Palestine is 1.06× the size of Brunei
Palestine covers about 6,070 km² (2,350 mi²) and Brunei about 5,720 km² (2,210 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,070km²Palestine
- 5,720km²Brunei
50 km
- Palestine
- Brunei
The boundary or political status of Palestine is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Brunei is 94% of the size of Palestine.
- Palestine is larger by 358 km² (138 mi²), which is 6.3% of the area of Brunei.
- Measured in Belgiums: Palestine is about 0.20, Brunei about 0.19.
How they differ
- Palestine also has the larger population: 4.7 million against 459,000, 10.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 771 in Palestine against 80 in Brunei: Palestine is 9.61× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,750 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Palestine at 32°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Brunei at 5°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Palestine as 1.47× the size of Brunei instead of 1.06×.
- Together Palestine and Brunei cover 11,800 km², close to the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km², 1.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 358 km², is about the size of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (368 km²).
- At Brunei's density, Palestine would have 488,000 people (it has 4.7 million). At Palestine's density, Brunei would have 4.4 million (it has 459,000).
- Palestine's centre is 27.4° of latitude, about 3,050 km, farther north than Brunei's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Palestine | 1.06× |
| More people | Palestine | 10.2× |
| More crowded | Palestine | 9.61× |
| Farther north | Palestine | 27.4° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Palestine | 1.4× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Palestine | Brunei |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 0.20× | 0.19× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 519 | 1 in 551 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 1,395 | 1 in 1,482 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 1,555 | 1 in 1,653 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 2,795 | 1 in 2,970 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Palestine | Brunei | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 6,070 km²2,350 mi² | 5,720 km²2,210 mi² |
| Population | 4.7 millionNatural Earth, 2019 | 459,000Wikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 771 per km² | 80 per km² |
| Official area | –Wikidata | 5,770 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | – | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 33°N | 4°N to 5°N |
| Continent | Asia | Asia |
Population: Natural Earth 2019 and 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%.
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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