Transport and infrastructure in Brunei
Our listing of the primary types of transport compares the infrastructure of Brunei with the average of all countries in Asia. Overall, the main traffic and transport routes are well developed and in comparatively good condition.The waterways listed refer to inland traffic on rivers and canals. The number of ports includes those located on the 161 km of coastline. In 2019, about 282,432 freight containers were transported.
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Road traffic
The network of roads and highways has a total length of 2,976 km. For each of the country's 445,373 inhabitants, this corresponds to 6.68 meters. This puts Brunei in 82nd place in the global ranking. However, the country's size and population density of around 77 inhabitants per km² must also be taken into account. Countries with fewer inhabitants in the same or even larger area naturally achieve quite different values here and have to connect remote areas to the transport network despite a smaller population.With an average of 36 traffic fatalities per year (2013 - 2019), road traffic in Brunei is considered relatively safe. This corresponds to 8.5 accident fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants per year. By comparison, this figure is 12.3 in the USA and 17.0 worldwide.
In Brunei, left-hand traffic is the rule on the roads, i.e. you drive in the left lane and overtake on the right. Oncoming traffic comes to meet you on the right side. Here you can also find an overview of all countries with left-hand traffic.
Brunei | |||
total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
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Roadways | 3,000 km | 6,682.04 km | 515.77 m |
Railroads | 0 km | 0.00 km | 0.00 m |
Waterways | 209 km | 469.27 km | 36.22 m |
Commercial harbors | 96 | 215.55 | 0.017 |
Airports | 1 | 2.25 | 0.173 |
Asia | |||
total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
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Roadways | 16,613,000 km | 3,547.96 km | 519.50 m |
Railroads | 280,000 km | 59.81 km | 8.76 m |
Waterways | 260,300 km | 55.59 km | 8.14 m |
Commercial harbors | 45,998 | 9.82 | 0.001 |
Airports | 1,012 | 0.22 | 0.000 |
Data sources used
• Global Health Observatory Data Repository (World Health Organization)• UNCTAD
• Internation Union of Railways (UIC)
• CIA Factbook
• OECD Statistics
• Wikipedia (german)