Country: Laos
Continent: Asia
Population: 754,000
Country Capital: Yes
For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, Vientiane is closest to Hanoi and farthest from Arequipa. The closest foreign city is Hanoi. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Vientiane is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Hanoi, Vietnam | 480 |
 | Bangkok, Thailand | 519 |
 | Seam Reab, Cambodia | 526 |
| Haiphong, Vietnam | 534 |
| Bat Dambang, Cambodia | 541 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Arequipa, Peru | 19,386 |
| Lima, Peru | 19,349 |
| Callao, Peru | 19,347 |
 | El Alto, Bolivia | 19,045 |
| La Paz, Bolivia | 19,038 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Hanoi, Vietnam | 480 |
| Bangkok, Thailand | 519 |
| Seam Reab, Cambodia | 526 |
| Haiphong, Vietnam | 534 |
| Bat Dambang, Cambodia | 541 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Mogadishu, Somalia | 6,491 |
 | Asmara, Eritrea | 6,768 |
 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 6,955 |
 | Suez, Egypt | 7,151 |
| Port Said, Egypt | 7,158 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Pikine, Senegal | 12,518 | | Dakar, Senegal | 12,514 | | Mbour, Senegal | 12,493 | | Thiès, Senegal | 12,470 |  | Freetown, Sierra Leone | 12,400 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Hanoi, Vietnam | 480 |
| Bangkok, Thailand | 519 |
| Seam Reab, Cambodia | 526 |
| Haiphong, Vietnam | 534 |
| Bat Dambang, Cambodia | 541 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Izmir, Turkey | 7,545 | | Istanbul, Turkey | 7,364 | | Bursa, Turkey | 7,362 | | Antalya, Turkey | 7,246 | | Afyon, Turkey | 7,243 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Perth, Australia | 5,702 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 6,981 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 7,404 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 7,489 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 7,599 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM |  | Auckland, New Zealand | 9,690 | | Sydney, Australia | 7,710 | | Newcastle, Australia | 7,684 | | Melbourne, Australia | 7,599 | | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 7,489 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Orenburg, Russia | 5,584 |
| Ufa, Russia | 5,676 |
| Perm, Russia | 5,834 |
| Makhachkala, Russia | 5,846 |
| Astrakhan, Russia | 5,883 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Seville, Spain | 10,366 | | Málaga, Spain | 10,272 | | Madrid, Spain | 10,046 | | Valencia, Spain | 9,825 | | Zaragoza, Spain | 9,774 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Vancouver (BC), Canada | 11,306 |
| Edmonton (AB), Canada | 11,364 |
 | Seattle (WA), United States of America | 11,479 |
| Calgary (AB), Canada | 11,568 |
| Portland (OR), United States of America | 11,627 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Panama de Panama, Panama | 17,013 |  | Managua, Nicaragua | 16,538 |  | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 16,302 |  | Cuidad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 16,126 | | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 16,126 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Natal, Brazil | 15,259 |
| Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 15,272 |
| Recife, Brazil | 15,306 |
| Maceió, Brazil | 15,449 |
| Fortaleza, Brazil | 15,516 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM | | Arequipa, Peru | 19,386 | | Lima, Peru | 19,349 | | Callao, Peru | 19,347 | | El Alto, Bolivia | 19,045 | | La Paz, Bolivia | 19,038 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Udon Thani | 63 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||