Ukraine vs Vietnam
Ukraine is 82% larger than Vietnam. Vietnam would fit into Ukraine about 1.8 times.
UkraineVietnamUkraine moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
1.82×
Ukraine is 1.82× the area of Vietnam.
| Ukraine | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 603,550 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 38,980,376 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 65 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Kiev | Hanoi |
| Region | Eastern Europe | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ukraine sits at about 49°N and is stretched to 2.34× its true area; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. That difference is why Ukraine 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 Ukraine bigger than Vietnam?
- Yes. Ukraine is 82% larger than Vietnam. Ukraine covers 603,550 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Vietnam fit into Ukraine?
- About 1.8 times: Ukraine has 1.82× the area of Vietnam.
- Why do Ukraine and Vietnam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ukraine is drawn about 2.34× its true area there and Vietnam about 1.09×. That is why Ukraine 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, Ukraine or Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 38,980,376. Density: Ukraine 65 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².