United Arab Emirates vs Vietnam
United Arab Emirates vs Vietnam: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 9.6 years in United Arab Emirates and 10.7 years in Vietnam, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 1 years, or 1.11 times that in United Arab Emirates.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Vietnam has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, United Arab Emirates ranked 46 and Vietnam ranked 32 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | United Arab Emirates | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9.6 | 10.7 |
| 2018 | 9.7 | 10.6 |
| 2017 | 9.5 | 10.2 |
| 2010 | 8.8 | 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
United Arab Emirates vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyUnited Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityUnited Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityUnited Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionUnited Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateUnited Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationUnited Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthUnited Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateUnited Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationUnited Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageUnited Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overUnited Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateUnited Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personUnited Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024Vietnam: $4,308 in 2025
- GDP growthUnited Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025Vietnam: 8% a year in 2025
- InflationUnited Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025Vietnam: 3.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtUnited Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 30.5% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingUnited Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsUnited Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personUnited Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingUnited Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelUnited Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerUnited Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersUnited Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsUnited Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsUnited Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018