Asia · South-Eastern Asia
Vietnam
Vietnam covers about 329,000 km² (127,000 mi²), the 68th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Malaysia, at about 328,000 km².
- 329,000km²Area, main territory
- 96.2 millionPopulation
- 10.7In Belgiums
200 km
- Vietnam
Facts
| Area, main territory | 329,000 km²127,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 332,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 10.7 |
| Capital | Hanoi |
| Population | 96.2 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Density | 293 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 9°N to 23°N |
| In other languages | Vietnã Português · ベトナム 日本語 · 越南 中文 · 베트남 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#18 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Vietnam
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 51.6× the size of Vietnam.
- Vietnam ranks 16th of 237 by population but only 67th of 239 by area: it holds more people than its size suggests.
- At 293 people per km², Vietnam is the 21st most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Vietnam lies at 17°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Vietnam's main territory stretches about 1,640 km north to south and 774 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 332,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 329,000 km², to within 2%.
How Vietnam measures up
Vietnam holds 1.1% of the land area and 2.1% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In South-Eastern Asia it is the 4th largest of 11.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 329,000 km² | 67th of 239 |
| Population | 96.2 million | 16th of 237 |
| Density | 293 per km² | 21st of 185 |
| Farthest north | 16.5°N | 113th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Vietnam is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 10.7× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1.35× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.92× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.88× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.60× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.10× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
Where Vietnam sits
- Vietnam's centre lies at 16.5°N, 106.3°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,840 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 9°N to 23°N, about 1,650 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Vietnam had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Vietnam would have 411.9 million people. It has 96.2 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Vietnam would have 1.2 million people. It has 96.2 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 23.8 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2019; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11