United States vs Vietnam
United States vs Vietnam: Safe drinking water
Safe drinking water in 2022: 97.5% in United States and 57.8% in Vietnam, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in United States, by 39.7 percentage points, or 1.69 times that in Vietnam.
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2005.
- In 2022, United States ranked 39 and Vietnam ranked 94 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.
Every year
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| Year | United States | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 97.5 | 57.8 | 72.9 |
| 2021 | 97.3 | 57.3 | 72.5 |
| 2020 | 97.2 | 56.7 | 72.3 |
| 2019 | 97 | 56.2 | 71.7 |
| 2018 | 96.9 | 55.7 | 71 |
| 2017 | 96.7 | 55.1 | 70.4 |
| 2016 | 96.5 | 54.6 | 69.7 |
| 2015 | 96.4 | 54 | 69.1 |
| 2014 | 96.2 | 53.5 | 68.4 |
| 2013 | 96.1 | 52.9 | 67.7 |
| 2012 | 95.9 | 52.4 | 67.1 |
| 2011 | 95.7 | 51.8 | 66.4 |
| 2010 | 95.6 | 51.3 | 65.9 |
| 2009 | 95.4 | 50.7 | 65.4 |
| 2008 | 95.4 | 50.1 | 64.9 |
| 2007 | 95.4 | 49.6 | 64.6 |
| 2006 | 95.4 | 49 | 64 |
| 2005 | 95.4 | 48.5 | 63.7 |
| 2004 | – | 47.9 | 63 |
| 2003 | – | 47.3 | 62.4 |
| 2002 | – | 46.8 | 61.8 |
| 2001 | – | 46.2 | 61.1 |
| 2000 | – | 45.6 | 60.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
- Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, 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
United States vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyUnited States: 79.3 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityUnited States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityUnited States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionUnited States: 4.84% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateUnited States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationUnited States: 344 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthUnited States: 0.58% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateUnited States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationUnited States: 80.2% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageUnited States: 38 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overUnited States: 17.4% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateUnited States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingUnited States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsUnited States: $929B in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personUnited States: $2,755 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingUnited States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelUnited States: 1.4 million people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerUnited States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersUnited States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsUnited States: 745 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsUnited States: 14 billion TIV in 2025Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018