Brunei is 1.06× the size of Cyprus
Brunei covers about 5,720 km² (2,210 mi²) and Cyprus about 5,400 km² (2,080 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 5,720km²Brunei
- 5,400km²Cyprus
50 km
- Brunei
- Cyprus
What fits
- Cyprus is 94% of the size of Brunei.
- Brunei is larger by 322 km² (124 mi²), which is 6.0% of the area of Cyprus.
- Measured in Belgiums: Brunei is about 0.19, Cyprus about 0.18.
How they differ
- Brunei is larger, but Cyprus has the larger population: 1.3 million against 459,000, 2.93× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 249 in Cyprus against 80 in Brunei: Cyprus is 3.11× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,970 km apart.
- On a standard web map Cyprus looks larger than Brunei: Brunei at 5°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Cyprus at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Cyprus as 1.39× the size of Brunei, when Brunei is 1.06× the size of Cyprus.
- Together Brunei and Cyprus cover 11,100 km², close to the size of Qatar (11,200 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 322 km², is about the size of Malta (326 km²).
- At Cyprus's density, Brunei would have 1.4 million people (it has 459,000). At Brunei's density, Cyprus would have 433,000 (it has 1.3 million).
- Cyprus's centre is 30.4° of latitude, about 3,380 km, farther north than Brunei's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Brunei | 1.06× |
| More people | Cyprus | 2.93× |
| More crowded | Cyprus | 3.11× |
| Farther north | Cyprus | 30.4° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Cyprus | 1.5× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Brunei | Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 0.19× | 0.18× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.01× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 551 | 1 in 584 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 1,482 | 1 in 1,570 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 1,653 | 1 in 1,751 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 2,970 | 1 in 3,147 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Brunei | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 5,720 km²2,210 mi² | 5,400 km²2,080 mi² |
| Population | 459,000Wikidata, 2023 | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 80 per km² | 249 per km² |
| Official area | 5,770 km²Wikidata | 9,240 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Nicosia |
| Latitude range | 4°N to 5°N | 35°N to 35°N |
| Continent | Asia | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 5,770 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,720 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 5,400 km² is 42% below Wikidata's official figure of 9,240 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11