Iran vs Viet Nam

Iran 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.

• Iran and Viet Nam have about the same number of people: 92.4 million and 101.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Viet Nam ($5,066) is 29% higher than in Iran ($3,924) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Viet Nam (8%) than in Iran (-2.8%), a difference of 10.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Iran (42.2%) than in Viet Nam (3.3%), a difference of 38.9 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Iran (8.3%) than in Viet Nam (1.5%), a difference of 6.8 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Iran can expect to live 3.2 years longer than one born in Viet Nam: 77.9 years against 74.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Iran is older: half of its people are over 32.9 years, against 32.4 years in Viet Nam in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Iran (85.3%) than in Viet Nam (84.2%), a difference of 1.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Iran (9.1 tonnes) are about 2.1 times as high as in Viet Nam (4.3 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Viet Nam (47.1%) than in Iran (6.6%), a difference of 40.5 percentage points in 2024.