Austria vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 3.95 times larger than Austria. Austria would fit into Vietnam about 4.0 times.
AustriaVietnamAustria moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Austria is 0.25× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 3.95× the size of Austria.
| Austria | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 83,879 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 9,208,163 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Vienna | Hanoi |
| Region | Western Europe | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Austria sits at about 48°N and is stretched to 2.2× its true area; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. That difference is why Austria looks so much bigger than it is next to Vietnam. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Austria bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Austria is 3.95 times smaller than Vietnam. Austria covers 83,879 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Austria fit into Vietnam?
- About 4.0 times: Vietnam has 3.95× the area of Austria.
- Why do Austria and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Austria is drawn about 2.2× its true area there and Vietnam about 1.09×. That is why Austria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Vietnam. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Austria or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 9,208,163. Density: Austria 110 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².