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Brunei vs Timor-Leste

96 shared metrics.

BruneiLeads in 57

vs96 shared

Timor-LesteLeads in 39

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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.

World Bank

Timor-Leste

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Identity

Formal name: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Timor-Leste shares the island of Timor with Indonesia, so one island contains an international border.

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Analysis

Brunei leads in 57 of 96 shared metrics, while Timor-Leste leads in 39.

Brunei's Merchant Fleet Size is 96.0x that of Timor-Leste (97 vs 1.0).

Brunei's CO2 Per Capita is 53.6x that of Timor-Leste (26.05 t/person/yr vs 0.48 t/person/yr).

Brunei's Scientific Publications is 28.7x that of Timor-Leste (414.38 vs 13.94).

Brunei's GNI Per Capita is 20.8x that of Timor-Leste ($36,020 vs $1,650).

Brunei's GDP Per Capita (PPP) is 19.3x that of Timor-Leste ($89,879.36 vs $4,422.78).

Key Comparisons

Merchant Fleet SizeBrunei leads

Brunei

Timor-Leste

1.0

CO2 Per CapitaBrunei leads

Brunei

26.05 t/person/yr

Timor-Leste

0.48 t/person/yr

Scientific PublicationsBrunei leads

Brunei

414.38

Timor-Leste

13.94

GNI Per CapitaBrunei leads

Brunei

$36,020

Timor-Leste

$1,650

GDP Per Capita (PPP)Brunei leads

Brunei

$89,879.36

Timor-Leste

$4,422.78

Obesity RateBrunei leads

Brunei

32.38%

Timor-Leste

2.2%

All Metrics

Merchant Fleet Size

Brunei

Timor-Leste

1.0

9600% higher

CO2 Per Capita

Brunei

26.05 t/person/yr

Timor-Leste

0.48 t/person/yr

5360% higher

Scientific Publications

Brunei

414.38

Timor-Leste

13.94

2873% higher

GNI Per Capita

Brunei

$36,020

Timor-Leste

$1,650

2083% higher

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Brunei

$89,879.36

Timor-Leste

$4,422.78

1932% higher

Obesity Rate

Brunei

32.38%

Timor-Leste

2.2%

1341% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Brunei

9.4 Mt CO2e

Timor-Leste

0.70 Mt CO2e

1239% higher

Electricity Generation

Brunei

5.6 TWh

Timor-Leste

0.51 TWh

996% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Brunei

$15,340,808,592.48

Timor-Leste

$1,865,608,515.41

722% higher

Beer Consumption

Brunei

0.82 L/person/yr

Timor-Leste

0.11 L/person/yr

673% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Brunei

74.27% of GDP

Timor-Leste

10.56% of GDP

603% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Brunei

70.47 kg/person/yr

Timor-Leste

10.96 kg/person/yr

543% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Brunei

18.23% of youth labor force

Timor-Leste

3.7% of youth labor force

390% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Brunei

73.1 per 100k

Timor-Leste

16.42 per 100k

345% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Brunei

8.0K

Timor-Leste

2.0K

300% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Brunei

$665.87

Timor-Leste

$174.91

281% higher

Nurses & Midwives

Brunei

6.7 per 1k

Timor-Leste

1.8 per 1k

279% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Brunei

904.0K kW

Timor-Leste

277.0K kW

226% higher

Unemployment Rate

Brunei

5.1%

Timor-Leste

1.6%

221% higher

Alcohol Consumption

Brunei

0.51 L/adult/yr

Timor-Leste

0.17 L/adult/yr

200% higher

Comparison of Brunei and Timor-Leste across 96 metrics
				Winner
Merchant Fleet Size	97	1.0	9600% higher	Brunei
CO2 Per Capita	26.05 t/person/yr	0.48 t/person/yr	5360% higher	Brunei
Scientific Publications	414.38	13.94	2873% higher	Brunei
GNI Per Capita	$36,020	$1,650	2083% higher	Brunei
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$89,879.36	$4,422.78	1932% higher	Brunei
Obesity Rate	32.38%	2.2%	1341% higher	Brunei
Total CO2 Emissions	9.4 Mt CO2e	0.70 Mt CO2e	1239% higher	Brunei
Electricity Generation	5.6 TWh	0.51 TWh	996% higher	Brunei
GDP (Nominal)	$15,340,808,592.48	$1,865,608,515.41	722% higher	Brunei
Beer Consumption	0.82 L/person/yr	0.11 L/person/yr	673% higher	Brunei
Exports (% GDP)	74.27% of GDP	10.56% of GDP	603% higher	Brunei
Milk Consumption per Person	70.47 kg/person/yr	10.96 kg/person/yr	543% higher	Brunei
Youth Unemployment Rate	18.23% of youth labor force	3.7% of youth labor force	390% higher	Brunei
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	73.1 per 100k	16.42 per 100k	345% higher	Brunei
Armed Forces Personnel	8.0K	2.0K	300% higher	Brunei
Health Spending Per Capita	$665.87	$174.91	281% higher	Brunei
Nurses & Midwives	6.7 per 1k	1.8 per 1k	279% higher	Brunei
Electric Generating Capacity	904.0K kW	277.0K kW	226% higher	Brunei
Unemployment Rate	5.1%	1.6%	221% higher	Brunei
Alcohol Consumption	0.51 L/adult/yr	0.17 L/adult/yr	200% higher	Brunei
Internet Users (%)	99%	34%	191% higher	Brunei
Urban Population (%)	74.9%	28.66%	161% higher	Brunei
Doctors (per 1,000)	1.9 per 1k	0.75 per 1k	152% higher	Brunei
Protected Land (%)	39.9%	16.1%	148% higher	Brunei
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	0.19% of GDP	11.56% of GDP	98% lower	Timor-Leste
Irrigated Land	10 km²	350 km²	97% lower	Timor-Leste
Water Withdrawal	0.09 B m³	1.2 B m³	92% lower	Timor-Leste
Water Stress (%)	1.1%	14.27%	92% lower	Timor-Leste
Broadband Access (%)	20 per 100 people	202 per 100 people	90% lower	Timor-Leste
Agricultural Land (%)	2.5%	22.96%	89% lower	Timor-Leste
Health Spending (% GDP)	1.8% of GDP	14.32% of GDP	87% lower	Timor-Leste
Airports	2.0	11	82% lower	Timor-Leste
Child Mortality	9.4 per 1k births	50 per 1k births	81% lower	Timor-Leste
Coastline Length	161 km	706 km	77% lower	Timor-Leste
Infant Mortality	8.2 per 1k births	35.9 per 1k births	77% lower	Timor-Leste
Informal Employment Share	21.39% of employed people	80.57% of employed people	73% lower	Timor-Leste
Tobacco Use Prevalence	14.3% of adults	48.9% of adults	71% lower	Timor-Leste
Road Traffic Death Rate	3.6 per 100k	12 per 100k	70% lower	Timor-Leste
Teen Birth Rate	8.5 per 1k	27.41 per 1k	69% lower	Timor-Leste
Women in Parliament (%)	11.76%	35.38%	67% lower	Timor-Leste
Firms Asked for Bribes	3.3% of firms	9.8% of firms	67% lower	Timor-Leste
Population	491.9K	1.40M	65% lower	Timor-Leste
Land Area	5.3K km²	14.9K km²	65% lower	Timor-Leste
Women in Senior Management	36.43% of managers	22.39% of managers	63% higher	Brunei
Forest Area	3.8K km²	9.2K km²	59% lower	Timor-Leste
Smoking Rate	16.4%	38.7%	58% lower	Timor-Leste
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	7.6 µg/m³	17.41 µg/m³	56% lower	Timor-Leste
Median Age	31.8 years	21.0 years	51% higher	Brunei
Corruption Perceptions Index	63 pts	44 pts	43% higher	Brunei
Firms Making Informal Payments	8.2% of firms	5.7% of firms	43% higher	Brunei
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	7.0 days/yr	12 days/yr	42% lower	Timor-Leste
Death Rate	4.0 per 1k	6.9 per 1k	42% lower	Timor-Leste
Dependency Ratio	38.3% of working-age pop.	63.76% of working-age pop.	40% lower	Timor-Leste
Fertility Rate	1.7 children/woman	2.8 children/woman	38% lower	Timor-Leste
Youth Population (%)	20.83%	33.66%	38% lower	Timor-Leste
Highest Elevation	1.9K m	3.0K m	38% lower	Timor-Leste
Sanitation Access (%)	100%	72.94%	37% higher	Brunei
Military Spending	3.6% of GDP	2.7% of GDP	34% higher	Brunei
Electricity Carbon Intensity	892.09 gCO2/kWh	666.67 gCO2/kWh	34% higher	Brunei
Average Weekly Work Hours	46.29 hrs/week	34.93 hrs/week	33% higher	Brunei
Hypertension Prevalence	45.9% of adults	34.6% of adults	33% higher	Brunei
Birth Rate	15.58 per 1k	23.39 per 1k	33% lower	Timor-Leste
Firms Hit by Power Outages	44.43% of firms	33.48% of firms	33% higher	Brunei
Human Development Index	0.84	0.63	32% higher	Brunei
Imports (% GDP)	58.32% of GDP	84.89% of GDP	31% lower	Timor-Leste
Elderly Population (%)	6.9%	5.3%	30% higher	Brunei
High-Tech Exports (%)	1.1%	1.5%	30% lower	Timor-Leste
Capital Elevation	14 m	11 m	27% higher	Brunei
Insufficient Physical Activity	30.62% of adults	25.07% of adults	22% higher	Brunei
University Enrollment Rate	36.42%	30.96%	18% higher	Brunei
Firms with Female Top Manager	37.93% of firms	32.19% of firms	18% higher	Brunei
Forest Coverage (%)	72.11%	61.66%	17% higher	Brunei
Suicide Rate	3.0 per 100k	3.6 per 100k	14% lower	Timor-Leste
Life Expectancy	75.3 years	67.7 years	11% higher	Brunei
Government Debt (% GDP)	2.8% of GDP	3.1% of GDP	10% lower	Timor-Leste
Population Density	87.09 /km²	93.09 /km²	6% lower	Timor-Leste
Land Border Length	266 km	253 km	5% higher	Brunei
Food Waste per Person	157.19 kg/person/yr	162.35 kg/person/yr	3% lower	Timor-Leste
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	118 per 100 people	116 per 100 people	2% higher	Brunei
Spirits Consumption	0 L/person/yr	0.03 L/person/yr	ranked lower	Timor-Leste
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Brunei
Coal Electricity Share	19.78%	0%	ranked higher	Brunei
Wind Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Brunei
Solar Electricity Share	0.18%	0%	ranked higher	Brunei
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Brunei
Renewable Energy (%)	0%	11.4%	ranked lower	Timor-Leste
Inflation Rate	-0.4%	2.1%	ranked lower	Timor-Leste
GDP Growth Rate	4.1%	-9.1%	ranked higher	Brunei
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	1.4 per 1M people	ranked lower	Timor-Leste
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Brunei
Official Languages Count	2.0	2.0	equal	Brunei
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	13.7% of GDP	-34% of GDP	ranked higher	Brunei
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	0 sites	0 sites	ranked higher	Brunei
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 100k people	0 per 100k people	ranked higher	Brunei
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	12.2 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Brunei
Border Neighbors	1.0	1.0	equal	Brunei

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Analysis

Brunei leads in 57 of 96 shared metrics, while Timor-Leste leads in 39.

Brunei's Merchant Fleet Size is 96.0x that of Timor-Leste (97 vs 1.0).

Brunei's CO2 Per Capita is 53.6x that of Timor-Leste (26.05 t/person/yr vs 0.48 t/person/yr).

Brunei's Scientific Publications is 28.7x that of Timor-Leste (414.38 vs 13.94).

Brunei's GNI Per Capita is 20.8x that of Timor-Leste ($36,020 vs $1,650).

Brunei's GDP Per Capita (PPP) is 19.3x that of Timor-Leste ($89,879.36 vs $4,422.78).

Key Comparisons

Merchant Fleet SizeBrunei leads

Brunei

Timor-Leste

1.0

CO2 Per CapitaBrunei leads

Brunei

26.05 t/person/yr

Timor-Leste

0.48 t/person/yr

Scientific PublicationsBrunei leads

Brunei

414.38

Timor-Leste

13.94

GNI Per CapitaBrunei leads

Brunei

$36,020

Timor-Leste

$1,650

GDP Per Capita (PPP)Brunei leads

Brunei

$89,879.36

Timor-Leste

$4,422.78

Obesity RateBrunei leads

Brunei

32.38%

Timor-Leste

2.2%

Merchant Fleet Size

1.0

CO2 Per Capita

26.05 t/person/yr

0.48 t/person/yr

Scientific Publications

414.38

13.94

GNI Per Capita

$36,020

$1,650

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$89,879.36

$4,422.78

Obesity Rate

32.38%

2.2%

Total CO2 Emissions

9.4 Mt CO2e

0.70 Mt CO2e

Electricity Generation

5.6 TWh

0.51 TWh

GDP (Nominal)

$15,340,808,592.48

$1,865,608,515.41

Beer Consumption

0.82 L/person/yr

0.11 L/person/yr

Exports (% GDP)

74.27% of GDP

10.56% of GDP

Milk Consumption per Person

70.47 kg/person/yr

10.96 kg/person/yr

Youth Unemployment Rate

18.23% of youth labor force

3.7% of youth labor force

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

73.1 per 100k

16.42 per 100k

Armed Forces Personnel

8.0K

2.0K

Health Spending Per Capita

$665.87

$174.91

Nurses & Midwives

6.7 per 1k

1.8 per 1k

Electric Generating Capacity

904.0K kW

277.0K kW

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

1.6%

Alcohol Consumption

0.51 L/adult/yr

0.17 L/adult/yr

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Merchant Fleet Size

CO2 Per Capita

Scientific Publications

GNI Per Capita

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Obesity Rate

Total CO2 Emissions

Electricity Generation

GDP (Nominal)

Beer Consumption

Exports (% GDP)

Milk Consumption per Person

Youth Unemployment Rate

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Armed Forces Personnel

Health Spending Per Capita

Nurses & Midwives

Electric Generating Capacity

Unemployment Rate

Alcohol Consumption

Internet Users (%)

Urban Population (%)

Doctors (per 1,000)

Protected Land (%)

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Irrigated Land

Water Withdrawal

Water Stress (%)

Broadband Access (%)

Agricultural Land (%)

Health Spending (% GDP)

Airports

Child Mortality

Coastline Length

Infant Mortality

Informal Employment Share

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Road Traffic Death Rate

Teen Birth Rate

Women in Parliament (%)

Firms Asked for Bribes

Population

Land Area

Women in Senior Management

Forest Area

Smoking Rate

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Median Age

Corruption Perceptions Index

Firms Making Informal Payments

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Death Rate

Dependency Ratio

Fertility Rate

Youth Population (%)

Highest Elevation

Sanitation Access (%)

Military Spending

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Average Weekly Work Hours

Hypertension Prevalence

Birth Rate

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Human Development Index

Imports (% GDP)

Elderly Population (%)

High-Tech Exports (%)

Capital Elevation

Insufficient Physical Activity

University Enrollment Rate

Firms with Female Top Manager

Forest Coverage (%)