Brunei vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 164 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Tanzania about 164 times.
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Brunei is 0.01× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 164× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Dodoma |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- No. Brunei is 164 times smaller than Tanzania. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Tanzania?
- About 164 times: Tanzania has 164× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Tanzania 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 Tanzania about 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².