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Vietnam · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

20th of 149 · 6th in East Asia & Pacific
Air transport, passengers carriedVietnam's air transport, passengers carried rose from 1.67M in 1994 to 55.1M in 2023.199520002005201020152020020M40M60M55.1M

Vietnam's air transport, passengers carried rose from 1.67M in 1994 to 55.1M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

32nd of 137 · 9th in East Asia & Pacific
Air transport, freightVietnam's air transport, freight rose from 3 in 1974 to 927.9 in 2023.1980199020002010202002004006008001,0001,200927.9

Vietnam's air transport, freight rose from 3 in 1974 to 927.9 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

33rd of 65 · 3rd in East Asia & Pacific
Rail lines (total route-km)Vietnam's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 2,832 km in 1995 to 3,159 km in 2021.1995200020052010201520202,2002,4002,6002,8003,0003,2003,4003,159 km

Vietnam's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 2,832 km in 1995 to 3,159 km in 2021.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

32nd of 64 · 4th in East Asia & Pacific
Railways, passengers carriedVietnam's railways, passengers carried fell from 2,133 in 1995 to 1,516 in 2020.1995200020052010201520201,0002,0003,0004,0005,0001,516

Vietnam's railways, passengers carried fell from 2,133 in 1995 to 1,516 in 2020.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

37th of 62 · 6th in East Asia & Pacific
Railways, goods transportedVietnam's railways, goods transported rose from 1,751 in 1995 to 3,759 in 2020.1995200020052010201520201,0002,0003,0004,0003,759

Vietnam's railways, goods transported rose from 1,751 in 1995 to 3,759 in 2020.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

6th of 103 · 5th in East Asia & Pacific
Container port trafficVietnam's container port traffic rose from 6.43M in 2010 to 24.4M in 2024.2010201220142016201820202022202405M10M15M20M25M24.4M

Vietnam's container port traffic rose from 6.43M in 2010 to 24.4M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

12th of 165 · 6th in East Asia & Pacific
Liner shipping connectivity indexVietnam's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 20.9 in 2006 to 77.5 in 2021.20102015202002040608077.5

Vietnam's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 20.9 in 2006 to 77.5 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

42nd of 138 · 10th in East Asia & Pacific
Logistics performance index, overallVietnam's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.9 in 2007 to 3.3 in 2022.2010201520202.833.23.43.3

Vietnam's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.9 in 2007 to 3.3 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

1st of 215 · 1st in East Asia & Pacific
Access to electricity (% of population)Vietnam's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 78.4 % in 1997 to 100.0 % in 2024.2000200520102015202080%90%100%100.0 %

Vietnam's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 78.4 % in 1997 to 100.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

162nd of 183 · 24th in East Asia & Pacific
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryVietnam's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 24.1 /100k in 2000 to 30.6 /100k in 2019.200020052010201522242628303230.6 /100k

Vietnam's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 24.1 /100k in 2000 to 30.6 /100k in 2019.

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