Brunei vs Cyprus
Cyprus is 60% larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Cyprus about 1.6 times.
BruneiCyprusBrunei moved onto Cyprus · Equal-area projection
0.62×
Brunei is 0.62× the area of Cyprus. Put the other way, Cyprus is 1.6× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 9,242 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 1,370,754 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 148 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Nicosia |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
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; Cyprus at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Cyprus?
- No. Brunei is 38% smaller than Cyprus. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Cyprus covers 9,242 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Cyprus?
- About 1.6 times: Cyprus has 1.6× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Cyprus 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 Cyprus about 1.49×. 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 Cyprus?
- Cyprus: 1,370,754 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Cyprus 148 per km².