Brunei vs Gabon
Gabon is 46.4 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Gabon about 46 times.
BruneiGabonBrunei moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.02× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 46.4× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Libreville |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Middle 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; Gabon 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 Gabon?
- No. Brunei is 46.4 times smaller than Gabon. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Gabon?
- About 46 times: Gabon has 46.4× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Gabon 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 Gabon 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 Gabon?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².