Greece vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 2.51 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Vietnam about 2.5 times.
GreeceVietnamGreece moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
0.4×
Greece is 0.4× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 2.51× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Hanoi |
| Region | Southern Europe | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× its true area; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. That difference is why Greece looks so much bigger than it is next to Vietnam. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Greece bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Greece is 2.51 times smaller than Vietnam. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Vietnam?
- About 2.5 times: Vietnam has 2.51× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× its true area there and Vietnam about 1.09×. That is why Greece looks so much bigger than it really is next to Vietnam. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Greece or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².