Brunei vs Macao SAR, China

Brunei and Macao SAR, China compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Macao SAR, China has about 1.5 times as many people as Brunei: 685,900 against 466,330 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Macao SAR, China ($75,902) is about 2.4 times as high as in Brunei ($32,235) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Macao SAR, China (4.7%) than in Brunei (0.7%), a difference of 4 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Macao SAR, China (0.3%) than in Brunei (-0.3%), a difference of 0.6 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Brunei (5.3%) than in Macao SAR, China (2.3%), a difference of 3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Macao SAR, China can expect to live 7.8 years longer than one born in Brunei: 83.3 years against 75.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Macao SAR, China is older: half of its people are over 38.3 years, against 31.8 years in Brunei in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Brunei (96.3%) than in Macao SAR, China (89.8%), a difference of 6.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Brunei (20.2 tonnes) are about 8.1 times as high as in Macao SAR, China (2.5 tonnes) in 2024.