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Brunei vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 165th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Maldives
Population
469088
531152
Population rank 170/197 168/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Brunei and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Maldives
Year GDP
Brunei Maldives
1965 $114,039,501 -
1966 $132,757,528 -
1967 $139,029,537 -
1968 $160,818,236 -
1969 $161,210,236 -
1970 $179,078,929 $19,328,038
1971 $197,525,768 $21,566,404
1972 $270,822,782 $25,177,138
1973 $433,095,527 $30,862,042
1974 $2,319,576,214 $39,120,171
1975 $2,496,420,258 $24,540,878
1976 $3,054,765,590 $22,399,467
1977 $3,681,242,528 $20,853,789
1978 $4,100,423,674 $24,369,109
1979 $6,044,367,628 $38,523,364
1980 $10,795,432,294 $42,463,576
1981 $9,367,218,664 $44,781,457
1982 $8,932,198,186 $47,911,340
1983 $7,927,590,750 $57,829,787
1984 $7,632,788,075 $109,503,546
1985 $6,967,623,884 $127,190,758
1986 $4,190,280,003 $141,882,254
1987 $4,918,010,080 $141,223,029
1988 $4,535,130,305 $168,514,513
1989 $4,983,622,881 $189,514,434
1990 $6,039,881,087 $215,043,970
1991 $6,284,497,300 $244,396,762
1992 $6,327,966,445 $284,875,809
1993 $6,203,339,925 $322,417,837
1994 $6,467,782,521 $356,014,932
1995 $7,700,144,057 $398,988,955
1996 $7,663,377,277 $450,382,328
1997 $7,793,034,390 $508,223,602
1998 $5,550,846,025 $540,096,398
1999 $6,309,070,375 $589,239,754
2000 $6,570,999,060 $624,337,145
2001 $6,096,155,748 $870,031,677
2002 $6,333,082,879 $897,031,250
2003 $7,167,725,265 $1,052,121,055
2004 $8,619,178,799 $1,226,829,563
2005 $10,547,202,612 $1,163,362,438
2006 $12,644,616,446 $1,575,200,391
2007 $13,432,029,496 $1,868,383,461
2008 $15,926,456,492 $2,271,646,188
2009 $11,912,904,529 $2,345,294,875
2010 $13,707,121,031 $2,588,176,055
2011 $18,524,791,071 $2,774,350,240
2012 $19,048,443,340 $2,886,163,997
2013 $18,094,148,099 $3,295,009,238
2014 $17,097,797,372 $3,697,353,039
2015 $12,930,296,852 $4,129,505,319
2016 $11,400,266,055 $4,409,942,624
2017 $12,128,168,047 $4,816,426,257
2018 $13,566,908,401 $5,404,344,163
2019 $13,469,235,348 $5,726,094,799
2020 $12,005,799,664 $3,712,604,583
2021 $14,006,496,614 $5,252,457,370
2022 $16,681,536,443 $6,177,118,114
2023 $15,095,084,686 $6,590,894,302
2024 $15,463,134,387 $6,975,146,349

Brunei and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Maldives
1965 $1,029 -
1966 $1,146 -
1967 $1,149 -
1968 $1,274 -
1969 $1,226 -
1970 $1,325 $156.9
1971 $1,432 $169.8
1972 $1,905 $192.2
1973 $2,939 $228.7
1974 $15,195 $281.5
1975 $15,793 $171.4
1976 $18,671 $151.8
1977 $21,747 $137.3
1978 $23,447 $156.1
1979 $33,501 $240.2
1980 $58,005 $257.6
1981 $48,793 $264.1
1982 $45,075 $274.8
1983 $38,720 $323
1984 $36,061 $594
1985 $31,827 $669
1986 $18,501 $720
1987 $21,030 $692
1988 $18,825 $799
1989 $20,090 $870
1990 $23,659 $957
1991 $23,932 $1,054
1992 $23,451 $1,194
1993 $22,397 $1,317
1994 $22,767 $1,419
1995 $26,443 $1,555
1996 $25,692 $1,717
1997 $25,522 $1,898
1998 $17,769 $1,980
1999 $19,752 $2,124
2000 $20,130 $2,214
2001 $18,288 $3,034
2002 $18,621 $3,076
2003 $20,678 $3,549
2004 $24,423 $4,070
2005 $29,386 $3,797
2006 $34,675 $5,019
2007 $36,217 $5,758
2008 $42,157 $6,757
2009 $30,946 $6,734
2010 $34,938 $7,174
2011 $46,383 $7,425
2012 $46,969 $7,461
2013 $44,003 $8,236
2014 $41,027 $8,939
2015 $30,625 $9,645
2016 $26,663 $9,948
2017 $28,024 $10,510
2018 $30,988 $11,423
2019 $30,427 $11,740
2020 $26,834 $7,394
2021 $31,007 $10,176
2022 $36,633 $11,786
2023 $32,891 $12,530
2024 $33,418 $13,216

Brunei vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Maldives
1950 50.6 36.5
1951 51.5 37.1
1952 52.4 37
1953 53.3 36.9
1954 54.2 36.9
1955 55 37
1956 55.7 37.1
1957 56.5 37.3
1958 57.3 37.6
1959 58 37.9
1960 58.7 38.2
1961 59.4 38.6
1962 58.8 39.1
1963 60.6 39.6
1964 61.3 40.2
1965 61.7 40.8
1966 62.4 41.4
1967 62.9 42.1
1968 63.5 42.9
1969 64 43.7
1970 64.5 44.5
1971 65 45.5
1972 65.4 46.4
1973 66 47.5
1974 66.4 48.5
1975 67 49.6
1976 67.4 50.8
1977 67.8 51.8
1978 68.3 50.4
1979 68.6 53.9
1980 69 54.8
1981 69.3 55.7
1982 69.7 56.6
1983 70 57.5
1984 70.2 58.3
1985 70.5 59.2
1986 70.8 60
1987 71 60.8
1988 71.2 61.6
1989 71.4 62.4
1990 71.6 63.1
1991 71.9 63.9
1992 72.1 64.7
1993 72.3 65.4
1994 72.6 66.2
1995 72.8 67
1996 73.1 67.7
1997 73.3 68.5
1998 73.6 69.3
1999 73.8 70.2
2000 74 70.9
2001 74.2 71.7
2002 74.4 72.4
2003 74.5 73.3
2004 74.6 73
2005 74.7 74.8
2006 74.8 75.3
2007 74.8 75.7
2008 74.8 76
2009 74.8 76.4
2010 74.8 76.8
2011 74.8 77.1
2012 74.8 77.5
2013 74.9 77.8
2014 74.9 78.2
2015 74.9 78.6
2016 74.9 78.9
2017 74.9 79.2
2018 75 79.4
2019 75 79.7
2020 75.1 78.7
2021 74.9 78.1
2022 72.9 80.8
2023 75.3 81
2024 75.5 81.3
2025 75.7 81.5

Brunei and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Maldives
Year Population
Brunei Maldives
1960 88,347 91,189
1961 92,517 93,450
1962 96,719 95,802
1963 101,159 98,222
1964 105,922 100,662
1965 110,838 104,102
1966 115,874 108,507
1967 121,017 112,528
1968 126,222 116,075
1969 131,446 119,564
1970 135,138 123,219
1971 137,921 127,035
1972 142,189 130,968
1973 147,369 134,952
1974 152,656 138,978
1975 158,070 143,158
1976 163,607 147,525
1977 169,277 151,930
1978 174,884 156,159
1979 180,422 160,360
1980 186,111 164,835
1981 191,977 169,532
1982 198,165 174,333
1983 204,741 179,128
1984 211,661 184,198
1985 218,919 190,169
1986 226,495 196,935
1987 233,860 203,944
1988 240,913 210,885
1989 248,064 217,738
1990 255,292 224,762
1991 262,596 231,802
1992 269,839 238,543
1993 276,971 244,884
1994 284,091 250,822
1995 291,195 256,649
1996 298,276 262,347
1997 305,341 267,707
1998 312,385 272,723
1999 319,411 277,412
2000 326,424 282,019
2001 333,345 286,767
2002 340,099 291,616
2003 346,637 296,491
2004 352,911 301,413
2005 358,916 306,429
2006 364,663 313,851
2007 370,873 324,479
2008 377,793 336,170
2009 384,952 348,275
2010 392,332 360,792
2011 399,389 373,674
2012 405,557 386,818
2013 411,202 400,070
2014 416,750 413,617
2015 422,212 428,154
2016 427,564 443,308
2017 432,772 458,287
2018 437,810 473,099
2019 442,680 487,731
2020 447,404 502,118
2021 451,721 516,154
2022 455,370 524,106
2023 458,949 525,994
2024 462,721 527,799

Fertility rates in Brunei and Maldives

Fertility rate
Brunei

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Maldives
1960 7.32 6.71
1961 7.19 6.79
1962 7.03 6.89
1963 6.89 6.94
1964 6.77 7
1965 6.65 7.07
1966 6.51 7.15
1967 6.37 7.23
1968 6.2 7.28
1969 6.01 7.33
1970 5.8 7.39
1971 5.62 7.38
1972 5.5 7.37
1973 5.36 7.4
1974 5.18 7.38
1975 4.99 7.32
1976 4.78 7.29
1977 4.58 7.27
1978 4.39 7.23
1979 4.22 7.23
1980 4.07 7.23
1981 3.94 7.19
1982 3.84 7.15
1983 3.75 7.09
1984 3.68 7.03
1985 3.61 6.94
1986 3.55 6.85
1987 3.49 6.73
1988 3.44 6.58
1989 3.36 6.39
1990 3.29 6.13
1991 3.21 5.8
1992 3.11 5.44
1993 3.01 5.06
1994 2.9 4.69
1995 2.79 4.29
1996 2.68 3.86
1997 2.6 3.48
1998 2.53 3.17
1999 2.46 2.9
2000 2.4 2.69
2001 2.34 2.53
2002 2.26 2.42
2003 2.19 2.34
2004 2.1 2.26
2005 2.02 2.2
2006 1.97 2.2
2007 1.93 2.29
2008 1.92 2.37
2009 1.92 2.39
2010 1.94 2.35
2011 1.96 2.31
2012 1.97 2.25
2013 1.98 2.17
2014 1.97 2.09
2015 1.95 2
2016 1.92 1.9
2017 1.88 1.8
2018 1.85 1.71
2019 1.82 1.64
2020 1.8 1.61
2021 1.78 1.6
2022 1.76 1.58
2023 1.75 1.58

Brunei and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Brunei Maldives
1960 18.8 20.6
1961 18.1 20.6
1962 17.5 20.6
1963 17.1 20.6
1964 17 20.5
1965 17 19.9
1966 17.2 18.9
1967 17.3 18.2
1968 17.5 17.8
1969 17.7 17.6
1970 17.8 17.4
1971 17.9 17.3
1972 18 17.2
1973 18.2 17.2
1974 18.3 17.2
1975 18.6 17.1
1976 18.8 17
1977 19.1 17
1978 19.4 17
1979 19.6 16.9
1980 20 16.8
1981 20.3 16.8
1982 20.6 16.9
1983 21 16.9
1984 21.3 17
1985 21.7 17
1986 22 16.9
1987 22.3 16.7
1988 22.6 16.6
1989 22.8 16.5
1990 23.1 16.4
1991 23.4 16.4
1992 23.6 16.4
1993 23.8 16.5
1994 24.1 16.7
1995 24.4 16.9
1996 24.7 17.3
1997 24.9 17.6
1998 25.2 18
1999 25.5 18.4
2000 25.8 18.9
2001 26.1 19.3
2002 26.4 19.8
2003 26.8 20.3
2004 27.1 20.9
2005 27.5 21.5
2006 27.9 22.1
2007 28.1 22.7
2008 28 23.2
2009 28 23.8
2010 28 24.4
2011 28.1 25.1
2012 28.4 25.8
2013 28.8 26.5
2014 29.1 27.1
2015 29.5 27.6
2016 29.8 28
2017 30.2 28.5
2018 30.6 29
2019 31 29.5
2020 31.4 30.1
2021 31.8 30.7
2022 32.3 31.4
2023 32.8 32.1
2024 33.2 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
78.9%
2020
Banked people share n/a
79.5%
2017

Energy

Brunei Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
1.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Maldives
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
38
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
97.9%
2021
English speaking
37.8%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Brunei Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate n/a
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Maldives
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
57.8 mi
2018

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