Brunei vs Bulgaria
Bulgaria is 19.3 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Bulgaria about 19 times.
BruneiBulgariaBrunei moved onto Bulgaria · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.05× the area of Bulgaria. Put the other way, Bulgaria is 19.3× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 110,994 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 6,433,302 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Sofia |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brunei sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× its true area; Bulgaria at 43° N is stretched to 1.86×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Brunei. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Brunei bigger than Bulgaria?
- No. Brunei is 19.3 times smaller than Bulgaria. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Bulgaria covers 110,994 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Bulgaria?
- About 19 times: Bulgaria has 19.3× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Bulgaria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brunei is drawn about 1.01× its true area there and Bulgaria about 1.86×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Brunei. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Brunei or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Bulgaria 58 per km².