Japan vs Vietnam
Japan is 14% larger than Vietnam.
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1.14×
Japan is 1.14× the area of Vietnam.
| Japan | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Hanoi |
| Region | Eastern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× 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 Japan bigger than Vietnam?
- Yes. Japan is 14% larger than Vietnam. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Vietnam fit into Japan?
- About 1.1 times: Japan has 1.14× the area of Vietnam.
- Why do Japan and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× 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, Japan or Vietnam?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 101,598,527. Density: Japan 326 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².