Belgium vs Vietnam
Belgium vs Vietnam: Population
Population in 2023: 11.7 million people in Belgium and 100 million people in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 88.7 million people, or 8.57 times that in Belgium.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- Vietnam has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Belgium ranked 81 and Vietnam ranked 16 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belgium at 11.1 million people and Vietnam at 91.7 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Belgium | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.7 million | 100 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 11.6 million | 99.7 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 11.6 million | 98.9 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 11.5 million | 98.1 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 11.5 million | 97.2 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 11.4 million | 96.2 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 11.4 million | 95.2 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 11.3 million | 94 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 11.3 million | 92.8 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 11.2 million | 91.7 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 11.2 million | 90.6 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 11.1 million | 89.5 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 11 million | 88.5 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 10.9 million | 87.5 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 10.8 million | 86.5 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 10.7 million | 85.2 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 10.6 million | 83.6 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 10.6 million | 82.2 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 10.5 million | 81.1 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 10.4 million | 80.3 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 10.4 million | 79.6 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 10.3 million | 78.8 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 10.3 million | 78 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 10.3 million | 77.2 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 10.2 million | 76.3 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 10.2 million | 75.3 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 10.2 million | 74.2 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 10.2 million | 73.2 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 10.1 million | 72.1 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 10.1 million | 70.9 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 10.1 million | 69.6 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 10.1 million | 68.3 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 10 million | 66.9 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 9.96 million | 65.5 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 9.94 million | 64.2 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 9.92 million | 62.8 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 9.9 million | 61.6 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 9.89 million | 60.4 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 9.88 million | 59.1 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 9.88 million | 57.7 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 9.87 million | 56.3 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 9.86 million | 55 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 9.85 million | 53.7 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 9.83 million | 52.5 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 9.81 million | 51.4 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 9.79 million | 50.3 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 9.77 million | 49 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 9.76 million | 47.7 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 9.75 million | 46.5 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 9.74 million | 45.4 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 9.72 million | 44.4 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 9.7 million | 43.4 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 9.67 million | 42.5 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 9.63 million | 41.5 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 9.59 million | 40.6 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 9.55 million | 39.7 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 9.51 million | 38.9 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 9.46 million | 38 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 9.4 million | 37.1 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 9.34 million | 36.2 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 9.28 million | 35.3 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 9.22 million | 34.3 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 9.16 million | 33.4 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 9.1 million | 32.5 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 9.05 million | 31.6 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 8.99 million | 30.7 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 8.93 million | 29.8 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 8.88 million | 28.9 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 8.84 million | 28.2 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 8.79 million | 27.4 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 8.74 million | 26.8 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 8.7 million | 26.1 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 8.66 million | 25.6 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 8.62 million | 25.1 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 8.58 million | 24.5 million | – |
| 1948 | 8.55 million | 23.8 million | – |
| 1947 | 8.52 million | 23.1 million | – |
| 1946 | 8.49 million | 22.5 million | – |
| 1945 | 8.46 million | 21.8 million | – |
| 1944 | 8.43 million | 21.2 million | – |
| 1943 | 8.4 million | 20.6 million | – |
| 1942 | 8.37 million | 20 million | – |
| 1941 | 8.34 million | 19.5 million | – |
| 1940 | 8.32 million | 19.1 million | – |
| 1939 | 8.29 million | 18.8 million | – |
| 1938 | 8.26 million | 18.6 million | – |
| 1937 | 8.23 million | 18.5 million | – |
| 1936 | 8.21 million | 18.3 million | – |
| 1935 | 8.18 million | 18.2 million | – |
| 1934 | 8.15 million | 18.1 million | – |
| 1933 | 8.13 million | 18 million | – |
| 1932 | 8.1 million | 17.8 million | – |
| 1931 | 8.07 million | 17.8 million | – |
| 1930 | 8.03 million | 17.7 million | – |
| 1929 | 7.99 million | 17.7 million | – |
| 1928 | 7.94 million | 17.8 million | – |
| 1927 | 7.89 million | 17.8 million | – |
| 1926 | 7.83 million | 17.9 million | – |
| 1925 | 7.78 million | 18 million | – |
| 1924 | 7.73 million | 18.1 million | – |
| 1923 | 7.68 million | 18.2 million | – |
| 1922 | 7.63 million | 18.2 million | – |
| 1921 | 7.58 million | 18.3 million | – |
| 1920 | 7.55 million | 18.4 million | – |
| 1919 | 7.53 million | 18.5 million | – |
| 1918 | 7.51 million | 18.6 million | – |
| 1917 | 7.51 million | 18.6 million | – |
| 1916 | 7.5 million | 18.7 million | – |
| 1915 | 7.5 million | 18.8 million | – |
| 1914 | 7.49 million | 18.9 million | – |
| 1913 | 7.49 million | 19 million | – |
| 1912 | 7.48 million | 19.1 million | – |
| 1911 | 7.46 million | 18.9 million | – |
| 1910 | 7.43 million | 18.6 million | – |
| 1909 | 7.38 million | 18.1 million | – |
| 1908 | 7.31 million | 17.4 million | – |
| 1907 | 7.23 million | 16.5 million | – |
| 1906 | 7.16 million | 15.7 million | – |
| 1905 | 7.08 million | 14.9 million | – |
| 1904 | 7 million | 14.1 million | – |
| 1903 | 6.92 million | 13.4 million | – |
| 1902 | 6.85 million | 12.7 million | – |
| 1901 | 6.78 million | 12.2 million | – |
| 1900 | 6.71 million | 11.8 million | – |
| 1899 | 6.64 million | 11.5 million | – |
| 1898 | 6.57 million | 11.4 million | – |
| 1897 | 6.51 million | 11.4 million | – |
| 1896 | 6.45 million | 11.3 million | – |
| 1895 | 6.38 million | 11.3 million | – |
| 1894 | 6.32 million | 11.3 million | – |
| 1893 | 6.26 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1892 | 6.2 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1891 | 6.14 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1890 | 6.08 million | 11.1 million | – |
| 1889 | 6.03 million | 11.1 million | – |
| 1888 | 5.97 million | 11.1 million | – |
| 1887 | 5.91 million | 11 million | – |
| 1886 | 5.86 million | 11 million | – |
| 1885 | 5.8 million | 11 million | – |
| 1884 | 5.75 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1883 | 5.69 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1882 | 5.64 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1881 | 5.59 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1880 | 5.54 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1879 | 5.49 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1878 | 5.44 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1877 | 5.4 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1876 | 5.35 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1875 | 5.31 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1874 | 5.26 million | 10.6 million | – |
| 1873 | 5.22 million | 10.6 million | – |
| 1872 | 5.18 million | 10.6 million | – |
| 1871 | 5.13 million | 10.5 million | – |
| 1870 | 5.09 million | 10.4 million | – |
| 1869 | 5.06 million | 10.2 million | – |
| 1868 | 5.02 million | 9.94 million | – |
| 1867 | 4.98 million | 9.67 million | – |
| 1866 | 4.95 million | 9.4 million | – |
| 1865 | 4.91 million | 9.14 million | – |
| 1864 | 4.88 million | 8.89 million | – |
| 1863 | 4.84 million | 8.64 million | – |
| 1862 | 4.81 million | 8.41 million | – |
| 1861 | 4.77 million | 8.17 million | – |
| 1860 | 4.74 million | 7.95 million | – |
| 1859 | 4.71 million | 7.73 million | – |
| 1858 | 4.68 million | 7.51 million | – |
| 1857 | 4.65 million | 7.31 million | – |
| 1856 | 4.62 million | 7.1 million | – |
| 1855 | 4.59 million | 6.91 million | – |
| 1854 | 4.56 million | 6.72 million | – |
| 1853 | 4.53 million | 6.53 million | – |
| 1852 | 4.51 million | 6.35 million | – |
| 1851 | 4.48 million | 6.21 million | – |
| 1850 | 4.44 million | 6.11 million | – |
| 1849 | 4.41 million | 6.06 million | – |
| 1848 | 4.37 million | 6.04 million | – |
| 1847 | 4.34 million | 6.05 million | – |
| 1846 | 4.3 million | 6.07 million | – |
| 1845 | 4.26 million | 6.09 million | – |
| 1844 | 4.22 million | 6.11 million | – |
| 1843 | 4.19 million | 6.12 million | – |
| 1842 | 4.15 million | 6.14 million | – |
| 1841 | 4.12 million | 6.16 million | – |
| 1840 | 4.08 million | 6.18 million | – |
| 1839 | 4.05 million | 6.2 million | – |
| 1838 | 4.01 million | 6.22 million | – |
| 1837 | 3.98 million | 6.23 million | – |
| 1836 | 3.95 million | 6.25 million | – |
| 1835 | 3.91 million | 6.27 million | – |
| 1834 | 3.88 million | 6.29 million | – |
| 1833 | 3.85 million | 6.31 million | – |
| 1832 | 3.81 million | 6.33 million | – |
| 1831 | 3.78 million | 6.34 million | – |
| 1830 | 3.75 million | 6.36 million | – |
| 1829 | 3.72 million | 6.38 million | – |
| 1828 | 3.69 million | 6.4 million | – |
| 1827 | 3.65 million | 6.42 million | – |
| 1826 | 3.62 million | 6.44 million | – |
| 1825 | 3.59 million | 6.46 million | – |
| 1824 | 3.56 million | 6.48 million | – |
| 1823 | 3.53 million | 6.49 million | – |
| 1822 | 3.5 million | 6.51 million | – |
| 1821 | 3.47 million | 6.5 million | – |
| 1820 | 3.45 million | 6.45 million | – |
| 1819 | 3.43 million | 6.36 million | – |
| 1818 | 3.42 million | 6.24 million | – |
| 1817 | 3.41 million | 6.09 million | – |
| 1816 | 3.4 million | 5.94 million | – |
| 1815 | 3.39 million | 5.79 million | – |
| 1814 | 3.38 million | 5.65 million | – |
| 1813 | 3.37 million | 5.52 million | – |
| 1812 | 3.36 million | 5.38 million | – |
| 1811 | 3.35 million | 5.25 million | – |
| 1810 | 3.34 million | 5.12 million | – |
| 1809 | 3.33 million | 4.99 million | – |
| 1808 | 3.32 million | 4.87 million | – |
| 1807 | 3.31 million | 4.75 million | – |
| 1806 | 3.3 million | 4.64 million | – |
| 1805 | 3.3 million | 4.53 million | – |
| 1804 | 3.29 million | 4.42 million | – |
| 1803 | 3.28 million | 4.31 million | – |
| 1802 | 3.27 million | 4.2 million | – |
| 1801 | 3.26 million | 4.1 million | – |
| 1800 | 3.25 million | 4 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Belgium | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.7 million11.4 million–12 million | 101 million101 million–101 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 11.8 million11.2 million–12.4 million | 102 million101 million–102 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 11.8 million11.1 million–12.4 million | 102 million101 million–103 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 11.8 million11.1 million–12.5 million | 103 million101 million–104 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 11.8 million11.1 million–12.5 million | 103 million101 million–105 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 11.8 million11.1 million–12.6 million | 104 million102 million–106 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 11.8 million11.1 million–12.6 million | 104 million102 million–107 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 11.8 million11.1 million–12.7 million | 105 million102 million–108 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 11.8 million11 million–12.8 million | 105 million102 million–109 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 11.9 million11 million–12.8 million | 106 million102 million–109 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 11.9 million10.9 million–12.9 million | 106 million102 million–110 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 11.9 million10.9 million–12.9 million | 107 million102 million–111 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 11.9 million10.9 million–13 million | 107 million102 million–112 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 11.9 million10.8 million–13.1 million | 107 million102 million–113 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 11.9 million10.8 million–13.2 million | 108 million102 million–113 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 11.9 million10.7 million–13.2 million | 108 million101 million–114 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 11.9 million10.7 million–13.3 million | 108 million101 million–115 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 11.9 million10.6 million–13.3 million | 109 million101 million–116 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 11.9 million10.6 million–13.4 million | 109 million101 million–117 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 11.9 million10.5 million–13.5 million | 109 million101 million–117 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 11.9 million10.5 million–13.5 million | 110 million101 million–118 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 11.9 million10.4 million–13.6 million | 110 million101 million–119 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 11.9 million10.4 million–13.6 million | 110 million100 million–119 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 11.9 million10.3 million–13.7 million | 110 million100 million–120 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 11.9 million10.3 million–13.7 million | 110 million99.6 million–120 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 11.9 million10.2 million–13.7 million | 110 million99.1 million–121 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 11.9 million10.1 million–13.8 million | 110 million98.4 million–121 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 11.9 million10.1 million–13.9 million | 110 million97.9 million–122 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 11.8 million9.98 million–13.9 million | 110 million97.3 million–122 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 11.8 million9.89 million–14 million | 110 million96.7 million–122 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 11.8 million9.8 million–14.1 million | 110 million96.2 million–123 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 11.8 million9.71 million–14.1 million | 110 million95.5 million–123 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 11.8 million9.62 million–14.1 million | 109 million94.8 million–123 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 11.8 million9.55 million–14.2 million | 109 million94.3 million–124 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 11.7 million9.47 million–14.2 million | 109 million93.6 million–124 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 11.7 million9.39 million–14.3 million | 109 million92.8 million–124 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 11.7 million9.32 million–14.4 million | 108 million91.9 million–124 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 11.7 million9.25 million–14.4 million | 108 million91.1 million–125 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 11.6 million9.16 million–14.5 million | 108 million90.3 million–125 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 11.6 million9.08 million–14.5 million | 108 million89.4 million–125 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 11.6 million9 million–14.6 million | 107 million88.4 million–125 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 11.6 million8.92 million–14.6 million | 107 million87.5 million–126 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 11.6 million8.86 million–14.7 million | 107 million86.6 million–126 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 11.5 million8.78 million–14.7 million | 106 million85.6 million–126 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 11.5 million8.71 million–14.8 million | 106 million84.8 million–126 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 11.5 million8.65 million–14.9 million | 106 million84 million–127 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 11.5 million8.56 million–15 million | 105 million83.1 million–127 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 11.5 million8.49 million–15 million | 105 million82.4 million–127 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 11.5 million8.41 million–15.1 million | 105 million81.7 million–128 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 11.5 million8.33 million–15.2 million | 104 million80.9 million–128 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 11.4 million8.25 million–15.2 million | 104 million80 million–128 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 11.4 million8.18 million–15.3 million | 103 million79.1 million–128 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 11.4 million8.12 million–15.3 million | 103 million77.9 million–128 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 11.4 million8.06 million–15.4 million | 102 million76.7 million–129 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 11.4 million7.99 million–15.5 million | 102 million75.6 million–129 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 11.4 million7.91 million–15.6 million | 102 million74.8 million–129 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 11.4 million7.86 million–15.7 million | 101 million73.9 million–130 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 11.4 million7.81 million–15.7 million | 101 million72.8 million–130 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 11.3 million7.75 million–15.8 million | 100 million71.7 million–131 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 11.3 million7.69 million–15.9 million | 99.6 million70.6 million–131 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 11.3 million7.61 million–16 million | 99.2 million69.6 million–132 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 11.3 million7.53 million–16.1 million | 98.7 million68.7 million–132 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 11.3 million7.45 million–16.2 million | 98.3 million67.9 million–133 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 11.3 million7.38 million–16.3 million | 97.8 million67 million–133 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 11.3 million7.31 million–16.5 million | 97.3 million66.1 million–133 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 11.2 million7.24 million–16.6 million | 96.9 million65.1 million–134 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 11.2 million7.17 million–16.7 million | 96.4 million64.3 million–134 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 11.2 million7.07 million–16.7 million | 96 million63.4 million–135 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 11.2 million6.97 million–16.8 million | 95.5 million62.6 million–136 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 11.2 million6.9 million–16.9 million | 95 million61.9 million–136 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 11.2 million6.83 million–17 million | 94.6 million61 million–136 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 11.2 million6.77 million–17.1 million | 94.1 million60.2 million–137 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 11.1 million6.71 million–17.2 million | 93.7 million59.2 million–137 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 11.1 million6.62 million–17.3 million | 93.2 million58.3 million–138 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 11.1 million6.52 million–17.4 million | 92.7 million57.3 million–138 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 11.1 million6.44 million–17.6 million | 92.2 million56.2 million–138 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 11.1 million6.37 million–17.7 million | 91.7 million55 million–138 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Belgium vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyBelgium: 82.1 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelgium: 99.7% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionBelgium: 4.11% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelgium: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthBelgium: 0.25% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelgium: 87.7% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageBelgium: 41.4 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelgium: 20.2% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelgium: $13.6B in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelgium: $1,237 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelgium: 24,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelgium: 430 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelgium: 86 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018