Vietnam is 1.01× the size of Maranhão
Vietnam (Asia) covers about 329,000 km² (127,000 mi²) and Maranhão (state of Brazil) about 326,000 km² (126,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 329,000km²Vietnam
- 326,000km²Maranhão
200 km
- Vietnam
- Maranhão
What fits
- Maranhão is 99% of the size of Vietnam.
- Vietnam is larger by 2,760 km² (1,060 mi²), which is 0.8% of the area of Maranhão.
- Measured in Belgiums: Vietnam is about 10.7, Maranhão about 10.6.
How they differ
- Vietnam also has the larger population: 96.2 million against 6.8 million, 14.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 293 in Vietnam against 21 in Maranhão: Vietnam is 14.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 16,700 km apart.
- Together Vietnam and Maranhão cover 655,000 km², close to the size of Myanmar (663,000 km², 1.2% bigger).
- At Maranhão's density, Vietnam would have 6.8 million people (it has 96.2 million). At Vietnam's density, Maranhão would have 95.4 million (it has 6.8 million).
- Vietnam's centre is 21.6° of latitude, about 2,400 km, farther north than Maranhão's.
- Vietnam ranks 68th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Maranhão is the 8th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 3.8% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Vietnam lies about 22° of latitude (roughly 2,400 km) north of Maranhão, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Vietnam would have about 3,420 m² and each person in Maranhão about 48,130 m².
- Laid side by side, Vietnam and Maranhão would cover 655,000 km², about the same size as Myanmar.
- Together they have 103.0 million people, about as many people as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Counted as a country, Maranhão would rank 69th by area and 108th by population.
Side by side
| Vietnam | Maranhão | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 329,000 km²127,000 mi² | 326,000 km²126,000 mi² |
| Official area | 332,000 km²Wikidata | 332,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 67th of 239worldwide | 8th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 96.2 millionWikidata, 2019 | 6.8 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 16th of 237worldwide | 12th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 293 per km² | 21 per km² |
| Capital | Hanoi | São Luís |
| Latitude range | 9°N to 23°N | 10°S to 1°S |
Population: Wikidata 2019 and Wikidata 2022. 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 332,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 326,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12