Brunei vs Qatar
Qatar is 98% larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Qatar about 2.0 times.
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Brunei is 0.5× the area of Qatar. Put the other way, Qatar is 1.98× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Doha |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| 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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- No. Brunei is 50% smaller than Qatar. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Qatar?
- About 2.0 times: Qatar has 1.98× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Qatar 260 per km².