Canada vs Vietnam
Canada is 30.1 times larger than Vietnam. Vietnam would fit into Canada about 30 times.
CanadaVietnamCanada moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Canada is 30.1× the area of Vietnam.
 Canada |  Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaCanada: 30.1× the area | 9,984,670 km²#2 of 194 | 331,690 km²#67 of 194 |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 1 | 3 |
| People | ||
| PopulationVietnam: 2.44× the population | 41,651,653#38 of 194 · 2025 | 101,598,527#16 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityVietnam: 73.4× the density | 4.2 / km²#188 of 194 | 306 / km²#27 of 194 |
| Urban populationCanada: 2.14× the urban share | 83%#36 of 192 · 2025 | 39%#152 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rateVietnam: 1.52× the births per woman | 1.25 per woman#171 of 192 · 2024 | 1.90 per woman#100 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growthCanada: 0.34 points higher | +0.94%#100 of 192 · 2025 | +0.60%#120 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rateVietnam: 1.51× the birth rate | 8.9 per 1,000#157 of 192 · 2024 | 13.4 per 1,000#102 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rateCanada: 1.2× the death rate | 7.9 per 1,000#72 of 192 · 2024 | 6.6 per 1,000#117 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15Vietnam: 7.9 points higher | 15.0%#162 of 192 · 2025 | 22.9%#104 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65Canada: 10.8 points higher | 20.3%#30 of 192 · 2025 | 9.5%#82 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migrationCanada: 8.3 per 1,000 higher | +7.8 per 1,000#11 of 192 · 2025 | −0.5 per 1,000#100 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroadVietnam: 20× the refugees for its size | 0.01 per 1,000#155 of 190 · 2025 | 0.20 per 1,000#102 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyCanada: 7.4 years longer | 82.1 years#28 of 192 · 2024 | 74.7 years#87 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortalityVietnam: 2.55× the infant mortality | 4.7 per 1,000 births#144 of 191 · 2024 | 12.0 per 1,000 births#100 of 191 · 2024 |
| DoctorsCanada: 2.54× the doctors per person | 2.82 per 1,000#65 of 178 · 2023 | 1.11 per 1,000#105 of 178 · 2021 |
| University enrolmentCanada: 2.03× the university enrolment | 76.3%#36 of 145 · 2023 | 37.6%#95 of 145 · 2024 |
| Human Development IndexCanada: 0.173 higher | 0.939#15 of 190 · 2023 | 0.766#92 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capitaCanada: 11.4× the income per person | $56,420#16 of 185 · 2025 | $4,970#114 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDPCanada: 4.51× the economy | $2.32T2025 | $514.7B2025 |
| Income group | High income | Upper-middle income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)Canada: 3.69× the output per person | $66,746#24 of 184 · 2025 | $18,088#100 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growthVietnam: 6.3 points higher | +1.7%#141 of 187 · 2025 | +8.0%#11 of 187 · 2025 |
| InflationVietnam: 1.2 points higher | +2.1%#116 of 176 · 2025 | +3.3%#81 of 176 · 2025 |
| UnemploymentCanada: 4.6× the unemployment | 6.9%#58 of 178 · 2025 | 1.5%#168 of 178 · 2025 |
| Extreme povertyVietnam: 5.33× the share in extreme poverty | 0.3%#116 of 149 · 2022 | 1.6%#77 of 149 · 2022 |
| Income inequality (Gini)Vietnam: 4.6 higher | 31.5#107 of 149 · 2022 | 36.1#61 of 149 · 2022 |
| Jobs in agricultureVietnam: 23.9 points higher | 1.1% of jobs#169 of 178 · 2025 | 25.0% of jobs#73 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industryVietnam: 16.1 points higher | 18.7% of jobs#96 of 178 · 2025 | 34.8% of jobs#5 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in servicesCanada: 40.0 points higher | 80.1% of jobs#13 of 178 · 2025 | 40.1% of jobs#147 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investmentVietnam: 1.3 points higher | 3.0% of GDP#65 of 184 · 2025 | 4.3% of GDP#43 of 184 · 2025 |
| ExportsVietnam: 66.9 points higher | 31.3% of GDP#100 of 168 · 2025 | 98.2% of GDP#8 of 168 · 2025 |
| Military spendingVietnam: 1.32× the military spending | 1.6% of GDP#80 of 155 · 2025 | 2.1% of GDP#53 of 155 · 2025 |
| Internet usersCanada: 1.12× the share online | 94%#28 of 184 · 2024 | 84%#81 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptionsVietnam: 1.36× the mobile subscriptions | 94 per 100#137 of 191 · 2024 | 128 per 100#58 of 191 · 2024 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaVietnam: 1.12× the forest share | 42% of land#62 of 192 · 2024 | 47% of land#53 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per personCanada: 3.28× the CO₂ per person | 14.0 t a year#11 of 185 · 2024 | 4.27 t a year#56 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energyVietnam: 0.4 points higher | 23.8%#96 of 190 · 2021 | 24.2%#94 of 190 · 2021 |
| Access to electricityThe same | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5)Vietnam: 3.76× the air pollution | 6.6 µg/m³#176 of 191 · 2023 | 24.8 µg/m³#62 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected landCanada: 5.3 points higher | 12.9% of land#131 of 191 · 2025 | 7.6% of land#157 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable landVietnam: 17.2 points higher | 4.3% of land#134 of 190 · 2024 | 21.5% of land#51 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stressVietnam: 4.89× the water stress | 3.7%#132 of 176 · 2022 | 18.1%#70 of 176 · 2022 |
| PrecipitationVietnam: 3.39× the rain and snow | 537 mm#138 of 180 · 2022 | 1,821 mm#40 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityCanada: 0.69 higher | +0.81#48 of 193 · 2025 | +0.12#93 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruptionCanada: 1.70 higher | +1.59#15 of 193 · 2025 | −0.11#85 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | 2.0 per 100,000#80 of 146 · 2023 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Independent state |
| Government | Constitutional monarchyfederal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm; federal and state authorities and responsibilities regulated in constitution | One-party statecommunist party-led state |
| Member of | NATO, OECD, G7, G20 | ASEAN |
| Capital | Ottawa | Hanoi |
| Currency | Canadian dollar (CAD) | Vietnamese đồng (VND) |
| Official languages | English, French | Vietnamese |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC−5, summer time UTC−4 · UTC−8 to UTC−3:30, 6 time zones | UTC+7 |
| Calling code | +1 | +84 |
| Region | Northern America, North America | South-Eastern Asia, Asia |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Canada sits at about 60° N and is stretched to 4.1× its true area; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. That difference is why Canada 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 Canada bigger than Vietnam?
- Yes. Canada is 30.1 times larger than Vietnam. Canada covers 9,984,670 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Vietnam fit into Canada?
- About 30 times: Canada has 30.1× the area of Vietnam.
- Why do Canada and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Canada is drawn about 4.1× its true area there and Vietnam about 1.09×. That is why Canada 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, Canada or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 41,651,653. Density: Canada 4.2 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².
- Which is richer, Canada or Vietnam?
- By gross national income per person, Canada: $56,420 against $4,970 (World Bank, Atlas method, 2025) — 11.4× as much.
- Where do people live longer, Canada or Vietnam?
- In Canada: life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years, against 74.7 — 7.4 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Canada and Vietnam have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Canada: constitutional monarchy; Vietnam: one-party state.