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Finland vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Finland has a population of 5.64M (ranked 116/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Finland's land area is 117,360 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 70th vs. 67th).

By GDP, Finland ranks 48/197 ($300B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Finland ranks 22/197 ($53,189), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Finland Vietnam
Population
5643254
102063551
Population rank 118/197 16/197
GDP
$300B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 48/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$53,189
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 22/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$64,091
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$247B
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.4%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$43,897
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 12/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$37,252
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
117,360 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.26
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
44 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Finland and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Finland and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Finland

Vietnam
Year GDP
Finland Vietnam
1960 $5,279,481,824 -
1961 $5,984,433,774 -
1962 $6,407,796,043 -
1963 $6,958,916,548 -
1964 $7,848,987,793 -
1965 $8,680,393,839 -
1966 $9,306,142,172 -
1967 $9,468,272,357 -
1968 $8,916,565,041 -
1969 $10,177,524,839 -
1970 $11,358,529,162 -
1971 $12,528,522,307 -
1972 $14,744,499,570 -
1973 $19,474,098,335 -
1974 $24,851,036,710 -
1975 $29,475,251,333 -
1976 $31,852,352,670 -
1977 $33,502,784,418 -
1978 $36,259,392,058 -
1979 $44,469,218,440 -
1980 $53,649,984,061 -
1981 $52,440,066,134 -
1982 $52,784,013,815 -
1983 $50,956,447,481 -
1984 $52,870,993,273 -
1985 $55,856,676,899 $14,094,687,821
1986 $73,511,611,541 $26,336,616,250
1987 $91,564,993,913 $36,658,108,850
1988 $109,039,090,263 $25,423,812,649
1989 $118,991,270,611 $6,293,304,975
1990 $141,446,120,355 $6,471,740,806
1991 $127,794,441,994 $9,613,369,520
1992 $112,537,828,511 $9,866,990,236
1993 $89,112,105,756 $13,180,953,598
1994 $103,182,697,780 $16,286,433,533
1995 $134,060,457,516 $20,736,164,459
1996 $131,991,975,149 $24,657,470,575
1997 $126,862,902,302 $26,843,700,442
1998 $133,990,876,725 $27,209,602,050
1999 $135,234,241,918 $28,683,659,007
2000 $125,967,821,111 $31,172,518,403
2001 $129,519,672,869 $32,685,198,809
2002 $140,360,963,812 $35,064,105,501
2003 $171,612,867,736 $39,552,513,232
2004 $197,458,297,640 $45,427,854,693
2005 $204,859,368,791 $57,633,255,738
2006 $217,044,068,234 $66,371,664,817
2007 $256,360,251,538 $77,414,425,532
2008 $285,698,662,071 $99,130,304,099
2009 $253,480,783,439 $106,014,659,565
2010 $249,429,613,683 $147,201,173,197
2011 $275,126,915,516 $172,595,049,184
2012 $257,443,384,493 $195,590,661,129
2013 $270,268,036,626 $213,708,811,665
2014 $273,478,528,955 $233,451,469,643
2015 $233,210,733,506 $239,258,328,382
2016 $238,777,818,793 $257,096,001,178
2017 $253,846,138,440 $281,353,605,987
2018 $273,869,255,596 $310,106,478,395
2019 $267,014,821,129 $334,365,270,497
2020 $270,000,311,606 $346,615,738,538
2021 $294,223,210,496 $366,474,752,771
2022 $280,253,099,309 $413,445,230,669
2023 $294,950,618,733 $433,857,681,378
2024 $299,835,625,551 $476,388,230,307

Finland and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Finland

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Finland Vietnam
1960 $1,192 -
1961 $1,341 -
1962 $1,427 -
1963 $1,538 -
1964 $1,726 -
1965 $1,902 -
1966 $2,032 -
1967 $2,056 -
1968 $1,927 -
1969 $2,201 -
1970 $2,466 -
1971 $2,716 -
1972 $3,178 -
1973 $4,174 -
1974 $5,298 -
1975 $6,256 -
1976 $6,740 -
1977 $7,070 -
1978 $7,629 -
1979 $9,333 -
1980 $11,225 -
1981 $10,925 -
1982 $10,935 -
1983 $10,494 -
1984 $10,830 -
1985 $11,394 $238.6
1986 $14,947 $436
1987 $18,565 $595
1988 $22,044 $405
1989 $23,969 $98.1
1990 $28,366 $98.8
1991 $25,489 $143.7
1992 $22,320 $144.5
1993 $17,589 $189.4
1994 $20,278 $229.9
1995 $26,246 $287.8
1996 $25,757 $337
1997 $24,682 $362
1998 $26,000 $361
1999 $26,180 $376
2000 $24,336 $404
2001 $24,965 $419
2002 $26,989 $445
2003 $32,920 $497
2004 $37,768 $565
2005 $39,050 $711
2006 $41,214 $808
2007 $48,473 $926
2008 $53,769 $1,164
2009 $47,478 $1,226
2010 $46,506 $1,683
2011 $51,060 $1,951
2012 $47,552 $2,185
2013 $49,691 $2,360
2014 $50,074 $2,546
2015 $42,560 $2,578
2016 $43,451 $2,735
2017 $46,085 $2,956
2018 $49,654 $3,222
2019 $48,358 $3,441
2020 $48,829 $3,534
2021 $53,099 $3,704
2022 $50,441 $4,148
2023 $52,822 $4,323
2024 $53,189 $4,717

Finland vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Finland

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Finland Vietnam
1950 64.2 48
1951 65.6 48.7
1952 66.5 49.4
1953 66.6 50
1954 67.5 52
1955 67.3 54.8
1956 68 55.5
1957 67.5 56.2
1958 68.6 56.8
1959 68.8 57.4
1960 69 58
1961 69 58.5
1962 68.7 58.2
1963 69.2 56.9
1964 69.4 57.5
1965 69.1 57
1966 69.6 56.9
1967 69.8 56.7
1968 69.8 52.7
1969 69.6 54.8
1970 70.3 54.9
1971 70.1 55.6
1972 70.9 51.9
1973 71.4 55.7
1974 71.3 54.8
1975 71.8 61.9
1976 72 63.7
1977 72.5 64.1
1978 73.1 64.5
1979 73.4 65
1980 73.6 65.3
1981 74 65.8
1982 74.5 66.2
1983 74.4 66.5
1984 74.7 66.9
1985 74.4 67.2
1986 74.8 67.6
1987 74.8 68
1988 74.8 68.6
1989 75 68.8
1990 75 69
1991 75.4 69.3
1992 75.6 69.6
1993 75.9 70
1994 76.6 70.4
1995 76.6 70.9
1996 76.9 71.3
1997 77.1 71.7
1998 77.3 72.3
1999 77.5 72.6
2000 77.7 72.7
2001 78.1 73
2002 78.3 73.1
2003 78.5 73.2
2004 78.8 73.1
2005 79 73.2
2006 79.4 73.3
2007 79.4 73.4
2008 79.7 73.5
2009 79.8 73.5
2010 80 73.6
2011 80.4 73.7
2012 80.5 73.8
2013 80.9 73.8
2014 81.1 73.9
2015 81.4 74
2016 81.3 74
2017 81.5 74
2018 81.6 74.1
2019 81.9 74.2
2020 81.8 75.4
2021 81.8 74.1
2022 81.2 74.5
2023 81.9 74.6
2024 82.1 74.7
2025 82.2 74.9

Finland and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Finland

Vietnam
Year Population
Finland Vietnam
1960 4,429,634 32,531,933
1961 4,461,005 33,409,059
1962 4,491,443 34,288,560
1963 4,523,309 35,249,101
1964 4,548,543 36,201,563
1965 4,563,732 37,129,656
1966 4,580,869 38,024,836
1967 4,605,744 38,895,080
1968 4,626,469 39,734,609
1969 4,623,785 40,582,096
1970 4,606,307 41,475,230
1971 4,612,124 42,449,276
1972 4,639,657 43,429,168
1973 4,666,081 44,409,861
1974 4,690,574 45,413,537
1975 4,711,440 46,482,903
1976 4,725,664 47,684,931
1977 4,738,902 48,954,872
1978 4,752,528 50,249,552
1979 4,764,690 51,378,211
1980 4,779,535 52,490,101
1981 4,799,964 53,738,141
1982 4,826,933 55,011,289
1983 4,855,787 56,337,921
1984 4,881,803 57,706,067
1985 4,902,206 59,060,622
1986 4,918,154 60,347,048
1987 4,932,123 61,584,651
1988 4,946,481 62,843,228
1989 4,964,371 64,147,348
1990 4,986,431 65,504,552
1991 5,013,740 66,891,775
1992 5,041,992 68,260,337
1993 5,066,447 69,586,384
1994 5,088,333 70,854,391
1995 5,107,790 72,049,940
1996 5,124,573 73,156,447
1997 5,139,835 74,226,889
1998 5,153,498 75,299,660
1999 5,165,474 76,287,452
2000 5,176,209 77,154,011
2001 5,188,008 77,969,361
2002 5,200,598 78,772,224
2003 5,213,014 79,563,777
2004 5,228,172 80,338,971
2005 5,246,096 81,088,313
2006 5,266,268 82,167,897
2007 5,288,720 83,633,375
2008 5,313,399 85,175,788
2009 5,338,871 86,460,018
2010 5,363,352 87,455,152
2011 5,388,272 88,468,314
2012 5,413,971 89,510,356
2013 5,438,972 90,573,104
2014 5,461,512 91,679,578
2015 5,479,531 92,823,254
2016 5,495,303 94,000,117
2017 5,508,214 95,176,977
2018 5,515,525 96,237,319
2019 5,521,606 97,173,776
2020 5,529,543 98,079,191
2021 5,541,017 98,935,098
2022 5,556,106 99,680,655
2023 5,583,911 100,352,192
2024 5,637,214 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Finland and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Finland

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Finland Vietnam
1960 2.72 6.27
1961 2.72 5.48
1962 2.68 6.26
1963 2.68 6.39
1964 2.59 6.29
1965 2.48 6.16
1966 2.41 5.97
1967 2.32 5.88
1968 2.14 6.03
1969 1.93 6.01
1970 1.83 6.02
1971 1.68 6.07
1972 1.58 6.1
1973 1.49 6.11
1974 1.61 5.78
1975 1.68 5.62
1976 1.7 5.46
1977 1.68 5.29
1978 1.64 5.1
1979 1.64 4.94
1980 1.63 4.8
1981 1.64 4.67
1982 1.71 4.59
1983 1.74 4.52
1984 1.69 4.41
1985 1.64 4.21
1986 1.6 3.96
1987 1.59 3.72
1988 1.69 3.62
1989 1.71 3.64
1990 1.78 3.6
1991 1.79 3.52
1992 1.85 3.35
1993 1.81 3.17
1994 1.85 2.94
1995 1.81 2.7
1996 1.78 2.47
1997 1.75 2.27
1998 1.7 2.1
1999 1.73 2
2000 1.73 2.03
2001 1.73 2.02
2002 1.72 2.01
2003 1.76 2
2004 1.8 1.97
2005 1.8 1.89
2006 1.84 1.87
2007 1.83 1.91
2008 1.85 1.93
2009 1.86 1.92
2010 1.87 1.91
2011 1.83 1.93
2012 1.8 1.97
2013 1.75 1.98
2014 1.71 2.09
2015 1.65 2.1
2016 1.57 2
2017 1.49 1.99
2018 1.41 1.88
2019 1.35 1.94
2020 1.37 1.96
2021 1.46 1.94
2022 1.32 1.93
2023 1.26 1.91

Finland and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Finland

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Finland Vietnam
1960 28.4 21.2
1961 28.4 20.7
1962 28.5 20.2
1963 28.5 19.7
1964 28.6 19.2
1965 28.7 18.9
1966 28.8 18.7
1967 28.9 18.5
1968 29 18.4
1969 29.3 18.4
1970 29.6 18.4
1971 29.9 18.4
1972 30.1 18.5
1973 30.2 18.5
1974 30.4 18.6
1975 30.7 18.7
1976 31.2 18.8
1977 31.7 19
1978 32.1 19.1
1979 32.4 19.3
1980 32.8 19.4
1981 33.2 19.5
1982 33.5 19.6
1983 33.9 19.7
1984 34.3 19.8
1985 34.7 19.9
1986 35.1 20
1987 35.4 20.1
1988 35.8 20.2
1989 36.1 20.4
1990 36.4 20.5
1991 36.7 20.7
1992 37 20.9
1993 37.2 21.1
1994 37.5 21.4
1995 37.8 21.7
1996 38.1 22
1997 38.4 22.4
1998 38.7 22.9
1999 39 23.3
2000 39.4 23.7
2001 39.7 24.2
2002 40 24.6
2003 40.3 25
2004 40.6 25.4
2005 40.9 25.8
2006 41.2 26.3
2007 41.4 26.9
2008 41.6 27.4
2009 41.8 27.9
2010 41.9 28.3
2011 42.1 28.7
2012 42.2 29
2013 42.3 29.4
2014 42.4 29.8
2015 42.5 30.2
2016 42.6 30.5
2017 42.7 30.8
2018 42.8 31.2
2019 43 31.6
2020 43.2 32.1
2021 43.3 32.5
2022 43.5 33
2023 43.8 33.4
2024 44 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Finland Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$292B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.5%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.38%
2022
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.42%
2023
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.51%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.34%
2024
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
62.9%
2024
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.1%
2024
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
77
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.5%
2023
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires
7
2025
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
134
2004
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.3B
2004
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$18B
2024
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$749M
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
896,000
2020
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.79%
2020
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
99.8%
2024
70.6%
2024

Energy

Finland Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,867 kg
2023
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.5
2023
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.3 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.78 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
32.7%
2023
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
50.2%
2021
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
35.4%
2023
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
30.3%
2023
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
14,391 kWh
2023
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
52.9%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
18.6%
2023
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
42.1%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Finland Vietnam
% of world population
0.07%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
+26,894
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
85.9%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
90.9
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
88
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.98
2023
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.9
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2000
96.1%
2022
English speaking
70.2%
2023
16%
2025
People using the Internet
93.5%
2023
84.2%
2024

Health

Finland Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,902
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$789
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.38
2021
0.83
2016
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.3
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.3%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.08 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Finland Vietnam
% of world land
0.2%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
20,819 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,734 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
86,522 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
282,103 mi
2019
354,460 mi
2019

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