Brunei vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 46.1 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Western Sahara about 46 times.
BruneiWestern SaharaBrunei moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.02× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 46.1× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 612,000 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | — |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Brunei is 46.1 times smaller than Western Sahara. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Western Sahara?
- About 46 times: Western Sahara has 46.1× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².