Brunei vs Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea is 4.87 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Equatorial Guinea about 4.9 times.
BruneiEquatorial GuineaBrunei moved onto Equatorial Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.21× the area of Equatorial Guinea. Put the other way, Equatorial Guinea is 4.87× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 28,051 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 1,938,431 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 69 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Malabo |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Middle Africa |
| 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; Equatorial Guinea at 2° N 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- No. Brunei is 4.87 times smaller than Equatorial Guinea. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Equatorial Guinea?
- About 4.9 times: Equatorial Guinea has 4.87× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Equatorial Guinea 69 per km².