Brunei vs French Southern and Antarctic Lands
French Southern and Antarctic Lands is 36% larger than Brunei.
BruneiFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsBrunei moved onto French Southern and Antarctic Lands · Equal-area projection
Remote islands and overseas parts not drawn; the figures include them
0.74×
Brunei is 0.74× the area of French Southern and Antarctic Lands. Put the other way, French Southern and Antarctic Lands is 1.36× the size of Brunei.
 Brunei |  French Southern and Antarctic Lands | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaFrench Southern and Antarctic Lands: 1.36× the area | 5,765 km²#164 of 194 | 7,829 km² |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 1 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationBrunei: 2,379× the population | 466,330#169 of 194 · 2025 | 1962012 |
| DensityBrunei: 3,231× the density | 81 / km²#103 of 194 | 0.03 / km² |
| Urban population | 75%#58 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 1.73 per woman#113 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Population growth | +0.78%#110 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Birth rate | 13.3 per 1,000#104 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Death rate | 5.3 per 1,000#162 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Children under 15 | 20.6%#112 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| People over 65 | 7.2%#99 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Net migration | 0.0 per 1,000#73 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Refugees abroad | 0.01 per 1,000#155 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | 75.5 years#81 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Infant mortality | 8.6 per 1,000 births#118 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 1.89 per 1,000#84 of 178 · 2021 | — |
| University enrolment | 36.4%#96 of 145 · 2023 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.837#59 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $34,790#35 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDP | $15.03B2025 | — |
| Income group | High income | — |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $92,430#8 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growth | +0.7%#162 of 187 · 2025 | — |
| Inflation | −0.3%#168 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 5.3%#83 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in agriculture | 1.2% of jobs#166 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in industry | 20.4% of jobs#74 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in services | 78.4% of jobs#19 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investment | 0.4% of GDP#150 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | 71.6% of GDP#22 of 168 · 2025 | — |
| Military spending | 3.6% of GDP#15 of 155 · 2024 | — |
| Internet users | 96%#18 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 118 per 100#87 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | 72% of land#13 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| CO₂ per person | 20.2 t a year#5 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy | 0.0%#188 of 190 · 2021 | — |
| Access to electricity | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 7.6 µg/m³#169 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected land | 39.9% of land#9 of 191 · 2025 | — |
| Arable land | 0.8% of land#173 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Water stress | 3.5%#135 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 2,722 mm#9 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | +1.50#5 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Control of corruption | +0.99#34 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of France |
| Government | Absolute monarchyabsolute monarchy or sultanate | Dependent territory |
| Member of | ASEAN | — |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Port-aux-Français |
| Currency | Brunei dollar (BND) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | Malay, British English | French |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+8 | UTC+5 |
| Calling code | +673 | — |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia, Asia | Seven seas (open ocean) |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
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; French Southern and Antarctic Lands at 49° S is stretched to 2.35×. That difference is why French Southern and Antarctic Lands 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 French Southern and Antarctic Lands?
- No. Brunei is 26% smaller than French Southern and Antarctic Lands. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and French Southern and Antarctic Lands covers 7,829 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into French Southern and Antarctic Lands?
- About 1.4 times: French Southern and Antarctic Lands has 1.36× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and French Southern and Antarctic Lands 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 French Southern and Antarctic Lands about 2.35×. That is why French Southern and Antarctic Lands 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 French Southern and Antarctic Lands?
- Brunei: 466,330 people against 196. Density: Brunei 81 per km², French Southern and Antarctic Lands 0.03 per km².
- What kind of government do Brunei and French Southern and Antarctic Lands have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Brunei: absolute monarchy; French Southern and Antarctic Lands: dependent territory.