Latvia vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 5.13 times larger than Latvia. Latvia would fit into Vietnam about 5.1 times.
LatviaVietnamLatvia moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Latvia is 0.19× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 5.13× the size of Latvia.
| Latvia | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 64,594 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 1,847,785 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Riga | Hanoi |
| Region | Northern Europe | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Latvia sits at about 57°N and is stretched to 3.35× its true area; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. That difference is why Latvia looks so much bigger than it is next to Vietnam. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Latvia bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Latvia is 5.13 times smaller than Vietnam. Latvia covers 64,594 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Latvia fit into Vietnam?
- About 5.1 times: Vietnam has 5.13× the area of Latvia.
- Why do Latvia and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Latvia is drawn about 3.35× its true area there and Vietnam about 1.09×. That is why Latvia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Vietnam. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Latvia or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 1,847,785. Density: Latvia 29 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².