Mexico vs Vietnam: World population growth
Mexico
-0.6%
in 2100
Vietnam
-0.5%
in 2100
Mexico rank
162nd
Vietnam rank
159th
World population growth over time
- Mexico
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports -0.5% against -0.6% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 162nd and Vietnam ranks 159th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 16 and Vietnam in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 1.4% | 0.2% | 1.2% | Mexico |
| 1800s | 0.9% | 1.5% | 0.6% | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 1.1% | 3.8% | 2.7% | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 1.2% | 1.0% | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 1.0% | -0.4% | 1.4% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1.3% | Mexico |
| 1940s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 0.6% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 0.8% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 2030s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 2040s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 2050s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 2060s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 2070s | -0.3% | -0.4% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 2080s | -0.4% | -0.5% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 2090s | -0.5% | -0.5% | 0.0% | Vietnam |
| 2100s | -0.6% | -0.5% | 0.0% | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Mexico or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at -0.5% against -0.6% in Mexico as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Mexico and Vietnam?
- 0.1%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Vietnam?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Mexico and Vietnam rank globally for world population growth?
- Mexico ranks 162nd and Vietnam ranks 159th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.