Brunei vs Kuwait
Kuwait is 3.09 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Kuwait about 3.1 times.
BruneiKuwaitBrunei moved onto Kuwait · Equal-area projection
0.32×
Brunei is 0.32× the area of Kuwait. Put the other way, Kuwait is 3.09× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Kuwait City |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Kuwait at 29° N is stretched to 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- No. Brunei is 3.09 times smaller than Kuwait. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Kuwait?
- About 3.1 times: Kuwait has 3.09× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Kuwait 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 Kuwait about 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- Kuwait: 4,865,298 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².