Brunei vs Malaysia
Brunei vs Malaysia: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 96.3% in Brunei and 98% in Malaysia, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 1.7 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Brunei.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Malaysia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Brunei.
- In 2024, Brunei ranked 18 and Malaysia ranked 12 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Brunei | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 96.3 | 98 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 99 | 97.7 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 99 | 97.4 | 67 |
| 2021 | 97.6 | 96.8 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 96.3 | 89.6 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 95 | 84.2 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 95 | 81.2 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 94.9 | 80.1 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 90 | 78.8 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 71.2 | 71.1 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 68.8 | 63.7 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 64.5 | 57.1 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 60.3 | 65.8 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 56 | 61 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 53 | 56.3 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 49 | 55.9 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 46 | 55.8 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 44.7 | 55.7 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 42.2 | 51.6 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 36.5 | 48.6 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 29.7 | 42.3 | – |
| 2003 | 19.6 | 35 | – |
| 2002 | 15.3 | 32.3 | – |
| 2001 | 12.9 | 26.7 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | 21.4 | – |
| 1999 | 7.7 | 12.3 | – |
| 1998 | 6.3 | 6.8 | – |
| 1997 | 4.8 | 2.3 | – |
| 1996 | 3.3 | 0.9 | – |
| 1995 | 1 | 0.1 | – |
| 1994 | – | 0.1 | – |
| 1993 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Brunei vs Malaysia
Health
- Life expectancyBrunei: 75.3 years in 2023Malaysia: 76.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrunei: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Malaysia: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrunei: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malaysia: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBrunei: 2.56% in 2017Malaysia: 3.52% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrunei: 6.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Malaysia: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrunei: 458,900 people in 2023Malaysia: 35.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrunei: 0.84% a year in 2023Malaysia: 1.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrunei: 1.75 births per woman in 2023Malaysia: 1.55 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrunei: 75% in 2025Malaysia: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageBrunei: 31.8 years in 2023Malaysia: 30.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrunei: 6.5% in 2023Malaysia: 7.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrunei: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023Malaysia: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrunei: 3.65% of GDP in 2024Malaysia: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrunei: $560M in 2024Malaysia: $4.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrunei: $1,216 in 2024Malaysia: $138 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrunei: 12.2% of government spending in 2024Malaysia: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrunei: 8,000 people in 2020Malaysia: 136,000 people in 2020
- National powerBrunei: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Malaysia: 0.46% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrunei: 3.57% of the labour force in 2020Malaysia: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrunei: 28 million TIV in 2024Malaysia: 7 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsBrunei: 12 million TIV in 2016Malaysia: 20 million TIV in 2024