Crete is the largest and most populous island of the country of Greece, whereas Vietnam is a country located in Southeast Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Crete and Vietnam regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Crete bigger than Vietnam?
The total area of Crete is 8,450 sq km, and the total area of Vietnam is 331,699 sq km. Crete is smaller than Vietnam by 323,249 sq km. Crete is around 39.25 times smaller than Vietnam.
Area of Crete: 3,260 sq mi ( 8,450 km2 )
Area of Vietnam: 128,070 sq mi ( 331,699 km2 )
Population
According to the Eurostat data, the total population of Crete as of 2019 was estimated to be around 634,930.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the current population of Vietnam as of 14th June 2021, is 98,159,348.
Here is some more data comparison between Crete and Vietnam.
The capital city of Crete is Heraklion, and the capital city of Vietnam is Hanoi.
Official Languages
Crete: Greek
Vietnam: Vietnamese
Human Development Index
HDI of Crete as of 2018: 0.870
HDI of Vietnam as of 2019: 0.708
Crete Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Vietnam Timezone:
UTC + 7:00 (Vietnam Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Crete:
35° 12′ 36″ N, 24° 54′ 36″ E
Coordinates of Vietnam:
16° 0′ 0″ N, 108° 0′ 0″ E
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