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Ho Chi Minh City City Intelligence

Ho Chi Minh City anchors Vietnam's services and manufacturing growth with rapid urban expansion, expanding metro lines, and active coastal climate-adaptation work. Ho Chi Minh City is a southeast asia city of about 13M metro in Vietnam. On the composite city-intelligence score, Ho Chi Minh City sits around the indexed median (70/100).

Last updated
2026-05-10
Data year
2025
Population
13M metro

Overall score

Read Ho Chi Minh City as a fast-growing, services-led metropolitan economy where dynamism and affordability balance climate exposure and air-quality pressure.

Overall70/100
Affordability80/100
Air quality60/100
Energy66/100

Overall city intelligence

Good

70/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Urban dynamism

Very high

Rapid urban growth and services activity shape opportunity.

Climate exposure

Coastal and monsoon

Coastal flooding and intense rainfall shape adaptation priorities.

Ho Chi Minh City data table

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Ho Chi Minh City city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score70/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living80/100Ho Chi Minh City is comparatively affordable for housing and services among major regional capitals.
Air Quality60/100Ho Chi Minh City carries elevated air-quality pressure, with traffic-related pollutants the main concern.
Energy66/100Ho Chi Minh City benefits from strong solar resource and active grid expansion, with coal-heavy electricity the central transition lever.
Safety76/100Ho Chi Minh City scores moderately on safety, with tourist-area opportunistic risks the main practical pain point.
Internet Speed72/100Ho Chi Minh City offers reliable fiber and mobile networks supporting digital services and remote work.
Climate Risk56/100Ho Chi Minh City carries elevated climate risk centered on coastal subsidence, flooding, and rising heat.
Resilience60/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Emergency and public safety in Ho Chi Minh City

Local public safety guidance for Ho Chi Minh City, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Ho Chi Minh City, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Vietnam emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City

Healthcare context for Ho Chi Minh City, with national-level information from Vietnam where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Ho Chi Minh City, see the Vietnam healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Ho Chi Minh City

Local mobility context for Ho Chi Minh City, with national-level context from Vietnam where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Ho Chi Minh City, see the Vietnam transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

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Energy in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City benefits from strong solar resource and active grid expansion, with coal-heavy electricity the central transition lever.

Safety in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City scores moderately on safety, with tourist-area opportunistic risks the main practical pain point.

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Interpretation

Read Ho Chi Minh City as a fast-growing, services-led metropolitan economy where dynamism and affordability balance climate exposure and air-quality pressure. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (80/100) and safety (76/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (56/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-10. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Vietnam country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Ho Chi Minh City appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.