Djibouti vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 14.3 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Vietnam about 14 times.
DjiboutiVietnamDjibouti moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.07× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 14.3× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Hanoi |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Djibouti sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Djibouti bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Djibouti is 14.3 times smaller than Vietnam. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Vietnam?
- About 14 times: Vietnam has 14.3× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti is drawn about 1.04× 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, Djibouti or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².