Gambia vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 29.4 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Vietnam about 29 times.
GambiaVietnamGambia moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.03× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 29.4× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Hanoi |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gambia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Gambia bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Gambia is 29.4 times smaller than Vietnam. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Vietnam?
- About 29 times: Vietnam has 29.4× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gambia is drawn about 1.06× 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, Gambia or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².