Brunei vs Palestine
Palestine is 43% larger than Brunei.
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Brunei is 0.7× the area of Palestine. Put the other way, Palestine is 1.43× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | East Jerusalem |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western 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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- No. Brunei is 30% smaller than Palestine. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Palestine?
- About 1.4 times: Palestine has 1.43× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Palestine 659 per km².