United Arab Emirates vs Vietnam

Vietnam is the cheaper of the two overall. Here is how they compare on everything else.

Overall prices in United Arab Emirates are about 118% higher than in Vietnam, based on the World Bank's price-level ratio.

Output per person, adjusted for purchasing power, is 5.2× higher in United Arab Emirates, so local incomes tend to stretch further there.

Life expectancy is 5 years longer in United Arab Emirates (79 vs 74).

Cheapest (0.3)Priciest (1)United Arab EmiratesVietnam
Price level compared with the United States (1.00), across every country with data. Source: World Bank, PPP conversion factor to market exchange rate.
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Side by side

IndicatorUnited Arab EmiratesVietnam
Price level (US = 1.00)0.72 (seed)0.33 (seed)
GDP per person, PPP$78,000 (seed)$15,000 (seed)
Income per person (GNI)$52,000 (seed)$4,200 (seed)
Inflation1.6% (seed)3.6% (seed)
Unemployment2.7% (seed)1.6% (seed)
Life expectancy79 yrs (seed)74 yrs (seed)
Internet users100% (seed)79% (seed)
Homicides per 100k0.5 (seed)1.5 (seed)
Urban population88% (seed)40% (seed)

Highlighted figures mark the better value where a direction is clear (lower prices, higher income, longer life, fewer homicides).

Visas between United Arab Emirates and Vietnam

We don't have visa data for United Arab Emirates passport holders travelling to Vietnam yet. Details

We don't have visa data for Vietnam passport holders travelling to United Arab Emirates yet. Details

Basics

United Arab EmiratesVietnam
CapitalAbu DhabiHanoi
Population9,500,00098,900,000
CurrencyAEDVND
LanguagesArabicVietnamese
Time zoneUTC+04:00UTC+07:00

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Sources and dates

  • World Bank Indicators (price level, GDP, income, inflation, unemployment, life expectancy, internet use, homicides, urbanisation). Latest available year shown per figure.
  • REST Countries for names, capitals, currencies, languages and population.
  • Exchange rates: European Central Bank via Frankfurter, seed.
  • Visa rules: Passport Index dataset (MIT licence). Rules change; confirm with the destination's embassy before booking.