Brunei vs Maldives
Brunei is 19.3 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Brunei about 19 times.
BruneiMaldivesBrunei moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
19.3×
Brunei is 19.3× the area of Maldives.
| Brunei | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 529,676 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Male |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Southern Asia |
| 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; Maldives at 4° 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 Maldives?
- Yes. Brunei is 19.3 times larger than Maldives. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Brunei?
- About 19 times: Brunei has 19.3× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Brunei and Maldives 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 Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Maldives: 529,676 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².