Brunei vs Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire is 55.9 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 56 times.
BruneiCôte d'IvoireBrunei moved onto Côte d'Ivoire · Equal-area projection
0.02×
Brunei is 0.02× the area of Côte d'Ivoire. Put the other way, Côte d'Ivoire is 55.9× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Côte d'Ivoire | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 322,463 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 32,711,547 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Yamoussoukro |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Africa |
| 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; Côte d'Ivoire at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- No. Brunei is 55.9 times smaller than Côte d'Ivoire. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 56 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 55.9× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Côte d'Ivoire 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 Côte d'Ivoire about 1.02×. 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km².