Brunei vs Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is 58% larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Puerto Rico about 1.6 times.
BruneiPuerto RicoBrunei moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.63× the area of Puerto Rico. Put the other way, Puerto Rico is 1.58× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | San Juan |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- No. Brunei is 37% smaller than Puerto Rico. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 1.6 times: Puerto Rico has 1.58× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².