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Afghanistan vs Brunei statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 463K in Brunei (ranked 170/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 2,035 sq mi for Brunei (ranked 40th vs. 165th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Brunei
Population
44810409
469088
Population rank 36/197 170/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$15.5B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 142/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$33,418
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 35/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$90,007
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$354M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
2.21%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$765
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 151/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$22,191
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
2,035 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
1.75
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
33.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
75.7 years
2025

Afghanistan and Brunei: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Brunei economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Brunei
Year GDP
Afghanistan Brunei
1965 - $114,039,501
1966 - $132,757,528
1967 - $139,029,537
1968 - $160,818,236
1969 - $161,210,236
1970 - $179,078,929
1971 - $197,525,768
1972 - $270,822,782
1973 - $433,095,527
1974 - $2,319,576,214
1975 - $2,496,420,258
1976 - $3,054,765,590
1977 - $3,681,242,528
1978 - $4,100,423,674
1979 - $6,044,367,628
1980 - $10,795,432,294
1981 - $9,367,218,664
1982 - $8,932,198,186
1983 - $7,927,590,750
1984 - $7,632,788,075
1985 - $6,967,623,884
1986 - $4,190,280,003
1987 - $4,918,010,080
1988 - $4,535,130,305
1989 - $4,983,622,881
1990 - $6,039,881,087
1991 - $6,284,497,300
1992 - $6,327,966,445
1993 - $6,203,339,925
1994 - $6,467,782,521
1995 - $7,700,144,057
1996 - $7,663,377,277
1997 - $7,793,034,390
1998 - $5,550,846,025
1999 - $6,309,070,375
2000 $3,521,418,060 $6,570,999,060
2001 $2,813,571,754 $6,096,155,748
2002 $3,825,701,439 $6,333,082,879
2003 $4,520,946,819 $7,167,725,265
2004 $5,224,896,719 $8,619,178,799
2005 $6,203,256,539 $10,547,202,612
2006 $6,971,758,282 $12,644,616,446
2007 $9,747,886,187 $13,432,029,496
2008 $10,109,297,048 $15,926,456,492
2009 $12,416,152,732 $11,912,904,529
2010 $15,856,668,556 $13,707,121,031
2011 $17,805,098,206 $18,524,791,071
2012 $19,907,329,778 $19,048,443,340
2013 $20,146,416,758 $18,094,148,099
2014 $20,497,128,556 $17,097,797,372
2015 $19,134,221,645 $12,930,296,852
2016 $18,116,572,395 $11,400,266,055
2017 $18,753,456,498 $12,128,168,047
2018 $18,053,222,687 $13,566,908,401
2019 $18,799,444,490 $13,469,235,348
2020 $19,955,929,052 $12,005,799,664
2021 $14,259,995,441 $14,006,496,614
2022 $14,497,243,872 $16,681,536,443
2023 $17,152,234,637 $15,095,084,686
2024 - $15,463,134,387

Afghanistan and Brunei economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Brunei
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Brunei
1965 - $1,029
1966 - $1,146
1967 - $1,149
1968 - $1,274
1969 - $1,226
1970 - $1,325
1971 - $1,432
1972 - $1,905
1973 - $2,939
1974 - $15,195
1975 - $15,793
1976 - $18,671
1977 - $21,747
1978 - $23,447
1979 - $33,501
1980 - $58,005
1981 - $48,793
1982 - $45,075
1983 - $38,720
1984 - $36,061
1985 - $31,827
1986 - $18,501
1987 - $21,030
1988 - $18,825
1989 - $20,090
1990 - $23,659
1991 - $23,932
1992 - $23,451
1993 - $22,397
1994 - $22,767
1995 - $26,443
1996 - $25,692
1997 - $25,522
1998 - $17,769
1999 - $19,752
2000 $174.9 $20,130
2001 $138.7 $18,288
2002 $179 $18,621
2003 $198.9 $20,678
2004 $221.8 $24,423
2005 $254.2 $29,386
2006 $274.2 $34,675
2007 $376 $36,217
2008 $382 $42,157
2009 $452 $30,946
2010 $561 $34,938
2011 $607 $46,383
2012 $651 $46,969
2013 $637 $44,003
2014 $625 $41,027
2015 $566 $30,625
2016 $522 $26,663
2017 $525 $28,024
2018 $491 $30,988
2019 $497 $30,427
2020 $511 $26,834
2021 $356 $31,007
2022 $357 $36,633
2023 $414 $32,891
2024 - $33,418

Afghanistan vs. Brunei life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Brunei
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Brunei
1950 28.2 50.6
1951 28.6 51.5
1952 29 52.4
1953 29.5 53.3
1954 29.7 54.2
1955 30.4 55
1956 30.8 55.7
1957 31.3 56.5
1958 31.8 57.3
1959 32.3 58
1960 32.8 58.7
1961 33.3 59.4
1962 33.8 58.8
1963 34.2 60.6
1964 34.7 61.3
1965 35.1 61.7
1966 35.6 62.4
1967 36 62.9
1968 36.5 63.5
1969 37 64
1970 37.5 64.5
1971 37.9 65
1972 38.4 65.4
1973 39 66
1974 39.5 66.4
1975 40 67
1976 40.5 67.4
1977 41.1 67.8
1978 40.1 68.3
1979 38.8 68.6
1980 39.3 69
1981 39.4 69.3
1982 36.1 69.7
1983 36.5 70
1984 31.5 70.2
1985 32.1 70.5
1986 38.4 70.8
1987 38.8 71
1988 43.2 71.2
1989 44.5 71.4
1990 45.1 71.6
1991 45.5 71.9
1992 46.6 72.1
1993 51 72.3
1994 51 72.6
1995 52.1 72.8
1996 52.8 73.1
1997 53.2 73.3
1998 52.5 73.6
1999 54.5 73.8
2000 55 74
2001 55.5 74.2
2002 56.2 74.4
2003 57.2 74.5
2004 57.8 74.6
2005 58.2 74.7
2006 58.6 74.8
2007 59 74.8
2008 59.7 74.8
2009 60.2 74.8
2010 60.7 74.8
2011 61.3 74.8
2012 61.7 74.8
2013 62.2 74.9
2014 62.3 74.9
2015 62.3 74.9
2016 62.6 74.9
2017 62.4 74.9
2018 62.4 75
2019 62.9 75
2020 61.5 75.1
2021 60.4 74.9
2022 65.6 72.9
2023 66 75.3
2024 66.3 75.5
2025 66.5 75.7

Afghanistan and Brunei population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Brunei
Year Population
Afghanistan Brunei
1960 9,035,043 88,347
1961 9,214,083 92,517
1962 9,404,406 96,719
1963 9,604,487 101,159
1964 9,814,318 105,922
1965 10,036,008 110,838
1966 10,266,395 115,874
1967 10,505,959 121,017
1968 10,756,922 126,222
1969 11,017,409 131,446
1970 11,290,128 135,138
1971 11,567,667 137,921
1972 11,853,696 142,189
1973 12,157,999 147,369
1974 12,469,127 152,656
1975 12,773,954 158,070
1976 13,059,851 163,607
1977 13,340,756 169,277
1978 13,611,441 174,884
1979 13,655,567 180,422
1980 13,169,311 186,111
1981 11,937,581 191,977
1982 10,991,378 198,165
1983 10,917,982 204,741
1984 11,190,221 211,661
1985 11,426,852 218,919
1986 11,420,074 226,495
1987 11,387,818 233,860
1988 11,523,298 240,913
1989 11,874,088 248,064
1990 12,045,660 255,292
1991 12,238,879 262,596
1992 13,278,974 269,839
1993 14,943,172 276,971
1994 16,250,794 284,091
1995 17,065,836 291,195
1996 17,763,266 298,276
1997 18,452,091 305,341
1998 19,159,996 312,385
1999 19,887,785 319,411
2000 20,130,327 326,424
2001 20,284,307 333,345
2002 21,378,117 340,099
2003 22,733,049 346,637
2004 23,560,654 352,911
2005 24,404,567 358,916
2006 25,424,094 364,663
2007 25,909,852 370,873
2008 26,482,622 377,793
2009 27,466,101 384,952
2010 28,284,089 392,332
2011 29,347,708 399,389
2012 30,560,034 405,557
2013 31,622,704 411,202
2014 32,792,523 416,750
2015 33,831,764 422,212
2016 34,700,612 427,564
2017 35,688,935 432,772
2018 36,743,039 437,810
2019 37,856,121 442,680
2020 39,068,979 447,404
2021 40,000,412 451,721
2022 40,578,842 455,370
2023 41,454,761 458,949
2024 42,647,492 462,721

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Brunei

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Brunei
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Brunei
1960 7.28 7.32
1961 7.28 7.19
1962 7.29 7.03
1963 7.3 6.89
1964 7.3 6.77
1965 7.31 6.65
1966 7.32 6.51
1967 7.34 6.37
1968 7.36 6.2
1969 7.39 6.01
1970 7.4 5.8
1971 7.43 5.62
1972 7.45 5.5
1973 7.49 5.36
1974 7.53 5.18
1975 7.54 4.99
1976 7.56 4.78
1977 7.59 4.58
1978 7.6 4.39
1979 7.61 4.22
1980 7.64 4.07
1981 7.62 3.94
1982 7.6 3.84
1983 7.57 3.75
1984 7.55 3.68
1985 7.55 3.61
1986 7.55 3.55
1987 7.55 3.49
1988 7.55 3.44
1989 7.56 3.36
1990 7.58 3.29
1991 7.63 3.21
1992 7.7 3.11
1993 7.76 3.01
1994 7.77 2.9
1995 7.77 2.79
1996 7.76 2.68
1997 7.73 2.6
1998 7.69 2.53
1999 7.64 2.46
2000 7.57 2.4
2001 7.45 2.34
2002 7.32 2.26
2003 7.17 2.19
2004 7.02 2.1
2005 6.86 2.02
2006 6.69 1.97
2007 6.51 1.93
2008 6.39 1.92
2009 6.3 1.92
2010 6.2 1.94
2011 6.09 1.96
2012 5.99 1.97
2013 5.88 1.98
2014 5.77 1.97
2015 5.65 1.95
2016 5.54 1.92
2017 5.43 1.88
2018 5.33 1.85
2019 5.24 1.82
2020 5.15 1.8
2021 5.04 1.78
2022 4.93 1.76
2023 4.84 1.75

Afghanistan and Brunei demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Brunei
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Brunei
1960 18.9 18.8
1961 18.9 18.1
1962 18.8 17.5
1963 18.7 17.1
1964 18.6 17
1965 18.6 17
1966 18.5 17.2
1967 18.4 17.3
1968 18.3 17.5
1969 18.2 17.7
1970 18.1 17.8
1971 17.9 17.9
1972 17.8 18
1973 17.7 18.2
1974 17.6 18.3
1975 17.5 18.6
1976 17.4 18.8
1977 17.3 19.1
1978 17.2 19.4
1979 17 19.6
1980 16.9 20
1981 16.8 20.3
1982 16.7 20.6
1983 16.6 21
1984 16.5 21.3
1985 16.4 21.7
1986 16.3 22
1987 16.3 22.3
1988 16.2 22.6
1989 16.1 22.8
1990 16.1 23.1
1991 16 23.4
1992 15.9 23.6
1993 15.8 23.8
1994 15.7 24.1
1995 15.6 24.4
1996 15.5 24.7
1997 15.3 24.9
1998 15.2 25.2
1999 15.1 25.5
2000 15 25.8
2001 14.9 26.1
2002 14.9 26.4
2003 14.9 26.8
2004 14.9 27.1
2005 15 27.5
2006 15.1 27.9
2007 15.2 28.1
2008 15.3 28
2009 15.5 28
2010 15.7 28
2011 15.9 28.1
2012 16 28.4
2013 16.2 28.8
2014 16.4 29.1
2015 16.6 29.5
2016 16.8 29.8
2017 17 30.2
2018 17.1 30.6
2019 17.3 31
2020 17.5 31.4
2021 17.6 31.8
2022 17.8 32.3
2023 18 32.8
2024 18.2 33.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Brunei
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$16.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
30%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
4.43%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
2.97%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
8,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-10.3%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
5.3%
2023
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
38.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
61.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
67
2025
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$4.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$1M
2023
International tourist arrivals n/a
1,071,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
2.7%
2018
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
n/a

Energy

Afghanistan Brunei
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
9,537 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$8.58
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
9.72 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
21.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.01%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-172.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
11,197 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
0.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Brunei
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
+0
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
79.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
72.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
60
2020
Higher education index
19
2025
53
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
0.49
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
7.5
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
154
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
97.6%
2021
English speaking
6%
2023
37.8%
2023
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
99%
2023

Health

Afghanistan Brunei
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$666
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$51
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
75.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
1.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
36
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
9.4
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
13.7%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Brunei
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
4,397 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
51.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
1,467 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
1,849 mi
2014

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