Brunei vs Nicaragua
Nicaragua is 20.9 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Nicaragua about 21 times.
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Brunei is 0.05× the area of Nicaragua. Put the other way, Nicaragua is 20.9× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Managua |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- No. Brunei is 20.9 times smaller than Nicaragua. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Nicaragua?
- About 21 times: Nicaragua has 20.9× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua about 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².