Date: May 25, 2026
Brunei is a mid-size country with 0.01% of the world's population. Brunei is a democratic, republic country.
Brunei is the 169th ranked country in population and 84th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world. Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
GDP Per Capita (USD)
Literacy Rate (%)
Out of 195 countries in the world, Brunei is the 31st highest ranked in GDP Per Capita (USD) . This implies that this country is a developed country.
Brunei is the 80th highest ranked in Literacy Rate (%) out of all the 195 countries.This indicates that there is a better educational infrastructure in this country as compared to other countries.
Employment in Agriculture
Total Population
Total Labour Force (2021)
Brunei is the 25th worst ranked in Employment in Agriculture out of all the 195 countries.This may indicate that a significant portion of population is living in urban areas or simply imply that the country is developed
The Average Rural Pop. of 195 countries in the world is 18,013,759. Brunei is the 26th worst ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate that there is a high degree of industrialisation, or better urbanisation and development policies in place in comparison to other countries.
The Average Total Population of 195 countries in the world is 42,357,833. Brunei is the 27th worst ranked country out of 195 countries. Taking into context the total population of the world, this country is less populated in comparison to other countries.
Out of 195 countries in the world, Brunei is the 29th worst ranked in Total Labour Force (2021) . This may take into context a lower country population, or may simply imply that there is a low working age population in this country.
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 1 | 1129 | ||
| 2 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 48 | 1130 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 170 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,603,754 | 162 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 148 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | FTAs in India via Chennai (%) | % People | 5 | 3 | 1130 | ||
| 2 | INDs via Trivandrum Airport (%) | % People | 1 | 5 | 1130 | ||
| 3 | INDs via Chennai Airport (%) | % People | 5 | 6 | 1129 | ||
| 4 | GDP Per Capita at PPP (USD) | $ | 30,199 | 7 | 1125 | ||
| 5 | INDs via Kolkata Airport (%) | % People | 2 | 11 | 1127 | ||
| 6 | INDs via Cochin Airport (%) | % People | 3 | 16 | 1128 | ||
| 7 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 48 | 20 | 1129 | |||
| 8 | FTAs in India via Bengaluru (%) | % People | 6 | 24 | 1129 | ||
| 9 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 18,044 | 31 | 1129 | ||
| 10 | FTAs in India via Cochin (%) | % People | 3 | 39 | 1126 | ||
| 11 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 51 | 49 | 1127 | |||
| 12 | FTAs in India for Business (%) | % People | 18 | 58 | 1126 | ||
| 13 | FTAs in India for Leisure (%) | % People | 42 | 93 | 1129 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | INDs for Leisure (%) | % People | 46 | 192 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | INDs via Delhi Airport (%) | % People | 38 | 189 | 1231 | ||
| 3 | INDs via Mumbai Airport (%) | % People | 33 | 187 | 1234 | ||
| 4 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,288 | 174 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | FTAs in India via Delhi (%) | % People | 46 | 164 | 1234 | ||
| 6 | FTAs in India via Mumbai (%) | % People | 23 | 153 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | FTAs in India via Hyderabad (%) | % People | 3 | 120 | 1232 | ||
| 8 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 137 | 1233 | ||
| 9 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 134 | 1231 | ||
| 10 | INDs via Bengaluru Airport (%) | % People | 5 | 123 | 1235 | ||
| 11 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 148 | 1231 | ||
| 12 | GDP (Billions USD) | $ Billions | 600 | 139 | 1232 | ||
| 13 | INDs via Hyderabad Airport (%) | % People | 3 | 110 | 1235 | ||
| 14 | FTAs in India | # People | 51,254 | 135 | 1231 | ||
| 15 | INDs - Indian Diaspora (%) | % People | 22 | 125 | 1232 | ||
| 16 | INDs via Ahmedabad Airport (%) | % People | 1 | 61 | 1230 | ||
| 17 | FTAs in India via Kolkata (%) | % People | 2 | 89 | 1233 | ||
| 18 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 114 | 1232 | |||
| 19 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 173,515 | 117 | 1230 | ||
| 20 | INDs for Business (%) | % People | 25 | 113 | 1234 | ||
| 21 | FTAs in India - Indian Diaspora (%) | % People | 14 | 103 | 1231 | ||
| 22 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 97 | 1235 | |||
| 23 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 180,704 | 97 | 1233 | ||
| 24 | INDs from India | # People | 158,494 | 69 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 4 | 1127 | ||
| 2 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 40 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 180 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 176 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 160 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 132 | 1235 | |||
| 5 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 150 | 1232 | ||
| 6 | Natural Gas Produced/Total Natural Gas Produced % | Mass | 5 | 40 | 1231 | ||
| 7 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,595,147 | 141 | 1232 | ||
| 8 | Oil Prodcuced/Total Oil Produced % | 5 | 42 | 1234 | |||
| 9 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 112 | 1234 | ||
| 10 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 114 | 1234 | ||
| 11 | Orange Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 618,959 | 104 | 1230 | ||
| 12 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,920,442 | 100 | 1235 | ||
| 13 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 878,129 | 98 | 1232 | ||
| 14 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 20,929,075 | 89 | 1234 | ||
| 15 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 78 | 1235 | ||
| 16 | Natural Gas Prod. | Million cubic meters | 43,738 | 40 | 1233 | ||
| 17 | Oil Prod. | Barrels/day | 855,887 | 42 | 1234 | ||
| 18 | Buffalo Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 7,516,792 | 20 | 1234 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Malay as a % of total Malay speakers | % People | 0 | 5 | 1129 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | English | # People | 10,677,446 | 42 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | Standard Chinese | # People | 26,081,662 | 23 | 1231 | ||
| 3 | Mandarin Chinese as a % of total Mandarin Chinese speakers | % People | 0 | 13 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | Malay | # People | 2,434,606 | 5 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 69 | 10 | 1130 | ||
| 2 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 29 | 11 | 1125 | ||
| 3 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 21 | 1128 | ||
| 4 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 36 | 21 | 1128 | ||
| 5 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 34 | 58 | 1128 | ||
| 6 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 27 | 81 | 1130 | ||
| 7 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 34 | 100 | 1130 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 152 | 1232 | ||
| 2 | Internet Users | # People | 28,543,790 | 164 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 144 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | Facebook users | # People | 11,706,915 | 154 | 1231 | ||
| 5 | LinkedIn users | # People | 7,145,162 | 148 | 1230 | ||
| 6 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total X (Twitter) Users | % People | 0 | 117 | 1231 | ||
| 7 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Instagram Users | % People | 0 | 124 | 1234 | ||
| 8 | Instagram Users | Absolute | 10,458,072 | 129 | 1234 | ||
| 9 | X (Twitter) users | # People | 1,789,045 | 126 | 1231 | ||
| 10 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 37 | 71 | 1233 | ||
| 11 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 12 | 41 | 1233 | ||
| 12 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 31 | 1233 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 59 | 11 | 1125 | ||
| 2 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 13 | 1128 | ||
| 3 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 57 | 25 | 1128 | ||
| 4 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 25 | 1130 | ||
| 5 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 27 | 1125 | ||
| 6 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 54 | 1130 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 171 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,641,663 | 167 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 166 | 1230 | ||
| 4 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 166 | 1231 | ||
| 5 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 165 | 1235 | ||
| 6 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 164 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 163 | 1234 | ||
| 8 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 152 | 1232 | ||
| 9 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 123 | 1234 | ||
| 10 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 122 | 1234 | ||
| 11 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 6 | 63 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 11 | 1129 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 185 | 1231 | ||
| 2 | Total Births | # People | 677,551 | 170 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | Total Population | # People | 42,357,833 | 169 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Male Population | # People | 21,291,067 | 169 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | Female Population | # People | 21,066,765 | 168 | 1231 | ||
| 6 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 108 | 1232 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 19 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 93 | 1232 | ||
| 2 | Islamic Population | # People | 10,091,996 | 97 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 23 | 1127 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 144 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | Total Military Force | # People | 362,682 | 146 | 1235 | ||
| 3 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 84 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 17 | 92 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 91 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 43 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 162 | 1233 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 72 | 1126 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 151 | 1232 | ||
| 2 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 149 | 1233 | ||
| 3 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 103 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 41 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 80 | 1127 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,895,876 | 124 | 1232 | ||
| 2 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 142 | 1235 | ||
| 3 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 163 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 169 | 1231 | ||
| 5 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 3,831,465 | 166 | 1234 | ||
| 6 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 112,672 | 166 | 1234 | ||
| 7 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 3,225,437 | 162 | 1234 | ||
| 8 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 201,153 | 153 | 1233 | ||
| 9 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 58 | 81 | 1232 | ||
| 10 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 1,420,982 | 137 | 1232 | ||
| 11 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 97 | 1234 | ||
| 12 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 92 | 1235 | ||
| 13 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 80,879 | 122 | 1230 | ||
| 14 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 111 | 1233 | ||
| 15 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 50 | 1231 | ||
| 16 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 107 | 1230 | ||
| 17 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 49 | 1233 | ||
| 18 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 64 | 1231 | ||
| 19 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 40 | 1235 | ||
Mother Tongue : Malay
Literacy Rate (%) : 97.20
| Country Capital | : | Georgetown |
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| GDP Per Capita | : | 34,970 |
| GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 31st/195 |
| Life Expectancy | : | 76 |
| Unemployment Rate | : | 5 |
| Number of Internet Users | : | 456,122 |
| Internet Users Rank | : | 164th/195 |
| Area | : | 196,860 |
| Area Rank | : | 84th/195 |
| Total Population | : | 466 |
| Total Population Rank | : | 169th/195 |
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