Brunei vs Maldives: Population, Persons for countries / Index for country … 9/26/2025
Brunei
489,900
in 2031
Maldives
453,961
in 2031
Brunei rank
25th
Maldives rank
26th
Population, Persons for countries / Index for country … 9/26/2025 over time
- Brunei
- Maldives
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 489,900 against 453,961 in Maldives, a difference of 35,939.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.
Brunei ranks 25th and Maldives ranks 26th of 26 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 233,940 | 193,105 | 40,835 | Brunei |
| 1990s | 284,558 | 241,238 | 43,320 | Brunei |
| 2000s | 354,454 | 292,310 | 62,144 | Brunei |
| 2010s | 413,343 | 345,340 | 68,003 | Brunei |
| 2020s | 458,212 | 407,878 | 50,334 | Brunei |
| 2030s | 487,350 | 450,214 | 37,136 | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, persons for countries / index for country groups, Brunei or Maldives?
- Brunei, at 489,900 against 453,961 in Maldives as of 2031.
- What is the difference in population, persons for countries / index for country groups between Brunei and Maldives?
- 35,939, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Maldives?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2031.
- How do Brunei and Maldives rank globally for population, persons for countries / index for country groups?
- Brunei ranks 25th and Maldives ranks 26th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Population, Persons for countries / Index for country groups (9/26/2025). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.