Brunei vs Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is 77.9 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Uzbekistan about 78 times.

BruneiUzbekistanBrunei moved onto Uzbekistan · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.01× the area of Uzbekistan. Put the other way, Uzbekistan is 77.9× the size of Brunei.
BruneiUzbekistan
Area5,765 km²448,978 km²
Population466,33037,053,428
Density81 / km²83 / km²
CapitalBandar Seri BegawanTashkent
RegionSouth-Eastern AsiaCentral Asia
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours15

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; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. That difference is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
No. Brunei is 77.9 times smaller than Uzbekistan. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
How many times does Brunei fit into Uzbekistan?
About 78 times: Uzbekistan has 77.9× the area of Brunei.
Why do Brunei and Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan about 1.8×. That is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan: 37,053,428 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².