Brunei vs Lithuania
Lithuania is 11.3 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Lithuania about 11 times.
BruneiLithuaniaBrunei moved onto Lithuania · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.09× the area of Lithuania. Put the other way, Lithuania is 11.3× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Lithuania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 65,300 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 2,888,774 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Vilnius |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Lithuania at 55° N is stretched to 3.09×. That difference is why Lithuania looks so much bigger than it is next to Brunei. 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 Lithuania?
- No. Brunei is 11.3 times smaller than Lithuania. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Lithuania covers 65,300 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Lithuania?
- About 11 times: Lithuania has 11.3× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Lithuania 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 Lithuania about 3.09×. That is why Lithuania looks so much bigger than it really is next to Brunei. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Brunei or Lithuania?
- Lithuania: 2,888,774 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Lithuania 44 per km².