Iraq vs Viet Nam

Iraq 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.

• Viet Nam has about 2.2 times as many people as Iraq: 101.6 million against 47 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Iraq ($5,410) is 7% higher than in Viet Nam ($5,066) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Viet Nam (8%) than in Iraq (-2.2%), a difference of 10.2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Viet Nam (3.3%) than in Iraq (0.3%), a difference of 3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Iraq (15.5%) than in Viet Nam (1.5%), a difference of 14 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Viet Nam can expect to live 2.3 years longer than one born in Iraq: 74.7 years against 72.4 years in 2024.
• The population of Viet Nam is older: half of its people are over 32.4 years, against 20.3 years in Iraq in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Viet Nam (84.2%) than in Iraq (81.5%), a difference of 2.7 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Iraq (5.2 tonnes) are 21% higher than in Viet Nam (4.3 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Viet Nam (47.1%) than in Iraq (1.6%), a difference of 45.5 percentage points in 2024.