Brunei vs Kiribati
Brunei is 7.11 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Brunei about 7.1 times.
BruneiKiribatiBrunei moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
7.11×
Brunei is 7.11× the area of Kiribati.
| Brunei | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 136,488 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Tarawa |
| 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; Kiribati at 1° N 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 Kiribati?
- Yes. Brunei is 7.11 times larger than Kiribati. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Brunei?
- About 7.1 times: Brunei has 7.11× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Brunei and Kiribati 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 Kiribati 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 Kiribati?
- Brunei: 466,330 people against 136,488. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².