Brunei vs Portugal
Portugal is 16.0 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Portugal about 16 times.
BruneiPortugalBrunei moved onto Portugal · Equal-area projection
0.06×
Brunei is 0.06× the area of Portugal. Put the other way, Portugal is 16.0× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 92,225 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 10,804,871 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Lisbon |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Southern Europe |
| 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; Portugal at 40° N is stretched to 1.68×. That difference is why Portugal looks so much bigger than it is next to Brunei. 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 Portugal?
- No. Brunei is 16.0 times smaller than Portugal. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Portugal covers 92,225 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Portugal?
- About 16 times: Portugal has 16.0× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Portugal 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 Portugal about 1.68×. That is why Portugal looks so much bigger than it really is next to Brunei. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Brunei or Portugal?
- Portugal: 10,804,871 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Portugal 117 per km².