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Last European coloniser: United Kingdom · Largest religious group: Muslims. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Brunei Darussalam

Against high income countries, Brunei Darussalam ranks 27th of 83 on environment and 53rd of 58 on gender. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Brunei Darussalam with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Brunei Darussalam reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Health score 2023+0.2846 of 19324 of 63moderate +0.32
Education score 2023+0.50113 of 19965 of 72proxy +0.81
Infrastructure score 2024+1.2270 of 21060 of 80proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024-0.37153 of 18653 of 58moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+0.2171 of 21327 of 83moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.8624 of 19522 of 67high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Brunei Darussalam, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate0.486per 100,000 population2013higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated0.156%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share6.69%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share82.2%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households0%% of households2011no agreed direction
One-person households7.22%% of households2011no agreed direction
Women in a union54.2%% of women aged 15-492011no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)5.59marriages per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)1.63divorces per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction

demography

Median age31.8years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing30.7years2023no agreed direction
Population466,330people2025no agreed direction
Population growth0.777%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization75%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+7.24%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1420.6%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.73births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate13.3per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration0people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population25.9%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

Corporate tax rate18.5%% of profit2018no agreed direction
HDI0.837index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.756index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$78,985international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$78,957international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$29,531US$2025higher is better
GDP growth0.67%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation-0.303%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness124%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows0.411%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government consumption23.8%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Military spending3.58%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture1.2%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

PISA maths442PISA points2022higher is better
PISA reading429PISA points2022higher is better
PISA science446PISA points2022higher is better
Expected schooling13.7years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling9.28years2023higher is better
Education spending4.43%% of GDP2016no agreed direction
Primary enrollment94.8%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment91.8%% gross2023higher is better
Tertiary enrollment36.4%% gross2023higher is better
Adult literacy96.1%% of adults2011higher is better
Compulsory schooling9years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary3.61%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio9.9pupils per teacher2018higher is worse
Researchers506per million people2022higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita20.2t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area72.1%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land2.54%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land39.9%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.257index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.993ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women ministers10%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament11.4%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management36.4%% of managers2024higher is better

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index60index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2020higher is better
Political rights (FH)6rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)5rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share7.08%% of prisoners2016higher is worse
Refugees originating0per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Birth registration99.9%% of children under 52020higher is better
Control of corruption1.19index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law0.588index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness0.835index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality0.887index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-0.8index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability1.2index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy75.5years2024higher is better
Infant mortality8.6per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality9.9per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending2.23%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate3.05per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds3.58per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access100%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation100%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting9.9%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility8.05births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality36per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance99.6%% of births2021higher is better
Alcohol consumption0.51litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use14.5%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths7.5per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians1.89per 1,000 people2021higher is better
DTP3 immunisation99%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
Tuberculosis incidence65per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality14.9%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women18.3%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending7.41%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Adult obesity37.1%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index84index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

infrastructure

Internet users96.3%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions118per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population21.6%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband21.2per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Informal employment21.4%% of employment2024higher is worse
Unemployment5.28%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation54.4%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation72.8%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study19%% of 15 to 24 year olds2024higher is worse
Vulnerable employment4.48%% of employment2025higher is worse

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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