Brunei vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 11.4 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Sri Lanka about 11 times.
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Brunei is 0.09× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 11.4× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Colombo |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Southern Asia |
| 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; Sri Lanka at 8° 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 Sri Lanka?
- No. Brunei is 11.4 times smaller than Sri Lanka. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 11 times: Sri Lanka has 11.4× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².