Total & land area: Vietnam vs Zambia size comparison [2026]

Zambia is 2.27 times bigger by total area compared to Vietnam: 290,587 sq mi vs 128,066 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Zambia is 287,024 sq mi vs 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam — a 2.37 times difference in territory size.

Vietnam ranks 67/197 by total surface area vs 38/197 for Zambia.
Vietnam occupies 0.21% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.5% for Zambia.
39.2% of Vietnam's area is agricultural land vs 32.1% in Zambia.
Vietnam has 0.26% of the world's agricultural land area — Zambia has 0.5%.
47.4% of Vietnam is covered by forests, compared to 59.5% in Zambia.
0.37% of the world's forests are in Vietnam, and 1.1% are in Zambia.

True size map comparison: Vietnam vs Zambia

See how Vietnam and Zambia compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Vietnam	Zambia
Total area	128,066 sq mi	290,587 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1	2.27
Total area rank	67/197	38/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.07%	0.15%
Land area	121,016 sq mi	287,024 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1	2.37
Land area rank	67/197	37/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.21%	0.5%
Population	100,987,686	21,314,956
Population density	845 ppl/mi²	78.5 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Vietnam	Zambia
Forest area	57,416 sq mi	170,848 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	47.4%	59.5%
Forest area rank	45/196	17/196
World's forests share	0.37%	1.1%
Agricultural land area	47,456 sq mi	92,043 sq mi
Agricultural land share	39.2%	32.1%
Agricultural land area rank	67/194	47/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.26%	0.5%
Arable land	25,979 sq mi	14,672 sq mi
Arable land share	21.5%	5.11%
Arable land area rank	38/191	62/191
Permanent cropland	18,998 sq mi	150.6 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	15.7%	0.05%
Permanent cropland area rank	11/192	130/192
Water area	7,051 sq mi	3,563 sq mi
Water as share of total area	5.51%	1.23%
Water area rank	29/197	48/197
Roads length	354,460 mi	42,049 mi
Land borders length	2,868 mi	3,755 mi
Coastline length	2,140 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	0.5%	n/a

Vietnam vs Zambia size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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