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Brunei rankings 2026: where Brunei places in 63 global Top 10s

Brunei is #1 in Countries where beer makes up the most of alcohol consumption, #1 in 1 ranking and inside the top 10 of 21 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

Brunei appears in 63 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Brunei is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #1 in Countries where beer makes up the most of alcohol consumption, where it is measured at 100 % (Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%)) as of 2026-10-31. Brunei holds the #1 spot in 1 ranking and finishes inside the top 10 in 21 rankings.

Where Brunei is number one

These are the rankings Brunei currently tops. The next country in each table is listed too, because a #1 by a whisker and a #1 by a mile are different stories.

Top 10 finishes

Brunei is inside the top 10 of 20 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 8 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Brunei by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Brunei holds 22 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions per person including land use (27.86 tonnes per person), #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions per person (26.05 t), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from coal per person (6.49 tonnes per person) and #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest fossil CO2 emissions per person (30.43 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person). 18 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Brunei holds 17 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries where beer makes up the most of alcohol consumption (100 %), #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest DTP3 vaccination coverage in children (99 %), #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest hepatitis B vaccine coverage in infants (99 %) and #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest measles vaccination coverage in children (99 %). 13 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Brunei holds 11 positions: #21 of 50 in Countries with the highest breast cancer death rate (16.38 deaths per 100,000 people), #30 of 50 in Countries with the most mental health units in general hospitals (0.48 per 100,000 people), #35 of 50 in Countries with the highest healthy life expectancy at birth (67.1 years) and #35 of 50 in Countries with the highest maternal death rates (0.17 per 100,000 people). 7 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Brunei holds 7 positions: #19 of 50 in Countries using the most pesticides per hectare of cropland (16.69 kg per hectare), #23 of 50 in Countries with the highest cassava yields (17.46 tonnes per hectare), #32 of 50 in Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share) (8.24 % of total agricultural land) and #38 of 50 in Countries using the most phosphate fertilizer per hectare of cropland (23.2 kg per hectare). 3 more rankings are listed below.

Education and science

In education and science, Brunei holds 3 positions: #42 of 50 in Countries with the longest pre-primary education (3 years), #42 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (lower sec.) (58.11 %) and #48 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (lower sec.) (57.84 %).

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Brunei holds 2 positions: #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest GDP per person employed (163.5k international dollars) and #13 of 50 in Countries with the largest current account surpluses relative to GDP (14.53 % of GDP).

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Brunei holds 1 position: #18 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using the internet (96.3 %).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Brunei moved in 51 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where Brunei ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Brunei's lowest current positions are 48th of 50 in Countries producing the most potash fertilizer (0 thousand tonnes), 48th of 50 in Countries with the highest beef yield per animal (261 kilograms per animal) and 48th of 50 in Countries with the highest consumption-based deforestation per person (7.53 square metres per person). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Brunei

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Brunei's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Brunei

What is Brunei's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries where beer makes up the most of alcohol consumption, with 100 % (Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%)) as of 2026-10-31.

How many rankings include Brunei?

63 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 1 ranking where it is #1.

Is Brunei in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 21 rankings, including #1 in Countries where beer makes up the most of alcohol consumption, #2 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions per person including land use and #3 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions per person.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

Live table and history →

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