Brunei vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 57.4 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Malaysia about 57 times.
BruneiMalaysiaBrunei moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.02× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 57.4× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Malaysia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- No. Brunei is 57.4 times smaller than Malaysia. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Malaysia?
- About 57 times: Malaysia has 57.4× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Malaysia 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 Malaysia about 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².