Colombia vs Vietnam
Colombia is 3.44 times larger than Vietnam. Vietnam would fit into Colombia about 3.4 times.
ColombiaVietnamColombia moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
3.44×
Colombia is 3.44× the area of Vietnam.
| Colombia | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Hanoi |
| Region | South America | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Vietnam?
- Yes. Colombia is 3.44 times larger than Vietnam. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Vietnam fit into Colombia?
- About 3.4 times: Colombia has 3.44× the area of Vietnam.
- Why do Colombia and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 53,425,635. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².