Development Ledger · Asia-Pacific
Vietnam
HDI rank 93 of 193Upper-middle incomeGDI group 1
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Human Development Index (2023)
0.766
+0.267 since 1990
Inequality-adjusted HDI
0.641
16.3% lost to inequality
Life expectancy
74.6 yrs
Expected schooling 15.5 yrs
GNI per person (2021 PPP $)
$13,033
Mean schooling 9.0 yrs
HDI over Time
Vietnam against its closest income-group peers, 1990–2023.
The Three Dimensions
Each scaled 0 to 1 against UNDP goalposts. The HDI is their geometric mean, so a weak dimension pulls it down more than an average would.
Health0.840
Education0.731
Income0.736
World Bank Human Capital Index (2020): 0.69. A child born today will be 69% as productive as with full health and education.
Peers
Vietnam against economies in the same World Bank income group, same region first.
Years Behind
How many years ago the benchmark reached the level this country is at today.