Vietnam vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 18% larger than Vietnam.
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0.85×
Vietnam is 0.85× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 1.18× the size of Vietnam.
| Vietnam | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 331,690 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 101,598,527 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 306 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Hanoi | Harare |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Vietnam is 15% smaller than Zimbabwe. Vietnam covers 331,690 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Vietnam fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 1.2 times: Zimbabwe has 1.18× the area of Vietnam.
- Why do Vietnam and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 16,950,795. Density: Vietnam 306 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².