Brunei vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 5.27 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Lesotho about 5.3 times.
BruneiLesothoBrunei moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.19× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 5.27× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Maseru |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
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; Lesotho at 30° S 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 Lesotho?
- No. Brunei is 5.27 times smaller than Lesotho. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Lesotho?
- About 5.3 times: Lesotho has 5.27× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Lesotho 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 Lesotho 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 Lesotho?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².