Brunei vs Maldives

Brunei (Asia) and Maldives (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1970-2025

Brunei Maldives World

0 20k 40k 60k 1970 Brunei: 1,325.16 Maldives: 156.86 World: 817.68 1971 Brunei: 1,432.17 Maldives: 169.77 World: 884.88 1972 Brunei: 1,904.67 Maldives: 192.24 World: 1,002 1973 Brunei: 2,938.85 Maldives: 228.69 World: 1,201.53 1974 Brunei: 15,194.79 Maldives: 281.48 World: 1,362.19 1975 Brunei: 15,793.13 Maldives: 171.43 World: 1,488.94 1976 Brunei: 18,671.36 Maldives: 151.84 World: 1,589.73 1977 Brunei: 21,746.86 Maldives: 137.26 World: 1,766.28 1978 Brunei: 23,446.53 Maldives: 156.05 World: 2,055.49 1979 Brunei: 33,501.28 Maldives: 240.23 World: 2,335.19 1980 Brunei: 58,005.34 Maldives: 257.61 World: 2,587.01 1981 Brunei: 48,793.44 Maldives: 264.15 World: 2,628.62 1982 Brunei: 45,074.55 Maldives: 274.83 World: 2,554.08 1983 Brunei: 38,720.09 Maldives: 322.84 World: 2,561.17 1984 Brunei: 36,061.38 Maldives: 594.49 World: 2,614.33 1985 Brunei: 31,827.41 Maldives: 668.83 World: 2,690.59 1986 Brunei: 18,500.54 Maldives: 720.45 World: 3,118.57 1987 Brunei: 21,029.72 Maldives: 692.46 World: 3,487.88 1988 Brunei: 18,824.76 Maldives: 799.08 World: 3,829.99 1989 Brunei: 20,090.07 Maldives: 870.38 World: 3,930.51 1990 Brunei: 23,658.72 Maldives: 956.76 World: 4,338.94 1991 Brunei: 23,932.19 Maldives: 1,054.33 World: 4,453.9 1992 Brunei: 23,450.9 Maldives: 1,194.23 World: 4,679.98 1993 Brunei: 22,397.07 Maldives: 1,316.61 World: 4,685.3 1994 Brunei: 22,766.59 Maldives: 1,419.39 World: 4,967.01 1995 Brunei: 26,443.26 Maldives: 1,554.61 World: 5,463.2 1996 Brunei: 25,692.24 Maldives: 1,716.74 World: 5,507.22 1997 Brunei: 25,522.4 Maldives: 1,898.43 World: 5,408.57 1998 Brunei: 17,769.25 Maldives: 1,980.38 World: 5,302.34 1999 Brunei: 19,752.2 Maldives: 2,124.06 World: 5,401.23 2000 Brunei: 20,130.26 Maldives: 2,213.81 World: 5,512.56 2001 Brunei: 18,287.83 Maldives: 3,033.93 World: 5,404.2 2002 Brunei: 18,621.29 Maldives: 3,076.07 World: 5,539.32 2003 Brunei: 20,677.9 Maldives: 3,548.58 World: 6,129.87 2004 Brunei: 24,423.09 Maldives: 4,070.26 World: 6,818 2005 Brunei: 29,386.27 Maldives: 3,796.52 World: 7,290.57 2006 Brunei: 34,674.8 Maldives: 5,018.94 World: 7,803.19 2007 Brunei: 36,217.33 Maldives: 5,758.1 World: 8,685.33 2008 Brunei: 42,156.57 Maldives: 6,757.43 World: 9,425.74 2009 Brunei: 30,946.47 Maldives: 6,734.03 World: 8,827.04 2010 Brunei: 34,937.56 Maldives: 7,173.6 World: 9,555.07 2011 Brunei: 46,382.83 Maldives: 7,424.52 World: 10,496.93 2012 Brunei: 46,968.6 Maldives: 7,461.3 World: 10,597.85 2013 Brunei: 44,003.06 Maldives: 8,236.08 World: 10,759.35 2014 Brunei: 41,026.51 Maldives: 8,939.07 World: 10,912.24 2015 Brunei: 30,625.13 Maldives: 9,644.91 World: 10,191.98 2016 Brunei: 26,663.3 Maldives: 9,947.81 World: 10,239.47 2017 Brunei: 28,024.38 Maldives: 10,509.63 World: 10,784.4 2018 Brunei: 30,988.12 Maldives: 11,423.28 World: 11,344.73 2019 Brunei: 30,426.57 Maldives: 11,740.27 World: 11,417.6 2020 Brunei: 26,834.36 Maldives: 7,393.89 World: 10,999.49 2021 Brunei: 31,006.96 Maldives: 10,176.14 World: 12,472.91 2022 Brunei: 36,632.93 Maldives: 11,786.02 World: 12,876.24 2023 Brunei: 32,890.55 Maldives: 12,587.61 World: 13,313.86 2024 Brunei: 33,153.47 Maldives: 13,379.35 World: 13,717.09 2025 Brunei: 32,234.64 Maldives: 14,614.72 World: 14,405.85 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Brunei Maldives World

20 40 60 80 100 1960 Brunei: 58.72 Maldives: 38.24 World: 50.94 1961 Brunei: 59.39 Maldives: 38.65 World: 52.8 1962 Brunei: 58.82 Maldives: 39.09 World: 55.29 1963 Brunei: 60.63 Maldives: 39.59 World: 55.65 1964 Brunei: 61.27 Maldives: 40.15 World: 56.1 1965 Brunei: 61.72 Maldives: 40.76 World: 55.93 1966 Brunei: 62.4 Maldives: 41.41 World: 56.45 1967 Brunei: 62.91 Maldives: 42.11 World: 56.9 1968 Brunei: 63.47 Maldives: 42.85 World: 57.34 1969 Brunei: 63.96 Maldives: 43.65 World: 57.68 1970 Brunei: 64.49 Maldives: 44.52 World: 57.94 1971 Brunei: 64.98 Maldives: 45.45 World: 58.02 1972 Brunei: 65.45 Maldives: 46.43 World: 58.84 1973 Brunei: 65.95 Maldives: 47.46 World: 59.3 1974 Brunei: 66.44 Maldives: 48.54 World: 59.7 1975 Brunei: 66.95 Maldives: 49.65 World: 60.13 1976 Brunei: 67.41 Maldives: 50.75 World: 60.45 1977 Brunei: 67.83 Maldives: 51.84 World: 61.04 1978 Brunei: 68.26 Maldives: 50.45 World: 61.39 1979 Brunei: 68.64 Maldives: 53.87 World: 61.84 1980 Brunei: 69.01 Maldives: 54.82 World: 62.15 1981 Brunei: 69.34 Maldives: 55.73 World: 62.52 1982 Brunei: 69.67 Maldives: 56.61 World: 62.87 1983 Brunei: 69.99 Maldives: 57.48 World: 63.13 1984 Brunei: 70.24 Maldives: 58.34 World: 63.44 1985 Brunei: 70.5 Maldives: 59.18 World: 63.73 1986 Brunei: 70.76 Maldives: 59.99 World: 64.12 1987 Brunei: 70.98 Maldives: 60.79 World: 64.46 1988 Brunei: 71.18 Maldives: 61.59 World: 64.67 1989 Brunei: 71.41 Maldives: 62.38 World: 64.96 1990 Brunei: 71.63 Maldives: 63.15 World: 65.11 1991 Brunei: 71.86 Maldives: 63.91 World: 65.3 1992 Brunei: 72.09 Maldives: 64.66 World: 65.55 1993 Brunei: 72.33 Maldives: 65.43 World: 65.74 1994 Brunei: 72.57 Maldives: 66.2 World: 65.96 1995 Brunei: 72.84 Maldives: 66.96 World: 66.2 1996 Brunei: 73.08 Maldives: 67.73 World: 66.52 1997 Brunei: 73.33 Maldives: 68.52 World: 66.83 1998 Brunei: 73.58 Maldives: 69.3 World: 67.07 1999 Brunei: 73.81 Maldives: 70.16 World: 67.31 2000 Brunei: 74.02 Maldives: 70.89 World: 67.65 2001 Brunei: 74.21 Maldives: 71.66 World: 67.95 2002 Brunei: 74.37 Maldives: 72.36 World: 68.23 2003 Brunei: 74.51 Maldives: 73.26 World: 68.52 2004 Brunei: 74.6 Maldives: 73.01 World: 68.77 2005 Brunei: 74.68 Maldives: 74.79 World: 69.11 2006 Brunei: 74.75 Maldives: 75.26 World: 69.47 2007 Brunei: 74.79 Maldives: 75.71 World: 69.81 2008 Brunei: 74.81 Maldives: 76 World: 70 2009 Brunei: 74.81 Maldives: 76.37 World: 70.38 2010 Brunei: 74.82 Maldives: 76.76 World: 70.68 2011 Brunei: 74.84 Maldives: 77.14 World: 70.97 2012 Brunei: 74.84 Maldives: 77.51 World: 71.26 2013 Brunei: 74.85 Maldives: 77.85 World: 71.53 2014 Brunei: 74.86 Maldives: 78.19 World: 71.78 2015 Brunei: 74.88 Maldives: 78.61 World: 71.97 2016 Brunei: 74.91 Maldives: 78.91 World: 72.19 2017 Brunei: 74.94 Maldives: 79.23 World: 72.37 2018 Brunei: 74.99 Maldives: 79.43 World: 72.64 2019 Brunei: 75.05 Maldives: 79.71 World: 72.87 2020 Brunei: 75.11 Maldives: 78.71 World: 72.18 2021 Brunei: 74.87 Maldives: 78.05 World: 71.22 2022 Brunei: 72.92 Maldives: 80.76 World: 72.97 2023 Brunei: 75.33 Maldives: 81.04 World: 73.33 2024 Brunei: 75.5 Maldives: 81.29 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Brunei Maldives World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Brunei: 7.32 Maldives: 6.71 World: 4.69 1961 Brunei: 7.19 Maldives: 6.79 World: 4.56 1962 Brunei: 7.03 Maldives: 6.89 World: 5.02 1963 Brunei: 6.89 Maldives: 6.94 World: 5.31 1964 Brunei: 6.77 Maldives: 7 World: 5.13 1965 Brunei: 6.65 Maldives: 7.07 World: 5.08 1966 Brunei: 6.51 Maldives: 7.15 World: 4.97 1967 Brunei: 6.37 Maldives: 7.23 World: 4.87 1968 Brunei: 6.2 Maldives: 7.28 World: 4.98 1969 Brunei: 6.01 Maldives: 7.33 World: 4.88 1970 Brunei: 5.8 Maldives: 7.39 World: 4.84 1971 Brunei: 5.62 Maldives: 7.38 World: 4.69 1972 Brunei: 5.5 Maldives: 7.37 World: 4.55 1973 Brunei: 5.36 Maldives: 7.4 World: 4.42 1974 Brunei: 5.18 Maldives: 7.38 World: 4.26 1975 Brunei: 4.99 Maldives: 7.32 World: 4.07 1976 Brunei: 4.78 Maldives: 7.29 World: 3.97 1977 Brunei: 4.58 Maldives: 7.27 World: 3.84 1978 Brunei: 4.39 Maldives: 7.23 World: 3.77 1979 Brunei: 4.22 Maldives: 7.23 World: 3.76 1980 Brunei: 4.07 Maldives: 7.23 World: 3.73 1981 Brunei: 3.94 Maldives: 7.19 World: 3.71 1982 Brunei: 3.84 Maldives: 7.15 World: 3.72 1983 Brunei: 3.75 Maldives: 7.09 World: 3.59 1984 Brunei: 3.68 Maldives: 7.03 World: 3.57 1985 Brunei: 3.61 Maldives: 6.94 World: 3.53 1986 Brunei: 3.55 Maldives: 6.85 World: 3.51 1987 Brunei: 3.49 Maldives: 6.73 World: 3.48 1988 Brunei: 3.44 Maldives: 6.58 World: 3.39 1989 Brunei: 3.36 Maldives: 6.39 World: 3.35 1990 Brunei: 3.29 Maldives: 6.13 World: 3.31 1991 Brunei: 3.21 Maldives: 5.8 World: 3.13 1992 Brunei: 3.11 Maldives: 5.44 World: 3.04 1993 Brunei: 3.01 Maldives: 5.06 World: 2.97 1994 Brunei: 2.9 Maldives: 4.69 World: 2.92 1995 Brunei: 2.79 Maldives: 4.29 World: 2.87 1996 Brunei: 2.68 Maldives: 3.86 World: 2.82 1997 Brunei: 2.6 Maldives: 3.48 World: 2.78 1998 Brunei: 2.53 Maldives: 3.17 World: 2.75 1999 Brunei: 2.46 Maldives: 2.9 World: 2.72 2000 Brunei: 2.4 Maldives: 2.69 World: 2.73 2001 Brunei: 2.34 Maldives: 2.53 World: 2.69 2002 Brunei: 2.26 Maldives: 2.43 World: 2.66 2003 Brunei: 2.19 Maldives: 2.34 World: 2.64 2004 Brunei: 2.1 Maldives: 2.26 World: 2.63 2005 Brunei: 2.02 Maldives: 2.2 World: 2.61 2006 Brunei: 1.97 Maldives: 2.2 World: 2.61 2007 Brunei: 1.93 Maldives: 2.29 World: 2.6 2008 Brunei: 1.92 Maldives: 2.37 World: 2.6 2009 Brunei: 1.92 Maldives: 2.39 World: 2.59 2010 Brunei: 1.94 Maldives: 2.35 World: 2.57 2011 Brunei: 1.96 Maldives: 2.31 World: 2.55 2012 Brunei: 1.97 Maldives: 2.25 World: 2.56 2013 Brunei: 1.98 Maldives: 2.17 World: 2.53 2014 Brunei: 1.97 Maldives: 2.09 World: 2.52 2015 Brunei: 1.95 Maldives: 2 World: 2.49 2016 Brunei: 1.92 Maldives: 1.9 World: 2.49 2017 Brunei: 1.88 Maldives: 1.8 World: 2.46 2018 Brunei: 1.85 Maldives: 1.71 World: 2.39 2019 Brunei: 1.82 Maldives: 1.64 World: 2.35 2020 Brunei: 1.8 Maldives: 1.61 World: 2.28 2021 Brunei: 1.78 Maldives: 1.6 World: 2.25 2022 Brunei: 1.76 Maldives: 1.58 World: 2.22 2023 Brunei: 1.75 Maldives: 1.58 World: 2.2 2024 Brunei: 1.73 Maldives: 1.56 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Brunei Maldives World

0 3 5 8 10 13 1991 Brunei: 4.7 Maldives: 0.79 World: 5.12 1992 Brunei: 4.79 Maldives: 0.79 World: 5.28 1993 Brunei: 4.9 Maldives: 0.8 World: 5.54 1994 Brunei: 5.01 Maldives: 0.79 World: 5.79 1995 Brunei: 5.07 Maldives: 0.79 World: 5.92 1996 Brunei: 5.15 Maldives: 1.02 World: 5.98 1997 Brunei: 5.2 Maldives: 1.25 World: 6.01 1998 Brunei: 5.36 Maldives: 1.49 World: 6.16 1999 Brunei: 5.42 Maldives: 1.73 World: 6.28 2000 Brunei: 5.53 Maldives: 1.97 World: 6.11 2001 Brunei: 5.56 Maldives: 3.04 World: 6.19 2002 Brunei: 5.65 Maldives: 4.09 World: 6.41 2003 Brunei: 5.74 Maldives: 5.13 World: 6.48 2004 Brunei: 5.85 Maldives: 6.15 World: 6.33 2005 Brunei: 5.97 Maldives: 7.31 World: 6.22 2006 Brunei: 6.06 Maldives: 8.35 World: 5.97 2007 Brunei: 6.19 Maldives: 9.42 World: 5.77 2008 Brunei: 6.31 Maldives: 10.36 World: 5.82 2009 Brunei: 6.46 Maldives: 11.7 World: 6.41 2010 Brunei: 6.49 Maldives: 10.88 World: 6.28 2011 Brunei: 6.51 Maldives: 10.04 World: 6.15 2012 Brunei: 6.57 Maldives: 9.13 World: 6.15 2013 Brunei: 6.71 Maldives: 8.3 World: 6.1 2014 Brunei: 6.86 Maldives: 7.46 World: 5.96 2015 Brunei: 7.7 Maldives: 6.61 World: 6 2016 Brunei: 8.54 Maldives: 5.77 World: 5.97 2017 Brunei: 9.32 Maldives: 5.38 World: 5.9 2018 Brunei: 8.7 Maldives: 4.96 World: 5.76 2019 Brunei: 6.6 Maldives: 4.56 World: 5.59 2020 Brunei: 7.41 Maldives: 5.42 World: 6.59 2021 Brunei: 4.91 Maldives: 5.02 World: 6.05 2022 Brunei: 5.19 Maldives: 4.3 World: 5.23 2023 Brunei: 5.3 Maldives: 4.02 World: 4.85 2024 Brunei: 5.18 Maldives: 4.28 World: 4.81 2025 Brunei: 5.28 Maldives: 4.51 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Brunei Maldives World

0 5 10 15 20 25 1970 Brunei: 14.98 Maldives: 0.08 World: 4.14 1971 Brunei: 13.57 Maldives: 0.08 World: 4.04 1972 Brunei: 15.49 Maldives: 0.08 World: 4.16 1973 Brunei: 18.15 Maldives: 0.09 World: 4.32 1974 Brunei: 18.18 Maldives: 0.11 World: 4.23 1975 Brunei: 18.1 Maldives: 0.09 World: 4.14 1976 Brunei: 20.21 Maldives: 0.09 World: 4.31 1977 Brunei: 20 Maldives: 0.09 World: 4.36 1978 Brunei: 19.96 Maldives: 0.09 World: 4.42 1979 Brunei: 17.54 Maldives: 0.09 World: 4.46 1980 Brunei: 21.25 Maldives: 0.09 World: 4.33 1981 Brunei: 17.3 Maldives: 0.09 World: 4.18 1982 Brunei: 18.67 Maldives: 0.09 World: 4.05 1983 Brunei: 19.69 Maldives: 0.08 World: 4.01 1984 Brunei: 18.44 Maldives: 0.28 World: 4.07 1985 Brunei: 17.58 Maldives: 0.3 World: 4.05 1986 Brunei: 16 Maldives: 0.29 World: 4.04 1987 Brunei: 15.94 Maldives: 0.31 World: 4.1 1988 Brunei: 16.85 Maldives: 0.37 World: 4.16 1989 Brunei: 16.1 Maldives: 0.35 World: 4.16 1990 Brunei: 16.84 Maldives: 0.42 World: 4.15 1991 Brunei: 18.7 Maldives: 0.42 World: 4.1 1992 Brunei: 19.87 Maldives: 0.45 World: 4.01 1993 Brunei: 19.54 Maldives: 0.52 World: 3.97 1994 Brunei: 19.34 Maldives: 1.09 World: 3.94 1995 Brunei: 19.97 Maldives: 1.31 World: 3.99 1996 Brunei: 20.48 Maldives: 1.3 World: 4.01 1997 Brunei: 21.29 Maldives: 1.13 World: 4.02 1998 Brunei: 18.39 Maldives: 1.26 World: 3.98 1999 Brunei: 18.81 Maldives: 1.24 World: 3.95 2000 Brunei: 18.61 Maldives: 2.23 World: 4.01 2001 Brunei: 17.58 Maldives: 1.93 World: 4.01 2002 Brunei: 16.34 Maldives: 2.3 World: 4.02 2003 Brunei: 18.62 Maldives: 1.95 World: 4.15 2004 Brunei: 17.76 Maldives: 2.45 World: 4.28 2005 Brunei: 16.74 Maldives: 2.23 World: 4.39 2006 Brunei: 23.63 Maldives: 2.67 World: 4.48 2007 Brunei: 22.07 Maldives: 2.71 World: 4.59 2008 Brunei: 23.58 Maldives: 2.84 World: 4.56 2009 Brunei: 20.84 Maldives: 2.83 World: 4.45 2010 Brunei: 18.81 Maldives: 2.92 World: 4.67 2011 Brunei: 19.68 Maldives: 3.06 World: 4.76 2012 Brunei: 18.79 Maldives: 3.73 World: 4.77 2013 Brunei: 18.94 Maldives: 4.05 World: 4.81 2014 Brunei: 19.45 Maldives: 5.3 World: 4.78 2015 Brunei: 17.44 Maldives: 3.71 World: 4.7 2016 Brunei: 18.48 Maldives: 3.91 World: 4.65 2017 Brunei: 18.19 Maldives: 3.51 World: 4.67 2018 Brunei: 18.34 Maldives: 2.93 World: 4.73 2019 Brunei: 17.18 Maldives: 3.11 World: 4.7 2020 Brunei: 22.64 Maldives: 2.41 World: 4.47 2021 Brunei: 22.11 Maldives: 3.26 World: 4.68 2022 Brunei: 20.94 Maldives: 3.41 World: 4.67 2023 Brunei: 21.14 Maldives: 3.41 World: 4.68 2024 Brunei: 20.24 Maldives: 3.57 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Brunei Maldives World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Brunei: 36.47 Maldives: 6.87 World: 15.6 2006 Brunei: 42.19 Maldives: 11.04 World: 17.2 2007 Brunei: 44.68 Maldives: 16.3 World: 20.2 2008 Brunei: 46 Maldives: 23.2 World: 22.8 2009 Brunei: 49 Maldives: 24.8 World: 25.3 2010 Brunei: 53 Maldives: 26.53 World: 28.4 2011 Brunei: 56 Maldives: 34 World: 30.9 2012 Brunei: 60.27 Maldives: 38.93 World: 33.3 2013 Brunei: 64.5 Maldives: 44.1 World: 35.3 2014 Brunei: 68.77 Maldives: 49.28 World: 37.4 2015 Brunei: 71.2 Maldives: 54.46 World: 39.9 2016 Brunei: 90 Maldives: 59.48 World: 43.6 2017 Brunei: 94.87 Maldives: 64.96 World: 46.3 2018 Brunei: 95 Maldives: 70.94 World: 49.4 2019 Brunei: 95 Maldives: 77.47 World: 53.9 2020 Brunei: 96.31 Maldives: 79.1 World: 60.1 2021 Brunei: 97.63 Maldives: 81.96 World: 63.8 2022 Brunei: 98.97 Maldives: 83.91 World: 67 2023 Brunei: 98.97 Maldives: 84.55 World: 69.2 2024 Brunei: 96.3 Maldives: 85.24 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Brunei Maldives
Population 466,330 2025
173rd of 215		 529,676 2025
171st of 215
Population density 87.1 /km² 2023
113th of 214		 1,765.1 /km² 2023
6th of 214
Population growth 0.78 % 2025
115th of 215		 0.36 % 2025
150th of 215
Life expectancy 75.5 years 2024
100th of 215		 81.3 years 2024
43rd of 215
Fertility rate 1.73 2024
122nd of 215		 1.56 2024
140th of 215
Birth rate 13.3 ‰ 2024
110th of 215		 10.6 ‰ 2024
147th of 215
Infant mortality 8.6 ‰ 2024
76th of 196		 4.7 ‰ 2024
47th of 196
Urban population 75.0 % 2025
73rd of 215		 42.5 % 2025
167th of 215
Aged 65+ 7.2 % 2025
120th of 215		 5.0 % 2025
147th of 215
Living in cities 29.2 % 2025
142nd of 215		 44.6 % 2025
82nd of 215
Living in towns 53.1 % 2025
31st of 215		 13.5 % 2025
201st of 215
Living in rural areas 17.7 % 2025
152nd of 215		 41.9 % 2025
37th of 215

Human development

Indicator Brunei Maldives
Human Development Index 0.837 2023
60th of 193		 0.766 2023
93rd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.756 2023
48th of 169		 0.602 2023
88th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.600 2023
107th of 156		 -
Gender Inequality Index 0.257 2023
66th of 172		 0.309 2023
79th of 172

Economy

Indicator Brunei Maldives
GDP 15 bn US$ 2025
141st of 186		 7.7 bn US$ 2025
150th of 186
GDP per capita 32,235 US$ 2025
40th of 186		 14,615 US$ 2025
70th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 92,430 int. $ 2025
9th of 185		 28,555 int. $ 2025
73rd of 185
GNI per capita 34,790 US$ 2025
32nd of 182		 12,950 US$ 2025
69th of 182
GDP growth 0.7 % 2025
165th of 186		 6.3 % 2025
26th of 186
Inflation -0.3 % 2025
158th of 165		 4.0 % 2025
50th of 165
Trade 123.6 % 2025
32nd of 138		 156.5 % 2024
Exports 71.6 % 2025
20th of 138		 78.2 % 2024
FDI inflows 0.4 % 2025
170th of 192		 11.4 % 2024
18th of 192
Manufacturing 9.9 % 2025
79th of 132		 1.8 % 2025
130th of 132
Agriculture 1.2 % 2025
143rd of 158		 4.6 % 2025
93rd of 158
Military spending 3.6 % 2024
16th of 147		 -
Tax revenue - 19.5 % 2021
Government debt - 57.3 % 2011

Labour

Indicator Brunei Maldives
Unemployment 5.3 % 2025
96th of 181		 4.5 % 2025
74th of 181
Youth unemployment 18.2 % 2025
123rd of 181		 15.7 % 2025
111th of 181
Women in the labour force 54.4 % 2025
86th of 181		 40.7 % 2025
147th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 1.2 % 2025
167th of 181		 11.3 % 2025
103rd of 181
Weekly hours worked 44.8 h 2025
23rd of 181		 45.8 h 2025
15th of 181
Youth NEET rate 16.7 % 2025
85th of 181		 24.3 % 2025
128th of 181
Labour income share 32.4 % 2024
105th of 114		 42.7 % 2025
68th of 114
Output per hour 71.1 $ 2025
21st of 181		 20.5 $ 2025
95th of 181

Health

Indicator Brunei Maldives
Health spending 2.2 % 2023
190th of 192		 9.2 % 2023
41st of 192
Health spending per person 733 US$ 2023
73rd of 191		 1,159 US$ 2023
60th of 191
Physicians 1.89 /1,000 2021 2.24 /1,000 2019
Under-5 mortality 9.9 ‰ 2024
76th of 196		 5.4 ‰ 2024
44th of 196
Maternal mortality 36 /100k 2023
86th of 194		 32 /100k 2023
80th of 194
Tobacco use 14.5 % 2024
62nd of 166		 25.5 % 2024
121st of 166

Education

Indicator Brunei Maldives
Literacy 96.1 % 2011 98.2 % 2019
Secondary enrolment 91.8 % 2023 79.4 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 36.4 % 2023
86th of 128		 48.5 % 2022
Education spending 4.4 % 2016 5.2 % 2023
26th of 121
Expected schooling 13.7 yrs 2023
94th of 195		 12.8 yrs 2023
121st of 195
Mean schooling 9.3 yrs 2023
107th of 193		 7.4 yrs 2023
135th of 193

Society

Indicator Brunei Maldives
Internet use 96.3 % 2024
18th of 182		 85.2 % 2024
79th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 118.1 /100 2024
80th of 151		 148.1 /100 2024
26th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
18th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
72nd of 213
Women in parliament 11.4 % 2025
158th of 184		 3.2 % 2025
179th of 184
Income inequality - 29.3 2019
Extreme poverty - 0.0 % 2019

Refugees

Indicator Brunei Maldives
Refugees hosted 0 2025
169th of 177		 -
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
169th of 177		 -
Asylum-seekers hosted 0 2025
161st of 177		 -
Refugees from the country 5 2025
188th of 199		 62 2025
161st of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
165th of 199		 0.1 ‰ 2025
114th of 199

Governance

Indicator Brunei Maldives
Control of corruption 71.9 /100 2024
30th of 207		 41.1 /100 2024
120th of 207
Government effectiveness 67.6 /100 2024
45th of 205		 47.0 /100 2024
120th of 205
Rule of law 67.1 /100 2024
64th of 207		 57.7 /100 2024
97th of 207
Regulatory quality 68.9 /100 2024
40th of 205		 51.2 /100 2024
116th of 205
Voice and accountability 42.8 /100 2024
144th of 205		 49.6 /100 2024
125th of 205
Political stability 86.4 /100 2024
22nd of 207		 65.0 /100 2024
112th of 207

Environment

Indicator Brunei Maldives
CO₂ per capita 20.24 t 2024
198th of 202		 3.57 t 2024
121st of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 12.1 Mt 2024
103rd of 204		 2.3 Mt 2024
153rd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.03 % 2024
103rd of 204		 0.01 % 2024
153rd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.4 Gt 2024
105th of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
170th of 204
GHG per capita 25.64 t 2024
197th of 202		 3.97 t 2024
100th of 202
Renewable energy 0.0 % 2021
208th of 211		 1.2 % 2022
184th of 211
Forest area 72.1 % 2023
14th of 212		 2.8 % 2023
185th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 7.6 µg/m³ 2023
30th of 200		 11.2 µg/m³ 2023
55th of 200
Water stress 3.5 % 2022
42nd of 176		 15.7 % 2022
103rd of 176
Land area 5,270 km² 2023
167th of 214		 298 km² 2023
199th of 214

Energy

Indicator Brunei Maldives
Renewable electricity 0.2 % 2024
184th of 190		 7.1 % 2024
156th of 190
Wind and solar 0.2 % 2024
170th of 190		 7.1 % 2024
89th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
50th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
115th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 0.2 % 2024
184th of 190		 7.1 % 2024
158th of 190
Fossil electricity 99.8 % 2024
184th of 190		 92.9 % 2024
158th of 190
Coal power 19.8 % 2024
152nd of 188		 0.0 % 2024
66th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 893 g/kWh 2024
186th of 190		 615 g/kWh 2024
148th of 190
Electricity per capita 12.02 MWh 2024
14th of 191		 1.61 MWh 2024
121st of 191

Food

Indicator Brunei Maldives
Protein supply - 98.8 g 2022
77th of 174
Animal protein supply - 54.1 g 2022
66th of 174
Fat supply - 76.6 g 2022
115th of 174
Food insecurity - 13.4 % 2022
Severe food insecurity - 2.2 % 2022
Cereal import dependency - 97.3 % 2022
23rd of 160

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.