Poland vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 6% larger than Poland.
PolandVietnamPoland moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
0.94×
Poland is 0.94× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 1.06× the size of Poland.
| Poland | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 312,683 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 36,435,861 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Warsaw | Hanoi |
| Region | Eastern Europe | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Poland sits at about 52°N and is stretched to 2.65× its true area; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. That difference is why Poland 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 Poland bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Poland is 6% smaller than Vietnam. Poland covers 312,683 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Poland fit into Vietnam?
- About 1.1 times: Vietnam has 1.06× the area of Poland.
- Why do Poland and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Poland is drawn about 2.65× its true area there and Vietnam about 1.09×. That is why Poland 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, Poland or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 36,435,861. Density: Poland 117 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².