Brunei vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 102 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Madagascar about 102 times.
BruneiMadagascarBrunei moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.01× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 102× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Antananarivo |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Brunei is 102 times smaller than Madagascar. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Madagascar?
- About 102 times: Madagascar has 102× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².