Hanoi
3,359 km²
Vancouver
115 km²
Vietnam
Canada
Area Comparison
Hanoi is 29.2x larger than Vancouver
Population Comparison
Hanoi has 12.2x more people than Vancouver
In terms of area, Hanoi is 29.2x the size of Vancouver. Hanoi spans 3,359 km² (1,297 mi²) while Vancouver covers 115 km² (44 mi²) — a difference of 3,244 km². You could fit Vancouver inside Hanoi approximately 29 times.
To put Hanoi's size in perspective, its area of 3,359 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Rhode Island. Meanwhile, Vancouver at 115 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco.
Picture Hanoi another way: its area is large enough to fit about 470,000 American football fields, 57 times the area of Manhattan, or 32 times the area of Paris. Vancouver works out to about 16,000 American football fields, 57 times the area of Monaco, or 34 times the area of Central Park.
Hanoi is the capital and second-most populous municipality of Vietnam. It encompasses an area of 3,358.6 km2 (1,296.8 mi2), and as of 2025 has a population of 8,807,523. Hanoi had the second-highest gross regional domestic product of all Vietnamese provinces and municipalities at US$48 billion in 2023, behind Ho Chi Minh City. It hosts 78 foreign embassies, the headquarters of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), its Vietnam National University system, and other governmental organizations.
Known as "City Between Rivers", Hanoi covers 3,359 km² with a population of 8.1 million. The city was established in 1010. Hanoi is known for Hoan Kiem Lake, Old Quarter, Temple of Literature, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Hanoi Metro.
Hanoi encompasses 3,358.6 square kilometers and had a population of nearly 8.8 million as of 2025.
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Metro Vancouver area had a population of 2.6 million in 2021, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3 million.
Also known as "Hollywood North", Vancouver has an area of 115 km² and is home to 0.7 million people. It was established in 1886. Visitors come for Stanley Park, Granville Island, Capilano Suspension Bridge, and much more.
Vancouver grew from 631,486 residents in 2016 to 662,248 by the 2021 census, leading all of British Columbia.
Hanoi has a population density of 2,397 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Vancouver, with 5,739 people per km², is a densely populated city. Vancouver is noticeably denser, packing 2.4 times more people per square kilometer.
Hanoi has a humid subtropical climate while Vancouver experiences Marine west coast climate conditions.
Size Ratio
Vancouver fits inside Hanoi ~29 times
Density Gap
Vancouver is 2.4x more densely populated
History
Hanoi is ~876 years older
Hanoi covers 3,359 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Karachi (3,527 km²), Cairo (3,085 km²), Dubai (4,114 km²), Lima (2,672 km²), or Moscow (2,511 km²).
Vancouver covers 115 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include San Francisco (121 km²), Paris (105 km²), Barcelona (101 km²), Lisbon (100 km²), or Miami (143 km²).
The straight-line distance from Hanoi to Vancouver is 10,826 km (6,727 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~13h 14m.
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