Brunei vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 6.27 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 6.3 times.
BruneiGuinea-BissauBrunei moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
0.16×
Brunei is 0.16× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 6.27× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Bissau |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western 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; Guinea-Bissau at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Brunei is 6.27 times smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 6.3 times: Guinea-Bissau has 6.27× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau about 1.05×. 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².