Country profile
Brunei
Brunei ranks #172 of 215 for population, #47 of 209 for gdp per capita, #101 of 216 for life expectancy, across 23 open-data indicators.
People
Population
462,721
people · 2024
Rank #172 of 215
Life expectancy
75.5
years · 2024
Rank #101 of 216
Under-5 mortality
9.9
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #160 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
82.6%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #91 of 232
Tobacco use
16.4%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #97 of 163
Calorie supply
2,960
kcal per person per day · 2009
Rank #89 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
1,071,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #95 of 203
GDP per capita
$33,153
current US$ · 2024
Rank #47 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
-0.39
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #190 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
106
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #208 of 210
Forest area
72.1%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #15 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
7.6
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #234 of 248
Protected areas
7.5%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #171 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
26
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #3 of 210
Fertilizer use
70.9
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #92 of 194
Pesticide use
16.7
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #19 of 193
Cereal yield
2.42
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #109 of 182
Digital
Internet users
96.3%
% of population · 2024
Rank #21 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
21.2
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #102 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
118
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #111 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #20 of 215
Renewable electricity output
0.02%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #253 of 257
Energy use per person
118,212
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #6 of 210
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Brunei; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield