Equatorial Guinea vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 11.8 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Vietnam about 12 times.
Equatorial GuineaVietnamEquatorial Guinea moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.08× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 11.8× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Hanoi |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 11.8 times smaller than Vietnam. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Vietnam?
- About 12 times: Vietnam has 11.8× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².