Brunei vs Liberia
Liberia is 19.3 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Liberia about 19 times.
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Brunei is 0.05× the area of Liberia. Put the other way, Liberia is 19.3× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Monrovia |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western 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; Liberia at 6° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Liberia?
- No. Brunei is 19.3 times smaller than Liberia. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Liberia?
- About 19 times: Liberia has 19.3× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Liberia 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 Liberia about 1.01×. 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 Liberia?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Liberia 51 per km².