Vietnam is 2.11× the size of Shandong
Vietnam (Asia) covers about 329,000 km² (127,000 mi²) and Shandong (province of China) about 156,000 km² (60,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 329,000km²Vietnam
- 156,000km²Shandong
200 km
- Vietnam
- Shandong
What fits
- Shandong fits inside Vietnam about 2.11 times by area.
- Vietnam is larger by 173,000 km² (66,800 mi²), which is 111% of the area of Shandong.
- Measured in Belgiums: Vietnam is about 10.7, Shandong about 5.08.
How they differ
- Vietnam is larger, but Shandong has the larger population: 101.5 million against 96.2 million, 1.06× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 651 in Shandong against 293 in Vietnam: Shandong is 2.23× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,490 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Vietnam at 17°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Shandong at 36°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Vietnam as 1.49× the size of Shandong instead of 2.11×.
- Together Vietnam and Shandong cover 485,000 km², close to the size of Somalia (472,000 km², 2.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 173,000 km², is about the size of Uruguay (177,000 km²).
- At Shandong's density, Vietnam would have 214.2 million people (it has 96.2 million). At Vietnam's density, Shandong would have 45.6 million (it has 101.5 million).
- Shandong's centre is 19.8° of latitude, about 2,200 km, farther north than Vietnam's.
- Vietnam ranks 68th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Shandong is the 20th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.7% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Shandong lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,200 km) north of Vietnam.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Vietnam would have about 3,420 m² and each person in Shandong about 1,540 m².
- Laid side by side, Vietnam and Shandong would cover 485,000 km², about the same size as Somalia.
- Together they have 197.7 million people, 94% as many people as Nigeria.
- Counted as a country, Shandong would rank 93rd by area and 16th by population.
Side by side
| Vietnam | Shandong | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 329,000 km²127,000 mi² | 156,000 km²60,200 mi² |
| Official area | 332,000 km²Wikidata | 157,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 67th of 239worldwide | 20th of 31in China |
| Population | 96.2 millionWikidata, 2019 | 101.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 16th of 237worldwide | 2nd of 31in China |
| Density | 293 per km² | 651 per km² |
| Capital | Hanoi | Jinan |
| Latitude range | 9°N to 23°N | 34°N to 38°N |
Population: Wikidata 2019 and Wikidata 2020. 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 157,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 156,000 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