Brunei vs Djibouti
Djibouti is 4.02 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Djibouti about 4.0 times.
BruneiDjiboutiBrunei moved onto Djibouti · Equal-area projection
0.25×
Brunei is 0.25× the area of Djibouti. Put the other way, Djibouti is 4.02× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Djibouti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 23,200 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 1,184,076 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Djibouti |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Djibouti at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Djibouti?
- No. Brunei is 4.02 times smaller than Djibouti. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Djibouti covers 23,200 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Djibouti?
- About 4.0 times: Djibouti has 4.02× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Djibouti 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 Djibouti about 1.04×. 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 Djibouti?
- Djibouti: 1,184,076 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Djibouti 51 per km².