Brunei vs Saint Barthélemy
Brunei is 240 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Brunei about 240 times.
BruneiSaint BarthélemyBrunei moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 240× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| Brunei | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 10,124 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Gustavia |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. Brunei is 240 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Brunei?
- About 240 times: Brunei has 240× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Brunei and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Brunei: 466,330 people against 10,124. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².