Ho Chi Minh City

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#131

Global Rank

23.4

Power Score

Major Metro

% of Country Score

35.4%

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Vietnam • ASEAN • Language power • Time zone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh UTC+7

Population
12.1M
GDP
$96B
GDP per capita
$7,957
Land area
6,246 km² (2,411 mi²)
Density
1,940/km² (5,024/mi²)
GAWC class
6

Primary city Ho Chi Minh City

State / province Ho Chi Minh City

Language Vietnamese

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Conurbations · Tier CMegacityEmerging Standout
Stands out, per personRail stations: low vs size peers
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Largest City

Largest metro area in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City metro area

10.82, 106.63
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Sport

Top Team

The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.

Ho Chi Minh City FCFootball/Soccer

From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure, Airport Score, Cultural Events.

Major League Teams/Venues↗0
Total Teams↗1#T-873
Major Sporting Events↗0
Major Companies↗9#T-113
Market Cap Score↗$39B#236
Cultural Events1#T-102
Universities↗2#T-167
Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research↗0
Notable Museums & Landmarks↗1#T-157
Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure↗3#T-48
Airport Score↗3.0#T-77
Luxury Stars (Michelin)↗8.0#T-144
Metro Stations↗14#T-224
Commuter Rail Stations↗0
Train Hubs↗0
Skyscrapers↗27#T-64
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions
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Sports

1 teams

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/Soccer • Vietnam👑

Ho Chi Minh City FC

Ho Chi Minh City • Level: 1

Top Companies

9 companies
1Petrovietnam Gas
$7B
Public
2HD Bank (Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank)
$6B
Public
3Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Bank
$5B
Public
4Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank
$5B
Public
5Vinamilk (Vietnam Dairy Products)
$5B
Public
6Masan Group
$4B
Public
7Sky Mavis
$3B
Unicorn
8MoMo
$2B
Unicorn
9SSI Securities Corporation
$2B
Public

Total Market Cap: $39B across 9 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

Fall of Saigon (1975)

Ho Chi Minh City • Historical Event

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Landmarks & Civic1 item

War Remnants Museum

Ho Chi Minh City • Memorial

Skyline Eramedian completion 2017
100% built since 2000100% since 2010earliest 2012

Completion decade of 26 of 27 buildings at 150m+ / 492ft+ with a known year.

Supertall Structures (350m+ / 1,148ft+)1 structure
Landmark 81
Ho Chi Minh City · 2018
470.3 m (1,543 ft)

Languages of Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnamese first in Ho Chi Minh City; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoVietnamese
AdministrativeVietnamese
NationalVietnamese

Ho Chi Minh City on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Ho Chi Minh City

#205 by film pedigree · score 17.3 · 3 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Ke Huy Quan, Marguerite Duras, Tsui Hark

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities2 entries
#1046

Tôn Đức Thắng University

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

#1367

Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Tan Son Nhat International Airport

Ho Chi Minh City • 2 - Major International

Port1 entry

Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City • Container

Metro System (14 stations)1 entry

HCMC Metro

Ho Chi Minh City • 14 stations

Stock Exchange1 entry

Hochiminh Stock Exchange

Ho Chi Minh City • Stock Exchange

Luxury Hospitality

2 properties
FTG 4-Star2 entries

Park Hyatt Saigon

Vietnam

The Reverie Saigon

Vietnam