Cyprus vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 35.9 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Vietnam about 36 times.
CyprusVietnamCyprus moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Cyprus is 0.03× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 35.9× the size of Cyprus.
| Cyprus | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Hanoi |
| Region | Western Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cyprus sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× 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 Cyprus bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Cyprus is 35.9 times smaller than Vietnam. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Vietnam?
- About 36 times: Vietnam has 35.9× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Cyprus and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cyprus is drawn about 1.49× 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, Cyprus or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².