Vietnam vs Yemen
Yemen is 37% larger than Vietnam.
VietnamYemenVietnam moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
0.73×
Vietnam is 0.73× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 1.37× the size of Vietnam.
| Vietnam | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 331,690 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 101,598,527 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 306 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Hanoi | Sana'a |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Vietnam sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.09× its true area; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vietnam bigger than Yemen?
- No. Vietnam is 27% smaller than Yemen. Vietnam covers 331,690 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Vietnam fit into Yemen?
- About 1.4 times: Yemen has 1.37× the area of Vietnam.
- Why do Vietnam and Yemen look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Vietnam is drawn about 1.09× its true area there and Yemen about 1.08×. 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, Vietnam or Yemen?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 41,773,878. Density: Vietnam 306 per km², Yemen 92 per km².