Macao vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 2,884 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Vietnam about 2884 times.
MacaoVietnamMacao moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Macao is 0.0× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 2,884× the size of Macao.
| Macao | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 115 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 685,900 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 5,964 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | — | Hanoi |
| Region | Eastern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Macao sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Macao bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Macao is 2,884 times smaller than Vietnam. Macao covers 115 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Vietnam?
- About 2884 times: Vietnam has 2,884× the area of Macao.
- Why do Macao and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Macao is drawn about 1.17× 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, Macao or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 685,900. Density: Macao 5,964 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².