Belarus vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 60% larger than Belarus. Belarus would fit into Vietnam about 1.6 times.
BelarusVietnamBelarus moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
0.63×
Belarus is 0.63× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 1.6× the size of Belarus.
| Belarus | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 207,597 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 9,085,991 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Minsk | Hanoi |
| Region | Eastern Europe | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Belarus sits at about 54°N and is stretched to 2.83× its true area; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. That difference is why Belarus 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 Belarus bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Belarus is 37% smaller than Vietnam. Belarus covers 207,597 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Belarus fit into Vietnam?
- About 1.6 times: Vietnam has 1.6× the area of Belarus.
- Why do Belarus and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belarus is drawn about 2.83× its true area there and Vietnam about 1.09×. That is why Belarus 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, Belarus or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 9,085,991. Density: Belarus 44 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².