Samoa vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 117 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Vietnam about 117 times.
SamoaVietnamSamoa moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Samoa is 0.01× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 117× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Hanoi |
| Region | Polynesia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Samoa sits at about 14°S and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Samoa bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Samoa is 117 times smaller than Vietnam. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Vietnam?
- About 117 times: Vietnam has 117× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Samoa is drawn about 1.06× 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, Samoa or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².