Brunei vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 112 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into South Sudan about 112 times.
BruneiSouth SudanBrunei moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.01× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 112× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Juba |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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 Sudan at 7° 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 South Sudan?
- No. Brunei is 112 times smaller than South Sudan. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into South Sudan?
- About 112 times: South Sudan has 112× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and South Sudan 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 Sudan 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 South Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².