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Tô Lâm

General secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam since 2024 · politician

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Barack Obama

politics · President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 · politician

Public office comparison

Barack Obama leads 3–0 on 3 scored measures.

Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.

Time in public office

  • 8 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once20 yrs
  • 3Offices held4
  • 8 yrsLongest single term8 yrs
  • 2016In office since1997
  • Communist Party of VietnamPartyDemocratic Party

Recognition

  • 5Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees18
  • 4State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored2
  • —Honorary doctorates3

Same awards

Awards both have received at least once.

  • 4State order2

Profile

  • 69Age65
  • 10 July 1957Born4 August 1961
  • Nghĩa TrụBirthplaceKapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
  • VietnamNationalityUnited States
  • politicianKnown aspolitician, lawyer, political writer
  • —Career span55 yrs

Coverage on ChronoCite

How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.

  • 51Entries197
  • 0Quotes30
  • 51Records155
  • 0Reported claimsThird-party claims, shown with their rating12
  • 2026Newest entry2026

Career counts come from each figure’s Wikipedia honours section and Wikidata claims. A dash means the source is silent; a zero means the source lists none.