Eritrea vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 2.82 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Vietnam about 2.8 times.
EritreaVietnamEritrea moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.35× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 2.82× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | 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. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Eritrea is 2.82 times smaller than Vietnam. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Vietnam?
- About 2.8 times: Vietnam has 2.82× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².