Brunei vs Nepal
Nepal is 25.5 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Nepal about 26 times.
BruneiNepalBrunei moved onto Nepal · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.04× the area of Nepal. Put the other way, Nepal is 25.5× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Kathmandu |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- No. Brunei is 25.5 times smaller than Nepal. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Nepal?
- About 26 times: Nepal has 25.5× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Nepal 201 per km².