Brunei vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 179 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Mauritania about 179 times.
BruneiMauritaniaBrunei moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.01× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 179× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Nouakchott |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Africa |
| 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; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- No. Brunei is 179 times smaller than Mauritania. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Mauritania?
- About 179 times: Mauritania has 179× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Mauritania 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 Mauritania about 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².