Barbados vs Brunei
Brunei is 13.1 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Brunei about 13 times.
BarbadosBruneiBarbados moved onto Brunei · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 0.08× the area of Brunei. Put the other way, Brunei is 13.1× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Brunei | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 5,765 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 466,330 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 81 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados 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 Barbados bigger than Brunei?
- No. Barbados is 13.1 times smaller than Brunei. Barbados covers 439 km² and Brunei covers 5,765 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Brunei?
- About 13 times: Brunei has 13.1× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Brunei look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados 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, Barbados or Brunei?
- Brunei: 466,330 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Brunei 81 per km².