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Australia vs Vietnam: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
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Leads on 62 of 112 metrics
Vietnam
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Leads on 40 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Vietnam: Vietnam leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (438,000) against Australia (1.18); Vietnam leads on Population living in slums (28.17 %) against Australia (0.03 %); Vietnam leads on Natural Gas Proved Reserves (699.40) against Australia (1.99). Across 112 compared metrics, Australia wins on 62 and Vietnam wins on 40.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★78.08 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★19.74 points
Radios25.5★8.2
Televisions10.15★3.57
Waterways2,00047,130★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★59.61B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★538.13B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %4.25 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0.35
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %7.07 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★5.9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79★70.8
Electricity Consumption229.4★143.2
Electricity Exports0713★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★56
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1143★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★1
Electricity Imports02.73★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★40.77
Electricity Production243★158.2
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★40.26 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.336.1★
Gross Fixed Investment28.228.2
Gross National Saving2129★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %8.2 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★3.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★8.1
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★8.1
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99699.4★
Oil Consumption960,800★320,000
Oil Exports312,600★277,300
Oil Imports731,400★182,300
Oil Production549,200★343,200
Oil Proved Reserves3.32600★
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people4.8 people★
Public Debt58★58.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD7.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.18438,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★25,620
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★282,800
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★153,800
Remittances0.13.2★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.131.49★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.99★1.3
Taxes and Other Revenues23.624.8★
Unemployment Rate4.1 %1.5 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M★23.53M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.65305.4★
Contiguous Zone1224★
Continental Shelf200edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bythough it has one of the highest population densities in the world, the population is not evenly dispersed; clustering is heaviest along the South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin, with the Mekong Delta (in the south) and the Red River Valley (in the north) h
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★71.42 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492884.12★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %17.75 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98★62.71
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★125,053 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★3,444 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★432.08 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,45046,000★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★47.72 %
Administrative Divisions658★
Independence12★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.4★3.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★4.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★2.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★48 %
Mean Age at First Birth30.5★22.6
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %2.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000★250,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA11.6

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000522,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %71.66 %★
Human Capital Index0.79★0.71
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★79.71 years
Median age of population38.51 years★33.9 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons531,764.7 persons★
Population density3.54 per sq. km★326.41 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons102.21M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.22
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB★AA
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %14.58 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %72.8 %★
Death Rate (%)6.81 %5.81 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons26.05M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate14.9157.13★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★10.97 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people9.32 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★164.45
Military Manpower at Military Age1717
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %87.65 %★
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★1.11 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★0.86 %
Population living in slums0.03 %28.17 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons★686,302 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★61.77 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman1.86 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-74,652.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★19 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.46
Airports2,257★36
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraftcontrolled by military
Heliports392★26

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