Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Viet Nam: Urban and rural population 2050, per capita

Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.5969 units per person
in 2025
Viet Nam
0.6117 units per person
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
47th
Viet Nam rank
45th

Urban and rural population 2050, per capita over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 0.6117 units per person against 0.5969 units per person in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.0148 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 47th and Viet Nam ranks 45th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 5 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9168 units per person 0.8235 units per person 0.0933 units per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s 0.8913 units per person 0.798 units per person 0.0933 units per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 0.8635 units per person 0.8091 units per person 0.0543 units per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 0.8252 units per person 0.7871 units per person 0.0381 units per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 0.7342 units per person 0.7291 units per person 0.0052 units per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 0.6689 units per person 0.6773 units per person 0.0084 units per person Viet Nam
2020s 0.6155 units per person 0.6246 units per person 0.0091 units per person Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, per capita, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 0.6117 units per person against 0.5969 units per person in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per capita between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam?
0.0148 units per person, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per capita?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 47th and Viet Nam ranks 45th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.