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Population Review

World Bank · 14 metrics compared

Viet Nam vs Kenya

Viet Nam and Kenya compared across 14 demographic and economic metrics. Viet Nam leads in 8 of the comparable categories.

8

Viet Nam wins

0

Kenya wins

MetricViet NamKenya
Population100,352,19255,339,003
GDP Per Capita$4,323$1,943
Life Expectancy74.663.6
Population Growth Rate0.671.98
Urban Population38.1%31.6%
Fertility Rate1.913.21
Infant Mortality (per 1000)12.434.7
Literacy Rate--
Unemployment Rate1.6%5.4%
Internet Users78.6%29.4%
CO2 Per Capita (tonnes)--
Physicians Per 1000-0.29
Gini Index36.138.5
Forest Area47.4%6.2%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Viet Nam has a population of 100,352,192 compared to Kenya's 55,339,003.

Across the metrics compared, Viet Nam leads in 8 categories while Kenya leads in 0. However, "better" depends on what matters most to you, income, cost of living, education, climate, and personal preferences all play a role.

International data from the World Bank Open Data API. Population and economic data are latest available estimates.

Comparison based on World Bank Open Data. Most recent available year used for each metric. Green highlighting indicates favorable values where applicable.