Botswana vs Vietnam
Botswana is 75% larger than Vietnam. Vietnam would fit into Botswana about 1.8 times.
BotswanaVietnamBotswana moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
1.75×
Botswana is 1.75× the area of Vietnam.
| Botswana | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Hanoi |
| Region | Southern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× its true area; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Botswana bigger than Vietnam?
- Yes. Botswana is 75% larger than Vietnam. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Vietnam fit into Botswana?
- About 1.8 times: Botswana has 1.75× the area of Vietnam.
- Why do Botswana and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× its true area there and Vietnam about 1.09×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Botswana or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².