Brunei vs Congo
Congo is 59.3 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Congo about 59 times.
BruneiCongoBrunei moved onto Congo · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.02× the area of Congo. Put the other way, Congo is 59.3× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 342,000 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 6,484,437 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Brazzaville |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
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; Congo at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Congo?
- No. Brunei is 59.3 times smaller than Congo. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Congo covers 342,000 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Congo?
- About 59 times: Congo has 59.3× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Congo 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 Congo about 1.0×. 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 Congo?
- Congo: 6,484,437 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Congo 19 per km².