Taiwan vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 9.16 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Vietnam about 9.2 times.
TaiwanVietnamTaiwan moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Taiwan is 0.11× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 9.16× the size of Taiwan.
| Taiwan | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,193 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 23,262,544 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 643 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Taipei | Hanoi |
| Region | Eastern Asia | 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. Taiwan sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.19× 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 Taiwan bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Taiwan is 9.16 times smaller than Vietnam. Taiwan covers 36,193 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Vietnam?
- About 9.2 times: Vietnam has 9.16× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Taiwan and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Taiwan is drawn about 1.19× 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, Taiwan or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 23,262,544. Density: Taiwan 643 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².