Cape Town or Ho Chi Minh City: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Cape Town and Ho Chi Minh City are even: 0 : 0 across 1 indicators.
- Climate and risks: tie 0:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Cape Town
Indicator
Ho Chi Minh City
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
3,433,441 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
3,467,331 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
Urban centre population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
4,338,251 people
2025
14,557,830 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
695 km²
2025
1,487 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
6,242 people per km²
2025
9,790 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
24.8 %
2015–2025
29.4 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Tie (0 : 0)Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
no data for one of the places
0 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
no data for one of the places
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
14.4 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
11.5 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
9.9 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
12.8 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
2 km
2006-2025
34 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
tie
0.00 per year
2006-2025
0.00 per year
2006-2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Cape Town, Ho Chi Minh City.