Shimane is 1.20× the size of Brunei
Shimane (prefecture of Japan) covers about 6,880 km² (2,660 mi²) and Brunei (Asia) about 5,720 km² (2,210 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,880km²Shimane
- 5,720km²Brunei
50 km
- Shimane
- Brunei
What fits
- Brunei is 83% of the size of Shimane.
- Shimane is larger by 1,160 km² (448 mi²), which is 20% of the area of Brunei.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shimane is about 0.22, Brunei about 0.19.
How they differ
- Shimane also has the larger population: 665,000 against 459,000, 1.45× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 97 in Shimane against 80 in Brunei: Shimane is 1.20× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,860 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Shimane at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Brunei at 5°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Shimane as 1.78× the size of Brunei instead of 1.20×.
- Together Shimane and Brunei cover 12,600 km², close to the size of Bahamas (12,600 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,160 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At Brunei's density, Shimane would have 552,000 people (it has 665,000). At Shimane's density, Brunei would have 552,000 (it has 459,000).
- Shimane's centre is 30.6° of latitude, about 3,400 km, farther north than Brunei's.
- Shimane is the 19th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 44th most densely populated of them.
- Brunei ranks 173rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Shimane lies about 31° of latitude (roughly 3,400 km) north of Brunei.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shimane would have about 10,350 m² and each person in Brunei about 12,460 m².
- Laid side by side, Shimane and Brunei would cover 12,600 km², about the same size as the Bahamas.
- Together they have 1.1 million people, about as many people as Djibouti.
- Counted as a country, Shimane would rank 171st by area and 167th by population.
Side by side
| Shimane | Brunei | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 6,880 km²2,660 mi² | 5,720 km²2,210 mi² |
| Official area | 6,710 km²Wikidata | 5,770 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 19th of 47in Japan | 172nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 665,000Wikidata, 2021 | 459,000Wikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 46th of 47in Japan | 174th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 97 per km² | 80 per km² |
| Capital | Matsue | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Latitude range | 34°N to 36°N | 4°N to 5°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 6,880 km² is 2.5% above Wikidata's official figure of 6,710 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