Brunei vs Palestine
Palestine is 43% larger than Brunei.
BruneiPalestineBrunei moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaPalestine: 1.43× the area | 5,765 km²#164 of 194 | 8,220 km² |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 1 | 3 |
| People | ||
| PopulationPalestine: 11.6× the population | 466,330#169 of 194 · 2025 | 5,413,5962025 |
| DensityPalestine: 8.14× the density | 81 / km²#103 of 194 | 659 / km² |
| Urban populationPalestine: 1.17× the urban share | 75%#58 of 192 · 2025 | 87%2025 |
| Fertility ratePalestine: 1.88× the births per woman | 1.73 per woman#113 of 192 · 2024 | 3.25 per woman2024 |
| Population growthPalestine: 1.55 points higher | +0.78%#110 of 192 · 2025 | +2.33%2025 |
| Birth ratePalestine: 1.99× the birth rate | 13.3 per 1,000#104 of 192 · 2024 | 26.5 per 1,0002024 |
| Death ratePalestine: 1.11× the death rate | 5.3 per 1,000#162 of 192 · 2024 | 5.9 per 1,0002024 |
| Children under 15Palestine: 17.0 points higher | 20.6%#112 of 192 · 2025 | 37.6%2025 |
| People over 65Brunei: 3.3 points higher | 7.2%#99 of 192 · 2025 | 3.9%2025 |
| Net migrationBrunei: 4.3 per 1,000 higher | 0.0 per 1,000#73 of 192 · 2025 | −4.3 per 1,0002025 |
| Refugees abroadPalestine: 893× the refugees for its size | 0.01 per 1,000#155 of 190 · 2025 | 8.93 per 1,0002025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyBrunei: 6.3 years longer | 75.5 years#81 of 192 · 2024 | 69.2 years2024 |
| Infant mortalityPalestine: 1.98× the infant mortality | 8.6 per 1,000 births#118 of 191 · 2024 | 17.0 per 1,000 births2024 |
| DoctorsPalestine: 1.15× the doctors per person | 1.89 per 1,000#84 of 178 · 2021 | 2.17 per 1,0002018 |
| University enrolmentPalestine: 1.22× the university enrolment | 36.4%#96 of 145 · 2023 | 44.5%2023 |
| Human Development IndexBrunei: 0.163 higher | 0.837#59 of 190 · 2023 | 0.6742023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capitaBrunei: 10.7× the income per person | $34,790#35 of 185 · 2025 | $3,2502025 |
| GDPPalestine: 1.14× the economy | $15.03B2025 | $17.17B2025 |
| Income group | High income | Lower-middle income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)Brunei: 18.5× the output per person | $92,430#8 of 184 · 2025 | $5,0002025 |
| GDP growthPalestine: 3.6 points higher | +0.7%#162 of 187 · 2025 | +4.3%2025 |
| InflationPalestine: 10.1 points higher | −0.3%#168 of 176 · 2025 | +9.8%2025 |
| UnemploymentPalestine: 4.6× the unemployment | 5.3%#83 of 178 · 2025 | 24.4%2022 |
| Extreme poverty | — | 2.1%2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) | — | 36.42023 |
| Jobs in agriculturePalestine: 5.1 points higher | 1.2% of jobs#166 of 178 · 2025 | 6.3% of jobs2022 |
| Jobs in industryPalestine: 9.5 points higher | 20.4% of jobs#74 of 178 · 2025 | 29.9% of jobs2022 |
| Jobs in servicesBrunei: 14.6 points higher | 78.4% of jobs#19 of 178 · 2025 | 63.8% of jobs2022 |
| Foreign investmentPalestine: 1.5 points higher | 0.4% of GDP#150 of 184 · 2025 | 1.9% of GDP2025 |
| ExportsBrunei: 50.4 points higher | 71.6% of GDP#22 of 168 · 2025 | 21.2% of GDP2025 |
| Military spending | 3.6% of GDP#15 of 155 · 2024 | — |
| Internet usersBrunei: 1.11× the share online | 96%#18 of 184 · 2024 | 87%2023 |
| Mobile subscriptionsBrunei: 1.53× the mobile subscriptions | 118 per 100#87 of 191 · 2024 | 77 per 1002023 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaBrunei: 40.1× the forest share | 72% of land#13 of 192 · 2024 | 2% of land2024 |
| CO₂ per person | 20.2 t a year#5 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energyPalestine: 15.4 points higher | 0.0%#188 of 190 · 2021 | 15.4%2022 |
| Access to electricityThe same | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5)Palestine: 2.95× the air pollution | 7.6 µg/m³#169 of 191 · 2023 | 22.4 µg/m³2023 |
| Protected landBrunei: 29.9 points higher | 39.9% of land#9 of 191 · 2025 | 10.0% of land2025 |
| Arable landPalestine: 6.2 points higher | 0.8% of land#173 of 190 · 2024 | 7.0% of land2024 |
| Water stressPalestine: 13.7× the water stress | 3.5%#135 of 176 · 2022 | 47.8%2021 |
| PrecipitationBrunei: 6.77× the rain and snow | 2,722 mm#9 of 180 · 2022 | 402 mm2021 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityBrunei: 3.41 higher | +1.50#5 of 193 · 2025 | −1.912025 |
| Control of corruptionBrunei: 1.57 higher | +0.99#34 of 193 · 2025 | −0.582025 |
| Homicide rate | — | 0.6 per 100,0002022 |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Status disputed |
| Government | Absolute monarchyabsolute monarchy or sultanate | — |
| Member of | ASEAN | — |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | East Jerusalem |
| Currency | Brunei dollar (BND) | Israeli new shekel (ILS) |
| Official languages | Malay, British English | Arabic |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+8 | UTC+2, summer time UTC+3 |
| Calling code | +673 | +970 |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia, Asia | Western Asia, Asia |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
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.
- Which is richer, Brunei or Palestine?
- By gross national income per person, Brunei: $34,790 against $3,250 (World Bank, Atlas method, 2025) — 10.7× as much.
- Where do people live longer, Brunei or Palestine?
- In Brunei: life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years, against 69.2 — 6.3 years longer (World Bank, 2024).