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Bangladesh vs Brunei statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bangladesh has a population of 174M (ranked 8/197), compared with 463K in Brunei (ranked 170/197). Bangladesh's land area is 50,186 sq mi versus 2,035 sq mi for Brunei (ranked 94th vs. 165th).

By GDP, Bangladesh ranks 36/197 ($450B) and Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B). By GDP per capita, Bangladesh ranks 146/197 ($2,593), while Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418).

Main facts and rankings

Bangladesh Brunei
Population
177398795
469088
Population rank 8/197 170/197
GDP
$450B
2024
$15.5B
2024
GDP rank 36/197 142/197
GDP per capita
$2,593
2024
$33,418
2024
GDP per capita rank 146/197 35/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,647
2024
$90,007
2024
Government debt
$181B
2024
$354M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.3%
2025
2.21%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,041
2024
$765
2024
Government debt per person rank 140/185 151/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,159
2025
$22,191
2025
Land area
50,186 sq mi
2025
2,035 sq mi
2025
Population density
3,458 ppl/mi²
2024
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.16
2023
1.75
2023
Median age
26.7 years
2024
33.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
75.7 years
2025

Bangladesh and Brunei: Comparison Charts

Bangladesh and Brunei economies compared

GDP
Bangladesh

Brunei
Year GDP
Bangladesh Brunei
1960 $4,274,894,083 -
1961 $4,817,580,375 -
1962 $5,081,413,542 -
1963 $5,319,458,563 -
1964 $5,386,054,833 -
1965 $5,906,636,792 $114,039,501
1966 $6,439,687,854 $132,757,528
1967 $7,253,575,688 $139,029,537
1968 $7,483,685,771 $160,818,236
1969 $8,471,006,438 $161,210,236
1970 $8,992,722,167 $179,078,929
1971 $8,751,843,188 $197,525,768
1972 $6,288,245,867 $270,822,782
1973 $8,086,725,729 $433,095,527
1974 $12,512,460,520 $2,319,576,214
1975 $19,448,348,073 $2,496,420,258
1976 $10,117,113,333 $3,054,765,590
1977 $9,651,149,302 $3,681,242,528
1978 $13,281,767,143 $4,100,423,674
1979 $15,565,480,322 $6,044,367,628
1980 $18,138,049,096 $10,795,432,294
1981 $20,249,694,002 $9,367,218,664
1982 $18,525,399,202 $8,932,198,186
1983 $17,609,048,822 $7,927,590,750
1984 $18,920,840,000 $7,632,788,075
1985 $22,278,423,077 $6,967,623,884
1986 $21,774,033,333 $4,190,280,003
1987 $24,298,032,258 $4,918,010,080
1988 $26,579,005,558 $4,535,130,305
1989 $28,781,715,189 $4,983,622,881
1990 $31,598,340,778 $6,039,881,087
1991 $30,957,483,950 $6,284,497,300
1992 $31,708,874,594 $6,327,966,445
1993 $33,166,519,418 $6,203,339,925
1994 $33,768,660,883 $6,467,782,521
1995 $37,939,748,769 $7,700,144,057
1996 $46,438,484,108 $7,663,377,277
1997 $48,244,309,133 $7,793,034,390
1998 $49,984,559,471 $5,550,846,025
1999 $51,270,569,884 $6,309,070,375
2000 $53,369,787,319 $6,570,999,060
2001 $53,991,289,844 $6,096,155,748
2002 $54,724,081,491 $6,333,082,879
2003 $60,158,929,188 $7,167,725,265
2004 $65,108,544,250 $8,619,178,799
2005 $69,476,001,239 $10,547,202,612
2006 $71,795,736,172 $12,644,616,446
2007 $79,611,644,975 $13,432,029,496
2008 $91,636,997,371 $15,926,456,492
2009 $102,475,158,191 $11,912,904,529
2010 $115,275,540,051 $13,707,121,031
2011 $128,607,482,310 $18,524,791,071
2012 $133,310,747,603 $19,048,443,340
2013 $149,998,957,434 $18,094,148,099
2014 $172,886,611,654 $17,097,797,372
2015 $195,146,608,978 $12,930,296,852
2016 $265,224,515,675 $11,400,266,055
2017 $293,732,446,625 $12,128,168,047
2018 $321,362,752,442 $13,566,908,401
2019 $351,231,654,604 $13,469,235,348
2020 $373,979,442,362 $12,005,799,664
2021 $416,271,647,911 $14,006,496,614
2022 $460,131,689,083 $16,681,536,443
2023 $437,415,333,018 $15,095,084,686
2024 $450,119,424,622 $15,463,134,387

Bangladesh and Brunei economies compared

GDP per capita
Bangladesh

Brunei
Year GDP per capita
Bangladesh Brunei
1960 $82.5 -
1961 $90.4 -
1962 $92.6 -
1963 $94.1 -
1964 $92.6 -
1965 $98.6 $1,029
1966 $104.4 $1,146
1967 $114.2 $1,149
1968 $114.4 $1,274
1969 $125.9 $1,226
1970 $130.2 $1,325
1971 $124.5 $1,432
1972 $87.8 $1,905
1973 $109.7 $2,939
1974 $165 $15,195
1975 $249.8 $15,793
1976 $126.7 $18,671
1977 $117.9 $21,747
1978 $158.3 $23,447
1979 $181.1 $33,501
1980 $206.1 $58,005
1981 $224.2 $48,793
1982 $199.6 $45,075
1983 $184.7 $38,720
1984 $193.4 $36,061
1985 $222.2 $31,827
1986 $212.1 $18,501
1987 $231.5 $21,030
1988 $247.9 $18,825
1989 $263 $20,090
1990 $283.1 $23,659
1991 $272.1 $23,932
1992 $273.5 $23,451
1993 $280.8 $22,397
1994 $280.6 $22,767
1995 $309 $26,443
1996 $372 $25,692
1997 $379 $25,522
1998 $386 $17,769
1999 $388 $19,752
2000 $397 $20,130
2001 $395 $18,288
2002 $394 $18,621
2003 $427 $20,678
2004 $456 $24,423
2005 $480 $29,386
2006 $490 $34,675
2007 $538 $36,217
2008 $613 $42,157
2009 $679 $30,946
2010 $757 $34,938
2011 $837 $46,383
2012 $860 $46,969
2013 $958 $44,003
2014 $1,094 $41,027
2015 $1,224 $30,625
2016 $1,649 $26,663
2017 $1,811 $28,024
2018 $1,965 $30,988
2019 $2,130 $30,427
2020 $2,249 $26,834
2021 $2,483 $31,007
2022 $2,716 $36,633
2023 $2,551 $32,891
2024 $2,593 $33,418

Bangladesh vs. Brunei life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bangladesh

Brunei
Year Life expectancy, years
Bangladesh Brunei
1950 37.4 50.6
1951 38.1 51.5
1952 38.8 52.4
1953 39.4 53.3
1954 40.4 54.2
1955 41.1 55
1956 41.6 55.7
1957 42.6 56.5
1958 43.1 57.3
1959 43.7 58
1960 44 58.7
1961 44.9 59.4
1962 45.8 58.8
1963 45.7 60.6
1964 46.8 61.3
1965 46 61.7
1966 47.6 62.4
1967 48.1 62.9
1968 48.4 63.5
1969 48.7 64
1970 42.7 64.5
1971 26.5 65
1972 49.6 65.4
1973 49.9 66
1974 49.6 66.4
1975 50.6 67
1976 51 67.4
1977 51.3 67.8
1978 51.6 68.3
1979 52 68.6
1980 52.3 69
1981 52.6 69.3
1982 53 69.7
1983 53.4 70
1984 53.8 70.2
1985 53.9 70.5
1986 54.6 70.8
1987 54.9 71
1988 55.2 71.2
1989 55.5 71.4
1990 55.8 71.6
1991 53.8 71.9
1992 56.6 72.1
1993 57.1 72.3
1994 57.6 72.6
1995 58.2 72.8
1996 58.9 73.1
1997 59.7 73.3
1998 60.4 73.6
1999 61.2 73.8
2000 62 74
2001 62.8 74.2
2002 63.6 74.4
2003 64.3 74.5
2004 64.9 74.6
2005 65.5 74.7
2006 66 74.8
2007 66.5 74.8
2008 67 74.8
2009 67.5 74.8
2010 68 74.8
2011 68.5 74.8
2012 69 74.8
2013 69.5 74.9
2014 70 74.9
2015 70.5 74.9
2016 71.1 74.9
2017 71.6 74.9
2018 72.1 75
2019 72.6 75
2020 71.4 75.1
2021 71.1 74.9
2022 74.3 72.9
2023 74.7 75.3
2024 74.9 75.5
2025 75.2 75.7

Bangladesh and Brunei population clocks and comparison

Population
Bangladesh

Brunei
Year Population
Bangladesh Brunei
1960 51,828,660 88,347
1961 53,310,348 92,517
1962 54,881,146 96,719
1963 56,504,402 101,159
1964 58,178,374 105,922
1965 59,902,519 110,838
1966 61,669,806 115,874
1967 63,510,929 121,017
1968 65,408,276 126,222
1969 67,294,133 131,446
1970 69,058,894 135,138
1971 70,276,758 137,921
1972 71,641,519 142,189
1973 73,722,294 147,369
1974 75,839,348 152,656
1975 77,854,351 158,070
1976 79,855,318 163,607
1977 81,867,264 169,277
1978 83,889,655 174,884
1979 85,935,072 180,422
1980 88,016,432 186,111
1981 90,303,105 191,977
1982 92,814,507 198,165
1983 95,335,155 204,741
1984 97,814,966 211,661
1985 100,253,825 218,919
1986 102,635,572 226,495
1987 104,959,291 233,860
1988 107,216,008 240,913
1989 109,433,799 248,064
1990 111,633,717 255,292
1991 113,787,109 262,596
1992 115,952,192 269,839
1993 118,132,360 276,971
1994 120,343,179 284,091
1995 122,600,370 291,195
1996 124,862,179 298,276
1997 127,198,069 305,341
1998 129,622,332 312,385
1999 132,108,065 319,411
2000 134,544,304 326,424
2001 136,805,810 333,345
2002 138,933,658 340,099
2003 140,970,351 346,637
2004 142,902,856 352,911
2005 144,715,786 358,916
2006 146,405,973 364,663
2007 147,989,278 370,873
2008 149,474,264 377,793
2009 150,873,714 384,952
2010 152,201,981 392,332
2011 153,591,076 399,389
2012 155,070,101 405,557
2013 156,532,141 411,202
2014 157,964,929 416,750
2015 159,383,179 422,212
2016 160,811,932 427,564
2017 162,186,147 432,772
2018 163,523,103 437,810
2019 164,913,055 442,680
2020 166,298,024 447,404
2021 167,658,854 451,721
2022 169,384,897 455,370
2023 171,466,990 458,949
2024 173,562,364 462,721

Fertility rates in Bangladesh and Brunei

Fertility rate
Bangladesh

Brunei
Year Fertility rate
Bangladesh Brunei
1960 6.74 7.32
1961 6.78 7.19
1962 6.81 7.03
1963 6.8 6.89
1964 6.79 6.77
1965 6.77 6.65
1966 6.77 6.51
1967 6.79 6.37
1968 6.79 6.2
1969 6.81 6.01
1970 6.84 5.8
1971 6.83 5.62
1972 6.82 5.5
1973 6.8 5.36
1974 6.78 5.18
1975 6.73 4.99
1976 6.66 4.78
1977 6.58 4.58
1978 6.51 4.39
1979 6.42 4.22
1980 6.33 4.07
1981 6.24 3.94
1982 6.12 3.84
1983 5.91 3.75
1984 5.73 3.68
1985 5.54 3.61
1986 5.3 3.55
1987 5.08 3.49
1988 4.85 3.44
1989 4.7 3.36
1990 4.51 3.29
1991 4.26 3.21
1992 4.03 3.11
1993 3.83 3.01
1994 3.74 2.9
1995 3.59 2.79
1996 3.51 2.68
1997 3.5 2.6
1998 3.43 2.53
1999 3.36 2.46
2000 3.28 2.4
2001 3.2 2.34
2002 3.13 2.26
2003 3.03 2.19
2004 2.94 2.1
2005 2.85 2.02
2006 2.76 1.97
2007 2.67 1.93
2008 2.58 1.92
2009 2.48 1.92
2010 2.38 1.94
2011 2.31 1.96
2012 2.26 1.97
2013 2.25 1.98
2014 2.23 1.97
2015 2.23 1.95
2016 2.23 1.92
2017 2.21 1.88
2018 2.19 1.85
2019 2.18 1.82
2020 2.17 1.8
2021 2.17 1.78
2022 2.18 1.76
2023 2.16 1.75

Bangladesh and Brunei demographics compared

Median age
Bangladesh

Brunei
Year Median age, years
Bangladesh Brunei
1960 19 18.8
1961 18.9 18.1
1962 18.8 17.5
1963 18.7 17.1
1964 18.6 17
1965 18.5 17
1966 18.4 17.2
1967 18.3 17.3
1968 18.2 17.5
1969 18 17.7
1970 17.9 17.8
1971 17.8 17.9
1972 17.7 18
1973 17.6 18.2
1974 17.5 18.3
1975 17.5 18.6
1976 17.5 18.8
1977 17.5 19.1
1978 17.6 19.4
1979 17.6 19.6
1980 17.6 20
1981 17.6 20.3
1982 17.6 20.6
1983 17.7 21
1984 17.7 21.3
1985 17.8 21.7
1986 17.9 22
1987 18 22.3
1988 18.2 22.6
1989 18.4 22.8
1990 18.5 23.1
1991 18.7 23.4
1992 18.9 23.6
1993 19.1 23.8
1994 19.3 24.1
1995 19.5 24.4
1996 19.7 24.7
1997 19.9 24.9
1998 20.2 25.2
1999 20.4 25.5
2000 20.7 25.8
2001 21 26.1
2002 21.2 26.4
2003 21.4 26.8
2004 21.6 27.1
2005 21.8 27.5
2006 22 27.9
2007 22.2 28.1
2008 22.4 28
2009 22.7 28
2010 22.9 28
2011 23.2 28.1
2012 23.5 28.4
2013 23.8 28.8
2014 24.2 29.1
2015 24.5 29.5
2016 24.8 29.8
2017 25 30.2
2018 25.2 30.6
2019 25.4 31
2020 25.6 31.4
2021 25.8 31.8
2022 26 32.3
2023 26.4 32.8
2024 26.7 33.2

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Finance

Bangladesh Brunei
GNI, Atlas method
$490B
2024
$16.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13%
2025
30%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.03%
2024
4.43%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.02%
2023
2.97%
2023
Armed forces personnel
227,000
2020
8,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.12%
2025
-10.3%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.35%
2023
5.3%
2023
Services, % of GDP
51.4%
2024
38.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
34.1%
2024
61.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.7
2025
67
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
n/a
Number of billionaires
0
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
691
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$87.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$21.4B
2024
$4.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$27.2B
2024
$1M
2023
International tourist arrivals
323,000
2019
1,071,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.57%
2020
2.7%
2018
Banked people share
43.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Bangladesh Brunei
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
297.1 kg
2022
9,537 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$28.4
2022
$8.58
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
124.8 megatons
2023
9.72 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
21.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
83.1%
2022
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
25%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.28%
2022
0.01%
2022
Net energy imports use share
44.3%
2022
-172.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
603 kWh
2022
11,197 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.5%
2021
0.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bangladesh Brunei
% of world population
2.13%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-473,362
2024
+0
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
79.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.2
2025
72.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
60
2020
Higher education index
61
2025
53
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.34
2018
0.49
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.3
2019
7.5
2019
Visa free countries
50
2025
154
2025
Adult literacy rate
79%
2022
97.6%
2021
English speaking
12%
2023
37.8%
2023
People using the Internet
44.5%
2023
99%
2023

Health

Bangladesh Brunei
Government health expenditure per capita
$61.1
2022
$666
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$44.3
2022
$51
2022
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
75.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.5%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.67
2021
1.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
18.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
115
2023
36
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.6
2023
9.4
2023
Obesity rate
5.41%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
13.7%
2024
Air quality index
2
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.9%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Bangladesh Brunei
% of world land
0.09%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
289.2 sq mi
2024
4,397 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,290 sq mi
2025
51.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,272 sq mi
2025
1,467 sq mi
2025
Roads length
229,351 mi
2018
1,849 mi
2014

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