Brunei vs Saint Helena
Brunei is 14.6 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Brunei about 15 times.
BruneiSaint HelenaBrunei moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
14.6×
Brunei is 14.6× the area of Saint Helena.
| Brunei | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 5,633 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Jamestown |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
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; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Yes. Brunei is 14.6 times larger than Saint Helena. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Brunei?
- About 15 times: Brunei has 14.6× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Brunei and Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena about 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Brunei: 466,330 people against 5,633. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².