Brunei vs South Africa
South Africa is 212 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into South Africa about 212 times.
BruneiSouth AfricaBrunei moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 212× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Pretoria |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Brunei is 212 times smaller than South Africa. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into South Africa?
- About 212 times: South Africa has 212× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², South Africa 53 per km².