Brunei vs Seychelles
Brunei is 12.6 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Brunei about 13 times.
BruneiSeychellesBrunei moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
12.6×
Brunei is 12.6× the area of Seychelles.
| Brunei | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 122,730 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Victoria |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern 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; Seychelles at 5° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Yes. Brunei is 12.6 times larger than Seychelles. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Brunei?
- About 13 times: Brunei has 12.6× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Brunei and Seychelles 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 Seychelles about 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Brunei: 466,330 people against 122,730. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².