World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Brunei fits inside the median country 19 times.
Brunei: 5,770 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The median country’s coastline is 2.7 times as long as Brunei’s.
Brunei: 161 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 485 m above Brunei’s.
Brunei: 1,850 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 16 times as many people as Brunei.
Brunei: 466,330 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 11% more densely populated than Brunei.
Brunei: 88 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 7.2 cm taller than in Brunei.
Brunei: 166.3 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 5.7 cm taller than in Brunei.
Brunei: 154.9 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brunei is 0.64 years older than in the median country.
Brunei: 31.8 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.2 more children on average than in Brunei.
Brunei: 1.73 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 7.2% in Brunei.
Brunei: 7.2% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Brunei: no data · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Brunei and the median country are practically level.
Brunei: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 3 times the size of Brunei’s.
Brunei: $15 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Brunei produces 4.4 times as much per person as the median country.
Brunei: Int$92,430 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Brunei: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Brunei and the median country are practically level.
Brunei: 5.3% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Brunei spends 3.6% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.7%.
Brunei: 3.6% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Brunei’s.
Brunei: 35% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Brunei spends 56% more on health per person than the median country.
Brunei: $733 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Brunei live 0.88 years longer than in the median country.
Brunei: 75.5 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 47% more likely to die before turning one than in Brunei.
Brunei: 8.6 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Brunei has 13% more doctors per person than the median country.
Brunei: 1.9 per 1,000 (2021) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Brunei are obese, versus 24% in the median country.
Brunei: 37.7% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 15% in Brunei.
Brunei: 14.5% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Brunei: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Brunei: no data · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brunei: no data · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brunei: no data · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Brunei: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 0.65 years longer than in Brunei.
Brunei: 9.3 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Brunei welcomed 2.2 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019).
Brunei: 0.75 (2019) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Brunei are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Brunei: 96% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Brunei and the median country are practically level.
Brunei: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Brunei live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Brunei: 75% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Brunei has 118 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Brunei: 118 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brunei: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Brunei fly 7.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from the median country.
Brunei: 1.76 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 72% of Brunei, but only 31% of the median country.
Brunei: 72.1% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Brunei emits 8.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in the median country.
Brunei: 26 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.2% in Brunei.
Brunei: 0.2% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 87% more fine dust than in Brunei.
Brunei: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Brunei: no data · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 3.4 times as deadly as in Brunei.
Brunei: 3.6 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brunei is on average 3.9 °C warmer than the median country.
Brunei: 26.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brunei gets 3.2 times as much rain as the median country.
Brunei: 3,207 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brunei bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Brunei fits inside the median country 19 times.
Which has more people, Brunei or the median country?
The median country has 16 times as many people as Brunei (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brunei or the median country?
People in Brunei live 0.88 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Brunei and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Brunei or the median country?
Men in the median country are 7.2 cm taller than in Brunei (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
