Country comparison
Vietnam vs Philippines
Vietnam is 1.1× the size of Philippines. Philippines has 1.1× the population of Vietnam. Vietnam has 1.2× the GDP per capita of Philippines.
Side by side
| Vietnam | Category | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| 331,338 km² more | Area (2024) Vietnam: 1.1× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 300,000 km² |
| 102 million | Population (2025) Philippines: 1.1× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 117 million more |
| 322 people/km² | Population density (2024) Philippines: 1.2× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 389 people/km² |
| US$ 5,066 more | GDP per capita (2025) Vietnam: 1.2× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | US$ 4,171 |
| 74.7 years more | Life expectancy (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 69.9 years |
| 84% more | Internet users (2024) Vietnam: 1.3× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 67% |
| 32.4 years | Median age (2023) Vietnam: 1.3× more Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) | 25.3 years |
| 1.9 births per woman | Fertility rate (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 1.89 births per woman |
| 4.3 t | CO₂ emissions per capita (2024) Vietnam: 2.8× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 1.5 t less |
| 3 | Castles, fortresses and palaces Wikidata (CC0 1.0) | 3 |
| – | Ghost stories | 2 |
| 23 | VPN providers with servers in the country VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0) | 25 |
| Vietnamese | Official languages Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3) | English, Filipino |
| Vietnamese đồng (VND) | Currency ISO 4217 | Philippine peso (PHP) |
| Type A, C, F · 220 V | Plugs and voltage Shared plug types: A, C · different voltage | Type A, B, C · 230 V |
| UTC+7 | Time zone of the capital Time difference: 1 h IANA tz database (public domain) | UTC+8 |
Values link to the country pages in the Ominuvo series maps. Area: World Bank data (indicator AG.SRF.TOTL.K2: land and inland water, source FAO, CC BY 4.0); “approx.” – no such data for the country: area of the map outline (Natural Earth 1:50m), accurate to about 3%.
More comparisons: Vietnam
Source: World Bank – Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), FAO (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Population Prospects, United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union… (CC BY 4.0), Our World in Data – UN, World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint… (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0 1.0), VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3), ISO 4217, IANA tz database (public domain), Natural Earth (public domain). Data from the Ominuvo series maps (index of 2026-11-01); details and licences on the map pages.