Brunei vs DR Congo
DR Congo is 407 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into DR Congo about 407 times.
BruneiDR CongoBrunei moved onto DR Congo · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.0× the area of DR Congo. Put the other way, DR Congo is 407× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | DR Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 2,344,858 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 112,832,473 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 48 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Kinshasa |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 9 |
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; DR Congo at 3° 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 DR Congo?
- No. Brunei is 407 times smaller than DR Congo. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and DR Congo covers 2,344,858 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into DR Congo?
- About 407 times: DR Congo has 407× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and DR 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 DR 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 DR Congo?
- DR Congo: 112,832,473 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², DR Congo 48 per km².