Country Profile
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Vietnam

HIGH economic   LOW military
Asia ยท South-eastern Asia. Figures are educated estimates from open reporting or, where marked, formula-modeled. Blank fields are not estimated, not assumed zero.
Overview

Vietnam is located in Asia (South-eastern Asia). It has an estimated population of 100,000,000, with a nominal GDP of roughly $470 billion (about $4,700 per capita). Its armed forces field an estimated 470,000 active-duty personnel, backed by roughly 5,000,000 reservists, ranking #10 of 174 countries in this dataset by active personnel. Estimated annual defense spending is around $7B, roughly 1.5% of GDP. Its inventory includes an estimated 290 military aircraft, 2,000 tanks, 65 naval vessels. Vietnam's air fleet is assessed as mixed and its armored fleet as minimal in this dataset's modernity model. Vietnam has a basic-tier documented drone/UAV program.

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Active Conflicts
No tracked active conflicts involving Vietnam.
Category Shape vs. world, log scale
MANPOWERLANDAIRNAVALECONOMYBUDGET
Economy & Demographics
๐Ÿ‘ฅPopulation
100,000,000#16 of 196
๐Ÿ“ˆGDP (Nominal)
$470B#33 of 194
๐Ÿ’ตGDP Per Capita
$4,700#118 of 194
Manpower
๐Ÿช–Active Personnel
470,000#10 of 174
๐ŸŽ–๏ธReserve Personnel
5,000,000#1 of 141
๐Ÿ‘ฎParamilitary Forces
n/a
Financials & Strategic
๐Ÿ’ฐDefense Budget
$7B#39 of 178
โ˜ข๏ธNuclear Warheads
None declared
๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธDrone / UAV Capability
Basic
Airpower
โœˆ๏ธTotal Aircraft
290#35 of 98
๐Ÿ›ฉ๏ธFighter Aircraft
75#28 of 78
๐Ÿ›ซBombers & Other Aircraft
215
๐ŸšHelicopters (Total)
n/a
โœˆ๏ธAir Fleet Modernity
MIXED
Modernity score 3.2/5.0.
Named Aircraft Fleet (75 of 290 total)
ESTIMATED
Su-30MK2 GEN 4.5 ยท ADVANCED
35
Su-22 (legacy) GEN 2 ยท OBSOLETE
40
Fleet Modernity Score
3.2 / 5.0
Count-weighted average generation of the named fleet above, NOT raw aircraft count. This is exactly the fix for "600 obsolete jets vs. 300 modern ones": North Korea has more aircraft than most of its neighbors but a modernity score near 2.0 (nearly all Gen 2-3), while the US and Israel score near 4.5-5.0 despite smaller headline totals in some matchups.
Land Power
๐Ÿ›ก๏ธTank Strength
2,000#12 of 93
๐ŸššArmored Vehicles
n/a
๐Ÿ’ฅTowed Artillery
n/a
๐Ÿ›ก๏ธArmor Fleet Modernity
LIKELY MINIMAL
Naval Power
โš“Fleet Strength
65#34 of 84
๐ŸŒŠSubmarines
6
๐Ÿ›ณ๏ธAircraft Carriers
n/a
โš“Naval Fleet Modernity
LIKELY MINIMAL
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Economic confidence: High. Military confidence: Low.