Brunei vs Switzerland
Switzerland is 7.16 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Switzerland about 7.2 times.
BruneiSwitzerlandBrunei moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
0.14×
Brunei is 0.14× the area of Switzerland. Put the other way, Switzerland is 7.16× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Bern |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. That difference is why Switzerland looks so much bigger than it is next to Brunei. 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 Switzerland?
- No. Brunei is 7.16 times smaller than Switzerland. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Switzerland?
- About 7.2 times: Switzerland has 7.16× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. That is why Switzerland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Brunei. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Brunei or Switzerland?
- Switzerland: 9,092,436 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².