What is the difference in population, age 18, total between Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?

60,070, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?

25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 18, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Vietnam: Population, age 18, total

Democratic Republic of Congo

1.62 million

in 2015

Vietnam

1.56 million

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

12th

Vietnam rank

13th

Population, age 18, total over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Vietnam

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1.62 million against 1.56 million in Vietnam, a difference of 60,070.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Vietnam ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 12th and Vietnam ranks 13th of 191 countries.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	902,621	1.49 million	591,420	Vietnam
2000s	1.20 million	1.80 million	592,183	Vietnam
2010s	1.50 million	1.76 million	258,900	Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 18, total, Democratic Republic of Congo or Vietnam?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1.62 million against 1.56 million in Vietnam as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 18, total between Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?: 60,070, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam rank globally for population, age 18, total?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 12th and Vietnam ranks 13th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 18, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, age 18, total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 13 November 2026

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.