Vietnam is 3.81× the size of West Bengal
Vietnam (Asia) covers about 329,000 km² (127,000 mi²) and West Bengal (state of India) about 86,400 km² (33,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 329,000km²Vietnam
- 86,400km²West Bengal
200 km
- Vietnam
- West Bengal
What fits
- West Bengal fits inside Vietnam about 3.81 times by area.
- Vietnam is larger by 243,000 km² (93,600 mi²), which is 281% of the area of West Bengal.
- Measured in Belgiums: Vietnam is about 10.7, West Bengal about 2.82.
How they differ
- Vietnam also has the larger population: 96.2 million against 91.3 million, 1.05× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,057 in West Bengal against 293 in Vietnam: West Bengal is 3.61× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,080 km apart.
- Together Vietnam and West Bengal cover 415,000 km², close to the size of Paraguay (400,000 km², 3.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 243,000 km², is about the size of Uganda (242,000 km²).
- At West Bengal's density, Vietnam would have 347.6 million people (it has 96.2 million). At Vietnam's density, West Bengal would have 25.3 million (it has 91.3 million).
- West Bengal's centre is 7.2° of latitude, about 810 km, farther north than Vietnam's.
- Vietnam ranks 68th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- West Bengal is the 13th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 2.7% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- West Bengal lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 806 km) north of Vietnam.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Vietnam would have about 3,420 m² and each person in West Bengal about 950 m².
- Laid side by side, Vietnam and West Bengal would cover 415,000 km², 1.04× the size of Paraguay.
- Together they have 187.5 million people, 1.09× as many people as Bangladesh.
- Counted as a country, West Bengal would rank 114th by area and 18th by population.
Side by side
| Vietnam | West Bengal | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 329,000 km²127,000 mi² | 86,400 km²33,300 mi² |
| Official area | 332,000 km²Wikidata | 88,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 67th of 239worldwide | 13th of 36in India |
| Population | 96.2 millionWikidata, 2019 | 91.3 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 16th of 237worldwide | 4th of 36in India |
| Density | 293 per km² | 1,057 per km² |
| Capital | Hanoi | Kolkata |
| Latitude range | 9°N to 23°N | 22°N to 27°N |
Population: Wikidata 2019 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 332,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 329,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 86,400 km² is 2.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 88,800 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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