This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for the Philippines and Vietnam. For further information and explanations, we provide many details per country that go far beyond this comparison. For example, there are separate sub-pages for both countries on economy, climate, energy, refugees, inflation, population and much more.
In addition, we offer several international comparisons on individual topics, which are also linked on this page.
See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
In addition, we offer several international comparisons on individual topics, which are also linked on this page.
General information
| Philippines | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Southeast Asia | Southeast Asia |
| Area: | 300,000 km² | 331,230 km² |
| Official language: | Tagalog | Vietnamese |
| Government form: | Presidential republic | Republic (communist one-party system) |
| Independent since: | 1946 AD | 1945 AD |
| Capital: | Manila | Hanoi |
Population
Details for the Philippines and Vietnam| Philippines | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 111,047,000 | 98,169,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 370.2 | 296.4 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 67 years | Ø 71 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 76 years | Ø 80 years |
| Average age: | Ø 24.1 years | Ø 31.9 years |
| Birthrate: | 19.89 ‰ | 16.12 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 5.98 ‰ | 6.44 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 0.13 ‰ | -0.22 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
| Philippines | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 46 | 65 |
| Civil rights: | 38 | 34 |
| Health: | 45 | 54 |
| Climate: | 49 | 52 |
| Cost of Living: | 87 | 94 |
| Popularity: | 35 | 34 |
Economy
Details for the Philippines and Vietnam| Philippines | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Philippine Peso (1 PHP = 100 Centavos) | Dong (1 VND =10 Hào = 100 Xu) |
| Unemployment rate: | 2.4 % | 2.2 % |
| Inflation rate: | 3.93 % | 1.83 % |
| Cost of Living: (USA = 100%) | 40.86 % | 34.44 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 43.10 % | 37.60 % |
| Average income: | 3,640 US$ | 3,560 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 67 (bad) | 61 (bad) |
| PHL: total | per 1000 inh. | VNM: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 394,086 M US$ | 3.55 M US$ | 362,638 M US$ | 3.69 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 404,238 M US$ | 3.64 M US$ | 349,344 M US$ | 3.56 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 87,795 M US$ | 0.79 M US$ | 339,984 M US$ | 3.46 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 127,403 M US$ | 1.15 M US$ | 338,021 M US$ | 3.44 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for the Philippines and Vietnam| PHL: total | per 1000 inh. | VNM: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 216,387 km | 1.95 km | 195,468 km | 1.99 km |
| Railways: | 77 km | 0.00 km | 2,481 km | 0.03 km |
| Waterways: | 3,219 km | 0.03 km | 47,130 km | 0.48 km |
| Harbours: | 1,805 | 0.0163 | 1,926 | 0.0196 |
| Passenger airports: | 46 | 0.0004 | 21 | 0.0002 |
Energy balance
Details for the Philippines and Vietnam| PHL: total | per 1000 inh. | VNM: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 78.30 bn kWh | 705,107.42 kWh | 143.20 bn kWh | 1.46 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 86.59 bn kWh | 779,760.55 kWh | 158.20 bn kWh | 1.61 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 713.00 m kWh | 7,263.00 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 2.73 bn kWh | 27,839.79 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 145.42 m t | 1,309.54 t | 336.49 m t | 3,427.67 t |
Telecommunication
Details for the Philippines and Vietnam| Philippines | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +63 | +84 |
| Internet domain: | .ph | .vn |
| PHL total | PHL per 1000 inh. | VNM total | VNM per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 4,731,196 | 43 | 3,205,775 | 33 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 149,579,406 | 1347 | 138,934,626 | 1415 |
| Internet server: | 425,812 | 4 | 189,553 | 2 |
| Internet users: | 55,301,361 | 498 | 69,012,687 | 703 |
| Broadband Internet: | 7,936,574 | 71 | 16,699,249 | 170 |
Healthcare system
Details for the Philippines and Vietnam| Philippines | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 inh.: | 0.99 | 2.60 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 1.28 | 0.82 |
| Diabetes: | 7.1 % | 6.0 % |
| Malaria: | 0.2 % | 0.1 % |
| HIV: | 0.36 % | 0.09 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 5.39 ‰ | 1.76 ‰ |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 86.0 % | 91.0 % |
| Smokers: | 22.9 % | 24.8 % |
Climate
We also provide a more detailed climate comparison of both countries.The data for each country can be found here: Philippines and Vietnam
| Philippines | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 31.9 °C | 28.9 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 23.9 °C | 21.9 °C |
| Water temperature: | 27.5 °C | 26.2 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 81 % | 80 % |
| Rain days: | 11.3 | 9.2 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 6.2 | 5.2 |
Native languages
| Philippines | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Vietnamese: | n/a | 86.8 % |
| Tagalog: | 29.3 % | n/a |
| Cebuano: | 23.3 % | n/a |
| Ilocano: | 9.3 % | n/a |
| Hiligaynon: | 9.1 % | n/a |
| Bicol: | 5.7 % | n/a |
| Waray-waray: | 3.8 % | n/a |
| Pampango: | 3.0 % | n/a |
| English: | 2.2 % | n/a |
| Kapampangan: | 2.2 % | n/a |
| Chinese: | 1.9 % | 1.4 % |
| Pangasinan: | 1.8 % | n/a |
| Tho: | n/a | 1.8 % |
| Thai: | n/a | 1.6 % |
| Muong: | n/a | 1.5 % |
| Khmer: | n/a | 1.4 % |
| Maguindanao: | 1.4 % | n/a |
| Maranao: | 1.3 % | n/a |
| Nung: | n/a | 1.1 % |
| Kinaray-a: | 1.0 % | n/a |
| Tausug: | 0.9 % | n/a |
| Malay: | 0.7 % | n/a |
| Man: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| Surigaonon: | 0.6 % | n/a |
| Chavacano: | 0.6 % | n/a |
| other: | 1.9 % | 3.7 % |
Religions
| Philippines | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 92.5 % | 8.3 % |
| Nondenominational: | 0.1 % | 73.2 % |
| Buddhism: | n/a | 12.2 % |
| Islam: | 5.0 % | 0.1 % |
| Caodaism: | n/a | 4.8 % |
| Hoahaoism: | n/a | 1.4 % |
| other: | 2.4 % | 0.0 % |