Shanghai is 1.18× the size of Brunei
Shanghai (municipality of China) covers about 6,750 km² (2,600 mi²) and Brunei (Asia) about 5,720 km² (2,210 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,750km²Shanghai
- 5,720km²Brunei
50 km
- Shanghai
- Brunei
What fits
- Brunei is 85% of the size of Shanghai.
- Shanghai is larger by 1,030 km² (397 mi²), which is 18% of the area of Brunei.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shanghai is about 0.22, Brunei about 0.19.
How they differ
- Shanghai also has the larger population: 24.9 million against 459,000, 54.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 3,687 in Shanghai against 80 in Brunei: Shanghai is 45.9× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,050 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Shanghai at 31°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Brunei at 5°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Shanghai as 1.60× the size of Brunei instead of 1.18×.
- Together Shanghai and Brunei cover 12,500 km², close to the size of Bahamas (12,600 km², 1.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,030 km², is about the size of Hong Kong (1,040 km²).
- At Brunei's density, Shanghai would have 542,000 people (it has 24.9 million). At Shanghai's density, Brunei would have 21.1 million (it has 459,000).
- Shanghai's centre is 26.7° of latitude, about 2,970 km, farther north than Brunei's.
- Shanghai is the 31st largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Brunei ranks 173rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Shanghai lies about 27° of latitude (roughly 2,970 km) north of Brunei.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shanghai would have about 270 m² and each person in Brunei about 12,460 m².
- Laid side by side, Shanghai and Brunei would cover 12,500 km², about the same size as the Bahamas.
- Together they have 25.3 million people, 96% as many people as North Korea.
- Counted as a country, Shanghai would rank 171st by area and 56th by population.
Side by side
| Shanghai | Brunei | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | MunicipalityChina | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 6,750 km²2,600 mi² | 5,720 km²2,210 mi² |
| Official area | 6,340 km²Wikidata | 5,770 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 31st of 31in China | 172nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 24.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 459,000Wikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 31in China | 174th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 3,687 per km² | 80 per km² |
| Capital | – | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 32°N | 4°N to 5°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 6,750 km² is 6.4% above Wikidata's official figure of 6,340 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- 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