Country size comparison

compared to

Vietnam is about 2.3 times bigger than Illinois.

Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, while Vietnam is approximately 331,210 sq km, making Vietnam 130% larger than Illinois. Meanwhile, the population of Illinois is ~12.8 million people (91.0 million more people live in Vietnam).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Illinois vs. Vietnam uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Share
Compare further: Vietnam vs. Illinois
Flip Comparison · See true size
See Vietnam on top of Illinois
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Illinois is 4.0 times more expensive than Vietnam overall
→