Brunei vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 85.2 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Turkmenistan about 85 times.
BruneiTurkmenistanBrunei moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.01× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 85.2× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Ashgabat |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkmenistan looks so much bigger than it is next to Brunei. 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. Brunei is 85.2 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 85 times: Turkmenistan has 85.2× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan about 1.66×. That is why Turkmenistan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Brunei. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Brunei or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan: 7,618,847 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².