Brunei vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 30.6 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Uruguay about 31 times.
BruneiUruguayBrunei moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.03× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 30.6× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Montevideo |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Brunei is 30.6 times smaller than Uruguay. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Uruguay?
- About 31 times: Uruguay has 30.6× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².