Afghanistan vs Brunei
Afghanistan is 113 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Afghanistan about 113 times.
AfghanistanBruneiAfghanistan moved onto Brunei · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 113× the area of Brunei.
| Afghanistan | Brunei | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 5,765 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 466,330 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 81 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Region | Southern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Brunei at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Afghanistan bigger than Brunei?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 113 times larger than Brunei. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Brunei covers 5,765 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Afghanistan?
- About 113 times: Afghanistan has 113× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Afghanistan and Brunei look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Brunei about 1.01×. 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, Afghanistan or Brunei?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 466,330. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Brunei 81 per km².