Brunei vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 2.59 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Timor-Leste about 2.6 times.
BruneiTimor-LesteBrunei moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
0.39×
Brunei is 0.39× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 2.59× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Dili |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | South-Eastern 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; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- No. Brunei is 2.59 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 2.6 times: Timor-Leste has 2.59× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste about 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².