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Vietnam

Socialist Republic of Vietnam · Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam

Capital
Hanoi
Population
101.6 million 2025
Area
331,212 km²
Neighbours
3
Locator map of VietnamVIETNAMHanoiCHINALAOSCAMBODIAMYANMARTHAILANDSouth China SeaAndaman SeaBay of Bengal0500 km
Vietnam hatched, Hanoi marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 16.0°N 105.8°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

In South-Eastern Asia, Vietnam has three land neighbours: Cambodia, China and Laos. With 331,212 km², it is about the size of Malaysia and Finland and ranks 66th of 195 by area.

The World Bank counts 101.6 million people in 2025: 16th of 194 worldwide and 8th of 47 in Asia. That works out at 307 people per km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 38.8% in 2025.

In 2025, GDP per capita stood at US$5,066 in current US dollars: 118th of 191 worldwide, 25th of 46 in Asia. Newborns in 2024 had a life expectancy of 74.7 years.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. From 8.6°N to 23.3°N, it spans about 1,641 km north to south. The point on the opposite side of the Earth from Hanoi lies in the South Pacific Ocean, about 410 km from the nearest land, Chile.

How it compares Asia: 47 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAsia
Population101,598,5272025, World Bank16th of 1948th of 47
Area331,212 km²world-countries66th of 19519th of 47
GDPUS$514.7 billion2025, World Bank, current US$32nd of 19112th of 46
GDP per capitaUS$5,0662025, World Bank, current US$118th of 19125th of 46
Population density307 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries27th of 19413th of 47
Life expectancy74.7 years2024, World Bank87th of 19423rd of 47
Urban population38.8%2025, World Bank154th of 19438th of 47
Forest area47.1% of land2024, World Bank56th of 19410th of 47
Population growth+0.60% a year2025, World Bank121st of 19435th of 47
Internet users84.2%2024, World Bank82nd of 18826th of 45
Fertility rate1.90 births per woman2024, World Bank102nd of 19427th of 47
Land neighbours3world-countries; among the 19583rd of 19523rd of 47
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaMalaysia, Finland and Norway

Closest in populationIran, DR Congo and Philippines

Neighbours 3 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Laos482 km
    Hanoi to Vientiane, capital to capital
  • Cambodia1,059 km
    Hanoi to Phnom Penh, capital to capital
  • China2,327 km
    Hanoi to Beijing, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Hanoi
21.04°N 105.85°E
Northernmost latitude
23.35°N
Southernmost latitude
8.58°N
Westernmost longitude
102.13°E
Easternmost longitude
109.45°E
North to south
about 1,641 km
Antipode of Hanoi
21.04°S 74.15°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 410 km from the nearest land (Chile)