Brunei vs Macao
Brunei is 50.1 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Brunei about 50 times.
BruneiMacaoBrunei moved onto Macao · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 50.1× the area of Macao.
| Brunei | Macao | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 115 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 685,900 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 5,964 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | — |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
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; Macao at 22° N is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Macao?
- Yes. Brunei is 50.1 times larger than Macao. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Macao covers 115 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Brunei?
- About 50 times: Brunei has 50.1× the area of Macao.
- Why do Brunei and Macao 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 Macao about 1.17×. 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 Macao?
- Macao: 685,900 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Macao 5,964 per km².