Brunei vs Maldives: Population, total
Brunei
466,330
in 2025
Maldives
529,676
in 2025
Brunei rank
174th
Maldives rank
172nd
Population, total over time
- Brunei
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 529,676 against 466,330 in Brunei, a difference of 63,346.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Maldives ahead.
Brunei ranks 174th and Maldives ranks 172nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 109,006 | 104,010 | 4,996 | Brunei |
| 1970s | 156,153 | 141,428 | 14,725 | Brunei |
| 1980s | 216,091 | 189,170 | 26,921 | Brunei |
| 1990s | 287,540 | 252,765 | 34,775 | Brunei |
| 2000s | 355,661 | 308,751 | 46,910 | Brunei |
| 2010s | 418,827 | 422,555 | 3,728 | Maldives |
| 2020s | 457,082 | 520,974 | 63,892 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, Brunei or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 529,676 against 466,330 in Brunei as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total between Brunei and Maldives?
- 63,346, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Maldives?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Maldives rank globally for population, total?
- Brunei ranks 174th and Maldives ranks 172nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.