Brunei vs Rwanda
Rwanda is 4.57 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Rwanda about 4.6 times.
BruneiRwandaBrunei moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.22× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 4.57× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Kigali |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- No. Brunei is 4.57 times smaller than Rwanda. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Rwanda?
- About 4.6 times: Rwanda has 4.57× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².