Side by side
China and Vietnam compared
Two sourced records set beside each other — the figures each nation publishes, and the events each chronicle records of the other. Compared, never graded.
- Shared indicators
- 45
- Domains
- 9
- Crossed events
- 7
- Data through
- 2026-08-10
The figures, side by side
Each figure is the same observation, with the same source, as on the two dossiers. Every value shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation. A “—” is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Metric names link to the world ranking; values open the figure on its own dossier.
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Entangled histories
7 events in which either nation’s sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle; nothing here was written for this page.
- 111 BCE
Han conquest begins Chinese rule
The Chinese Han dynasty conquers the region, opening more than a thousand years of direct Chinese administration, taxation, and cultural influence.
Colonisation · from the Vietnam chronicle · Legendary Origins and a Thousand Years of Chinese Rule · Vietnam
- 40-43 CE
Revolt of the Trung sisters
Trung Trac and Trung Nhi lead a rebellion that briefly drives out the Chinese before being defeated in 43 CE; they become lasting symbols of Vietnamese resistance.
War & Rupture · from the Vietnam chronicle · Legendary Origins and a Thousand Years of Chinese Rule · Trung Sisters, Vietnam
- 938 CE
Battle of Bach Dang and independence
Ngo Quyen destroys a Southern Han fleet at the Bach Dang River using hidden iron-tipped stakes, ending Chinese rule; he proclaims himself king in 939.
Independence · from the Vietnam chronicle · Legendary Origins and a Thousand Years of Chinese Rule · Ngo Quyen, Vietnam
- 1407 CE
Ming China occupies Dai Viet
The Chinese Ming dynasty conquers Dai Viet and imposes two decades of harsh direct rule, provoking widespread resistance.
Colonisation · from the Vietnam chronicle · Independent Dynasties: Ly, Tran, and Le · Le Loi, Vietnam
- 1771-1789 CE
Tay Son rebellion
A peasant-led uprising overthrows the Nguyen and Trinh lords and the Le dynasty, and in 1789 routs an invading Chinese Qing army near Thang Long.
War & Rupture · from the Vietnam chronicle · The Nguyen Dynasty and Expansion South · Gia Long, Vietnam
- 1804 CE
The name Vietnam adopted
The unified realm is recognized under the name Vietnam, with its capital at Hue and a centralized administration modeled on Qing China.
Politics & Power · from the Vietnam chronicle · The Nguyen Dynasty and Expansion South · Nguyen dynasty, Vietnam
- 1979 CE
Sino-Vietnamese War
China invades northern Vietnam in response to Vietnam's ousting of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia; the brief but bloody border war deepens Vietnam's isolation.
War & Rupture · from the Vietnam chronicle · Doi Moi Reforms and Modern Vietnam · Vietnam