Nigeria vs Vietnam
Nigeria is 2.79 times larger than Vietnam. Vietnam would fit into Nigeria about 2.8 times.
NigeriaVietnamNigeria moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
2.79×
Nigeria is 2.79× the area of Vietnam.
| Nigeria | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Hanoi |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Nigeria sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Nigeria bigger than Vietnam?
- Yes. Nigeria is 2.79 times larger than Vietnam. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Vietnam fit into Nigeria?
- About 2.8 times: Nigeria has 2.79× the area of Vietnam.
- Why do Nigeria and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nigeria is drawn about 1.03× 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, Nigeria or Vietnam?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 101,598,527. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².