United States vs Vietnam: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt)

United States
2.13 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Vietnam
2.66 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
United States rank
50th
Vietnam rank
47th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt) over time

  • United States
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 2.66 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 2.13 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 529,250 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

United States ranks 50th and Vietnam ranks 47th of 164 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 6 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 452,019 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 148,596 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 303,422 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre United States
1970s 627,825 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 183,075 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 444,750 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre United States
1980s 845,256 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 258,908 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 586,348 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre United States
1990s 1.15 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 479,670 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 668,121 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre United States
2000s 1.56 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 966,226 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 588,918 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre United States
2010s 1.83 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 1.76 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 71,062 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre United States
2020s 2.06 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 2.51 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 444,873 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, United States or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 2.66 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 2.13 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between United States and Vietnam?
529,250 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Vietnam?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do United States and Vietnam rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
United States ranks 50th and Vietnam ranks 47th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,284 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.