Brunei vs Maldives: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Brunei
60.8%
in 2025
Maldives
60.6%
in 2025
Brunei rank
66th
Maldives rank
68th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Brunei
- Maldives
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 60.8% against 60.6% in Maldives, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 66th and Maldives ranks 68th of 187 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.1% | 51.1% | 12.9% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 49.9% | 13.9% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 52.7% | 8.3% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 59.1% | 1.6% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Brunei or Maldives?
- Brunei, at 60.8% against 60.6% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Brunei and Maldives?
- 0.2%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Maldives?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Maldives rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Brunei ranks 66th and Maldives ranks 68th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.