Israel vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 16.0 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Vietnam about 16 times.
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0.06×
Israel is 0.06× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 16.0× the size of Israel.
| Israel | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Hanoi |
| Region | Western Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Israel sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× 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 Israel bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Israel is 16.0 times smaller than Vietnam. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Vietnam?
- About 16 times: Vietnam has 16.0× the area of Israel.
- Why do Israel and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Israel is drawn about 1.37× 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, Israel or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 10,122,800. Density: Israel 487 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².