Germany vs Vietnam: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing Germany and Vietnam: Vietnam leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (438,000) against Germany (2.46); Vietnam leads on Oil Consumption (320,000) against Germany (2.50); Vietnam leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (153,800) against Germany (2.16). Across 112 compared metrics, Germany wins on 51 and Vietnam wins on 54.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 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: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.5 %84.15 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points19.74 points
Radios77.88.2
Televisions51.43.57
Waterways7,30047,130

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $59.61B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $538.13B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %4.25 %
Coal Revenue0.020.35
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %7.07 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.770.8
Electricity Consumption536.5143.2
Electricity Exports78.86713
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4156
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants243
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels50
Electricity from Other Renewables521
Electricity Imports28.342.73
Electricity Installed Capacity208.540.77
Electricity Production612.8158.2
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita40.26 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.436.1
Gross Fixed Investment17.828.2
Gross National Saving2829
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %8.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %3.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP1.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.368.1
Natural Gas Exports34.610
Natural Gas Imports119.50
Natural Gas Production7.98.1
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.5699.4
Oil Consumption2.5320,000
Oil Exports470,200277,300
Oil Imports2.67182,300
Oil Production147,200343,200
Oil Proved Reserves276600
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people4.3 people
Public Debt63.958.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD7.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.46438,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,00025,620
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,800282,800
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.16153,800
Remittances0.53.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.031.49
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.241.3
Taxes and Other Revenues11.2324.8
Unemployment Rate3.5 %1.5 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M23.53M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.19305.4
Continental Shelf200edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributionsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphaliathough 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 Country45.7 Cubic meters per year71.42 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources154884.12

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %17.75 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.1462.71
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km125,053 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km3,444 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant432.08 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5,06546,000

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %47.72 %
Administrative Divisions1658
Independence182
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.83.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP4.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density7.8 people/sq km2.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %48 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.222.6
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %2.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,000250,000
Underweight Children Under 50.69.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,000522,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %71.66 %
Human Capital Index0.750.71
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years79.71 years
Median age of population45.59 years33.9 years
Population Change-741,055 persons531,764.7 persons
Population density242.59 per sq. km326.41 per sq. km
Total population83.60M persons102.21M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.880.22
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BAA
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %14.58 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %72.8 %
Death Rate (%)11.96 %5.81 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons26.05M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.7757.13
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years10.97 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people9.32 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88164.45
Military Manpower at Military Age1817
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %87.65 %
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km1.11 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %0.86 %
Population living in slums0 %28.17 %
Total deaths1.07M persons686,302 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %61.77 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman1.86 per woman
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons-74,652.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births19 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.350.46
Airports84036
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel239controlled by military
Heliports44926

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