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South East AsiaVietnam
Capital Hanoi · Median age 33
2 mobility routesPath to citizenshipMin presence 183 days/yrTropical
The practical read for Americans weighing life in Vietnam: what the catalog knows about daily-life signals, costs, residency routes, and source freshness — with honest gaps where we have not sourced it yet.
Practical snapshot
Cost of living73
Healthcare60
Safety70
Climate resilience43
2 mobility routes
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Vietnam in eight lenses
Every lens is a live, normalized signal (0–100, higher is better). Absent indicators show as Unknown — never guessed.
Cost & taxes
78 · StrongCost of living73
Tax burden82
Healthcare
60 · MixedHealthcare60
Safety & crime
78 · StrongSafety70
Low crime86
Climate
43 · MixedClimate resilience43
Language & integration
78 · StrongEnglish proficiency78
Migrant acceptanceUnknown—
Freedom & rights
53 · MixedRule of law56
Political stability45
Low corruption46
Personal freedom59
Freedom of speech19
Property rights50
LGBTQ+ acceptance51
Reproductive rights100
Economy & work
50 · MixedEconomic freedom73
CompetitivenessUnknown—
Innovation54
Startup ecosystem1
Job market23
Prosperity70
Ease of doing business80
Quality of life
71 · StrongLiveabilityUnknown—
Happiness82
Life satisfaction82
Work–life balance57
Internet speed47
Education73
Low traffic85
Fit summary
Where this country is strong, and where to look closer
Strengths
- Reproductive rights100
- Low crime86
- Low traffic85
- Tax burden82
Look closer
- Startup ecosystem1
- Freedom of speech19
- Job market23
Country facts
The structured record
Facts imported for this country. Blank fields render as Unknown.
- Average Bedtime
- 1899-12-30
- Average Time In Bed
- 446 minutes
- Average Time In Bed Hours
- 7 hours 26 minutes
- Average Wakeup Time
- 1899-12-30
- Avg Precipitation
- 1680 mm
- Avg Temperature
- 24.8°C (76.64°F)
- Beer Consumption
- 72.89 liters_per_capita_year
- Best Time To Travel
- November-April
- Books Read Per Year
- 17
- Borders
- China, Laos, Cambodia
- Citizenship By Birth
- Yes
- Citizenship By Descent
- Yes
- Citizenship By Marriage
- 3 years
- Climate
- Tropical; rainy, warm, and humid southwest monsoon (May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to April); diverse microclimates ranging from temperate in the northern highlands to tropical in the southern lowlands.
- Climate Category
- Hot & Humid
- Coffee Consumption
- 4.71 liters_per_capita_year
- Consulate Locations In The Us
- San Francisco, Houston, New York.
- Country Code
- 84
- Country Intro Blurb
- Known for its diversity and innovation where every state offers a new adventure
- Country Motto
- Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc ("Independence – Freedom – Happiness")
- Crypto Currency Status
- Legal to use/Undefined
- Currency
- Vietnamese đồng (₫)
- Date Format
- YMD / MDY
- Distance From New York City
- 13900 km
- Driving Side
- Right-hand traffic
- Dual Citizenship
- Yes
- Economy
- Agriculture, manufacturing, services, technology
- Famous Dance
- Hip-hop dance
- Famous Festival
- Mardi Gras
- Famous Music
- Jazz
- Fertility Rate
- 1.94
- Funny Fact
- Has a town called "Why" in Arizona
- Gambling Legislation
- Regulated
- Haiku
- Sea to shining sea / Melting pot of cultures blends / Liberty stands tall
- Handgun Legislation
- No Permit Required
- Humidity
- 80
- Hype Video
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04Kf_0kppPM
- Independence Day
- 1945-09-02
- Interesting Fact
- Known for its diversity and innovation where every state offers a new adventure
- Interesting Tradition
- Holds Groundhog Day predicting weather based on a groundhog seeing its shadow
- Language
- Vietnamese
- Life Expectancy
- 74,6
- Mandatory Military Service
- De jure
- Mcdonalds In Country
- 15000
- Medical Cannabis Legislation
- Legal
- Mensa Members
- 50000
- Migration Rate
- -0.1 per_1000_population
- National Animal
- American bison
- National Anthem
- Tiến Quân Ca
- National Anthem Audio
- https://nationalanthems.info/vn.mp3
- National Dish
- Hamburger
- National Pastime Or Sport
- American football
- Nobel Prizes
- 413
- Number Of Americans Living In Country
- 3335
- Number Of Migrants
- -59.6 thousands
- Obesity Rate
- 0.028
- Passport Validity
- 10 years, 5 years for children
- Percentage Of Vegetarian
- 0.042
- Population
- 100300000
- Quintessential Souvenir
- Native American dreamcatcher
- Quirky Tradition
- Celebrates "Thanksgiving" a holiday with feasting and gratitude
- Rainless Days Per Year
- 150
- Representative Novel
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Pulitzer Prize, set in the American South)
- Reproduction Rate
- 0.87
- Residency For Naturalization
- 5
- Same Sex Marriage Legislation
- Legal
- Spicy Food Consumption
- 347
- Strangest Law Still On The Books
- Illegal to eat fried chicken with utensils in Gainesville Georgia
- Tallest Building
- One World Trade Center (541.3 mt)
- Tea Consumption
- 0.49 liters_per_capita_year
- Time Zone
- GMT+7
- Tobacco Use Female
- 0.01
- Tobacco Use Male
- 0.482
- Total World Heritage Sites
- 8
- Us Emigrants 1990
- 263
- Us Emigrants 1995
- 585
- Us Emigrants 2000
- 1359
- Us Emigrants 2005
- 1812
- Us Emigrants 2010
- 2625
- Us Emigrants 2015
- 3164
- Us Emigrants 2020
- 3335
- Visitors Per Year
- 17.5 millions
- Voting Status
- Universal
- Weirdest Local Superstition
- Breaking a mirror brings 7 years of bad luck
- Wine Consumption
- 9.27 liters_per_capita_year
Daily life & the American lens
What Tuesday actually feels like
Lived-experience narrative, English-comfort layers, and community voices.
Not yet sourced
Daily-life rhythm, the American-lens friction points, and community voices for Vietnam come from verified field research and practitioner communities. That editorial layer is not committed to the Product Engine catalog yet, so we are not inventing it here.
Sources & freshness
Where this page comes from
Real provenance for the live figures above: named sources, verification status, and recent regulatory changes.
Verified data points
0Stale
0Unverified
116| Source | Confidence | Status | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATO Institute | — | unverified | — |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | — | unverified | — |
| CitizensOS Destination Facts — Country DB (Primary workbook) | — | unverified | — |
| EF Set | — | unverified | — |
| Equaldex | — | unverified | — |
| Freedom House | — | unverified | — |
| Germanwatch | — | unverified | — |
| Global Life-Work Balance Index | — | unverified | — |
| Heritage Foundation | — | unverified | — |
| Legatum | — | unverified | — |
| Numbeo | — | unverified | — |
| Ookla | — | unverified | — |
| Our World in Data | — | unverified | — |
| StartUp Blink | — | unverified | — |
| The Lancet | — | unverified | — |
| Transparency International | — | unverified | — |
| US News | — | unverified | — |
| World Bank | — | unverified | — |
| World Happiness Report | — | unverified | — |
| World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | — | unverified | — |
| World Justice Report | — | unverified | — |
| World Population Review | — | unverified | — |
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