Country size comparison
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Brunei is about 17 times smaller than South Korea.
South Korea is approximately 99,720 sq km, while Brunei is approximately 5,765 sq km, making Brunei 5.78% the size of South Korea. Meanwhile, the population of South Korea is ~51.8 million people (51.4 million fewer people live in Brunei).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 9 statistics
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
South Korea is 29.9% more expensive than Brunei overall
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Moving from Brunei to South Korea · OECD 2023
120 people moved from Brunei to South Korea.
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