Brunei vs Marshall Islands
Brunei is 31.9 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Brunei about 32 times.
BruneiMarshall IslandsBrunei moved onto Marshall Islands · Equal-area projection
31.9×
Brunei is 31.9× the area of Marshall Islands.
| Brunei | Marshall Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 181 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 36,282 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 200 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Majuro |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Micronesia |
| 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; Marshall Islands at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- Yes. Brunei is 31.9 times larger than Marshall Islands. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Marshall Islands covers 181 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Brunei?
- About 32 times: Brunei has 31.9× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Brunei and Marshall Islands 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 Marshall Islands about 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- Brunei: 466,330 people against 36,282. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Marshall Islands 200 per km².