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Pakistan vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Pakistan has a population of 251M (ranked 5/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Pakistan's land area is 297,638 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 35th vs. 67th).

By GDP, Pakistan ranks 44/197 ($373B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Pakistan ranks 163/197 ($1,485), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Pakistan Vietnam
Population
258497127
102063551
Population rank 5/197 16/197
GDP
$373B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 44/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 163/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,287
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$261B
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73.6%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,040
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 141/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,459
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
297,638 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
844 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.61
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
21.5 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Pakistan and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Pakistan and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Pakistan

Vietnam
Year GDP
Pakistan Vietnam
1960 $3,749,265,015 -
1961 $4,118,647,627 -
1962 $4,310,163,797 -
1963 $4,630,827,383 -
1964 $5,204,955,901 -
1965 $5,929,231,415 -
1966 $6,561,108,778 -
1967 $7,464,510,710 -
1968 $8,041,999,160 -
1969 $8,683,116,338 -
1970 $10,027,509,450 -
1971 $10,665,896,682 -
1972 $9,415,016,360 -
1973 $6,383,429,490 -
1974 $8,899,191,919 -
1975 $11,230,606,061 -
1976 $13,168,080,808 -
1977 $15,126,060,606 -
1978 $17,811,515,152 -
1979 $19,688,383,838 -
1980 $23,654,444,444 -
1981 $28,100,606,061 -
1982 $30,725,971,564 -
1983 $28,691,889,764 -
1984 $31,151,825,467 -
1985 $31,144,920,844 $14,094,687,821
1986 $31,899,070,056 $26,336,616,250
1987 $33,351,529,275 $36,658,108,850
1988 $38,472,742,808 $25,423,812,649
1989 $40,171,106,279 $6,293,304,975
1990 $40,010,423,970 $6,471,740,806
1991 $45,625,336,680 $9,613,369,520
1992 $48,884,671,947 $9,866,990,236
1993 $51,809,999,353 $13,180,953,598
1994 $52,293,470,813 $16,286,433,533
1995 $60,636,071,684 $20,736,164,459
1996 $63,320,170,084 $24,657,470,575
1997 $62,433,340,468 $26,843,700,442
1998 $62,191,955,814 $27,209,602,050
1999 $62,973,857,069 $28,683,659,007
2000 $99,484,802,345 $31,172,518,403
2001 $97,145,618,480 $32,685,198,809
2002 $97,923,302,809 $35,064,105,501
2003 $112,371,913,741 $39,552,513,232
2004 $132,216,048,339 $45,427,854,693
2005 $145,208,562,961 $57,633,255,738
2006 $161,871,385,506 $66,371,664,817
2007 $184,140,869,997 $77,414,425,532
2008 $202,203,748,584 $99,130,304,099
2009 $187,337,783,856 $106,014,659,565
2010 $196,709,621,850 $147,201,173,197
2011 $230,586,581,060 $172,595,049,184
2012 $250,106,966,105 $195,590,661,129
2013 $258,657,231,672 $213,708,811,665
2014 $271,390,474,858 $233,451,469,643
2015 $299,963,590,535 $239,258,328,382
2016 $313,630,000,130 $257,096,001,178
2017 $339,205,534,861 $281,353,605,987
2018 $356,128,166,705 $310,106,478,395
2019 $320,909,472,771 $334,365,270,497
2020 $300,425,609,818 $346,615,738,538
2021 $348,516,647,445 $366,474,752,771
2022 $374,890,295,667 $413,445,230,669
2023 $337,885,531,778 $433,857,681,378
2024 $373,071,855,732 $476,388,230,307

Pakistan and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Pakistan

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Pakistan Vietnam
1960 $82 -
1961 $87.8 -
1962 $89.5 -
1963 $93.7 -
1964 $102.5 -
1965 $113.6 -
1966 $122.2 -
1967 $135.2 -
1968 $141.6 -
1969 $148.5 -
1970 $166.7 -
1971 $172.5 -
1972 $148.1 -
1973 $97.5 -
1974 $132 -
1975 $161.7 -
1976 $183.9 -
1977 $204.7 -
1978 $233.4 -
1979 $249.2 -
1980 $287.4 -
1981 $328 -
1982 $345 -
1983 $311 -
1984 $327 -
1985 $317 $238.6
1986 $314 $436
1987 $317 $595
1988 $354 $405
1989 $358 $98.1
1990 $344 $98.8
1991 $380 $143.7
1992 $396 $144.5
1993 $408 $189.4
1994 $400 $229.9
1995 $451 $287.8
1996 $457 $337
1997 $438 $362
1998 $424 $361
1999 $418 $376
2000 $642 $404
2001 $610 $419
2002 $600 $445
2003 $672 $497
2004 $772 $565
2005 $828 $711
2006 $901 $808
2007 $998 $926
2008 $1,067 $1,164
2009 $964 $1,226
2010 $987 $1,683
2011 $1,132 $1,951
2012 $1,204 $2,185
2013 $1,225 $2,360
2014 $1,267 $2,546
2015 $1,380 $2,578
2016 $1,425 $2,735
2017 $1,519 $2,956
2018 $1,569 $3,222
2019 $1,390 $3,441
2020 $1,278 $3,534
2021 $1,455 $3,704
2022 $1,538 $4,148
2023 $1,365 $4,323
2024 $1,485 $4,717

Pakistan vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Pakistan

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Pakistan Vietnam
1950 34.2 48
1951 35.4 48.7
1952 36.5 49.4
1953 37.6 50
1954 38.6 52
1955 39.6 54.8
1956 40.6 55.5
1957 41.6 56.2
1958 42.5 56.8
1959 43.3 57.4
1960 44.1 58
1961 45 58.5
1962 45.9 58.2
1963 46.8 56.9
1964 47.8 57.5
1965 48.5 57
1966 49.8 56.9
1967 50.8 56.7
1968 51.6 52.7
1969 52.3 54.8
1970 52.9 54.9
1971 49 55.6
1972 53.8 51.9
1973 54.1 55.7
1974 54.3 54.8
1975 54.7 61.9
1976 55.1 63.7
1977 55.5 64.1
1978 56.1 64.5
1979 56.6 65
1980 57.2 65.3
1981 57.8 65.8
1982 58.3 66.2
1983 58.7 66.5
1984 58.9 66.9
1985 59.1 67.2
1986 59.2 67.6
1987 59.2 68
1988 59.4 68.6
1989 59.5 68.8
1990 59.7 69
1991 59.9 69.3
1992 60 69.6
1993 60.1 70
1994 60.2 70.4
1995 60.3 70.9
1996 60.5 71.3
1997 60.6 71.7
1998 61.1 72.3
1999 61.5 72.6
2000 61.9 72.7
2001 62.2 73
2002 62.6 73.1
2003 62.8 73.2
2004 63.1 73.1
2005 62.4 73.2
2006 63.6 73.3
2007 63.8 73.4
2008 64 73.5
2009 64.2 73.5
2010 64.4 73.6
2011 64.7 73.7
2012 64.9 73.8
2013 65.1 73.8
2014 65.4 73.9
2015 65.6 74
2016 65.9 74
2017 66.2 74
2018 66.5 74.1
2019 66.7 74.2
2020 65.7 75.4
2021 65.8 74.1
2022 67.4 74.5
2023 67.6 74.6
2024 67.8 74.7
2025 67.9 74.9

Pakistan and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Pakistan

Vietnam
Year Population
Pakistan Vietnam
1960 45,709,310 32,531,933
1961 46,921,277 33,409,059
1962 48,156,128 34,288,560
1963 49,447,776 35,249,101
1964 50,799,999 36,201,563
1965 52,209,010 37,129,656
1966 53,678,667 38,024,836
1967 55,214,768 38,895,080
1968 56,810,507 39,734,609
1969 58,460,939 40,582,096
1970 60,166,719 41,475,230
1971 61,847,899 42,449,276
1972 63,583,194 43,429,168
1973 65,461,912 44,409,861
1974 67,415,487 45,413,537
1975 69,461,175 46,482,903
1976 71,620,254 47,684,931
1977 73,901,827 48,954,872
1978 76,307,379 50,249,552
1979 78,997,039 51,378,211
1980 82,291,010 52,490,101
1981 85,802,049 53,738,141
1982 89,089,246 55,011,289
1983 92,227,711 56,337,921
1984 95,164,936 57,706,067
1985 98,229,285 59,060,622
1986 101,606,764 60,347,048
1987 105,130,717 61,584,651
1988 108,724,739 62,843,228
1989 112,336,629 64,147,348
1990 116,155,576 65,504,552
1991 120,060,406 66,891,775
1992 123,546,848 68,260,337
1993 127,020,117 69,586,384
1994 130,748,083 70,854,391
1995 134,582,253 72,049,940
1996 138,557,092 73,156,447
1997 142,531,804 74,226,889
1998 146,522,356 75,299,660
1999 150,565,377 76,287,452
2000 154,879,127 77,154,011
2001 159,270,907 77,969,361
2002 163,222,549 78,772,224
2003 167,110,248 79,563,777
2004 171,286,000 80,338,971
2005 175,453,212 81,088,313
2006 179,682,690 82,167,897
2007 184,493,231 83,633,375
2008 189,499,113 85,175,788
2009 194,376,534 86,460,018
2010 199,239,047 87,455,152
2011 203,746,065 88,468,314
2012 207,667,125 89,510,356
2013 211,073,978 90,573,104
2014 214,264,647 91,679,578
2015 217,290,883 92,823,254
2016 220,138,869 94,000,117
2017 223,273,967 95,176,977
2018 226,928,892 96,237,319
2019 230,800,899 97,173,776
2020 235,001,746 98,079,191
2021 239,477,801 98,935,098
2022 243,700,667 99,680,655
2023 247,504,495 100,352,192
2024 251,269,164 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Pakistan and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Pakistan

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Pakistan Vietnam
1960 6.8 6.27
1961 6.8 5.48
1962 6.8 6.26
1963 6.8 6.39
1964 6.8 6.29
1965 6.8 6.16
1966 6.8 5.97
1967 6.8 5.88
1968 6.8 6.03
1969 6.8 6.01
1970 6.8 6.02
1971 6.8 6.07
1972 6.81 6.1
1973 6.81 6.11
1974 6.81 5.78
1975 6.81 5.62
1976 6.81 5.46
1977 6.8 5.29
1978 6.78 5.1
1979 6.76 4.94
1980 6.73 4.8
1981 6.7 4.67
1982 6.67 4.59
1983 6.64 4.52
1984 6.62 4.41
1985 6.59 4.21
1986 6.55 3.96
1987 6.52 3.72
1988 6.48 3.62
1989 6.43 3.64
1990 6.36 3.6
1991 6.29 3.52
1992 6.21 3.35
1993 6.11 3.17
1994 6.01 2.94
1995 5.89 2.7
1996 5.77 2.47
1997 5.64 2.27
1998 5.51 2.1
1999 5.46 2
2000 5.35 2.03
2001 5.18 2.02
2002 5.01 2.01
2003 4.89 2
2004 4.68 1.97
2005 4.6 1.89
2006 4.59 1.87
2007 4.55 1.91
2008 4.51 1.93
2009 4.47 1.92
2010 4.4 1.91
2011 4.31 1.93
2012 4.2 1.97
2013 4.13 1.98
2014 4.06 2.09
2015 3.99 2.1
2016 3.9 2
2017 3.9 1.99
2018 3.86 1.88
2019 3.81 1.94
2020 3.77 1.96
2021 3.72 1.94
2022 3.66 1.93
2023 3.61 1.91

Pakistan and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Pakistan

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Pakistan Vietnam
1960 19.1 21.2
1961 19.1 20.7
1962 19 20.2
1963 19 19.7
1964 18.9 19.2
1965 18.8 18.9
1966 18.7 18.7
1967 18.6 18.5
1968 18.5 18.4
1969 18.4 18.4
1970 18.2 18.4
1971 18.1 18.4
1972 18 18.5
1973 18 18.5
1974 17.9 18.6
1975 17.9 18.7
1976 17.9 18.8
1977 17.9 19
1978 18 19.1
1979 18 19.3
1980 18.2 19.4
1981 18.3 19.5
1982 18.4 19.6
1983 18.4 19.7
1984 18.3 19.8
1985 18.2 19.9
1986 18.2 20
1987 18.1 20.1
1988 18.1 20.2
1989 18 20.4
1990 18 20.5
1991 18 20.7
1992 17.9 20.9
1993 17.8 21.1
1994 17.8 21.4
1995 17.8 21.7
1996 17.8 22
1997 17.8 22.4
1998 17.9 22.9
1999 18 23.3
2000 18.1 23.7
2001 18.3 24.2
2002 18.4 24.6
2003 18.5 25
2004 18.7 25.4
2005 18.9 25.8
2006 19 26.3
2007 19.2 26.9
2008 19.4 27.4
2009 19.6 27.9
2010 19.8 28.3
2011 19.9 28.7
2012 20 29
2013 20.1 29.4
2014 20.2 29.8
2015 20.3 30.2
2016 20.3 30.5
2017 20.4 30.8
2018 20.5 31.2
2019 20.7 31.6
2020 20.9 32.1
2021 21 32.5
2022 21.2 33
2023 21.3 33.4
2024 21.5 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Pakistan Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$360B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.95%
2023
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.8%
2023
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
943,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.62%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.34%
2021
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
50.5%
2024
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
20%
2024
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
49.1
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2018
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4.2%
2018
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
530
2024
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$52.1B
2024
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$18.4B
2024
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$34.9B
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2012
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.8%
2020
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
70.6%
2024

Energy

Pakistan Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
471 kg
2022
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.6
2022
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
200.5 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.81 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
63.9%
2022
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.6%
2021
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.25%
2022
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
39.8%
2022
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
606 kWh
2022
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
28.3%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
20%
2022
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
15.6%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.6%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Pakistan Vietnam
% of world population
3.09%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,401,173
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
38.4%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
58
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.34
2023
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
45
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.9%
2021
96.1%
2022
English speaking
48.9%
2023
16%
2025
People using the Internet
27.4%
2023
84.2%
2024

Health

Pakistan Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$38.8
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$18.4
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.2%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2019
0.83
2016
Age at first childbirth
22.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.5
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
31.4%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
2
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.9%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.08 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Pakistan Vietnam
% of world land
0.52%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
1,185 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
138,977 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,907 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
164,151 mi
2025
354,460 mi
2019

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