Sweden vs Vietnam
Sweden is 35% larger than Vietnam.
SwedenVietnamSweden moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
1.35×
Sweden is 1.35× the area of Vietnam.
| Sweden | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 447,425 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 10,596,620 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 24 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Stockholm | Hanoi |
| Region | Northern Europe | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Sweden sits at about 62°N and is stretched to 4.65× its true area; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. That difference is why Sweden 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 Sweden bigger than Vietnam?
- Yes. Sweden is 35% larger than Vietnam. Sweden covers 447,425 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Vietnam fit into Sweden?
- About 1.3 times: Sweden has 1.35× the area of Vietnam.
- Why do Sweden and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Sweden is drawn about 4.65× its true area there and Vietnam about 1.09×. That is why Sweden 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, Sweden or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 10,596,620. Density: Sweden 24 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².