Chile vs Vietnam
Chile is 2.28 times larger than Vietnam. Vietnam would fit into Chile about 2.3 times.
ChileVietnamChile moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
2.28×
Chile is 2.28× the area of Vietnam.
| Chile | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Hanoi |
| Region | South America | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× 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 Chile bigger than Vietnam?
- Yes. Chile is 2.28 times larger than Vietnam. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Vietnam fit into Chile?
- About 2.3 times: Chile has 2.28× the area of Vietnam.
- Why do Chile and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× 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, Chile or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 19,859,921. Density: Chile 26 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².