Timor-Leste vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 22.2 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Vietnam about 22 times.
Timor-LesteVietnamTimor-Leste moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Timor-Leste is 0.04× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 22.2× the size of Timor-Leste.
| Timor-Leste | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 14,919 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 1,418,517 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 95 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Dili | Hanoi |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Timor-Leste sits at about 9°S and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Timor-Leste bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Timor-Leste is 22.2 times smaller than Vietnam. Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Vietnam?
- About 22 times: Vietnam has 22.2× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Timor-Leste and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Timor-Leste is drawn about 1.02× 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, Timor-Leste or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 1,418,517. Density: Timor-Leste 95 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².