Kiribati vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 409 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Vietnam about 409 times.
KiribatiVietnamKiribati moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.0× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 409× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Hanoi |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Kiribati 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 Kiribati bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Kiribati is 409 times smaller than Vietnam. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Vietnam?
- About 409 times: Vietnam has 409× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kiribati 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, Kiribati or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².