Namibia vs Viet Nam
POP 33.3x GDP 34.9x LE 7.2 yrs LMC↔UMC
Widest indicator spreads · Namibia vs Viet Nam
Demographics: Population Density (Viet Nam, 99% spread)
| Indicator | Namibia | Viet Nam | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population Density | 3.6 | 320.2 | 2023 |
| Population | 3M | 101M | 2024 |
| Population Ages 65+ | 3.7% | 9.0% | 2024 |
| Population Ages 0-14 | 37.0% | 23.2% | 2024 |
1 closer demographics rows sit on the Namibia and Viet Nam profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Economy: GDP (Current USD) (Viet Nam, 97% spread)
| Indicator | Namibia | Viet Nam | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP (Current USD) | $13.6B | $476.3B | 2024 |
| Unemployment Rate | 19.2% | 1.6% | 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment | $1.9B | $20.2B | 2024 |
| GDP Growth Rate | 3.8% | 7.0% | 2024 |
4 closer economy rows sit on the Namibia and Viet Nam profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Health: Infant Mortality Rate (Viet Nam, 67% spread)
| Indicator | Namibia | Viet Nam | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infant Mortality Rate | 36.4 | 12.0 | 2024 |
| Maternal Mortality Ratio | 139 | 48 | 2023 |
| Under-5 Mortality Rate | 39.5 | 17.3 | 2024 |
| Health Expenditure (% of GDP) | 9.5% | 4.6% | 2023 |
3 closer health rows sit on the Namibia and Viet Nam profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Viet Nam, 93% spread)
| Indicator | Namibia | Viet Nam | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater Withdrawal | 1.7% | 22.8% | 2022 |
| Forest Area | 7.8% | 47.4% | 2023 |
| CO2 Emissions Per Capita | 1.2 | 4.3 | 2024 |
| Electric Power Consumption | 1,232 | 2,585 | 2023 |
1 closer environment rows sit on the Namibia and Viet Nam profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Infrastructure: Access to Electricity (Viet Nam, 43% spread)
| Indicator | Namibia | Viet Nam | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to Electricity | 56.7% | 99.8% | 2023 |
| Mobile Subscriptions | 85.2 | 127.6 | 2024 |
| Internet Users | 64.9% | 84.2% | 2024 |
2 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Namibia and Viet Nam profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Social: Net Migration (Namibia, 107% spread)
| Indicator | Namibia | Viet Nam | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net Migration | 4.2K | -59,645 | 2024 |
| Poverty (< $2.15/day) | 22.9% | 1.6% | 2015 |
| Intentional Homicides | 11.2 | 1.5 | 2021 |
| GINI Index | 59.1 | 36.1 | 2015 |
2 closer social rows sit on the Namibia and Viet Nam profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
How to read this Namibia vs Viet Nam comparison
Namibia (LMC, Sub-Saharan Africa) vs Viet Nam (UMC, East Asia & Pacific) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 33.3x smaller (3M vs 101M) and total GDP is 34.9x smaller ($13.6B vs $476.3B). The gap board leads on Net Migration (~107% relative spread) across 42 indicators in 7 topics. Cross-tier pair; prefer per-capita and rate columns over raw totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.
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Namibia vs Viet Nam figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · LMC↔UMC · WIDE scale band.