Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Brunei fits inside the Philippines 52 times
Brunei: 5,770 km² (2024) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 43% of the Philippines, versus 2.9% of Brunei
Brunei: 2.9% (2024) · Philippines: 42.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Brunei are 1.1 cm taller than in the Philippines
Brunei: 166.3 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Brunei and the Philippines are practically level
Brunei: 154.9 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Brunei: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Philippines: 0.0088 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Brunei: no data · Philippines: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Brunei 1
Brunei: 1 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Brunei: no data · Philippines: 5.3% (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 3.7% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%
Brunei: 3.7% (2024) · Philippines: 1.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Brunei: no data · Philippines: 14.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Brunei’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× the Philippines’
Brunei: 35% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Brunei live 5.6 years longer than in the Philippines
Brunei: 75.5 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Brunei has 3.7 times as many hospital beds per person as the Philippines
Brunei: 3.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Philippines: 1 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the Philippines is 3% higher than in Brunei
Brunei: 3 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 3.1 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
The Philippines has 6 more World Heritage sites than Brunei (6 against 0)
Brunei: 0 (2026) · Philippines: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The Philippines has won 18 Olympic medals, Brunei none
Brunei: 0 (2026 edition) · Philippines: 18 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Brunei are online, versus 67% in the Philippines
Brunei: 96% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the Philippines is 38% faster than in Brunei
Brunei: 120 Mbps (2026) · Philippines: 166 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 72% of Brunei, but only 25% of the Philippines
Brunei: 72.1% (2024) · Philippines: 24.8% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Brunei: no data · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Philippines are 3.2 times as deadly as in Brunei
Brunei: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 13.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Brunei bigger than the Philippines?
The Philippines is larger. Brunei fits inside the Philippines 52 times.
Which has more people, Brunei or the Philippines?
The Philippines has 250 times as many people as Brunei (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brunei or the Philippines?
People in Brunei live 5.6 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Brunei and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Brunei or the Philippines?
Men in Brunei are 1.1 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
