India vs Vietnam: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

India
4.33 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
4.18 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
47th
Vietnam rank
49th

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

  • India
  • Vietnam
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 4.33 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 4.18 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Vietnam, a difference of 148,090 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was India ahead.

India ranks 47th and Vietnam ranks 49th of 181 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Vietnam Difference Ahead
1980s 372,003 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 265,086 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 106,918 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre India
1990s 604,574 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 457,133 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 147,441 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre India
2000s 1.26 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.07 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 184,509 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre India
2010s 2.75 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2.65 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 99,276 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre India
2020s 3.95 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 3.98 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 31,132 international-$ in 2021 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, India or Vietnam?
India, at 4.33 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 4.18 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Vietnam as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between India and Vietnam?
148,090 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Vietnam?
41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do India and Vietnam rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
India ranks 47th and Vietnam ranks 49th of 181 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 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 9,758 data points, 1961–2023
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.