Indonesia vs Vietnam
Indonesia is 5.74 times larger than Vietnam. Vietnam would fit into Indonesia about 5.7 times.
IndonesiaVietnamIndonesia moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
5.74×
Indonesia is 5.74× the area of Vietnam.
| Indonesia | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Hanoi |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Indonesia sits at about 2°S 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 Indonesia bigger than Vietnam?
- Yes. Indonesia is 5.74 times larger than Vietnam. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Vietnam fit into Indonesia?
- About 5.7 times: Indonesia has 5.74× the area of Vietnam.
- Why do Indonesia and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Indonesia 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, Indonesia or Vietnam?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 101,598,527. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².