Kenya vs Vietnam
Kenya is 75% larger than Vietnam. Vietnam would fit into Kenya about 1.8 times.
KenyaVietnamKenya moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
1.75×
Kenya is 1.75× the area of Vietnam.
| Kenya | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Hanoi |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Kenya sits at about 1°N 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 Kenya bigger than Vietnam?
- Yes. Kenya is 75% larger than Vietnam. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Vietnam fit into Kenya?
- About 1.8 times: Kenya has 1.75× the area of Vietnam.
- Why do Kenya and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kenya 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, Kenya or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 57,532,493. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².