Israel vs Vietnam
Israel vs Vietnam: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 10.6 years in Israel and 10.7 years in Vietnam, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 0.1 years, or 1.01 times that in Israel.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Vietnam has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Israel.
- In 2020, Israel ranked 33 and Vietnam ranked 32 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Israel | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10.6 | 10.7 |
| 2018 | 11.1 | 10.6 |
| 2017 | 11.1 | 10.2 |
| 2010 | 10.4 | 10.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Israel vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018