Bangladesh vs Brunei
Bangladesh is 25.6 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Bangladesh about 26 times.
BangladeshBruneiBangladesh moved onto Brunei · Equal-area projection
25.6×
Bangladesh is 25.6× the area of Brunei.
| Bangladesh | Brunei | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 5,765 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 466,330 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 81 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Region | Southern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bangladesh sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Bangladesh bigger than Brunei?
- Yes. Bangladesh is 25.6 times larger than Brunei. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Brunei covers 5,765 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Bangladesh?
- About 26 times: Bangladesh has 25.6× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Bangladesh and Brunei look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bangladesh is drawn about 1.2× 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, Bangladesh or Brunei?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 466,330. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Brunei 81 per km².