The United States has a population of 342M (ranked 3/197), compared with 102M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). The United States' land area is 3,531,839 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 3rd vs. 67th).
By GDP, The United States ranks 1/197 ($30.8T) and Vietnam ranks 33/197 ($515B). By GDP per capita, The United States ranks 10/197 ($90,027), while Vietnam ranks 122/197 ($5,066).
Main facts and rankings
United States
|
Vietnam
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
344434632
|
102486146
|
| Population rank | 3/197 | 16/197 |
| GDP |
$30.8T
2025 |
$515B
2025 |
| GDP rank | 1/197 | 33/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$90,027
2025 |
$5,066
2025 |
| GDP per capita rank | 10/197 | 122/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$85,810
2024 |
$16,386
2024 |
| Government debt |
$38.1T
2025 |
$156B
2025 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
123.9%
2025 |
30.3%
2025 |
| Government debt per person |
$111,531
2025 |
$1,537
2025 |
| Government debt per person rank | 2/185 | 130/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$54,600
2026 |
$5,133
2026 |
| Land area | 3,531,839 sq mi | 121,016 sq mi |
| Population density |
97.3 ppl/mi²
2026 |
844 ppl/mi²
2026 |
| Fertility rate |
1.63
2024 |
1.9
2024 |
| Median age |
39.5 years
2025 |
34.4 years
2025 |
| Life expectancy |
79.8 years
2026 |
75 years
2026 |
United States and Vietnam: Comparison Charts
United States and Vietnam economies compared
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
|
| 2025 | $30,769,700,000,000 | $514,697,215,165 |
| 2024 | $29,298,013,000,000 | $476,324,572,784 |
| 2023 | $27,811,517,000,000 | $433,805,036,898 |
| 2022 | $26,054,614,000,000 | $413,445,230,669 |
| 2021 | $23,725,645,000,000 | $366,474,752,771 |
| 2020 | $21,375,281,000,000 | $346,615,738,538 |
| 2019 | $21,539,982,000,000 | $334,365,270,497 |
| 2018 | $20,656,516,000,000 | $310,106,478,395 |
| 2017 | $19,612,102,000,000 | $281,353,605,987 |
| 2016 | $18,804,913,000,000 | $257,096,001,178 |
| 2015 | $18,295,019,000,000 | $239,258,328,382 |
| 2014 | $17,608,138,000,000 | $233,451,469,643 |
| 2013 | $16,880,683,000,000 | $213,708,811,665 |
| 2012 | $16,253,970,000,000 | $195,590,661,129 |
| 2011 | $15,599,732,000,000 | $172,595,049,184 |
| 2010 | $15,048,971,000,000 | $147,201,173,197 |
| 2009 | $14,478,067,000,000 | $106,014,659,565 |
| 2008 | $14,769,862,000,000 | $99,130,304,099 |
| 2007 | $14,474,228,000,000 | $77,414,425,532 |
| 2006 | $13,815,583,000,000 | $66,371,664,817 |
| 2005 | $13,039,197,000,000 | $57,633,255,738 |
| 2004 | $12,217,196,000,000 | $45,427,854,693 |
| 2003 | $11,456,450,000,000 | $39,552,513,232 |
| 2002 | $10,929,108,000,000 | $35,064,105,501 |
| 2001 | $10,581,929,000,000 | $32,685,198,809 |
| 2000 | $10,250,952,000,000 | $31,172,518,403 |
| 1999 | $9,631,172,000,000 | $28,683,659,007 |
| 1998 | $9,062,817,000,000 | $27,209,602,050 |
| 1997 | $8,577,552,000,000 | $26,843,700,442 |
| 1996 | $8,073,122,000,000 | $24,657,470,575 |
| 1995 | $7,639,749,000,000 | $20,736,164,459 |
| 1994 | $7,287,236,000,000 | $16,286,433,533 |
| 1993 | $6,858,559,000,000 | $13,180,953,598 |
| 1992 | $6,520,327,000,000 | $9,866,990,236 |
| 1991 | $6,158,129,000,000 | $9,613,369,520 |
| 1990 | $5,963,144,000,000 | $6,471,740,806 |
| 1989 | $5,641,580,000,000 | $6,293,304,975 |
| 1988 | $5,236,438,000,000 | $25,423,812,649 |
| 1987 | $4,855,215,000,000 | $36,658,108,850 |
| 1986 | $4,579,631,000,000 | $26,336,616,250 |
| 1985 | $4,338,979,000,000 | $14,094,687,821 |
| 1984 | $4,037,613,000,000 | - |
| 1983 | $3,634,038,000,000 | - |
| 1982 | $3,343,789,000,000 | - |
| 1981 | $3,207,041,000,000 | - |
| 1980 | $2,857,307,000,000 | - |
| 1979 | $2,627,333,000,000 | - |
| 1978 | $2,351,599,000,000 | - |
| 1977 | $2,081,826,000,000 | - |
| 1976 | $1,873,412,000,000 | - |
| 1975 | $1,684,904,000,000 | - |
| 1974 | $1,545,243,000,000 | - |
| 1973 | $1,425,376,000,000 | - |
| 1972 | $1,279,110,000,000 | - |
| 1971 | $1,164,850,000,000 | - |
| 1970 | $1,073,303,000,000 | - |
| 1969 | $1,017,438,172,414 | - |
| 1968 | $940,225,000,000 | - |
| 1967 | $859,620,034,483 | - |
| 1966 | $813,032,758,621 | - |
| 1965 | $741,904,862,069 | - |
| 1964 | $684,144,620,690 | - |
| 1963 | $637,058,551,724 | - |
| 1962 | $603,639,413,793 | - |
| 1961 | $561,940,310,345 | - |
| 1960 | $541,988,586,207 | - |
Data sources: World Bank | Economy & Growth (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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United States and Vietnam economies compared
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
|
| 2025 | $90,027 | $5,066 |
| 2024 | $86,143 | $4,717 |
| 2023 | $83,041 | $4,323 |
| 2022 | $78,178 | $4,148 |
| 2021 | $71,486 | $3,704 |
| 2020 | $64,475 | $3,534 |
| 2019 | $65,605 | $3,441 |
| 2018 | $63,201 | $3,222 |
| 2017 | $60,322 | $2,956 |
| 2016 | $58,207 | $2,735 |
| 2015 | $57,040 | $2,578 |
| 2014 | $55,304 | $2,546 |
| 2013 | $53,410 | $2,360 |
| 2012 | $51,784 | $2,185 |
| 2011 | $50,066 | $1,951 |
| 2010 | $48,651 | $1,683 |
| 2009 | $47,195 | $1,226 |
| 2008 | $48,570 | $1,164 |
| 2007 | $48,050 | $926 |
| 2006 | $46,302 | $808 |
| 2005 | $44,123 | $711 |
| 2004 | $41,725 | $565 |
| 2003 | $39,490 | $497 |
| 2002 | $37,998 | $445 |
| 2001 | $37,134 | $419 |
| 2000 | $36,330 | $404 |
| 1999 | $34,484 | $376 |
| 1998 | $32,823 | $361 |
| 1997 | $31,430 | $362 |
| 1996 | $29,937 | $337 |
| 1995 | $28,661 | $287.8 |
| 1994 | $27,662 | $229.9 |
| 1993 | $26,353 | $189.4 |
| 1992 | $25,381 | $144.5 |
| 1991 | $24,293 | $143.7 |
| 1990 | $23,840 | $98.8 |
| 1989 | $22,857 | $98.1 |
| 1988 | $21,417 | $405 |
| 1987 | $20,039 | $595 |
| 1986 | $19,071 | $436 |
| 1985 | $18,237 | $238.6 |
| 1984 | $17,121 | - |
| 1983 | $15,544 | - |
| 1982 | $14,434 | - |
| 1981 | $13,976 | - |
| 1980 | $12,613 | - |
| 1979 | $11,674 | - |
| 1978 | $10,565 | - |
| 1977 | $9,453 | - |
| 1976 | $8,592 | - |
| 1975 | $7,801 | - |
| 1974 | $7,226 | - |
| 1973 | $6,726 | - |
| 1972 | $6,094 | - |
| 1971 | $5,609 | - |
| 1970 | $5,234 | - |
| 1969 | $5,020 | - |
| 1968 | $4,685 | - |
| 1967 | $4,326 | - |
| 1966 | $4,136 | - |
| 1965 | $3,818 | - |
| 1964 | $3,565 | - |
| 1963 | $3,366 | - |
| 1962 | $3,236 | - |
| 1961 | $3,059 | - |
| 1960 | $3,000 | - |
Data sources: World Bank | Economy & Growth (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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United States vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
|
| 2026 | 79.8 | 75 |
| 2025 | 79.6 | 74.9 |
| 2024 | 79.5 | 74.7 |
| 2023 | 79.3 | 74.6 |
| 2022 | 78 | 74.5 |
| 2021 | 76.4 | 74.1 |
| 2020 | 77 | 75.4 |
| 2019 | 78.9 | 74.2 |
| 2018 | 78.8 | 74.1 |
| 2017 | 78.6 | 74 |
| 2016 | 78.7 | 74 |
| 2015 | 78.7 | 74 |
| 2014 | 78.9 | 73.9 |
| 2013 | 78.8 | 73.8 |
| 2012 | 78.8 | 73.8 |
| 2011 | 78.7 | 73.7 |
| 2010 | 78.7 | 73.6 |
| 2009 | 78.5 | 73.5 |
| 2008 | 78.1 | 73.5 |
| 2007 | 78 | 73.4 |
| 2006 | 77.8 | 73.3 |
| 2005 | 77.5 | 73.2 |
| 2004 | 77.5 | 73.1 |
| 2003 | 77.1 | 73.2 |
| 2002 | 77 | 73.1 |
| 2001 | 76.9 | 73 |
| 2000 | 76.8 | 72.7 |
| 1999 | 76.7 | 72.6 |
| 1998 | 76.7 | 72.3 |
| 1997 | 76.5 | 71.7 |
| 1996 | 76.2 | 71.3 |
| 1995 | 75.9 | 70.9 |
| 1994 | 75.7 | 70.4 |
| 1993 | 75.6 | 70 |
| 1992 | 75.8 | 69.6 |
| 1991 | 75.5 | 69.3 |
| 1990 | 75.4 | 69 |
| 1989 | 75.1 | 68.8 |
| 1988 | 74.8 | 68.6 |
| 1987 | 74.9 | 68 |
| 1986 | 74.7 | 67.6 |
| 1985 | 74.7 | 67.2 |
| 1984 | 74.7 | 66.9 |
| 1983 | 74.6 | 66.5 |
| 1982 | 74.5 | 66.2 |
| 1981 | 74.1 | 65.8 |
| 1980 | 73.7 | 65.3 |
| 1979 | 73.8 | 65 |
| 1978 | 73.4 | 64.5 |
| 1977 | 73.2 | 64.1 |
| 1976 | 72.8 | 63.7 |
| 1975 | 72.5 | 61.9 |
| 1974 | 72 | 54.8 |
| 1973 | 71.4 | 55.7 |
| 1972 | 71.2 | 51.9 |
| 1971 | 71.1 | 55.6 |
| 1970 | 70.7 | 54.9 |
| 1969 | 70.5 | 54.8 |
| 1968 | 70.2 | 52.7 |
| 1967 | 70.5 | 56.7 |
| 1966 | 70.2 | 56.9 |
| 1965 | 70.2 | 57 |
| 1964 | 70.2 | 57.5 |
| 1963 | 69.9 | 56.9 |
| 1962 | 70.1 | 58.2 |
| 1961 | 70.3 | 58.5 |
| 1960 | 69.8 | 58 |
| 1959 | 69.9 | 57.4 |
| 1958 | 69.7 | 56.8 |
| 1957 | 69.4 | 56.2 |
| 1956 | 69.6 | 55.5 |
| 1955 | 69.6 | 54.8 |
| 1954 | 69.5 | 52 |
| 1953 | 68.7 | 50 |
| 1952 | 68.4 | 49.4 |
| 1951 | 68.2 | 48.7 |
| 1950 | 68.1 | 48 |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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United States and Vietnam population clocks and comparison
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
|
| 2025 | 341,784,857 | 101,598,527 |
| 2024 | 340,110,988 | 100,987,686 |
| 2023 | 334,914,895 | 100,352,192 |
| 2022 | 333,271,411 | 99,680,655 |
| 2021 | 331,893,745 | 98,935,098 |
| 2020 | 331,526,933 | 98,079,191 |
| 2019 | 328,329,953 | 97,173,776 |
| 2018 | 326,838,199 | 96,237,319 |
| 2017 | 325,122,128 | 95,176,977 |
| 2016 | 323,071,755 | 94,000,117 |
| 2015 | 320,738,994 | 92,823,254 |
| 2014 | 318,386,329 | 91,679,578 |
| 2013 | 316,059,947 | 90,573,104 |
| 2012 | 313,877,662 | 89,510,356 |
| 2011 | 311,583,481 | 88,468,314 |
| 2010 | 309,327,143 | 87,455,152 |
| 2009 | 306,771,529 | 86,460,018 |
| 2008 | 304,093,966 | 85,175,788 |
| 2007 | 301,231,207 | 83,633,375 |
| 2006 | 298,379,912 | 82,167,897 |
| 2005 | 295,516,599 | 81,088,313 |
| 2004 | 292,805,298 | 80,338,971 |
| 2003 | 290,107,933 | 79,563,777 |
| 2002 | 287,625,193 | 78,772,224 |
| 2001 | 284,968,955 | 77,969,361 |
| 2000 | 282,162,411 | 77,154,011 |
| 1999 | 279,294,713 | 76,287,452 |
| 1998 | 276,115,288 | 75,299,660 |
| 1997 | 272,911,760 | 74,226,889 |
| 1996 | 269,667,391 | 73,156,447 |
| 1995 | 266,557,091 | 72,049,940 |
| 1994 | 263,435,673 | 70,854,391 |
| 1993 | 260,255,352 | 69,586,384 |
| 1992 | 256,894,189 | 68,260,337 |
| 1991 | 253,492,503 | 66,891,775 |
| 1990 | 250,131,894 | 65,504,552 |
| 1989 | 246,819,222 | 64,147,348 |
| 1988 | 244,499,004 | 62,843,228 |
| 1987 | 242,288,936 | 61,584,651 |
| 1986 | 240,132,831 | 60,347,048 |
| 1985 | 237,923,734 | 59,060,622 |
| 1984 | 235,824,908 | 57,706,067 |
| 1983 | 233,792,014 | 56,337,921 |
| 1982 | 231,664,432 | 55,011,289 |
| 1981 | 229,465,744 | 53,738,141 |
| 1980 | 226,542,250 | 52,490,101 |
| 1979 | 225,055,487 | 51,378,211 |
| 1978 | 222,584,545 | 50,249,552 |
| 1977 | 220,239,425 | 48,954,872 |
| 1976 | 218,035,164 | 47,684,931 |
| 1975 | 215,973,199 | 46,482,903 |
| 1974 | 213,853,928 | 45,413,537 |
| 1973 | 211,908,788 | 44,409,861 |
| 1972 | 209,896,021 | 43,429,168 |
| 1971 | 207,660,677 | 42,449,276 |
| 1970 | 205,052,174 | 41,475,230 |
| 1969 | 202,676,946 | 40,582,096 |
| 1968 | 200,706,052 | 39,734,609 |
| 1967 | 198,712,056 | 38,895,080 |
| 1966 | 196,560,338 | 38,024,836 |
| 1965 | 194,302,963 | 37,129,656 |
| 1964 | 191,888,791 | 36,201,563 |
| 1963 | 189,241,798 | 35,249,101 |
| 1962 | 186,537,737 | 34,288,560 |
| 1961 | 183,691,481 | 33,409,059 |
| 1960 | 180,671,158 | 32,531,933 |
| 1959 | 177,829,628 | - |
| 1958 | 174,881,904 | - |
| 1957 | 171,984,130 | - |
| 1956 | 168,903,031 | - |
| 1955 | 165,931,202 | - |
| 1954 | 163,025,854 | - |
| 1953 | 160,184,192 | - |
| 1952 | 157,552,740 | - |
| 1951 | 154,877,889 | - |
| 1950 | 152,271,417 | - |
| 1949 | 149,188,130 | - |
| 1948 | 146,631,302 | - |
| 1947 | 144,126,071 | - |
| 1946 | 141,388,566 | - |
| 1945 | 139,928,165 | - |
| 1944 | 138,397,345 | - |
| 1943 | 136,739,353 | - |
| 1942 | 134,859,553 | - |
| 1941 | 133,402,471 | - |
| 1940 | 132,122,446 | - |
| 1939 | 130,879,718 | - |
| 1938 | 129,824,939 | - |
| 1937 | 128,824,829 | - |
| 1936 | 128,053,180 | - |
| 1935 | 127,250,232 | - |
| 1934 | 126,373,773 | - |
| 1933 | 125,578,763 | - |
| 1932 | 124,840,471 | - |
| 1931 | 124,039,648 | - |
| 1930 | 123,076,741 | - |
| 1929 | 121,767,000 | - |
| 1928 | 120,509,000 | - |
| 1927 | 119,035,000 | - |
| 1926 | 117,397,000 | - |
| 1925 | 115,829,000 | - |
| 1924 | 114,109,000 | - |
| 1923 | 111,947,000 | - |
| 1922 | 110,049,000 | - |
| 1921 | 108,538,000 | - |
| 1920 | 106,461,000 | - |
| 1919 | 104,514,000 | - |
| 1918 | 103,208,000 | - |
| 1917 | 103,268,000 | - |
| 1916 | 101,961,000 | - |
| 1915 | 100,546,000 | - |
| 1914 | 99,111,000 | - |
| 1913 | 97,225,000 | - |
| 1912 | 95,335,000 | - |
| 1911 | 93,863,000 | - |
| 1910 | 92,407,000 | - |
| 1909 | 90,490,000 | - |
| 1908 | 88,710,000 | - |
| 1907 | 87,008,000 | - |
| 1906 | 85,450,000 | - |
| 1905 | 83,822,000 | - |
| 1904 | 82,166,000 | - |
| 1903 | 80,632,000 | - |
| 1902 | 79,163,000 | - |
| 1901 | 77,584,000 | - |
| 1900 | 76,094,000 | - |
Data sources: U.S. Census Bureau (1900–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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Fertility rates in United States and Vietnam
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
|
| 2024 | 1.63 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 1.62 | 1.91 |
| 2022 | 1.66 | 1.93 |
| 2021 | 1.66 | 1.94 |
| 2020 | 1.64 | 1.96 |
| 2019 | 1.71 | 1.94 |
| 2018 | 1.73 | 1.88 |
| 2017 | 1.77 | 1.99 |
| 2016 | 1.82 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1.84 | 2.1 |
| 2014 | 1.86 | 2.09 |
| 2013 | 1.86 | 1.98 |
| 2012 | 1.88 | 1.97 |
| 2011 | 1.89 | 1.93 |
| 2010 | 1.93 | 1.91 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1.92 |
| 2008 | 2.07 | 1.93 |
| 2007 | 2.12 | 1.91 |
| 2006 | 2.11 | 1.87 |
| 2005 | 2.06 | 1.89 |
| 2004 | 2.05 | 1.97 |
| 2003 | 2.05 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2.02 | 2.01 |
| 2001 | 2.03 | 2.02 |
| 2000 | 2.06 | 2.03 |
| 1999 | 2.01 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 1997 | 1.97 | 2.27 |
| 1996 | 1.98 | 2.47 |
| 1995 | 1.98 | 2.7 |
| 1994 | 2 | 2.94 |
| 1993 | 2.02 | 3.17 |
| 1992 | 2.05 | 3.35 |
| 1991 | 2.06 | 3.52 |
| 1990 | 2.08 | 3.6 |
| 1989 | 2.01 | 3.64 |
| 1988 | 1.93 | 3.62 |
| 1987 | 1.87 | 3.72 |
| 1986 | 1.84 | 3.96 |
| 1985 | 1.84 | 4.21 |
| 1984 | 1.81 | 4.41 |
| 1983 | 1.8 | 4.52 |
| 1982 | 1.83 | 4.59 |
| 1981 | 1.81 | 4.67 |
| 1980 | 1.84 | 4.8 |
| 1979 | 1.81 | 4.94 |
| 1978 | 1.76 | 5.1 |
| 1977 | 1.79 | 5.29 |
| 1976 | 1.74 | 5.46 |
| 1975 | 1.77 | 5.62 |
| 1974 | 1.84 | 5.78 |
| 1973 | 1.88 | 6.11 |
| 1972 | 2.01 | 6.1 |
| 1971 | 2.27 | 6.07 |
| 1970 | 2.48 | 6.02 |
| 1969 | 2.46 | 6.01 |
| 1968 | 2.46 | 6.03 |
| 1967 | 2.56 | 5.88 |
| 1966 | 2.72 | 5.97 |
| 1965 | 2.91 | 6.16 |
| 1964 | 3.19 | 6.29 |
| 1963 | 3.32 | 6.39 |
| 1962 | 3.46 | 6.26 |
| 1961 | 3.62 | 5.48 |
| 1960 | 3.65 | 6.27 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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United States and Vietnam demographics compared
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
|
| 2025 | 39.5 | 34.4 |
| 2024 | 39.3 | 33.9 |
| 2023 | 39 | 33.4 |
| 2022 | 38.7 | 33 |
| 2021 | 38.5 | 32.5 |
| 2020 | 38.2 | 32.1 |
| 2019 | 38 | 31.6 |
| 2018 | 37.9 | 31.2 |
| 2017 | 37.7 | 30.8 |
| 2016 | 37.6 | 30.5 |
| 2015 | 37.5 | 30.2 |
| 2014 | 37.3 | 29.8 |
| 2013 | 37.2 | 29.4 |
| 2012 | 37.1 | 29 |
| 2011 | 37 | 28.7 |
| 2010 | 36.9 | 28.3 |
| 2009 | 36.7 | 27.9 |
| 2008 | 36.6 | 27.4 |
| 2007 | 36.5 | 26.9 |
| 2006 | 36.4 | 26.3 |
| 2005 | 36.2 | 25.8 |
| 2004 | 36 | 25.4 |
| 2003 | 35.8 | 25 |
| 2002 | 35.6 | 24.6 |
| 2001 | 35.5 | 24.2 |
| 2000 | 35.3 | 23.7 |
| 1999 | 35.1 | 23.3 |
| 1998 | 34.9 | 22.9 |
| 1997 | 34.6 | 22.4 |
| 1996 | 34.4 | 22 |
| 1995 | 34.1 | 21.7 |
| 1994 | 33.8 | 21.4 |
| 1993 | 33.6 | 21.1 |
| 1992 | 33.4 | 20.9 |
| 1991 | 33.2 | 20.7 |
| 1990 | 32.9 | 20.5 |
| 1989 | 32.7 | 20.4 |
| 1988 | 32.4 | 20.2 |
| 1987 | 32.1 | 20.1 |
| 1986 | 31.8 | 20 |
| 1985 | 31.5 | 19.9 |
| 1984 | 31.2 | 19.8 |
| 1983 | 30.9 | 19.7 |
| 1982 | 30.7 | 19.6 |
| 1981 | 30.4 | 19.5 |
| 1980 | 30.1 | 19.4 |
| 1979 | 29.9 | 19.3 |
| 1978 | 29.6 | 19.1 |
| 1977 | 29.2 | 19 |
| 1976 | 28.9 | 18.8 |
| 1975 | 28.7 | 18.7 |
| 1974 | 28.5 | 18.6 |
| 1973 | 28.3 | 18.5 |
| 1972 | 28 | 18.5 |
| 1971 | 27.9 | 18.4 |
| 1970 | 27.8 | 18.4 |
| 1969 | 27.9 | 18.4 |
| 1968 | 27.9 | 18.4 |
| 1967 | 27.9 | 18.5 |
| 1966 | 27.9 | 18.7 |
| 1965 | 28.1 | 18.9 |
| 1964 | 28.2 | 19.2 |
| 1963 | 28.5 | 19.7 |
| 1962 | 28.7 | 20.2 |
| 1961 | 29 | 20.7 |
| 1960 | 29.2 | 21.2 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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National statistics comparison
Finance
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$30.4T
2025 |
$505B
2025 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
37.7%
2025 |
22.1%
2025 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.42%
2021 |
2.89%
2022 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
3.42%
2024 |
1.81%
2018 |
| Armed forces personnel |
1,395,000
2020 |
522,000
2020 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-6.82%
2025 |
-2.2%
2025 |
| Unemployment rate |
4.28%
2025 |
1.53%
2024 |
| Services, % of GDP |
79.7%
2024 |
42.7%
2025 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
17.3%
2024 |
37.6%
2025 |
| Economic freedom index |
72.8
2026 |
64.4
2026 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
30.7%
2024 |
28.1%
2022 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
1.7%
2024 |
2.6%
2022 |
| Number of millionaires |
23,627,000
2026 |
n/a |
| Percentage of millionaires |
9.06%
2026 |
n/a |
| Number of billionaires |
989
2026 |
5
2026 |
| Percentage of billionaires |
0.0004%
2026 |
0.000007%
2026 |
| Listed domestic companies |
3,908
2025 |
400
2025 |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$68.9T
2025 |
$316B
2025 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$1.39T
2025 |
$85.6B
2025 |
| Personal remittances received |
$8.71B
2024 |
$16B
2024 |
| International tourist arrivals |
45,037,000
2020 |
3,837,000
2020 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
3.88%
2020 |
1.11%
2020 |
| Banked people share |
97%
2024 |
70.6%
2024 |
Energy
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
6,361 kg
2024 |
1,018 kg
2023 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$13.5
2024 |
$14.8
2023 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
4,632 megatons
2024 |
431 megatons
2024 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
13.6 tons
2024 |
4.27 tons
2024 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
81.6%
2023 |
79.4%
2022 |
| Renewable energy use share |
10.9%
2021 |
24.2%
2021 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
14.3%
2024 |
10.1%
2023 |
| Net energy imports use share |
-9%
2023 |
34%
2022 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
12,839 kWh
2024 |
2,585 kWh
2023 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
20.3%
2021 |
41.2%
2021 |
| Hydroelectric share |
5.83%
2024 |
29.4%
2023 |
| Nuclear share |
17.7%
2024 |
0%
2021 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
99.8%
2023 |
Society
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
4.17%
2025 |
1.24%
2025 |
| Annual migration change |
+1,230,663
2025 |
-48,171
2025 |
| Urban population |
80.2%
2025 |
38.8%
2025 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50.2:49.8
2025 |
49:51
2025 |
| Average male height |
5.75 ft
2026 |
5.52 ft
2026 |
| Average female height |
5.29 ft
2026 |
5.12 ft
2026 |
| Quality of life index |
88.1
2026 |
50.4
2026 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
64
2025 |
41
2025 |
| Higher education index |
100
2026 |
54
2026 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
5.76
2023 |
1.54
2011 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
12.7
2019 |
30.6
2019 |
| Visa free countries |
169
2026 |
69
2026 |
| Adult literacy rate |
99%
2003 |
96.1%
2022 |
| English speaking |
95.9%
2026 |
16%
2026 |
| People using the Internet |
94.7%
2024 |
84.2%
2024 |
Health
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$13,473
2023 |
$197.2
2023 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$1,472
2023 |
$77.3
2023 |
| Life expectancy |
79.8 years
2026 |
75 years
2026 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0%
2023 |
1.15%
2023 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
3.68
2022 |
1.11
2021 |
| Age at first childbirth |
27.3 years
2021 |
n/a |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
17
2023 |
48
2023 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age |
6.5
2024 |
17.3
2024 |
| Obesity rate |
42.7%
2022 |
2.04%
2022 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
13.7%
2024 |
3.4%
2024 |
| Air quality index |
84
2026 |
20
2026 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
15.8%
2024 |
21.1%
2024 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
9.9 liters
2020 |
8.04 liters
2020 |
Territory
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
6.14%
2026 |
0.21%
2026 |
| Land area per capita |
10,334 sq mi
2025 |
1,191 sq mi
2025 |
| Agricultural land area |
1,627,576 sq mi
2026 |
47,456 sq mi
2026 |
| Forest area |
1,196,125 sq mi
2026 |
57,416 sq mi
2026 |
| Roads length |
4,092,730 mi
2023 |
354,460 mi
2019 |
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1900–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) | Fiscal Monitor (2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- LivingCost (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- World Obesity Federation (2022, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- Transparency International (2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- The Heritage Foundation | Economic Freedom Index (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- Passport Index (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- EduRank (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) (2021, retrieved 2026-07-08)
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