Brunei vs Ethiopia

Ethiopia is 192 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Ethiopia about 192 times.

BruneiEthiopiaBrunei moved onto Ethiopia · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.01× the area of Ethiopia. Put the other way, Ethiopia is 192× the size of Brunei.
BruneiEthiopia
Area5,765 km²1,104,300 km²
Population466,330135,472,051
Density81 / km²123 / km²
CapitalBandar Seri BegawanAddis Ababa
RegionSouth-Eastern AsiaEastern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours17

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; Ethiopia at 9° 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 Ethiopia?
No. Brunei is 192 times smaller than Ethiopia. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km².
How many times does Brunei fit into Ethiopia?
About 192 times: Ethiopia has 192× the area of Brunei.
Why do Brunei and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia?
Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Ethiopia 123 per km².