Population
102.3M
Unitary communist state
GDP per capita, PPP
$24,915
in 2031
Passport power
#159
24 visa-free destinations
Cities rated
25
Top: Da Nang
Country overview
- Official name
- Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- Capital
- Hanoi
- Continent
- Asia / South-Eastern Asia
- Area
- 331,212 km²
- Population
- 102.3M
- Density
- 290.5/km²
- Government
- Unitary communist state
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .vn
- Calling code
- +84
- Timezone
- UTC+07:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #159 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 24
- Total accessible
- 52
- Digital nomad visa
- e-Visa (Remote Work Tolerance) Insufficient requirement data · 3 mo
- Immigration programs
- 1 Nomad
Culture and society
- Languages
- Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
- Religions
- No religion 86.3%, Catholicism 6.1%, Buddhism 4.8%, Hoahaoism 1.0%
- Currencies
- ₫ VND — Vietnamese đồng
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.766
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $24,915
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 74.7 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 84.2%
- Gini index (2018)
- 35.7
- Inflation (2031)
- 3.6%
- Unemployment (2031)
- 2.2%
- Urban population (2025)
- 38.8%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 6.4/10
- PM2.5 (2019)
- 20.9 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2011)
- 1.5/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.69
Latest news
| Update | Category | Source | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanoi to Sapa Transport Options: Bus, Train, and Private Transfer Compared | Travel & mobility | Digital Nomad World | 3 days ago |
| UAE Adds Visa-on-Arrival Access for Nationals of Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Kenya, and South Africa | Visa & immigration | Erickson Immigration Group | 3 months ago |
| Vietnam Work Permit Processing Returned to Hanoi Department of Home Affairs | Visa & immigration | Newland Chase | 3 months ago |
| Vietnam Mandates Business VNeID for Immigration Portal Access | Visa & immigration | Erickson Immigration Group | 3 months ago |
| Vietnam Mandates Business VNeID for National Public Service and Immigration Portals | Policy & regulation | Newland Chase | 3 months ago |