Vietnam and Malaysia are almost exactly the same size
Vietnam covers about 329,000 km² (127,000 mi²) and Malaysia about 328,000 km² (127,000 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 329,000km²Vietnam
- 328,000km²Malaysia
5,000 km
- Vietnam
- Malaysia
What fits
- Malaysia is 100% of the size of Vietnam.
- The measured areas differ by 1,010 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Vietnam is about 10.7, Malaysia about 10.7.
How they differ
- Vietnam also has the larger population: 96.2 million against 34.2 million, 2.81× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 293 in Vietnam against 104 in Malaysia: Vietnam is 2.80× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,460 km apart.
- Together Vietnam and Malaysia cover 657,000 km², close to the size of Myanmar (663,000 km², 1.0% bigger).
- At Malaysia's density, Vietnam would have 34.3 million people (it has 96.2 million). At Vietnam's density, Malaysia would have 95.9 million (it has 34.2 million).
- Vietnam's centre is 12.7° of latitude, about 1,420 km, farther north than Malaysia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Vietnam | 1.00× |
| More people | Vietnam | 2.81× |
| More crowded | Vietnam | 2.80× |
| Farther north | Vietnam | 12.7° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Vietnam | 1.1× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Vietnam | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 10.7× | 10.7× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.35× | 1.34× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.92× | 0.92× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.88× | 0.88× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.60× | 0.60× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.10× | 0.10× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.04× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× | 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
| Vietnam | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 329,000 km²127,000 mi² | 328,000 km²127,000 mi² |
| Population | 96.2 millionWikidata, 2019 | 34.2 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Density | 293 per km² | 104 per km² |
| Official area | 332,000 km²Wikidata | 331,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Hanoi | Putrajaya; Kuala Lumpur |
| Latitude range | 9°N to 23°N | 1°N to 7°N |
| Continent | Asia | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2019 and Wikidata 2025, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 332,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 329,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 331,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 328,000 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