Viet Nam vs Namibia
POP 33.3x GDP 34.9x LE 7.2 yrs UMC↔LMC
Widest indicator spreads · Viet Nam vs Namibia
Demographics: Population Density (Viet Nam, 99% spread)
| Indicator | Viet Nam | Namibia | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population Density | 320.2 | 3.6 | 2023 |
| Population | 101M | 3M | 2024 |
| Population Ages 65+ | 9.0% | 3.7% | 2024 |
| Population Ages 0-14 | 23.2% | 37.0% | 2024 |
1 closer demographics rows sit on the Viet Nam and Namibia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Economy: GDP (Current USD) (Viet Nam, 97% spread)
| Indicator | Viet Nam | Namibia | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP (Current USD) | $476.3B | $13.6B | 2024 |
| Unemployment Rate | 1.6% | 19.2% | 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment | $20.2B | $1.9B | 2024 |
| GDP Growth Rate | 7.0% | 3.8% | 2024 |
4 closer economy rows sit on the Viet Nam and Namibia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Health: Infant Mortality Rate (Viet Nam, 67% spread)
| Indicator | Viet Nam | Namibia | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infant Mortality Rate | 12.0 | 36.4 | 2024 |
| Maternal Mortality Ratio | 48 | 139 | 2023 |
| Under-5 Mortality Rate | 17.3 | 39.5 | 2024 |
| Health Expenditure (% of GDP) | 4.6% | 9.5% | 2023 |
3 closer health rows sit on the Viet Nam and Namibia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Viet Nam, 93% spread)
| Indicator | Viet Nam | Namibia | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater Withdrawal | 22.8% | 1.7% | 2022 |
| Forest Area | 47.4% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| CO2 Emissions Per Capita | 4.3 | 1.2 | 2024 |
| Electric Power Consumption | 2,585 | 1,232 | 2023 |
1 closer environment rows sit on the Viet Nam and Namibia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Infrastructure: Access to Electricity (Viet Nam, 43% spread)
| Indicator | Viet Nam | Namibia | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to Electricity | 99.8% | 56.7% | 2023 |
| Mobile Subscriptions | 127.6 | 85.2 | 2024 |
| Internet Users | 84.2% | 64.9% | 2024 |
2 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Viet Nam and Namibia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Social: Net Migration (Namibia, 107% spread)
| Indicator | Viet Nam | Namibia | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net Migration | -59,645 | 4.2K | 2024 |
| Poverty (< $2.15/day) | 1.6% | 22.9% | 2022 |
| Intentional Homicides | 1.5 | 11.2 | 2011 |
| GINI Index | 36.1 | 59.1 | 2022 |
2 closer social rows sit on the Viet Nam and Namibia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
How to read this Viet Nam vs Namibia comparison
Viet Nam (UMC, East Asia & Pacific) vs Namibia (LMC, Sub-Saharan Africa) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 33.3x larger (101M vs 3M) and total GDP is 34.9x larger ($476.3B vs $13.6B). 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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Viet Nam full profile · UMC
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Namibia full profile · LMC
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Viet Nam vs Namibia figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · UMC↔LMC · WIDE scale band.