Brunei vs Maldives: Number of people with and without electricity access
Brunei
462,721 people
in 2024
Maldives
527,799 people
in 2024
Brunei rank
172nd
Maldives rank
170th
Number of people with and without electricity access over time
- Brunei
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 527,799 people against 462,721 people in Brunei, a difference of 65,078 people.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 172nd and Maldives ranks 170th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 355,661 people | 280,959 people | 74,702 people | Brunei |
| 2010s | 418,827 people | 421,131 people | 2,304 people | Maldives |
| 2020s | 455,233 people | 519,234 people | 64,001 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, Brunei or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 527,799 people against 462,721 people in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access between Brunei and Maldives?
- 65,078 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Maldives?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Maldives rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Brunei ranks 172nd and Maldives ranks 170th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.