Peru vs Vietnam
Peru is 3.87 times larger than Vietnam. Vietnam would fit into Peru about 3.9 times.
PeruVietnamPeru moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
3.87×
Peru is 3.87× the area of Vietnam.
| Peru | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,285,216 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 34,576,665 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 27 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Lima | Hanoi |
| Region | South America | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Peru sits at about 9°S 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 Peru bigger than Vietnam?
- Yes. Peru is 3.87 times larger than Vietnam. Peru covers 1,285,216 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Vietnam fit into Peru?
- About 3.9 times: Peru has 3.87× the area of Vietnam.
- Why do Peru and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Peru 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, Peru or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 34,576,665. Density: Peru 27 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².