Brunei vs Trinidad and Tobago
Brunei is 12% larger than Trinidad and Tobago.
BruneiTrinidad and TobagoBrunei moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
1.12×
Brunei is 1.12× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
| Brunei | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Port-of-Spain |
| 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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Yes. Brunei is 12% larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Trinidad and Tobago fit into Brunei?
- About 1.1 times: Brunei has 1.12× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Why do Brunei and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago: 1,367,764 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².