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Macao vs Vietnam

68 shared metrics.

MacaoLeads in 31

vs68 shared

VietnamLeads in 37

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Macao

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Identity

Formal name: Macau Special Administrative Region.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: name derived from the Chinese ama-gao, or “Bay of Ama,” for Ama, the patron goddess of sailors.

CIA 2026

Vietnam

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Vietnam has more people than France.

World Bank

Analysis

Vietnam leads in 37 of 68 shared metrics, while Macao leads in 31.

Macao's Population Density is 63.3x that of Vietnam (20.6K /km² vs 320.18 /km²).

Macao's GNI Per Capita is 13.5x that of Vietnam ($65,040 vs $4,490).

Macao's ATMs per 100,000 Adults is 8.5x that of Vietnam (259.63 per 100k vs 27.25 per 100k).

Macao's GDP Per Capita (PPP) is 6.8x that of Vietnam ($126,959.92 vs $16,385.51).

Macao's Current Account Balance (% of GDP) is 4.3x that of Vietnam (35.7% of GDP vs 6.7% of GDP).

Key Comparisons

Population DensityMacao leads

Macao

20.6K /km²

Vietnam

320.18 /km²

GNI Per CapitaMacao leads

Macao

$65,040

Vietnam

$4,490

ATMs per 100,000 AdultsMacao leads

Macao

259.63 per 100k

Vietnam

27.25 per 100k

GDP Per Capita (PPP)Macao leads

Macao

$126,959.92

Vietnam

$16,385.51

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)Macao leads

Macao

35.7% of GDP

Vietnam

6.7% of GDP

ResearchersMacao leads

Macao

3.8K per 1M

Vietnam

767.89 per 1M

All Metrics

Population Density

Macao

20.6K /km²

Vietnam

320.18 /km²

6325% higher

GNI Per Capita

Macao

$65,040

Vietnam

$4,490

1349% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Macao

259.63 per 100k

Vietnam

27.25 per 100k

853% higher

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Macao

$126,959.92

Vietnam

$16,385.51

675% higher

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Macao

35.7% of GDP

Vietnam

6.7% of GDP

433% higher

Researchers

Macao

3.8K per 1M

Vietnam

767.89 per 1M

398% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Macao

141.86%

Vietnam

37.59%

277% higher

Official Languages Count

Macao

3.0

Vietnam

1.0

200% higher

Tourism Revenue

Macao

$9,442,000,000

Vietnam

$3,232,000,000

192% higher

Urban Population (%)

Macao

100%

Vietnam

38.49%

160% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Macao

37.46 kg/person/yr

Vietnam

16.36 kg/person/yr

129% higher

Foreign Patents

Vietnam

Macao

Vietnam

7.5K

100% lower

Domestic Patents

Vietnam

Macao

2.0

Vietnam

1.1K

100% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

Vietnam

Macao

5.0

Vietnam

2.0K

100% lower

Land Area

Vietnam

Macao

33 km²

Vietnam

313.4K km²

100% lower

Land Border Length

Vietnam

Macao

3.0 km

Vietnam

4.6K km

100% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

Vietnam

Macao

1.7 Mt CO2e

Vietnam

430.82 Mt CO2e

100% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

Vietnam

Macao

427.0K kW

Vietnam

85.72M kW

100% lower

Electricity Generation

Vietnam

Macao

0.49 TWh

Vietnam

306.33 TWh

100% lower

Teen Birth Rate

Vietnam

Macao

0.47 per 1k

Vietnam

34.28 per 1k

99% lower

Population

Vietnam

Macao

644.4K

Vietnam

106.69M

99% lower

Coastline Length

Vietnam

Macao

41 km

Vietnam

3.4K km

99% lower

Airports

Vietnam

Macao

1.0

Vietnam

97% lower

Air Passengers

Vietnam

Macao

2.05M

Vietnam

55.11M

96% lower

Highest Elevation

Vietnam

Macao

172 m

Vietnam

3.1K m

95% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Vietnam

Macao

$49,467,258,923.32

Vietnam

$476,388,230,307.17

90% lower

Inflation Rate

Vietnam

Macao

0.50%

Vietnam

3.6%

86% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

Macao

70.26 kg/person/yr

Vietnam

39.84 kg/person/yr

76% higher

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Macao

100%

Vietnam

58.58%

71% higher

Unemployment Rate

Macao

2.4%

Vietnam

1.4%

70% higher

Border Neighbors

Vietnam

Macao

1.0

Vietnam

3.0

67% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

Macao

103.15 kg/person/yr

Vietnam

63.34 kg/person/yr

63% higher

CO2 Per Capita

Vietnam

Macao

1.5 t/person/yr

Vietnam

3.7 t/person/yr

60% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Macao

14.27%

Vietnam

9.0%

58% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Vietnam

Macao

11%

Vietnam

24.2%

55% lower

Tourist Arrivals

Macao

5.90M

Vietnam

3.84M

54% higher

Time Zones Count

Vietnam

Macao

1.0 time zones

Vietnam

2.0 time zones

50% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Macao

192.48 per 100 people

Vietnam

128 per 100 people

50% higher

Birth Rate

Vietnam

Macao

8.3 per 1k

Vietnam

14.58 per 1k

43% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Vietnam

Macao

49.89% of GDP

Vietnam

83.71% of GDP

40% lower

Youth Population (%)

Vietnam

Macao

13.91%

Vietnam

23.22%

40% lower

Fertility Rate

Vietnam

Macao

1.3 children/woman

Vietnam

2.0 children/woman

38% lower

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Vietnam

Macao

0.26% of GDP

Vietnam

0.42% of GDP

38% lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Vietnam

Macao

2.9% of GDP

Vietnam

4.2% of GDP

31% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Macao

30 per 100 people

Vietnam

23 per 100 people

30% higher

Food Waste per Person

Vietnam

Macao

114.98 kg/person/yr

Vietnam

156.69 kg/person/yr

27% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

Macao

3.5% of GDP

Vietnam

2.9% of GDP

21% higher

Dependency Ratio

Vietnam

Macao

39.23% of working-age pop.

Vietnam

47.65% of working-age pop.

18% lower

Median Age

Macao

38.3 years

Vietnam

32.4 years

18% higher

Death Rate

Vietnam

Macao

5.0 per 1k

Vietnam

5.8 per 1k

14% lower

Life Expectancy

Macao

83.2 years

Vietnam

74.6 years

12% higher

GDP Growth Rate

Macao

7.8%

Vietnam

7.1%

11% higher

Average Weekly Work Hours

Macao

46 hrs/week

Vietnam

41.85 hrs/week

10% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Macao

6.8% of youth labor force

Vietnam

6.2% of youth labor force

10% higher

Internet Users (%)

Macao

89%

Vietnam

84.15%

6% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

Macao

100%

Vietnam

95.45%

5% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Macao

474.36 gCO2/kWh

Vietnam

460.73 gCO2/kWh

3% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Macao

92.19% of GDP

Vietnam

90.15% of GDP

2% higher

Coal Electricity Share

Vietnam

Macao

Vietnam

48.14%

ranked lower

Wind Electricity Share

Vietnam

Macao

Vietnam

4.6%

ranked lower

Solar Electricity Share

Vietnam

Macao

Vietnam

7.4%

ranked lower

Electricity Access (%)

Macao

100%

Vietnam

99.8%

equal

Government Debt (% GDP)

Vietnam

Macao

0% of GDP

Vietnam

58.5% of GDP

ranked lower

High-Tech Exports (%)

Vietnam

Macao

Vietnam

44.26%

ranked lower

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Vietnam

Macao

0 per 1M people

Vietnam

0.01 per 1M people

ranked lower

Lowest Elevation

Macao

0 m

Vietnam

0 m

ranked higher

Irrigated Land

Vietnam

Macao

0 km²

Vietnam

46.0K km²

ranked lower

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Vietnam

Macao

0 sites

Vietnam

8.0 sites

ranked lower

Comparison of Macao and Vietnam across 68 metrics
				Winner
Population Density	20.6K /km²	320.18 /km²	6325% higher	Macao
GNI Per Capita	$65,040	$4,490	1349% higher	Macao
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	259.63 per 100k	27.25 per 100k	853% higher	Macao
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$126,959.92	$16,385.51	675% higher	Macao
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	35.7% of GDP	6.7% of GDP	433% higher	Macao
Researchers	3.8K per 1M	767.89 per 1M	398% higher	Macao
University Enrollment Rate	141.86%	37.59%	277% higher	Macao
Official Languages Count	3.0	1.0	200% higher	Macao
Tourism Revenue	$9,442,000,000	$3,232,000,000	192% higher	Macao
Urban Population (%)	100%	38.49%	160% higher	Macao
Milk Consumption per Person	37.46 kg/person/yr	16.36 kg/person/yr	129% higher	Macao
Foreign Patents	35	7.5K	100% lower	Vietnam
Domestic Patents	2.0	1.1K	100% lower	Vietnam
Merchant Fleet Size	5.0	2.0K	100% lower	Vietnam
Land Area	33 km²	313.4K km²	100% lower	Vietnam
Land Border Length	3.0 km	4.6K km	100% lower	Vietnam
Total CO2 Emissions	1.7 Mt CO2e	430.82 Mt CO2e	100% lower	Vietnam
Electric Generating Capacity	427.0K kW	85.72M kW	100% lower	Vietnam
Electricity Generation	0.49 TWh	306.33 TWh	100% lower	Vietnam
Teen Birth Rate	0.47 per 1k	34.28 per 1k	99% lower	Vietnam
Population	644.4K	106.69M	99% lower	Vietnam
Coastline Length	41 km	3.4K km	99% lower	Vietnam
Airports	1.0	36	97% lower	Vietnam
Air Passengers	2.05M	55.11M	96% lower	Vietnam
Highest Elevation	172 m	3.1K m	95% lower	Vietnam
GDP (Nominal)	$49,467,258,923.32	$476,388,230,307.17	90% lower	Vietnam
Inflation Rate	0.50%	3.6%	86% lower	Vietnam
Seafood Consumption per Person	70.26 kg/person/yr	39.84 kg/person/yr	76% higher	Macao
Safe Drinking Water (%)	100%	58.58%	71% higher	Macao
Unemployment Rate	2.4%	1.4%	70% higher	Macao
Border Neighbors	1.0	3.0	67% lower	Vietnam
Meat Consumption per Person	103.15 kg/person/yr	63.34 kg/person/yr	63% higher	Macao
CO2 Per Capita	1.5 t/person/yr	3.7 t/person/yr	60% lower	Vietnam
Elderly Population (%)	14.27%	9.0%	58% higher	Macao
Renewable Energy (%)	11%	24.2%	55% lower	Vietnam
Tourist Arrivals	5.90M	3.84M	54% higher	Macao
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	50% lower	Vietnam
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	192.48 per 100 people	128 per 100 people	50% higher	Macao
Birth Rate	8.3 per 1k	14.58 per 1k	43% lower	Vietnam
Imports (% GDP)	49.89% of GDP	83.71% of GDP	40% lower	Vietnam
Youth Population (%)	13.91%	23.22%	40% lower	Vietnam
Fertility Rate	1.3 children/woman	2.0 children/woman	38% lower	Vietnam
R&D Spending (% GDP)	0.26% of GDP	0.42% of GDP	38% lower	Vietnam
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	2.9% of GDP	4.2% of GDP	31% lower	Vietnam
Broadband Access (%)	30 per 100 people	23 per 100 people	30% higher	Macao
Food Waste per Person	114.98 kg/person/yr	156.69 kg/person/yr	27% lower	Vietnam
Education Spending (% GDP)	3.5% of GDP	2.9% of GDP	21% higher	Macao
Dependency Ratio	39.23% of working-age pop.	47.65% of working-age pop.	18% lower	Vietnam
Median Age	38.3 years	32.4 years	18% higher	Macao
Death Rate	5.0 per 1k	5.8 per 1k	14% lower	Vietnam
Life Expectancy	83.2 years	74.6 years	12% higher	Macao
GDP Growth Rate	7.8%	7.1%	11% higher	Macao
Average Weekly Work Hours	46 hrs/week	41.85 hrs/week	10% higher	Macao
Youth Unemployment Rate	6.8% of youth labor force	6.2% of youth labor force	10% higher	Macao
Internet Users (%)	89%	84.15%	6% higher	Macao
Sanitation Access (%)	100%	95.45%	5% higher	Macao
Electricity Carbon Intensity	474.36 gCO2/kWh	460.73 gCO2/kWh	3% higher	Macao
Exports (% GDP)	92.19% of GDP	90.15% of GDP	2% higher	Macao
Coal Electricity Share	0%	48.14%	ranked lower	Vietnam
Wind Electricity Share	0%	4.6%	ranked lower	Vietnam
Solar Electricity Share	0%	7.4%	ranked lower	Vietnam
Electricity Access (%)	100%	99.8%	equal	Macao
Government Debt (% GDP)	0% of GDP	58.5% of GDP	ranked lower	Vietnam
High-Tech Exports (%)	0%	44.26%	ranked lower	Vietnam
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0.01 per 1M people	ranked lower	Vietnam
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Macao
Irrigated Land	0 km²	46.0K km²	ranked lower	Vietnam
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	0 sites	8.0 sites	ranked lower	Vietnam

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Analysis

Vietnam leads in 37 of 68 shared metrics, while Macao leads in 31.

Macao's Population Density is 63.3x that of Vietnam (20.6K /km² vs 320.18 /km²).

Macao's GNI Per Capita is 13.5x that of Vietnam ($65,040 vs $4,490).

Macao's ATMs per 100,000 Adults is 8.5x that of Vietnam (259.63 per 100k vs 27.25 per 100k).

Macao's GDP Per Capita (PPP) is 6.8x that of Vietnam ($126,959.92 vs $16,385.51).

Macao's Current Account Balance (% of GDP) is 4.3x that of Vietnam (35.7% of GDP vs 6.7% of GDP).

Key Comparisons

Population DensityMacao leads

Macao

20.6K /km²

Vietnam

320.18 /km²

GNI Per CapitaMacao leads

Macao

$65,040

Vietnam

$4,490

ATMs per 100,000 AdultsMacao leads

Macao

259.63 per 100k

Vietnam

27.25 per 100k

GDP Per Capita (PPP)Macao leads

Macao

$126,959.92

Vietnam

$16,385.51

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)Macao leads

Macao

35.7% of GDP

Vietnam

6.7% of GDP

ResearchersMacao leads

Macao

3.8K per 1M

Vietnam

767.89 per 1M

Population Density

20.6K /km²

320.18 /km²

GNI Per Capita

$65,040

$4,490

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

259.63 per 100k

27.25 per 100k

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$126,959.92

$16,385.51

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

35.7% of GDP

6.7% of GDP

Researchers

3.8K per 1M

767.89 per 1M

University Enrollment Rate

141.86%

37.59%

Official Languages Count

3.0

1.0

Tourism Revenue

$9,442,000,000

$3,232,000,000

Urban Population (%)

100%

38.49%

Milk Consumption per Person

37.46 kg/person/yr

16.36 kg/person/yr

Foreign Patents

7.5K

Domestic Patents

2.0

1.1K

Merchant Fleet Size

5.0

2.0K

Land Area

33 km²

313.4K km²

Land Border Length

3.0 km

4.6K km

Total CO2 Emissions

1.7 Mt CO2e

430.82 Mt CO2e

Electric Generating Capacity

427.0K kW

85.72M kW

Electricity Generation

0.49 TWh

306.33 TWh

Teen Birth Rate

0.47 per 1k

34.28 per 1k

Population

644.4K

106.69M

Coastline Length

41 km

3.4K km

Airports

1.0

Air Passengers

2.05M

55.11M

Highest Elevation

172 m

3.1K m

GDP (Nominal)

$49,467,258,923.32

$476,388,230,307.17

Inflation Rate

0.50%

3.6%

Seafood Consumption per Person

70.26 kg/person/yr

39.84 kg/person/yr

Safe Drinking Water (%)

100%

58.58%

Unemployment Rate

2.4%

1.4%

Border Neighbors

1.0

3.0

Meat Consumption per Person

103.15 kg/person/yr

63.34 kg/person/yr

CO2 Per Capita

1.5 t/person/yr

3.7 t/person/yr

Elderly Population (%)

14.27%

9.0%

Renewable Energy (%)

11%

24.2%

Tourist Arrivals

5.90M

3.84M

Time Zones Count

1.0 time zones

2.0 time zones

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

192.48 per 100 people

128 per 100 people

Birth Rate

8.3 per 1k

14.58 per 1k

Imports (% GDP)

49.89% of GDP

83.71% of GDP

Youth Population (%)

13.91%

23.22%

Fertility Rate

1.3 children/woman

2.0 children/woman

R&D Spending (% GDP)

0.26% of GDP

0.42% of GDP

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

2.9% of GDP

4.2% of GDP

Broadband Access (%)

30 per 100 people

23 per 100 people

Food Waste per Person

114.98 kg/person/yr

156.69 kg/person/yr

Education Spending (% GDP)

3.5% of GDP

2.9% of GDP

Dependency Ratio

39.23% of working-age pop.

47.65% of working-age pop.

Median Age

38.3 years

32.4 years

Death Rate

5.0 per 1k

5.8 per 1k

Life Expectancy

83.2 years

74.6 years

GDP Growth Rate

7.8%

7.1%

Average Weekly Work Hours

46 hrs/week

41.85 hrs/week

Youth Unemployment Rate

6.8% of youth labor force

6.2% of youth labor force

Internet Users (%)

89%

84.15%

Sanitation Access (%)

100%

95.45%

Electricity Carbon Intensity

474.36 gCO2/kWh

460.73 gCO2/kWh

Exports (% GDP)

92.19% of GDP

90.15% of GDP

Coal Electricity Share

48.14%

Wind Electricity Share

4.6%

Solar Electricity Share

7.4%

Electricity Access (%)

100%

99.8%

Government Debt (% GDP)

0% of GDP

58.5% of GDP

High-Tech Exports (%)

44.26%

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

0.01 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Irrigated Land

0 km²

46.0K km²

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

0 sites

8.0 sites

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Population Density

GNI Per Capita

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Researchers

University Enrollment Rate

Official Languages Count

Tourism Revenue

Urban Population (%)

Milk Consumption per Person

Foreign Patents

Domestic Patents

Merchant Fleet Size

Land Area

Land Border Length

Total CO2 Emissions

Electric Generating Capacity

Electricity Generation

Teen Birth Rate

Population

Coastline Length

Airports

Air Passengers

Highest Elevation

GDP (Nominal)

Inflation Rate

Seafood Consumption per Person

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Unemployment Rate

Border Neighbors

Meat Consumption per Person

CO2 Per Capita

Elderly Population (%)

Renewable Energy (%)

Tourist Arrivals

Time Zones Count

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Birth Rate

Imports (% GDP)

Youth Population (%)

Fertility Rate

R&D Spending (% GDP)

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Broadband Access (%)

Food Waste per Person

Education Spending (% GDP)

Dependency Ratio

Median Age

Death Rate

Life Expectancy

GDP Growth Rate

Average Weekly Work Hours

Youth Unemployment Rate

Internet Users (%)

Sanitation Access (%)

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Exports (% GDP)

Coal Electricity Share

Wind Electricity Share

Solar Electricity Share

Electricity Access (%)

Government Debt (% GDP)

High-Tech Exports (%)

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Lowest Elevation

Irrigated Land

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

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