Ecuador vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 29% larger than Ecuador.
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0.78×
Ecuador is 0.78× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 1.29× the size of Ecuador.
| Ecuador | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Hanoi |
| Region | South America | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ecuador sits at about 1°S 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 Ecuador bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Ecuador is 22% smaller than Vietnam. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Ecuador fit into Vietnam?
- About 1.3 times: Vietnam has 1.29× the area of Ecuador.
- Why do Ecuador and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador 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, Ecuador or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 18,289,896. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².