Finland is 1.01× the size of Vietnam
Finland covers about 333,000 km² (129,000 mi²) and Vietnam about 329,000 km² (127,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 333,000km²Finland
- 329,000km²Vietnam
200 km
- Finland
- Vietnam
What fits
- Vietnam is 99% of the size of Finland.
- Finland is larger by 4,170 km² (1,610 mi²), which is 1.3% of the area of Vietnam.
- Measured in Belgiums: Finland is about 10.9, Vietnam about 10.7.
How they differ
- Finland is larger, but Vietnam has the larger population: 96.2 million against 5.7 million, 17.0× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 293 in Vietnam against 17 in Finland: Vietnam is 17.2× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,880 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Finland at 64°N is drawn about 5.3× too large and Vietnam at 17°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Finland as 4.93× the size of Vietnam instead of 1.01×.
- Together Finland and Vietnam cover 662,000 km², close to the size of Myanmar (663,000 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 4,170 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Vietnam's density, Finland would have 97.4 million people (it has 5.7 million). At Finland's density, Vietnam would have 5.6 million (it has 96.2 million).
- Finland's centre is 47.7° of latitude, about 5,310 km, farther north than Vietnam's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Finland | 1.01× |
| More people | Vietnam | 17.0× |
| More crowded | Vietnam | 17.2× |
| Farther north | Finland | 47.7° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Finland | 5.3× against 1.1× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Finland | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 10.9× | 10.7× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.37× | 1.35× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.93× | 0.92× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.89× | 0.88× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.61× | 0.60× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.10× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.04× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.03× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Finland | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 333,000 km²129,000 mi² | 329,000 km²127,000 mi² |
| Population | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2025 | 96.2 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Density | 17 per km² | 293 per km² |
| Official area | 338,000 km²Wikidata | 332,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Helsinki | Hanoi |
| Latitude range | 60°N to 70°N | 9°N to 23°N |
| Continent | Europe | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2019, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 338,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 333,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 332,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 329,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11