Brunei Darussalam

East Asia & Pacific·High income

Population: 459K; 173rd of 217
GDP: $15.5B; 143rd of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $33,418; 49th of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 75.3; 100th of 217
Human development: 0.829; 50th of 189 · 2021

Benchmarked against

Brunei Darussalam

New Caledonia

Korea

Japan

Guam

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Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Muslim82.2%▲ 3.4pt
Christian6.7%▼ 2.0pt
Buddhist6.3%▼ 1.5pt
Other3.4%
Hindu1.3%

Religious diversity: 3.68 / 10 · moderate · 87th of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

BRN

NCL

KOR

JPN

GDP

current US$

$15.5B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$29.1M–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

124.1%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

1.2%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

61.7%–––

Unemployment

% of labor force

–––

Human capital index

PWT, schooling × returns

–––

Population

people

459K–––

Population density

people per km²

86.4–––

Urban population

% of total

79.1%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

1.7–––

Net migration

people

0–––

Population under 15

% of total

20.8%–––

Population 65+

% of total

6.9%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

1.8%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

4.4%–––

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

118K–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

12.2K–––

Electricity generation

TWh

5.6–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

3.68–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

0.2%–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

–––

Military expenditure

% of GDP

3%–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

theme overview →

GDP

current US$

#143/214

$15.5B2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#49/214

$33,4182024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#10/203

$85,033latest

GDP growth

annual %

#66/214

4.2%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#36/207

$36,1502024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#4/213

-2.2%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#162/201

$29.1M2024

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#15/205

124.1%2024

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#173/206

1.2%2024

Industry value added

% of GDP

#3/208

61.7%2024

Unemployment

% of labor force

#90/187

5.2%latest

Human capital index

PWT, schooling × returns

#71/144

2.862023

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

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Population

people

#173/217

459Klatest

Population density

people per km²

#116/216

86.4latest

Urban population

% of total

#62/215

79.1%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#100/217

75.3latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#125/217

1.7latest

Net migration

people

#89/217

02024

Population under 15

% of total

#120/217

20.8%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#122/217

6.9%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#69/196

8.2latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#69/196

9.4latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#192/192

1.8%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#90/195

1.9latest

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

#55/160

97.6%latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#87/199

4.4%latest

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

#106/194

38.3%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#9/210

99%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#69/214

1272023

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#84/208

20.22023

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#49/215

16.1K2024

Access to electricity

% of population

#20/215

100%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

theme overview →

Energy use per capita

kWh

#6/198

118K2023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#13/202

12.2K2023

Electricity generation

TWh

#123/202

5.62023

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#192/202

0%2023

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#193/202

100%2023

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#102/204

12.12024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#202/204

262024

Share of global CO₂

#104/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#191/193

37.32023

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

theme overview →

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#62/210

0.1%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#42/210

0.4%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#30/210

0.2%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#19/210

0.2%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#28/210

0.4762024

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

theme overview →

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

#33/178

602020

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#30/193

1.172022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#19/193

1.422022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#34/193

0.9342022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#7/193

1.262022

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#87/193

3.682020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#153/193

0.2%2020

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

theme overview →

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#50/189

0.8292021

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

#63/170

0.2592021

Military expenditure

% of GDP

#31/161

3%latest

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