970	19.1	18.4
1971	19.2	18.4
1972	19.3	18.5
1973	19.5	18.5
1974	19.7	18.6
1975	20.1	18.7
1976	20.4	18.8
1977	20.8	19
1978	21.2	19.1
1979	21.4	19.3
1980	21.6	19.4
1981	21.8	19.5
1982	22.1	19.6
1983	22.6	19.7
1984	23	19.8
1985	23.2	19.9
1986	23.4	20
1987	23.6	20.1
1988	23.9	20.2
1989	24.4	20.4
1990	24.7	20.5
1991	25.1	20.7
1992	25.6	20.9
1993	26.1	21.1
1994	26.6	21.4
1995	27.2	21.7
1996	27.8	22
1997	28.3	22.4
1998	28.8	22.9
1999	29.4	23.3
2000	30	23.7
2001	30.5	24.2
2002	31.1	24.6
2003	31.6	25
2004	32.1	25.4
2005	32.6	25.8
2006	33.1	26.3
2007	33.7	26.9
2008	34.2	27.4
2009	34.7	27.9
2010	35.1	28.3
2011	35.5	28.7
2012	35.7	29
2013	36	29.4
2014	36.3	29.8
2015	36.7	30.2
2016	37.1	30.5
2017	37.4	30.8
2018	37.7	31.2
2019	38.1	31.6
2020	38.5	32.1
2021	39	32.5
2022	39.6	33
2023	40.1	33.4
2024	40.6	33.9

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