Brunei vs Japan
Japan is 65.6 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Japan about 66 times.
BruneiJapanBrunei moved onto Japan · Equal-area projection
0.02×
Brunei is 0.02× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 65.6× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Tokyo |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
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; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. That difference is why Japan 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 Japan?
- No. Brunei is 65.6 times smaller than Japan. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Japan?
- About 66 times: Japan has 65.6× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Japan 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 Japan about 1.59×. That is why Japan 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 Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Japan 326 per km².