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Nepal vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nepal has a population of 29.7M (ranked 51/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Nepal's land area is 55,348 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 92nd vs. 67th).

By GDP, Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Nepal Vietnam
Population
29627185
102063551
Population rank 52/197 16/197
GDP
$42.9B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 101/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$1,447
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 164/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,737
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$20.5B
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.4%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$693
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 155/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,569
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
55,348 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
536 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
26 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Nepal and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Nepal and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Nepal

Vietnam
Year GDP
Nepal Vietnam
1960 $508,334,414 -
1961 $531,959,562 -
1962 $574,091,101 -
1963 $496,947,904 -
1964 $496,098,775 -
1965 $735,267,082 -
1966 $906,811,944 -
1967 $841,974,025 -
1968 $772,231,387 -
1969 $788,641,965 -
1970 $865,975,309 -
1971 $882,765,472 -
1972 $1,024,098,400 -
1973 $972,101,725 -
1974 $1,217,953,547 -
1975 $1,575,789,254 -
1976 $1,452,788,985 -
1977 $1,382,400,000 -
1978 $1,604,162,497 -
1979 $1,851,250,008 -
1980 $1,945,916,583 -
1981 $2,275,583,317 -
1982 $2,395,423,742 -
1983 $2,447,174,803 -
1984 $2,581,207,388 -
1985 $2,619,913,956 $14,094,687,821
1986 $2,850,782,044 $26,336,616,250
1987 $2,957,255,380 $36,658,108,850
1988 $3,487,009,748 $25,423,812,649
1989 $3,525,225,787 $6,293,304,975
1990 $3,627,560,239 $6,471,740,806
1991 $3,921,476,085 $9,613,369,520
1992 $3,401,211,581 $9,866,990,236
1993 $3,660,041,667 $13,180,953,598
1994 $4,066,775,510 $16,286,433,533
1995 $4,401,104,418 $20,736,164,459
1996 $4,521,580,381 $24,657,470,575
1997 $4,918,691,917 $26,843,700,442
1998 $4,856,255,044 $27,209,602,050
1999 $5,033,642,384 $28,683,659,007
2000 $5,494,252,208 $31,172,518,403
2001 $6,007,055,042 $32,685,198,809
2002 $6,050,875,807 $35,064,105,501
2003 $6,330,473,097 $39,552,513,232
2004 $7,273,938,315 $45,427,854,693
2005 $8,130,258,378 $57,633,255,738
2006 $9,043,715,356 $66,371,664,817
2007 $10,325,618,017 $77,414,425,532
2008 $12,545,438,605 $99,130,304,099
2009 $12,854,985,464 $106,014,659,565
2010 $16,002,656,434 $147,201,173,197
2011 $21,573,872,421 $172,595,049,184
2012 $21,703,100,877 $195,590,661,129
2013 $22,162,204,925 $213,708,811,665
2014 $22,731,612,922 $233,451,469,643
2015 $24,360,801,287 $239,258,328,382
2016 $24,524,109,484 $257,096,001,178
2017 $28,971,588,940 $281,353,605,987
2018 $33,111,525,237 $310,106,478,395
2019 $34,186,180,699 $334,365,270,497
2020 $33,433,659,301 $346,615,738,538
2021 $36,924,841,394 $366,474,752,771
2022 $41,182,939,601 $413,445,230,669
2023 $41,047,772,331 $433,857,681,378
2024 $42,914,268,287 $476,388,230,307

Nepal and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Nepal

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Nepal Vietnam
1960 $50.2 -
1961 $51.6 -
1962 $54.6 -
1963 $46.3 -
1964 $45.3 -
1965 $65.8 -
1966 $79.5 -
1967 $72.3 -
1968 $64.9 -
1969 $64.8 -
1970 $69.6 -
1971 $69.5 -
1972 $78.8 -
1973 $73.2 -
1974 $89.8 -
1975 $113.6 -
1976 $102.5 -
1977 $95.3 -
1978 $108.1 -
1979 $121.9 -
1980 $125.1 -
1981 $142.9 -
1982 $147 -
1983 $146.6 -
1984 $151.1 -
1985 $149.9 $238.6
1986 $159.5 $436
1987 $162 $595
1988 $187.1 $405
1989 $185 $98.1
1990 $185.8 $98.8
1991 $195.7 $143.7
1992 $165 $144.5
1993 $172.8 $189.4
1994 $187.3 $229.9
1995 $197.8 $287.8
1996 $198.8 $337
1997 $211.8 $362
1998 $205.1 $361
1999 $208.6 $376
2000 $223.8 $404
2001 $240.8 $419
2002 $238.9 $445
2003 $246.4 $497
2004 $279.6 $565
2005 $309 $711
2006 $340 $808
2007 $385 $926
2008 $465 $1,164
2009 $473 $1,226
2010 $585 $1,683
2011 $786 $1,951
2012 $788 $2,185
2013 $803 $2,360
2014 $821 $2,546
2015 $876 $2,578
2016 $877 $2,735
2017 $1,034 $2,956
2018 $1,179 $3,222
2019 $1,203 $3,441
2020 $1,154 $3,534
2021 $1,253 $3,704
2022 $1,386 $4,148
2023 $1,382 $4,323
2024 $1,447 $4,717

Nepal vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nepal

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Nepal Vietnam
1950 37.6 48
1951 37.6 48.7
1952 37.7 49.4
1953 37.7 50
1954 37.8 52
1955 37.9 54.8
1956 37.9 55.5
1957 38 56.2
1958 38.1 56.8
1959 38.4 57.4
1960 38.7 58
1961 39 58.5
1962 39.3 58.2
1963 39.6 56.9
1964 40.2 57.5
1965 40.7 57
1966 41.2 56.9
1967 41.7 56.7
1968 42.2 52.7
1969 42.7 54.8
1970 43.2 54.9
1971 43.6 55.6
1972 44.1 51.9
1973 44.5 55.7
1974 44.9 54.8
1975 45.5 61.9
1976 46 63.7
1977 46.6 64.1
1978 47.2 64.5
1979 47.8 65
1980 48.3 65.3
1981 48.7 65.8
1982 49.2 66.2
1983 49.7 66.5
1984 50.2 66.9
1985 50.9 67.2
1986 51.6 67.6
1987 52.4 68
1988 53.1 68.6
1989 54 68.8
1990 54.8 69
1991 55.6 69.3
1992 56.7 69.6
1993 57.6 70
1994 58.6 70.4
1995 59.3 70.9
1996 60 71.3
1997 60.8 71.7
1998 61.5 72.3
1999 62 72.6
2000 62.6 72.7
2001 63.3 73
2002 63.5 73.1
2003 64.2 73.2
2004 64.7 73.1
2005 65.3 73.2
2006 65.9 73.3
2007 66.2 73.4
2008 66.4 73.5
2009 66.6 73.5
2010 66.8 73.6
2011 67.1 73.7
2012 67.4 73.8
2013 67.6 73.8
2014 67.8 73.9
2015 67.4 74
2016 68.4 74
2017 68.7 74
2018 69 74.1
2019 69.3 74.2
2020 69.1 75.4
2021 68.4 74.1
2022 70.1 74.5
2023 70.4 74.6
2024 70.6 74.7
2025 70.9 74.9

Nepal and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Nepal

Vietnam
Year Population
Nepal Vietnam
1960 10,123,658 32,531,933
1961 10,318,396 33,409,059
1962 10,521,116 34,288,560
1963 10,729,818 35,249,101
1964 10,946,392 36,201,563
1965 11,173,411 37,129,656
1966 11,408,710 38,024,836
1967 11,652,716 38,895,080
1968 11,906,266 39,734,609
1969 12,167,036 40,582,096
1970 12,436,190 41,475,230
1971 12,710,061 42,449,276
1972 12,989,099 43,429,168
1973 13,275,239 44,409,861
1974 13,568,435 45,413,537
1975 13,870,695 46,482,903
1976 14,177,649 47,684,931
1977 14,499,175 48,954,872
1978 14,839,695 50,249,552
1979 15,190,590 51,378,211
1980 15,553,105 52,490,101
1981 15,922,423 53,738,141
1982 16,297,987 55,011,289
1983 16,689,119 56,337,921
1984 17,085,242 57,706,067
1985 17,477,692 59,060,622
1986 17,868,124 60,347,048
1987 18,250,505 61,584,651
1988 18,638,661 62,843,228
1989 19,057,807 64,147,348
1990 19,524,573 65,504,552
1991 20,036,500 66,891,775
1992 20,609,707 68,260,337
1993 21,180,159 69,586,384
1994 21,717,479 70,854,391
1995 22,245,439 72,049,940
1996 22,741,862 73,156,447
1997 23,219,463 74,226,889
1998 23,680,357 75,299,660
1999 24,125,199 76,287,452
2000 24,546,509 77,154,011
2001 24,946,748 77,969,361
2002 25,328,981 78,772,224
2003 25,688,758 79,563,777
2004 26,016,656 80,338,971
2005 26,309,458 81,088,313
2006 26,565,425 82,167,897
2007 26,788,492 83,633,375
2008 26,990,037 85,175,788
2009 27,173,035 86,460,018
2010 27,341,952 87,455,152
2011 27,464,494 88,468,314
2012 27,534,915 89,510,356
2013 27,589,996 90,573,104
2014 27,672,370 91,679,578
2015 27,823,629 92,823,254
2016 27,955,462 94,000,117
2017 28,011,258 95,176,977
2018 28,079,689 96,237,319
2019 28,414,064 97,173,776
2020 28,966,574 98,079,191
2021 29,475,010 98,935,098
2022 29,715,436 99,680,655
2023 29,694,614 100,352,192
2024 29,651,054 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Nepal and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Nepal

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Nepal Vietnam
1960 6.07 6.27
1961 6.09 5.48
1962 6.08 6.26
1963 6.06 6.39
1964 6.04 6.29
1965 6.01 6.16
1966 5.98 5.97
1967 5.95 5.88
1968 5.94 6.03
1969 5.89 6.01
1970 5.87 6.02
1971 5.85 6.07
1972 5.8 6.1
1973 5.7 6.11
1974 5.75 5.78
1975 5.73 5.62
1976 5.72 5.46
1977 5.69 5.29
1978 5.68 5.1
1979 5.64 4.94
1980 5.6 4.8
1981 5.58 4.67
1982 5.55 4.59
1983 5.54 4.52
1984 5.51 4.41
1985 5.46 4.21
1986 5.4 3.96
1987 5.35 3.72
1988 5.31 3.62
1989 5.26 3.64
1990 5.21 3.6
1991 5.15 3.52
1992 5.07 3.35
1993 5.04 3.17
1994 4.96 2.94
1995 4.87 2.7
1996 4.67 2.47
1997 4.44 2.27
1998 4.28 2.1
1999 4.13 2
2000 3.98 2.03
2001 3.79 2.02
2002 3.6 2.01
2003 3.44 2
2004 3.28 1.97
2005 3.12 1.89
2006 2.97 1.87
2007 2.86 1.91
2008 2.74 1.93
2009 2.63 1.92
2010 2.54 1.91
2011 2.46 1.93
2012 2.42 1.97
2013 2.36 1.98
2014 2.32 2.09
2015 2.27 2.1
2016 2.23 2
2017 2.17 1.99
2018 2.12 1.88
2019 2.08 1.94
2020 2.05 1.96
2021 2.03 1.94
2022 2 1.93
2023 1.98 1.91

Nepal and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Nepal

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Nepal Vietnam
1960 19.5 21.2
1961 19.5 20.7
1962 19.6 20.2
1963 19.6 19.7
1964 19.6 19.2
1965 19.6 18.9
1966 19.6 18.7
1967 19.7 18.5
1968 19.7 18.4
1969 19.7 18.4
1970 19.7 18.4
1971 19.7 18.4
1972 19.7 18.5
1973 19.7 18.5
1974 19.7 18.6
1975 19.7 18.7
1976 19.7 18.8
1977 19.7 19
1978 19.6 19.1
1979 19.6 19.3
1980 19.6 19.4
1981 19.5 19.5
1982 19.5 19.6
1983 19.5 19.7
1984 19.5 19.8
1985 19.4 19.9
1986 19.4 20
1987 19.3 20.1
1988 19.2 20.2
1989 19.2 20.4
1990 19.2 20.5
1991 19.2 20.7
1992 19.2 20.9
1993 19.2 21.1
1994 19.2 21.4
1995 19.2 21.7
1996 19.2 22
1997 19.2 22.4
1998 19.2 22.9
1999 19.3 23.3
2000 19.3 23.7
2001 19.4 24.2
2002 19.5 24.6
2003 19.7 25
2004 19.8 25.4
2005 20 25.8
2006 20.3 26.3
2007 20.5 26.9
2008 20.8 27.4
2009 21 27.9
2010 21.3 28.3
2011 21.6 28.7
2012 21.8 29
2013 22 29.4
2014 22.2 29.8
2015 22.4 30.2
2016 22.7 30.5
2017 22.9 30.8
2018 23.2 31.2
2019 23.7 31.6
2020 24.5 32.1
2021 25 32.5
2022 25.4 33
2023 25.7 33.4
2024 26 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nepal Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$43.7B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.4%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.69%
2024
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.08%
2023
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
112,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.98%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2017
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
55.2%
2024
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.5
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2022
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires
2
2025
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$12.5B
2023
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$28.4B
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
230,000
2020
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
13.4%
2020
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
60%
2024
70.6%
2024

Energy

Nepal Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
520 kg
2022
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.81
2022
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.9 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.6 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
26.5%
2022
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
73.7%
2021
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.78%
2022
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
27.4%
2022
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
321 kWh
2022
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
83.8%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99%
2022
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Nepal Vietnam
% of world population
0.36%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-401,282
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
22.4%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
34.8
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
45
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.1
2020
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.3
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
54
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
71.2%
2021
96.1%
2022
English speaking
3%
2023
16%
2025
People using the Internet
55.8%
2023
84.2%
2024

Health

Nepal Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$88.3
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$49.2
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
10.3%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.87
2021
0.83
2016
Age at first childbirth
20.4 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
142
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.5
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
7.18%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
4
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.06 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Nepal Vietnam
% of world land
0.1%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
1,867 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
14,456 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,020 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
49,758 mi
2015
354,460 mi
2019

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