Brunei
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Identity
Formal name: Brunei Darussalam.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Burundi remains overwhelmingly rural, so urban-population rounds can be surprisingly low.
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Brunei vs Malaysia
103 shared metrics.
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Malaysia
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Name origin: devised in the early 19th century by British geographers.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Malaysia is split by the South China Sea: one part on the Malay Peninsula, another on Borneo.
Analysis
Malaysia leads in 60 of 103 shared metrics, while Brunei leads in 43.
Brunei's Current Account Balance (% of GDP) is 7.6x that of Malaysia (13.7% of GDP vs 1.6% of GDP).
Brunei's Military Spending is 2.6x that of Malaysia (3.6% of GDP vs 0.99% of GDP).
Brunei's Energy Use (Per Capita) is 2.3x that of Malaysia (9.5K kg oil eq/person vs 2.9K kg oil eq/person).
Brunei's CO2 Per Capita is 2.2x that of Malaysia (26.05 t/person/yr vs 8.2 t/person/yr).
Brunei's GNI Per Capita is 2.1x that of Malaysia ($36,020 vs $11,650).
Key Comparisons
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)Brunei leads
Brunei
13.7% of GDP
Malaysia
1.6% of GDP
Military SpendingBrunei leads
Brunei
3.6% of GDP
Malaysia
0.99% of GDP
Energy Use (Per Capita)Brunei leads
Brunei
9.5K kg oil eq/person
Malaysia
2.9K kg oil eq/person
CO2 Per CapitaBrunei leads
Brunei
26.05 t/person/yr
Malaysia
8.2 t/person/yr
GNI Per CapitaBrunei leads
Brunei
$36,020
Malaysia
$11,650
Protected Land (%)Brunei leads
Brunei
39.9%
Malaysia
13.3%
All Metrics
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
BruneiBrunei
13.7% of GDP
Malaysia
1.6% of GDP
756% higher
Military Spending
BruneiBrunei
3.6% of GDP
Malaysia
0.99% of GDP
262% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
BruneiBrunei
9.5K kg oil eq/person
Malaysia
2.9K kg oil eq/person
233% higher
CO2 Per Capita
BruneiBrunei
26.05 t/person/yr
Malaysia
8.2 t/person/yr
219% higher
GNI Per Capita
BruneiBrunei
$36,020
Malaysia
$11,650
209% higher
Protected Land (%)
BruneiBrunei
39.9%
Malaysia
13.3%
200% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
BruneiBrunei
70.47 kg/person/yr
Malaysia
25.28 kg/person/yr
179% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
BruneiBrunei
$89,879.36
Malaysia
$38,779.28
132% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
BruneiBrunei
11.2K kWh/person
Malaysia
5.0K kWh/person
125% higher
Domestic Patents
MalaysiaBrunei
2.0
Malaysia
883
100% lower
Shipping Traffic
MalaysiaBrunei
106.2K
Malaysia
27.29M
100% lower
Irrigated Land
MalaysiaBrunei
10 km²
Malaysia
4.4K km²
100% lower
Official Languages Count
BruneiBrunei
2.0
Malaysia
1.0
100% higher
Population
MalaysiaBrunei
491.9K
Malaysia
34.91M
99% lower
Water Withdrawal
MalaysiaBrunei
0.09 B m³
Malaysia
6.7 B m³
99% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
BruneiBrunei
44.43% of firms
Malaysia
22.32% of firms
99% higher
Foreign Patents
MalaysiaBrunei
137
Malaysia
6.7K
98% lower
Air Passengers
MalaysiaBrunei
820.9K
Malaysia
46.70M
98% lower
Forest Area
MalaysiaBrunei
3.8K km²
Malaysia
189.6K km²
98% lower
Land Area
MalaysiaBrunei
5.3K km²
Malaysia
328.6K km²
98% lower
Scientific Publications
MalaysiaBrunei
414.38
Malaysia
26.5K
98% lower
Airports
MalaysiaBrunei
2.0
Malaysia
100
98% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
MalaysiaBrunei
1.1%
Malaysia
58.63%
98% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
MalaysiaBrunei
904.0K kW
Malaysia
37.22M kW
98% lower
Coastline Length
MalaysiaBrunei
161 km
Malaysia
4.7K km
97% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
MalaysiaBrunei
9.4 Mt CO2e
Malaysia
295.95 Mt CO2e
97% lower
Electricity Generation
MalaysiaBrunei
5.6 TWh
Malaysia
198.22 TWh
97% lower
GDP (Nominal)
MalaysiaBrunei
$15,340,808,592.48
Malaysia
$422,227,005,428.69
96% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
MalaysiaBrunei
2.8% of GDP
Malaysia
64.3% of GDP
96% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
BruneiBrunei
3.9 per 1k
Malaysia
2.0 per 1k
95% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
MalaysiaBrunei
0.19% of GDP
Malaysia
3.7% of GDP
95% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
MalaysiaBrunei
97
Malaysia
1.8K
94% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
MalaysiaBrunei
8.0K
Malaysia
136.0K
94% lower
Solar Electricity Share
MalaysiaBrunei
0.18%
Malaysia
2.2%
92% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
MalaysiaBrunei
2.5%
Malaysia
26.09%
90% lower
Land Border Length
MalaysiaBrunei
266 km
Malaysia
2.7K km
90% lower
Capital Elevation
MalaysiaBrunei
14 m
Malaysia
66 m
79% lower
Tourist Arrivals
MalaysiaBrunei
1.07M
Malaysia
4.33M
75% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
MalaysiaBrunei
3.6 per 100k
Malaysia
13.9 per 100k
74% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
BruneiBrunei
8.2% of firms
Malaysia
4.9% of firms
68% higher
Border Neighbors
MalaysiaBrunei
1.0
Malaysia
3.0
67% lower
Beer Consumption
BruneiBrunei
0.82 L/person/yr
Malaysia
0.51 L/person/yr
61% higher
Women in Senior Management
BruneiBrunei
36.43% of managers
Malaysia
23.22% of managers
57% higher
Coal Electricity Share
MalaysiaBrunei
19.78%
Malaysia
44.56%
56% lower
Highest Elevation
MalaysiaBrunei
1.9K m
Malaysia
4.1K m
55% lower
Broadband Access (%)
BruneiBrunei
20 per 100 people
Malaysia
13 per 100 people
54% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
BruneiBrunei
18.23% of youth labor force
Malaysia
11.95% of youth labor force
53% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
MalaysiaBrunei
7.6 µg/m³
Malaysia
16.19 µg/m³
53% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
MalaysiaBrunei
1.8% of GDP
Malaysia
3.9% of GDP
53% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
BruneiBrunei
37.93% of firms
Malaysia
25.54% of firms
49% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
BruneiBrunei
892.09 gCO2/kWh
Malaysia
601.97 gCO2/kWh
48% higher
Suicide Rate
MalaysiaBrunei
3.0 per 100k
Malaysia
5.7 per 100k
46% lower
Obesity Rate
BruneiBrunei
32.38%
Malaysia
22.4%
45% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
BruneiBrunei
$665.87
Malaysia
$458.22
45% higher
Teen Birth Rate
BruneiBrunei
8.5 per 1k
Malaysia
6.0 per 1k
43% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
BruneiBrunei
73.1 per 100k
Malaysia
51.84 per 100k
41% higher
Unemployment Rate
BruneiBrunei
5.1%
Malaysia
3.8%
34% higher
Death Rate
MalaysiaBrunei
4.0 per 1k
Malaysia
5.8 per 1k
32% lower
Alcohol Consumption
MalaysiaBrunei
0.51 L/adult/yr
Malaysia
0.74 L/adult/yr
31% lower
Researchers
MalaysiaBrunei
506.18 per 1M
Malaysia
711.51 per 1M
29% lower
Smoking Rate
MalaysiaBrunei
16.4%
Malaysia
22%
25% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
BruneiBrunei
72.11%
Malaysia
57.72%
25% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
MalaysiaBrunei
30.62% of adults
Malaysia
40.6% of adults
25% lower
Food Waste per Person
MalaysiaBrunei
157.19 kg/person/yr
Malaysia
209.53 kg/person/yr
25% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
BruneiBrunei
63 pts
Malaysia
52 pts
21% higher
Infant Mortality
BruneiBrunei
8.2 per 1k births
Malaysia
6.8 per 1k births
21% higher
GDP Growth Rate
MalaysiaBrunei
4.1%
Malaysia
5.1%
21% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
BruneiBrunei
12.2 per 1M people
Malaysia
10.11 per 1M people
21% higher
Population Density
MalaysiaBrunei
87.09 /km²
Malaysia
106.91 /km²
19% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
MalaysiaBrunei
1.9 per 1k
Malaysia
2.3 per 1k
19% lower
Child Mortality
BruneiBrunei
9.4 per 1k births
Malaysia
8.1 per 1k births
16% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
MalaysiaBrunei
118 per 100 people
Malaysia
140 per 100 people
16% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
MalaysiaBrunei
14.3% of adults
Malaysia
16.9% of adults
15% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
MalaysiaBrunei
11.76%
Malaysia
13.51%
13% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
MalaysiaBrunei
3.3% of firms
Malaysia
3.8% of firms
13% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
MalaysiaBrunei
7.0 days/yr
Malaysia
8.0 days/yr
12% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
BruneiBrunei
45.9% of adults
Malaysia
41% of adults
12% higher
Imports (% GDP)
MalaysiaBrunei
58.32% of GDP
Malaysia
66.02% of GDP
12% lower
Birth Rate
BruneiBrunei
15.58 per 1k
Malaysia
14.05 per 1k
11% higher
Elderly Population (%)
MalaysiaBrunei
6.9%
Malaysia
7.7%
11% lower
Dependency Ratio
MalaysiaBrunei
38.3% of working-age pop.
Malaysia
41.89% of working-age pop.
9% lower
Median Age
BruneiBrunei
31.8 years
Malaysia
30.1 years
6% higher
Water Stress (%)
MalaysiaBrunei
1.1%
Malaysia
1.2%
6% lower
University Enrollment Rate
MalaysiaBrunei
36.42%
Malaysia
38.5%
5% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
BruneiBrunei
46.29 hrs/week
Malaysia
44.7 hrs/week
4% higher
Exports (% GDP)
BruneiBrunei
74.27% of GDP
Malaysia
71.34% of GDP
4% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
BruneiBrunei
100%
Malaysia
96.02%
4% higher
Youth Population (%)
MalaysiaBrunei
20.83%
Malaysia
21.79%
4% lower
Urban Population (%)
MalaysiaBrunei
74.9%
Malaysia
76.92%
3% lower
Human Development Index
BruneiBrunei
0.84
Malaysia
0.82
2% higher
Life Expectancy
MalaysiaBrunei
75.3 years
Malaysia
76.7 years
2% lower
Internet Users (%)
BruneiBrunei
99%
Malaysia
98.02%
1% higher
Spirits Consumption
MalaysiaBrunei
0 L/person/yr
Malaysia
0.11 L/person/yr
ranked lower
Time Zones Count
BruneiBrunei
2.0 time zones
Malaysia
2.0 time zones
equal
Wind Electricity Share
BruneiBrunei
0%
Malaysia
0%
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
BruneiBrunei
100%
Malaysia
100%
equal
Renewable Energy (%)
MalaysiaBrunei
0%
Malaysia
7.5%
ranked lower
Inflation Rate
MalaysiaBrunei
-0.4%
Malaysia
1.8%
ranked lower
Fertility Rate
BruneiBrunei
1.7 children/woman
Malaysia
1.7 children/woman
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
BruneiBrunei
0 per 1M people
Malaysia
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
BruneiBrunei
0 m
Malaysia
0 m
ranked higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
MalaysiaBrunei
0 sites
Malaysia
6.0 sites
ranked lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
MalaysiaBrunei
0 per 100k people
Malaysia
0.59 per 100k people
ranked lower
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