Side by side
Brunei and Malaysia compared
Two sourced records set beside each other — the figures each nation publishes, and the events each chronicle records of the other. Compared, never graded.
31 August 1957 — The Federation of Malaya becomes independent of Britain
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- 42
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- 9
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- 3
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- 2026-08-10
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Each figure is the same observation, with the same source, as on the two dossiers. Every value shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation. A “—” is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Metric names link to the world ranking; values open the figure on its own dossier.
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Entangled histories
3 events in which either nation’s sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle; nothing here was written for this page.
- 1841
James Brooke becomes Raja of Sarawak
The Sultan of Brunei appoints the Englishman James Brooke raja of Sarawak, founding the 'White Raja' dynasty and beginning the absorption of the Borneo territories into the British sphere.
Colonisation · from the Malaysia chronicle · European Powers and the Making of British Malaya · Malaysia: Malaya and northern Borneo under British control
- 8 December 1962
The Brunei revolt
The Parti Rakyat Brunei's armed wing launches an uprising against the sultanate and the Malaysia plan; British forces crush it within days, and the party is banned.
War & Rupture · from the Brunei chronicle · The 1962 Revolt, Independence, and the Modern Sultanate · History of Brunei
- 1963
Brunei stays out of Malaysia
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III decides not to join the new Federation of Malaysia, keeping Brunei on a separate course toward eventual independence.
Politics & Power · from the Brunei chronicle · The 1962 Revolt, Independence, and the Modern Sultanate · History of Brunei