How much coast is there?

Palau’s coastline is 9.4 times as long as Brunei’s.

Brunei: 161 km (2026 edition) · Palau: 1,519 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Brunei’s highest peak towers 1,608 m above Palau’s.

Brunei: 1,850 m (2026 edition) · Palau: 242 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Brunei has 26 times as many people as Palau.

Brunei: 466,330 (2025) · Palau: 17,663 (2025)

How crowded is it?

Brunei is 2.3 times as densely populated as Palau.

Brunei: 88 per km² (2025) · Palau: 38 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Palau is 6.1 years older than in Brunei.

Brunei: 31.8 years (2023) · Palau: 37.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Palau have 0.2 more children on average than in Brunei.

Brunei: 1.73 children per woman (2024) · Palau: 1.88 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

12% of people in Palau are 65 or older, versus 7.2% in Brunei.

Brunei: 7.2% (2025) · Palau: 11.8% (2025)

How many official languages?

Palau has 2 official languages, Brunei 1.

Brunei: 1 (2026) · Palau: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Brunei’s economy is 44 times the size of Palau’s.

Brunei: $15 billion (2025) · Palau: $345 million (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Brunei produces 4 times as much per person as Palau.

Brunei: Int$92,430 (2025) · Palau: Int$23,052 (2025)

How many people are looking for work?

Brunei: 5.3% (2025) · Palau: no data

How much goes to the military?

Brunei: 3.6% (2024) · Palau: no data

How expensive is it?

Palau’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Brunei’s.

Brunei: 35% (2025) · Palau: 85% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Palau spends 2.3 times as much on health per person as Brunei.

Brunei: $733 (2023) · Palau: $1,684 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Palau is 2.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Brunei.

Brunei: 8.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Palau: 18.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Brunei has 4% more doctors per person than Palau.

Brunei: 1.9 per 1,000 (2021) · Palau: 1.8 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

42% of adults in Palau are obese, versus 38% in Brunei.

Brunei: 37.7% (2024) · Palau: 42.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

23% of adults in Palau smoke, versus 15% in Brunei.

Brunei: 14.5% (2024) · Palau: 23% (2024)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Palau went to school 4 years longer than in Brunei.

Brunei: 9.3 years (2023) · Palau: 13.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Palau welcomed 7 times as many tourists per resident as Brunei (2019).

Brunei: 0.75 (2019) · Palau: 5.28 (2019)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Brunei are online, versus 84% in Palau.

Brunei: 96% (2024) · Palau: 84% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Brunei and Palau are practically level.

Brunei: 100% (2024) · Palau: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

79% of people in Palau live in cities, versus 75% in Brunei.

Brunei: 75% (2025) · Palau: 79% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Palau has 135 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brunei 118.

Brunei: 118 (2024) · Palau: 135 (2023)

How much do they fly?

Brunei: 1.76 (2023) · Palau: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 91% of Palau, but only 72% of Brunei.

Brunei: 72.1% (2023) · Palau: 90.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Brunei emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Palau.

Brunei: 26 t (2024) · Palau: 12.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

Brunei: 0.2% (2024) · Palau: no data

How clean is the air?

The air in Brunei carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in Palau.

Brunei: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Palau: 3.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Brunei: no data · Palau: 11.2 per 100k (2018)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Palau are 6.2 times as deadly as in Brunei.

Brunei: 3.6 per 100k (2021) · Palau: 22.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Brunei: 26.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Palau: no data

How much rain falls?

Brunei: 3,207 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Palau: no data