Thailand vs Viet Nam

Thailand 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 1.4 times as many people as Thailand: 101.6 million against 71.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Thailand ($8,057) is 59% higher than in Viet Nam ($5,066) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Viet Nam (8%) than in Thailand (2.4%), a difference of 5.6 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Viet Nam (3.3%) than in Thailand (-0.1%), a difference of 3.4 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Viet Nam (1.5%) than in Thailand (0.8%), a difference of 0.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Thailand can expect to live 1.9 years longer than one born in Viet Nam: 76.6 years against 74.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Thailand is older: half of its people are over 39.7 years, against 32.4 years in Viet Nam in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Thailand (90.9%) than in Viet Nam (84.2%), a difference of 6.7 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Viet Nam (4.3 tonnes) are 7% higher than in Thailand (4 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Viet Nam (47.1%) than in Thailand (38.7%), a difference of 8.4 percentage points in 2024.