Brunei vs Ecuador
Ecuador is 44.6 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Ecuador about 45 times.
BruneiEcuadorBrunei moved onto Ecuador · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.02× the area of Ecuador. Put the other way, Ecuador is 44.6× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 257,204 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 18,289,896 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 71 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Quito |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Ecuador at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Ecuador?
- No. Brunei is 44.6 times smaller than Ecuador. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Ecuador covers 257,204 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Ecuador?
- About 45 times: Ecuador has 44.6× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Ecuador 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 Ecuador about 1.0×. 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 Ecuador?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Ecuador 71 per km².