North Korea vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 2.75 times larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Vietnam about 2.8 times.
North KoreaVietnamNorth Korea moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
0.36×
North Korea is 0.36× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 2.75× the size of North Korea.
| North Korea | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Hanoi |
| Region | Eastern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. North Korea sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.71× its true area; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. That difference is why North Korea 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 North Korea bigger than Vietnam?
- No. North Korea is 2.75 times smaller than Vietnam. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Vietnam?
- About 2.8 times: Vietnam has 2.75× the area of North Korea.
- Why do North Korea and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. North Korea is drawn about 1.71× its true area there and Vietnam about 1.09×. That is why North Korea 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, North Korea or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 26,571,036. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².