Brunei vs Venezuela

Venezuela is 158 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Venezuela about 158 times.

BruneiVenezuelaBrunei moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.01× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 158× the size of Brunei.
BruneiVenezuela
Area5,765 km²912,050 km²
Population466,33028,516,896
Density81 / km²31 / km²
CapitalBandar Seri BegawanCaracas
RegionSouth-Eastern AsiaSouth America
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours13

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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
No. Brunei is 158 times smaller than Venezuela. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
How many times does Brunei fit into Venezuela?
About 158 times: Venezuela has 158× the area of Brunei.
Why do Brunei and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².