Brunei vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 80.3 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Papua New Guinea about 80 times.
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Brunei is 0.01× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 80.3× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Port Moresby |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
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; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- No. Brunei is 80.3 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 80 times: Papua New Guinea has 80.3× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².