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Tuvalu vs Vietnam: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 90 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Tuvalu
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Leads on 34 of 90 metrics
Vietnam
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Leads on 45 of 90 metrics

Summary

Comparing Tuvalu and Vietnam: Tuvalu leads on Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs) (500) against Vietnam (23.53 million); Vietnam leads on Female population of reproductive age (26.05 million persons) against Tuvalu (1,922 persons); Vietnam leads on Total population (102.21 million persons) against Tuvalu (9,339 persons). Across 90 compared metrics, Tuvalu wins on 34 and Vietnam wins on 45.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 31 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 25 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇹🇻 Tuvalu🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)35.2 %58.14 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)74.31 %78.08 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 74% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Radios4,000★8.2
Televisions800★3.57
Waterwaysnone17,702

Economy

31 metrics
Metric🇹🇻 Tuvalu🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.52M $59.61B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars69.30M $538.13B $★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)10.6 %★7.07 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)19.1 % of GDP★5.9 % of GDP
Electricity Consumption319.18★
Electricity Exports0713★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels96★56
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants043★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity Imports02.73★
Electricity Installed Capacity5,100★40.77
Electricity Production11.8158.2★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)0 USD per capita36.39 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient39.1★35.7
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.3 %★3.74 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)11.5 %3.6 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)NA2.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption08.1★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production08.1★
Population Below Poverty Line26.3 people6.7 people★
Public Debt47.2★58.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.9 USD7.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports025,620★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0153,800★
Remittances4.2★3.2
Revenue from Forest Resources01.49★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)8.995.22★
Taxes and Other Revenues106.7★24.8
Unemployment RateNA2.17 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇹🇻 Tuvalu🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)500★23.53M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions0★249.93
Population Distributionover half of the population resides on the atoll of Funafutithough 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
Protected Land Area for Adaptation22.3 sq km★7.6 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0 Cubic meters per year71.42 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources0884.12★

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇹🇻 Tuvalu🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization6.83 %17.75 %★
Agricultural land18 sq. km125,053 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)24 km3,444 km★
Irrigated Land046,000★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇹🇻 Tuvalu🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Rule of Law Index by Country89.11 %★47.72 %
Administrative Divisions758★
Independence12★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇹🇻 Tuvalu🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water8.72 %58.58 %★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)19★3.4
Health Care Spending per Capita1,874.69 USD★790.44 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)20 % of GDP★4.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate5.2 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density5.6 people/sq km★2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)170 %48 %★
Mean Age at First Birth23.5★22.6
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)51.6 %2.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA250,000
Underweight Children Under 52.9★9.7

People and Society

25 metrics
Metric🇹🇻 Tuvalu🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Currently married (Percent)63.21 %71.66 %★
Human Capital Index0.470.71★
Life expectancy at birth71.51 years79.71 years★
Median age of population24.23 years33.9 years★
Population Change-123.7 persons531,764.7 persons★
Population density310.1 per sq. km★326.41 per sq. km
Total population9,338.5 persons102.21M persons★
Birth Rate (%)21.57 %★14.58 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate23.7 %72.8 %★
Death Rate (%)7.78 %5.81 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)12.8 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1,921.95 persons26.05M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate3,615★56.15
Learning-adjusted years of school3.51 years10.97 years★
Major Urban Areas Population7,000 people★9.32 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.64★164.45
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization75.36 %87.65 %★
Physician Density1.35 people/sq km★1.11 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.75 %0.86 %★
Population living in slums48.68 %★28.17 %
Total deaths85.4 persons★686,302 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)39.11 %61.77 %★
Total fertility rate3.1 per woman★1.86 per woman
Total net-migration-230.2 persons★-74,652.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate18.22 per live births★19 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇹🇻 Tuvalu🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.61★0.46
Airports136★
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraftcontrolled by military

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