Brunei vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 6.28 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Taiwan about 6.3 times.
BruneiTaiwanBrunei moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.16× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 6.28× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Taipei |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| 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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- No. Brunei is 6.28 times smaller than Taiwan. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Taiwan?
- About 6.3 times: Taiwan has 6.28× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².