Brunei vs Cayman Islands
Brunei is 21.8 times larger than Cayman Islands. Cayman Islands would fit into Brunei about 22 times.
BruneiCayman IslandsBrunei moved onto Cayman Islands · Equal-area projection
21.8×
Brunei is 21.8× the area of Cayman Islands.
| Brunei | Cayman Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 264 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 75,844 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 287 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | George Town |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
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; Cayman Islands at 19° N is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Brunei bigger than Cayman Islands?
- Yes. Brunei is 21.8 times larger than Cayman Islands. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Cayman Islands covers 264 km².
- How many times does Cayman Islands fit into Brunei?
- About 22 times: Brunei has 21.8× the area of Cayman Islands.
- Why do Brunei and Cayman Islands 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 Cayman Islands about 1.12×. 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, Brunei or Cayman Islands?
- Brunei: 466,330 people against 75,844. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Cayman Islands 287 per km².