Oman vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 7% larger than Oman.
OmanVietnamOman moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
0.93×
Oman is 0.93× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 1.07× the size of Oman.
| Oman | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 309,500 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 5,494,691 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Muscat | Hanoi |
| Region | Western 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. Oman sits at about 21°N and is stretched to 1.14× 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 Oman bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Oman is 7% smaller than Vietnam. Oman covers 309,500 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Oman fit into Vietnam?
- About 1.1 times: Vietnam has 1.07× the area of Oman.
- Why do Oman and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Oman is drawn about 1.14× 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, Oman or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 5,494,691. Density: Oman 18 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².