Asia · True size
🇻🇳 Vietnam
2.2×
Vietnam is drawn 2.2× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
328,964 km²
On the old map
2.2×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#114
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.24%
On the old map
Vietnam looks about the same size as Nepal on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Vietnam at the size the old map gives it, next to Nepal's true size. Vietnam's real area is 328,964 km² — Nepal is 147,195 km².
By area
Vietnam is big enough to fit Poland inside it, by area — 312,571 km² combined.
Vietnam would fit inside Finland, Germany and Japan, by area.
How many fit?
United Arab Emirates fits inside Vietnam 4.6 times. South Korea fits inside Vietnam 3.4 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Vietnam's middle sits at 17°N, where the stretch is about 1.1×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Vietnam's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.