Brunei vs Fiji
Fiji is 3.17 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Fiji about 3.2 times.
BruneiFijiBrunei moved onto Fiji · Equal-area projection
0.32×
Brunei is 0.32× the area of Fiji. Put the other way, Fiji is 3.17× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Fiji | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 18,274 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 933,154 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Suva |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
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; Fiji at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Fiji?
- No. Brunei is 3.17 times smaller than Fiji. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Fiji covers 18,274 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Fiji?
- About 3.2 times: Fiji has 3.17× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Fiji 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 Fiji about 1.1×. 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 Fiji?
- Fiji: 933,154 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Fiji 51 per km².