Kumamoto is 1.27× the size of Brunei
Kumamoto (prefecture of Japan) covers about 7,250 km² (2,800 mi²) and Brunei (Asia) about 5,720 km² (2,210 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 7,250km²Kumamoto
- 5,720km²Brunei
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- Kumamoto
- Brunei
What fits
- Brunei is 79% of the size of Kumamoto.
- Kumamoto is larger by 1,540 km² (594 mi²), which is 27% of the area of Brunei.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kumamoto is about 0.24, Brunei about 0.19.
How they differ
- Kumamoto also has the larger population: 1.7 million against 459,000, 3.78× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 239 in Kumamoto against 80 in Brunei: Kumamoto is 2.98× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,540 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Kumamoto at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Brunei at 5°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Kumamoto as 1.78× the size of Brunei instead of 1.27×.
- Together Kumamoto and Brunei cover 13,000 km², close to the size of Bahamas (12,600 km², 2.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,540 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Brunei's density, Kumamoto would have 582,000 people (it has 1.7 million). At Kumamoto's density, Brunei would have 1.4 million (it has 459,000).
- Kumamoto's centre is 28.1° of latitude, about 3,120 km, farther north than Brunei's.
- Kumamoto is the 16th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 25th most densely populated of them.
- Brunei ranks 173rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Kumamoto lies about 28° of latitude (roughly 3,120 km) north of Brunei.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kumamoto would have about 4,190 m² and each person in Brunei about 12,460 m².
- Laid side by side, Kumamoto and Brunei would cover 13,000 km², about the same size as the Bahamas.
- Together they have 2.2 million people, 1.06× as many people as Slovenia.
- Counted as a country, Kumamoto would rank 170th by area and 153rd by population.
Side by side
| Kumamoto | Brunei | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 7,250 km²2,800 mi² | 5,720 km²2,210 mi² |
| Official area | 7,400 km²Wikidata | 5,770 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 16th of 47in Japan | 172nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 1.7 millionWikidata, 2021 | 459,000Wikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 47in Japan | 174th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 239 per km² | 80 per km² |
| Capital | Kumamoto | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 33°N | 4°N to 5°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 7,250 km² is 2.0% below Wikidata's official figure of 7,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 5,770 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,720 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12