Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas Vietnam is a country located in Southeast Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and Vietnam regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than Vietnam?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of Vietnam is 128,070 sq mi. Alaska is bigger than Vietnam by 535,198 sq mi. Alaska is around 5.18 times bigger than Vietnam.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of Vietnam: 128,070 sq mi ( 331,699 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Alaska as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 732,673.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Vietnam as of 4th April 2022, is estimated to be around 98,852,588.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and Vietnam.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of Vietnam is Hanoi.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
Vietnam: Vietnamese
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
Vietnam: Vietnamese
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
Vietnam: VN
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Vietnam as of 2019: 0.704
Alaska Time Zone:
UTC − 9 (Alaska Time Zone)
UTC − 10 (Hawaii – Aleutian Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 8 (Alaska Daylight Time)
UTC − 9 (Hawaii – Aleutian Daylight Time)
Vietnam Time Zone:
UTC + 7:00 (Vietnam Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of Vietnam:
16° 0′ 0″ N, 108° 0′ 0″ E
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