What share of people in Can Tho have clean water?

99.8% of people in Can Tho used a hygienic water source in 2024; the national figure was 98.5%.

What share of people in Can Tho have a hygienic toilet?

98.9% of people in Can Tho used a hygienic toilet in 2024; the national figure was 97.2%.

What share of people in Can Tho have social insurance?

28.3% of the population of Can Tho was covered by social insurance in 2023 (22nd highest of 63 provinces and cities); the national figure was 35.2%.

What share of homes in Can Tho are permanent houses?

In Can Tho, 5.7% of households lived in permanent houses in 2024, 91.6% in semi-permanent houses (national: 50.4% permanent).

Poverty and living standards in Can Tho, Vietnam: official figures

The poverty rate in Can Tho was 0.6% in 2024 (share of households classed as poor under the national poverty line, preliminary), joint 9th lowest of 63 provinces and cities; the national rate was 2.3%.

How unequal is income in Can Tho?

The Gini index of income inequality in Can Tho was 0.351 in 2024 (31st highest of 63 provinces and cities; higher means more unequal); the national figure was 0.372.

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What is the Human Development Index of Can Tho?

Can Tho's Human Development Index was 0.751 in 2024 (16th highest of 63 provinces and cities); the national index was 0.752.

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How many people in Can Tho have unemployment insurance?

22.5% of the population of Can Tho was covered by unemployment insurance in 2023 (21st highest of 63 provinces and cities); the national figure was 28.2%.

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How many crimes are recorded in Can Tho?

In Can Tho, 1,374 criminal cases were instituted against 1,803 people in 2024, or 10.8 cases per 10,000 residents (24th highest of 63 provinces and cities); the national figure was 9.9.

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How many people die in traffic accidents in Can Tho?

Can Tho had 258 traffic accidents in 2024 that killed 156 people and injured 168, or 1.23 road deaths per 10,000 residents (26th highest of 63 provinces and cities); the national figure was 1.10.

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How Can Tho compares with other cities in Vietnam

Poverty rate (% of households) (2024)

Can Tho ranks 2 of 5, highest first.

Rank	City	Poverty rate (% of households)
1	Da Nang	0.6%
2	Can Tho	0.6%
3	Hai Phong	0.2%
4	Ha Noi	0.1%
5	Ho Chi Minh	0.0%

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Gini index of income inequality (higher = more unequal) (2024)

Can Tho ranks 2 of 5, highest first.

Rank	City	Gini index of income inequality (higher = more unequal)
1	Ha Noi	0.359
2	Can Tho	0.351
3	Da Nang	0.346
4	Ho Chi Minh	0.307
5	Hai Phong	0.304

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Human Development Index (2024)

Can Tho ranks 5 of 5, highest first.

Rank	City	Human Development Index
1	Ha Noi	0.829
2	Ho Chi Minh	0.819
3	Hai Phong	0.819
4	Da Nang	0.814
5	Can Tho	0.751

Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office) · saved copy

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Sources

National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office): Statistical Yearbook of Viet Nam 2024, read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ab73742e1fea…)

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