Ethiopia vs Vietnam
Ethiopia is 3.33 times larger than Vietnam. Vietnam would fit into Ethiopia about 3.3 times.
EthiopiaVietnamEthiopia moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
3.33×
Ethiopia is 3.33× the area of Vietnam.
| Ethiopia | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Hanoi |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Vietnam?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 3.33 times larger than Vietnam. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Vietnam fit into Ethiopia?
- About 3.3 times: Ethiopia has 3.33× the area of Vietnam.
- Why do Ethiopia and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Vietnam?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 101,598,527. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².