Brunei vs Lebanon
Lebanon is 81% larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Lebanon about 1.8 times.
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Brunei is 0.55× the area of Lebanon. Put the other way, Lebanon is 1.81× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Beirut |
| 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; Lebanon at 34° N is stretched to 1.45×. 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 Lebanon?
- No. Brunei is 45% smaller than Lebanon. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Lebanon?
- About 1.8 times: Lebanon has 1.81× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Lebanon 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 Lebanon about 1.45×. 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 Lebanon?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².