Syria vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 79% larger than Syria. Syria would fit into Vietnam about 1.8 times.
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0.56×
Syria is 0.56× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 1.79× the size of Syria.
| Syria | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 185,180 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 25,620,427 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 138 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Damascus | Hanoi |
| Region | Western Asia | 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. Syria sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× 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 Syria bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Syria is 44% smaller than Vietnam. Syria covers 185,180 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Syria fit into Vietnam?
- About 1.8 times: Vietnam has 1.79× the area of Syria.
- Why do Syria and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Syria is drawn about 1.49× 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, Syria or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 25,620,427. Density: Syria 138 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².