Brunei vs Finland
Finland is 58.7 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Finland about 59 times.
BruneiFinlandBrunei moved onto Finland · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.02× the area of Finland. Put the other way, Finland is 58.7× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Finland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 338,478 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 5,646,436 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Helsinki |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Finland at 64° N is stretched to 5.3×. That difference is why Finland looks so much bigger than it is next to Brunei. 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 Finland?
- No. Brunei is 58.7 times smaller than Finland. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Finland covers 338,478 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Finland?
- About 59 times: Finland has 58.7× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Finland 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 Finland about 5.3×. That is why Finland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Brunei. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Brunei or Finland?
- Finland: 5,646,436 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Finland 17 per km².