Brunei vs US Virgin Islands
Brunei is 16.7 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Brunei about 17 times.
BruneiUS Virgin IslandsBrunei moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
16.7×
Brunei is 16.7× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Brunei | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 103,792 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Charlotte Amalie |
| 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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Brunei is 16.7 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Brunei?
- About 17 times: Brunei has 16.7× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Brunei and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Brunei: 466,330 people against 103,792. Density: Brunei 81 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².