Brunei vs Guam
Brunei is 10.6 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Brunei about 11 times.
BruneiGuamBrunei moved onto Guam · Equal-area projection
10.6×
Brunei is 10.6× the area of Guam.
| Brunei | Guam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 544 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 168,999 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 311 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Agana |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Micronesia |
| 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; Guam at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Guam?
- Yes. Brunei is 10.6 times larger than Guam. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Guam covers 544 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Brunei?
- About 11 times: Brunei has 10.6× the area of Guam.
- Why do Brunei and Guam 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 Guam about 1.06×. 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 Guam?
- Brunei: 466,330 people against 168,999. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Guam 311 per km².