Viet Nam Country Profile
How do New Zealanders view Viet Nam and its relationship with New Zealand? Our country profiles draw on the 2025 New Zealanders’ Perceptions of Asia and Asian Peoples report to reveal how New Zealanders view individual Asian countries. Perceptions of Asia presents the results from a survey of 2,300 New Zealanders, providing a unique glimpse into the importance of Asia to New Zealanders.
31 percent of New Zealanders see Viet Nam as important to New Zealand’s future.
“Viet Nam is growing economically. They have developed a lot over the last few years and are open
to tourism... and to developing relationships with counties like New Zealand.”
Female, 40-49 years, New Zealand European
and Samoan, Auckland
Viet Nam's importance to New Zealand's future
Q: How important do you think Viet Nam is to New Zealand’s future?
Perceptions of Asia 2025
Friend perceptions
49 percent of New Zealanders identify Viet Nam as a friend or close friend, up eight percentage points from the last survey. Only two percent of New Zealanders see Viet Nam as a threat.
Friend perceptions
Q: Do you view Viet Nam as a close friend, friend, threat or major threat?
Perceptions of Asia 2025
At the last census in 2019, 20.4 million people in Viet Nam were aged between 10−24, accounting for 21 percent of the total population
How have perceptions changed since 2019?
Sentiment towards Viet Nam has grown considerably since 2019. While 32 percent of New Zealanders
saw Viet Nam as a friend in 2019, 49 percent of New Zealanders view it as a friend today.
“Viet Nam is growing economically. They have developed a lot over the last few years and are open
to tourism... and to developing relationships with counties like New Zealand.”
Female, 40-49 years, New Zealand European
and Samoan, Auckland
How much do New Zealanders know about Viet Nam
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