Brunei Personality Profile
- Population (est.):
- 466,330
- Test results:
- 19,713
Personality snapshot
Few test-takers anywhere are quicker to question themselves. Brunei’s respondents are the fifth most Turbulent of all ranked countries, which points to high standards and plenty of second-guessing. They also lean more Introverted and more Feeling than most, though on planning versus keeping options open they sit right at the average.
They still favor Intuition, but less strongly than the average country, and that pull toward the Observant side shows in their types. Analysts are rarer, especially ENTPs (Debaters), while ISFJs (Defenders) are 53% more common than average.
About the country
Brunei lies on the northern coast of Borneo, split into two parts by a strip of Malaysia. Tropical rainforest covers most of the land, and in Ulu Temburong National Park a canopy walkway climbs above the treetops. The capital, Bandar Seri Begawan, includes Kampong Ayer, a centuries-old village of stilt houses built over the Brunei River. Oil was struck at Seria in 1929, and the national dish, ambuyat, is sticky sago starch eaten with bamboo forks.
Stands out as
The 5th most Turbulent
of 108 countries – see the most Turbulent countries
Personality twin
The closest match across all five traits.
Also close: Malaysia and Czech Republic
Average personality traits
Out of every 100 test-takers
- 25 Analysts
- 42 Diplomats
- 14 Sentinels
- 19 Explorers
Personality types
- INTJ (Architect): 7.7% of respondents, 10% less common than in the average country
- INTP (Logician): 6.2% of respondents, 23% less common than in the average country
- ENTJ (Commander): 7.4% of respondents, 17% less common than in the average country
- ENTP (Debater): 4.1% of respondents, 25% less common than in the average country
- INFJ (Advocate): 9.8% of respondents, 33% more common than in the average country
- INFP (Mediator): 12.4% of respondents, about as common as in the average country
- ENFJ (Protagonist): 8.8% of respondents, about as common as in the average country
- ENFP (Campaigner): 10.5% of respondents, about as common as in the average country
- ISTJ (Logistician): 4.2% of respondents, about as common as in the average country
- ISFJ (Defender): 6.2% of respondents, 53% more common than in the average country
- ESTJ (Executive): 1.5% of respondents, 28% less common than in the average country
- ESFJ (Consul): 2.3% of respondents, 15% less common than in the average country
- ISTP (Virtuoso): 3.9% of respondents, about as common as in the average country
- ISFP (Adventurer): 9.9% of respondents, 34% more common than in the average country
- ESTP (Entrepreneur): 1.4% of respondents, 23% less common than in the average country
- ESFP (Entertainer): 3.7% of respondents, about as common as in the average country
Share of respondents. Shaded types are clearly more (↑) or less (↓) common than in the average country, in their Role’s color: the deeper the shade, the bigger the difference.
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