Nepal vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 2.25 times larger than Nepal. Nepal would fit into Vietnam about 2.3 times.
NepalVietnamNepal moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
0.44×
Nepal is 0.44× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 2.25× the size of Nepal.
| Nepal | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,181 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 29,618,118 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 201 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Kathmandu | Hanoi |
| Region | Southern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Nepal sits at about 28°N and is stretched to 1.29× 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 Nepal bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Nepal is 2.25 times smaller than Vietnam. Nepal covers 147,181 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Nepal fit into Vietnam?
- About 2.3 times: Vietnam has 2.25× the area of Nepal.
- Why do Nepal and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nepal is drawn about 1.29× 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, Nepal or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 29,618,118. Density: Nepal 201 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².