Asia · True size
🇧🇳 Brunei
2.4×
Brunei is drawn 2.4× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
5,669 km²
On the old map
2.4×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#165
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.00%
On the old map
Brunei looks about the same size as Luxembourg on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Brunei at the size the old map gives it, next to Luxembourg's true size. Brunei's real area is 5,669 km² — Luxembourg is 2,614 km².
By area
Brunei would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Brunei's middle sits at 5°N, where the stretch is about 1.0×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Brunei's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.
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