Country size comparison
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South Korea is about 17 times bigger than Brunei.
Brunei is approximately 5,765 sq km, while South Korea is approximately 99,720 sq km, making South Korea 1,630% larger than Brunei. Meanwhile, the population of Brunei is ~478,054 people (51.4 million more people live in South Korea).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 9 statistics
Be 99.6% more likely to be unemployed in Brunei
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Brunei is 17.2% more expensive than South Korea overall
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Moving from South Korea to Brunei · UN DESA 2020
165 people born in South Korea live in Brunei.
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