Brunei vs Iraq
Iraq is 75.8 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Iraq about 76 times.
BruneiIraqBrunei moved onto Iraq · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.01× the area of Iraq. Put the other way, Iraq is 75.8× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Iraq | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 437,072 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 47,020,774 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 108 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Baghdad |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 6 |
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; Iraq at 33° N is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- No. Brunei is 75.8 times smaller than Iraq. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Iraq covers 437,072 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Iraq?
- About 76 times: Iraq has 75.8× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Iraq 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 Iraq about 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- Iraq: 47,020,774 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Iraq 108 per km².