How much coast is there?

The Philippines’ coastline is 225 times as long as Brunei’s.

Brunei: 161 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

The Philippines’ highest peak towers 1,104 m above Brunei’s.

Brunei: 1,850 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

The Philippines has 250 times as many people as Brunei.

Brunei: 466,330 (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

The Philippines is 4.4 times as densely populated as Brunei.

Brunei: 88 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Brunei is 6.5 years older than in the Philippines.

Brunei: 31.8 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in the Philippines have 0.2 more children on average than in Brunei.

Brunei: 1.73 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

7.2% of people in Brunei are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines.

Brunei: 7.2% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Brunei: no data · Philippines: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

The Philippines has 2 official languages, Brunei 1.

Brunei: 1 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

The Philippines’ economy is 32 times the size of Brunei’s.

Brunei: $15 billion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Brunei produces 7.3 times as much per person as the Philippines.

Brunei: Int$92,430 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Brunei: no data · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.3% in Brunei, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.

Brunei: 5.3% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Brunei spends 3.6% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%.

Brunei: 3.6% (2024) · Philippines: 1.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Brunei’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× the Philippines’.

Brunei: 35% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Brunei spends 3.8 times as much on health per person as the Philippines.

Brunei: $733 (2023) · Philippines: $194 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in the Philippines is 2.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Brunei.

Brunei: 8.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Brunei has 2.4 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines.

Brunei: 1.9 per 1,000 (2021) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

38% of adults in Brunei are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.

Brunei: 37.7% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

20% of adults in the Philippines smoke, versus 15% in Brunei.

Brunei: 14.5% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

Brunei: no data · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Brunei: no data · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Brunei: no data · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Brunei: no data · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Brunei: no data · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in the Philippines went to school 0.7 years longer than in Brunei.

Brunei: 9.3 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Brunei welcomed 32 times as many tourists per resident as the Philippines (2019).

Brunei: 0.75 (2019) · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Brunei are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.

Brunei: 96% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Brunei have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.

Brunei: 100% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)

How many live in cities?

75% of people in Brunei live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.

Brunei: 75% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Brunei has 118 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115.

Brunei: 118 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Brunei: no data · Philippines: 509 km (2016)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Brunei fly 5 times as many passengers per resident as those from the Philippines.

Brunei: 1.76 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 72% of Brunei, but only 24% of the Philippines.

Brunei: 72.1% (2023) · Philippines: 24.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Brunei emits 17 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines.

Brunei: 26 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

23% of the Philippines’ electricity is renewable, versus 0.2% in Brunei.

Brunei: 0.2% (2024) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in the Philippines carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Brunei.

Brunei: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Brunei: no data · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in the Philippines are 2.7 times as deadly as in Brunei.

Brunei: 3.6 per 100k (2021) · Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Brunei is on average 0.5 °C warmer than the Philippines.

Brunei: 26.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Brunei gets 7% more rain than the Philippines.

Brunei: 3,207 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)