Aruba vs Brunei
Brunei is 32.2 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Brunei about 32 times.
ArubaBruneiAruba moved onto Brunei · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.03× the area of Brunei. Put the other way, Brunei is 32.2× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Brunei | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 5,765 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 466,330 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 81 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Brunei at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Aruba bigger than Brunei?
- No. Aruba is 32.2 times smaller than Brunei. Aruba covers 179 km² and Brunei covers 5,765 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Brunei?
- About 32 times: Brunei has 32.2× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Brunei look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Brunei about 1.01×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Aruba or Brunei?
- Brunei: 466,330 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Brunei 81 per km².