Brunei vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 12.4 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Sierra Leone about 12 times.
BruneiSierra LeoneBrunei moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.08× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 12.4× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Freetown |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- No. Brunei is 12.4 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 12 times: Sierra Leone has 12.4× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone about 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².