Vietnam vs Zambia
Zambia is 2.27 times larger than Vietnam. Vietnam would fit into Zambia about 2.3 times.
VietnamZambiaVietnam moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Vietnam is 0.44× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 2.27× the size of Vietnam.
| Vietnam | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 331,690 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 101,598,527 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 306 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Hanoi | Lusaka |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Vietnam is 2.27 times smaller than Zambia. Vietnam covers 331,690 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Vietnam fit into Zambia?
- About 2.3 times: Zambia has 2.27× the area of Vietnam.
- Why do Vietnam and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 21,913,874. Density: Vietnam 306 per km², Zambia 29 per km².