Indonesia vs Viet Nam

Indonesia and Viet Nam compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Indonesia has about 2.8 times as many people as Viet Nam: 285.7 million against 101.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Indonesia ($5,060) and Viet Nam ($5,066) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Viet Nam (8%) than in Indonesia (5.1%), a difference of 2.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Viet Nam (3.3%) than in Indonesia (1.9%), a difference of 1.4 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Indonesia (3.2%) than in Viet Nam (1.5%), a difference of 1.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Viet Nam can expect to live 3.4 years longer than one born in Indonesia: 74.7 years against 71.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Viet Nam is older: half of its people are over 32.4 years, against 29.8 years in Indonesia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Viet Nam (84.2%) than in Indonesia (72.8%), a difference of 11.4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Viet Nam (4.3 tonnes) are 48% higher than in Indonesia (2.9 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Indonesia (50.7%) than in Viet Nam (47.1%), a difference of 3.6 percentage points in 2024.