India vs Vietnam: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 113 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing India and Vietnam: India leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (2.30) against Vietnam (250,000); Vietnam leads on Oil Consumption (320,000) against India (3.18); Vietnam leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (438,000) against India (4.52). Across 113 compared metrics, India wins on 50 and Vietnam wins on 53.

  • 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: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)55.9 %78.59 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 56% (2022 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score32.96 points19.74 points
Radios1168.2
Televisions633.57
Waterways14,50047,130

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country717.60B $59.61B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.52T $538.13B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %4.25 %
Coal Revenue1.150.35
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.51 %7.07 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7170.8
Electricity Consumption1.14143.2
Electricity Exports5.15713
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7156
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1243
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels20
Electricity from Other Renewables161
Electricity Imports5.622.73
Electricity Installed Capacity367.840.77
Electricity Production1.39158.2
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)25.18 USD per capita40.26 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient25.536.1
Gross Fixed Investment3028.2
Gross National Saving28.829
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %8.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5 %3.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP1.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption55.438.1
Natural Gas Exports76.450
Natural Gas Imports23.960
Natural Gas Production31.548.1
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.29699.4
Oil Consumption3.18320,000
Oil Exports825,600277,300
Oil Imports3.06182,300
Oil Production954,000343,200
Oil Proved Reserves5.68600
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 people6.7 people
Public Debt46.558.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6.5 USD7.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4.52438,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.3125,620
Refined Petroleum Products Imports653,300282,800
Refined Petroleum Products Production4.9153,800
Remittances3.53.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.141.49
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)5.251.6
Taxes and Other Revenues12.0224.8
Unemployment Rate4.3 %1.5 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)130.72M23.53M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.82305.4
Contiguous Zone2424
Continental Shelfedge of continental margin or 200 nm;edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributiona very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other rivthough 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 Country432 Cubic meters per year71.42 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources1.91884.12

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization21.46 %17.75 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)68.762.71
Agricultural land1.78M sq. km125,053 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,000 km3,444 km
Dam capacity per capita167.04 cubic meters per inhabitant432.08 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land754,56246,000

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.13 %47.72 %
Administrative Divisions2858
Independence152
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.53.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP4.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km2.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)80 %48 %
Mean Age at First Birth19.922.6
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.9 %2.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2.3250,000
Underweight Children Under 531.59.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇳 India🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)3.07M522,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Currently married (Percent)71.87 %71.66 %
Human Capital Index0.520.71
Life expectancy at birth76.09 years79.71 years
Median age of population29.19 years33.9 years
Population Change14.13M persons531,764.7 persons
Population density496.42 per sq. km326.41 per sq. km
Total population1.48B persons102.21M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.140.22
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA
Birth Rate (%)15.91 %14.58 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %72.8 %
Death Rate (%)8.7 %5.81 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age389.10M persons26.05M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate607.6957.13
Learning-adjusted years of school9.6 years10.97 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population32.94 people9.32 people
Mean Male Height (cm)164.95164.45
Military Manpower at Military Age1717
Military Service Age and Obligationages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025) note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year co18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.2 %87.65 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km1.11 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.72 %0.86 %
Population living in slums5.41 %28.17 %
Total deaths8.28M persons686,302 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)57.51 %61.77 %
Total fertility rate1.93 per woman1.86 per woman
Total net-migration-632,939 persons-74,652.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate26.01 per live births19 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.140.46
Airports31536
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel93controlled by military
Heliports28926

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