Viet Nam vs Indonesia

Viet Nam
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Capital: Hanoi
Population
101M
GDP
$476.3B
Indonesia
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Capital: Jakarta
Population
283.5M
GDP
$1.4T

POP 2.8x GDP 2.9x LE 3.4 yrs same-band UMC

Widest indicator spreads · Viet Nam vs Indonesia

Intentional Homicides80.2%Trade (% of GDP)75.5%Poverty (< $2.15/day)70.4%GDP (Current USD)65.9%Maternal Mortality Ratio65.7%Population64.4%Education Expenditure (%…55.8%Population Density53.6%
MID pair: Intentional Homicides is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band UMC.

Demographics: Population (Indonesia, 64% spread)

Indicator Viet Nam Indonesia Year
Population 101M 283.5M 2024
Population Density 320.2 148.6 2023
Urban Population 38.5% 58.8% 2024
Population Ages 65+ 9.0% 7.3% 2024

3 closer demographics rows sit on the Viet Nam and Indonesia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Trade (% of GDP) (Viet Nam, 76% spread)

Indicator Viet Nam Indonesia Year
Trade (% of GDP) 173.9% 42.6% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $476.3B $1.4T 2024
Unemployment Rate 1.6% 3.3% 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 3.6% 2.2% 2024

5 closer economy rows sit on the Viet Nam and Indonesia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Viet Nam, 66% spread)

Indicator Viet Nam Indonesia Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 48 140 2023
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 1.1 0.5 2021
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.6% 2.7% 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 12.0 15.2 2024

3 closer health rows sit on the Viet Nam and Indonesia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Viet Nam, 56% spread)

Indicator Viet Nam Indonesia Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.9% 1.3% 2022
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 37.6% 44.9% 2024

4 closer education rows sit on the Viet Nam and Indonesia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Viet Nam, 52% spread)

Indicator Viet Nam Indonesia Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 22.8% 11.0% 2022
Electric Power Consumption 2,585 1,445 2023
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 4.3 2.9 2024
Renewable Energy Consumption 24.2% 20.2% 2021

1 closer environment rows sit on the Viet Nam and Indonesia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Clean Water (Viet Nam, 48% spread)

Indicator Viet Nam Indonesia Year
Access to Clean Water 58.6% 30.5% 2024

4 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Viet Nam and Indonesia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Intentional Homicides (Viet Nam, 80% spread)

Indicator Viet Nam Indonesia Year
Intentional Homicides 1.5 0.3 2011
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 1.6% 5.4% 2022
Net Migration -59,645 -38,469 2024
Female Labor Participation 68.9% 53.6% 2024

2 closer social rows sit on the Viet Nam and Indonesia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Viet Nam vs Indonesia comparison

Viet Nam (UMC) and Indonesia (UMC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band UMC). Population is 2.8x smaller; GDP is 2.9x smaller. Open with Intentional Homicides (~80%) before the 8-topic tables (48 rows). Both in East Asia & Pacific, so regional peers are a fair control. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

Viet Nam vs Indonesia figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band UMC · MID scale band.