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Digital & energy access · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income

Vietnam: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 84.2% (2024), 85th of 188 in the world and 14th of 28 in East Asia & Pacific. Mobile subscriptions is 127.6 (2024), 64th of 210 in the world and 13th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific. Fixed broadband is 23.7 (2024), 80th of 208 in the world and 10th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific.

Internet users84.2%2024 · world 85/188 · region 14/28Mobile subscriptions127.62024 · world 64/210 · region 13/34Fixed broadband23.72024 · world 80/208 · region 10/34Fixed telephone2.62024 · world 149/213 · region 27/37
Internet users
VietnamEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
0%25%50%75%100%199620012006201120162021Vietnam84.2%East Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
VietnamEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Vietnam127.6East Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Vietnam in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population84.2%202485/18814/280.3%30.6%70.3%+43.2 ppsince 201488.4%88.8%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people127.6202464/21013/341.0127.6141.7−14%since 2014135.1132.4111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people23.7202480/20810/340.020024.217.0+262%since 201436.533.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people2.62024149/21327/373.316.43.3−64%since 201412.011.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people5,734202471/21511/37·23,082+28,101%since 20145,3223,11016,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population100.0%2024121/21521/3688.2%97.4%99.8%+0.8 ppsince 201498.6%99.3%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population100.0%2024121/21121/3584.7%96.4%99.7%+1.1 ppsince 201497.3%98.5%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population100.0%2024134/21325/3599.1%99.9%99.9%+0.1 ppsince 201499.9%99.8%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population91.0%2024104/19211/3015.0%47.0%84.0%+28.0 ppsince 201487.0%90.2%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person2,756 kWh202474/14912/18297 kWh1,028 kWh2,312 kWh+99%since 20145,715 kWh4,606 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person1,188 kgoe202487/15012/18372 kgoe670 kgoe995 kgoe+59%since 20142,488 kgoe2,183 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output6.7%2024109/14910/1813.8%10.1%6.5%−2.6 ppsince 20143.9%6.3%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Vietnam and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Vietnam. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorVietnamChinaCambodiaLaos
Internet users84.2%202491.6%202568.5%202465.6%2024
Mobile subscriptions127.62024131.82024116.1202464.82023
Fixed broadband23.7202447.220244.120242.72023
Fixed telephone2.6202411.720240.2202416.12023
Secure servers5,73420241,413202481720243022024
Electricity access100.0%2024100.0%202499.2%202496.5%2024
Electricity access, rural100.0%2024100.0%202498.6%202494.2%2024
Electricity access, urban100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Clean cooking91.0%202490.0%202457.0%202410.0%2024
China: digital & energy accessCambodia: digital & energy accessLaos: digital & energy access
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