Brunei
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
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 Singapore
101 shared metrics.
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Singapore
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Singapore.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Singapore transformed from a low-income economy into a high-income economy after independence.
Analysis
Singapore leads in 57 of 101 shared metrics, while Brunei leads in 44.
Brunei's Firms Hit by Power Outages is 374.5x that of Singapore (44.43% of firms vs 0.12% of firms).
Brunei's Forest Area is 24.3x that of Singapore (3.8K km² vs 150.3 km²).
Brunei's Coal Electricity Share is 19.8x that of Singapore (19.78% vs 0.95%).
Brunei's Highest Elevation is 10.1x that of Singapore (1.9K m vs 166 m).
Brunei's Protected Land (%) is 7.7x that of Singapore (39.9% vs 4.6%).
Key Comparisons
Firms Hit by Power OutagesBrunei leads
Brunei
44.43% of firms
Singapore
0.12% of firms
Forest AreaBrunei leads
Brunei
3.8K km²
Singapore
150.3 km²
Coal Electricity ShareBrunei leads
Brunei
19.78%
Singapore
0.95%
Highest ElevationBrunei leads
Brunei
1.9K m
Singapore
166 m
Protected Land (%)Brunei leads
Brunei
39.9%
Singapore
4.6%
Firms Making Informal PaymentsBrunei leads
Brunei
8.2% of firms
Singapore
0.98% of firms
All Metrics
Firms Hit by Power Outages
BruneiBrunei
44.43% of firms
Singapore
0.12% of firms
37454% higher
Forest Area
BruneiBrunei
3.8K km²
Singapore
150.3 km²
2428% higher
Coal Electricity Share
BruneiBrunei
19.78%
Singapore
0.95%
1982% higher
Highest Elevation
BruneiBrunei
1.9K m
Singapore
166 m
1014% higher
Protected Land (%)
BruneiBrunei
39.9%
Singapore
4.6%
767% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
BruneiBrunei
8.2% of firms
Singapore
0.98% of firms
730% higher
Land Area
BruneiBrunei
5.3K km²
Singapore
718 km²
634% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
BruneiBrunei
3.3% of firms
Singapore
0.58% of firms
473% higher
Infant Mortality
BruneiBrunei
8.2 per 1k births
Singapore
1.7 per 1k births
382% higher
Child Mortality
BruneiBrunei
9.4 per 1k births
Singapore
2.1 per 1k births
348% higher
Teen Birth Rate
BruneiBrunei
8.5 per 1k
Singapore
2.2 per 1k
294% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
BruneiBrunei
72.11%
Singapore
20.93%
244% higher
CO2 Per Capita
BruneiBrunei
26.05 t/person/yr
Singapore
9.2 t/person/yr
182% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
BruneiBrunei
2.5%
Singapore
0.92%
177% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
BruneiBrunei
18.23% of youth labor force
Singapore
6.8% of youth labor force
169% higher
Obesity Rate
BruneiBrunei
32.38%
Singapore
13.54%
139% higher
Domestic Patents
SingaporeBrunei
2.0
Singapore
2.0K
100% lower
Shipping Traffic
SingaporeBrunei
106.2K
Singapore
37.29M
100% lower
Population Density
SingaporeBrunei
87.09 /km²
Singapore
8.2K /km²
99% lower
Foreign Patents
SingaporeBrunei
137
Singapore
12.6K
99% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
SingaporeBrunei
0.19% of GDP
Singapore
27.76% of GDP
99% lower
Air Passengers
SingaporeBrunei
820.9K
Singapore
47.50M
98% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
SingaporeBrunei
2.8% of GDP
Singapore
175.61% of GDP
98% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
SingaporeBrunei
1.1%
Singapore
59.43%
98% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
SingaporeBrunei
97
Singapore
3.2K
97% lower
Water Stress (%)
SingaporeBrunei
1.1%
Singapore
33.26%
97% lower
Scientific Publications
SingaporeBrunei
414.38
Singapore
12.7K
97% lower
GDP (Nominal)
SingaporeBrunei
$15,340,808,592.48
Singapore
$547,386,645,891.85
97% lower
Researchers
SingaporeBrunei
506.18 per 1M
Singapore
7.9K per 1M
94% lower
Solar Electricity Share
SingaporeBrunei
0.18%
Singapore
2.7%
93% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
SingaporeBrunei
904.0K kW
Singapore
13.13M kW
93% lower
Population
SingaporeBrunei
491.9K
Singapore
6.08M
92% lower
Electricity Generation
SingaporeBrunei
5.6 TWh
Singapore
59.61 TWh
91% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
BruneiBrunei
3.6 per 100k
Singapore
1.9 per 100k
89% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
SingaporeBrunei
8.0K
Singapore
59.0K
86% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
SingaporeBrunei
$665.87
Singapore
$4,320.52
85% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
SingaporeBrunei
9.4 Mt CO2e
Singapore
58.87 Mt CO2e
84% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
BruneiBrunei
9.5K kg oil eq/person
Singapore
5.3K kg oil eq/person
81% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
BruneiBrunei
892.09 gCO2/kWh
Singapore
497.09 gCO2/kWh
79% higher
Birth Rate
BruneiBrunei
15.58 per 1k
Singapore
8.8 per 1k
78% higher
Airports
SingaporeBrunei
2.0
Singapore
9.0
78% lower
Youth Population (%)
BruneiBrunei
20.83%
Singapore
11.69%
78% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
BruneiBrunei
37.93% of firms
Singapore
21.8% of firms
74% higher
Alcohol Consumption
SingaporeBrunei
0.51 L/adult/yr
Singapore
1.8 L/adult/yr
72% lower
University Enrollment Rate
SingaporeBrunei
36.42%
Singapore
97.29%
63% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
SingaporeBrunei
1.8% of GDP
Singapore
4.9% of GDP
63% lower
Suicide Rate
SingaporeBrunei
3.0 per 100k
Singapore
8.1 per 100k
62% lower
Unemployment Rate
BruneiBrunei
5.1%
Singapore
3.2%
62% higher
Tourist Arrivals
SingaporeBrunei
1.07M
Singapore
2.74M
61% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
SingaporeBrunei
11.76%
Singapore
29.29%
60% lower
Imports (% GDP)
SingaporeBrunei
58.32% of GDP
Singapore
143.6% of GDP
59% lower
Exports (% GDP)
SingaporeBrunei
74.27% of GDP
Singapore
178.78% of GDP
58% lower
Water Withdrawal
SingaporeBrunei
0.09 B m³
Singapore
0.20 B m³
54% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
BruneiBrunei
73.1 per 100k
Singapore
47.53 per 100k
54% higher
GNI Per Capita
SingaporeBrunei
$36,020
Singapore
$74,750
52% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
SingaporeBrunei
12.2 per 1M people
Singapore
24.83 per 1M people
51% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
BruneiBrunei
3.9 per 1k
Singapore
2.6 per 1k
50% higher
Elderly Population (%)
SingaporeBrunei
6.9%
Singapore
13.66%
50% lower
Official Languages Count
SingaporeBrunei
2.0
Singapore
4.0
50% lower
Fertility Rate
BruneiBrunei
1.7 children/woman
Singapore
1.2 children/woman
47% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
SingaporeBrunei
7.6 µg/m³
Singapore
13.87 µg/m³
45% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
SingaporeBrunei
$89,879.36
Singapore
$150,689.3
40% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
BruneiBrunei
45.9% of adults
Singapore
33.4% of adults
37% higher
Time Zones Count
SingaporeBrunei
2.0 time zones
Singapore
3.0 time zones
33% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
SingaporeBrunei
1.9 per 1k
Singapore
2.8 per 1k
33% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
BruneiBrunei
30.62% of adults
Singapore
23.18% of adults
32% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
SingaporeBrunei
118 per 100 people
Singapore
171 per 100 people
31% lower
Broadband Access (%)
SingaporeBrunei
20 per 100 people
Singapore
27 per 100 people
26% lower
Military Spending
BruneiBrunei
3.6% of GDP
Singapore
2.8% of GDP
26% higher
Beer Consumption
SingaporeBrunei
0.82 L/person/yr
Singapore
1.1 L/person/yr
25% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
SingaporeBrunei
63 pts
Singapore
84 pts
25% lower
Urban Population (%)
SingaporeBrunei
74.9%
Singapore
100%
25% lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
SingaporeBrunei
13.7% of GDP
Singapore
16.7% of GDP
18% lower
Coastline Length
SingaporeBrunei
161 km
Singapore
193 km
17% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
BruneiBrunei
11.2K kWh/person
Singapore
9.8K kWh/person
15% higher
Dependency Ratio
BruneiBrunei
38.3% of working-age pop.
Singapore
33.94% of working-age pop.
13% higher
Human Development Index
SingaporeBrunei
0.84
Singapore
0.95
12% lower
Median Age
SingaporeBrunei
31.8 years
Singapore
35.1 years
10% lower
Death Rate
SingaporeBrunei
4.0 per 1k
Singapore
4.4 per 1k
10% lower
Women in Senior Management
SingaporeBrunei
36.43% of managers
Singapore
40.71% of managers
10% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
BruneiBrunei
46.29 hrs/week
Singapore
42.6 hrs/week
9% higher
Life Expectancy
SingaporeBrunei
75.3 years
Singapore
82.9 years
9% lower
GDP Growth Rate
SingaporeBrunei
4.1%
Singapore
4.4%
8% lower
Internet Users (%)
BruneiBrunei
99%
Singapore
94.38%
5% higher
Food Waste per Person
BruneiBrunei
157.19 kg/person/yr
Singapore
149.57 kg/person/yr
5% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
SingaporeBrunei
14.3% of adults
Singapore
14.9% of adults
4% lower
Spirits Consumption
SingaporeBrunei
0 L/person/yr
Singapore
0.32 L/person/yr
ranked lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
BruneiBrunei
7.0 days/yr
Singapore
7.0 days/yr
equal
Smoking Rate
BruneiBrunei
16.4%
Singapore
16.4%
equal
Electricity Access (%)
BruneiBrunei
100%
Singapore
100%
equal
Renewable Energy (%)
SingaporeBrunei
0%
Singapore
1.1%
ranked lower
Inflation Rate
SingaporeBrunei
-0.4%
Singapore
2.4%
ranked lower
Sanitation Access (%)
BruneiBrunei
100%
Singapore
100%
equal
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
BruneiBrunei
99.6%
Singapore
99.6%
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
BruneiBrunei
0 per 1M people
Singapore
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
BruneiBrunei
0 m
Singapore
0 m
ranked higher
Irrigated Land
BruneiBrunei
10 km²
Singapore
0 km²
ranked higher
Land Border Length
BruneiBrunei
266 km
Singapore
0 km
ranked higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
SingaporeBrunei
0 sites
Singapore
1.0 sites
ranked lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
SingaporeBrunei
0 per 100k people
Singapore
1.9 per 100k people
ranked lower
Border Neighbors
BruneiBrunei
1.0
Singapore
0
ranked higher
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