Rwanda vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 12.6 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Vietnam about 13 times.
RwandaVietnamRwanda moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Rwanda is 0.08× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 12.6× the size of Rwanda.
| Rwanda | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Hanoi |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Rwanda sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Rwanda bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Rwanda is 12.6 times smaller than Vietnam. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Vietnam?
- About 13 times: Vietnam has 12.6× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Rwanda and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Rwanda is drawn about 1.0× 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, Rwanda or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 14,569,341. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².