Singapore vs Vietnam
Singapore vs Vietnam: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 12.8 years in Singapore and 10.7 years in Vietnam, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Singapore, by 2.1 years, or 1.2 times that in Vietnam.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Singapore has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Singapore ranked 1 and Vietnam ranked 32 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Singapore | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12.8 | 10.7 |
| 2018 | 12.9 | 10.6 |
| 2017 | 12.9 | 10.2 |
| 2010 | 12.5 | 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
Singapore vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancySingapore: 83.7 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySingapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySingapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSingapore: 100% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionSingapore: 3.44% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateSingapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSingapore: 5.79 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthSingapore: 0.81% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSingapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSingapore: 100% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageSingapore: 35.1 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSingapore: 13.1% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateSingapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSingapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSingapore: $16.9B in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personSingapore: $2,980 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSingapore: 18% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSingapore: 59,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerSingapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSingapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSingapore: 57 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSingapore: 79 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018