Mozambique vs Vietnam
Mozambique is 2.42 times larger than Vietnam. Vietnam would fit into Mozambique about 2.4 times.
MozambiqueVietnamMozambique moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
2.42×
Mozambique is 2.42× the area of Vietnam.
| Mozambique | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Hanoi |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mozambique sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mozambique bigger than Vietnam?
- Yes. Mozambique is 2.42 times larger than Vietnam. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Vietnam fit into Mozambique?
- About 2.4 times: Mozambique has 2.42× the area of Vietnam.
- Why do Mozambique and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mozambique or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 35,631,653. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².