Uganda vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 38% larger than Uganda.
UgandaVietnamUganda moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Uganda is 0.73× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 1.38× the size of Uganda.
| Uganda | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 241,038 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 51,384,894 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 213 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Kampala | Hanoi |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Uganda sits at about 1°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Uganda bigger than Vietnam?
- No. Uganda is 27% smaller than Vietnam. Uganda covers 241,038 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Uganda fit into Vietnam?
- About 1.4 times: Vietnam has 1.38× the area of Uganda.
- Why do Uganda and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Uganda is drawn about 1.0× 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, Uganda or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 51,384,894. Density: Uganda 213 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².