Brunei vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 67.8 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Zimbabwe about 68 times.
BruneiZimbabweBrunei moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.01× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 67.8× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Harare |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Brunei is 67.8 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 68 times: Zimbabwe has 67.8× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².