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Brunei vs Burkina Faso statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 23.5M in Burkina Faso (ranked 59/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 105,638 sq mi for Burkina Faso (ranked 165th vs. 73rd).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Burkina Faso
Population
469088
24497999
Population rank 170/197 59/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$23.3B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 122/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$987
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 179/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$2,896
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$12.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
50.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$520
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 166/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$2,810
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
105,638 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
222.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
4.19
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
18.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
61.5 years
2025

Brunei and Burkina Faso: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Burkina Faso economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Burkina Faso
Year GDP
Brunei Burkina Faso
1960 - $330,442,816
1961 - $350,247,234
1962 - $379,567,099
1963 - $394,040,667
1964 - $410,321,645
1965 $114,039,501 $422,916,790
1966 $132,757,528 $433,889,766
1967 $139,029,537 $450,753,924
1968 $160,818,236 $460,442,689
1969 $161,210,236 $478,298,645
1970 $179,078,929 $458,404,269
1971 $197,525,768 $482,411,179
1972 $270,822,782 $578,595,522
1973 $433,095,527 $674,773,570
1974 $2,319,576,214 $751,133,430
1975 $2,496,420,258 $939,972,703
1976 $3,054,765,590 $976,547,188
1977 $3,681,242,528 $1,131,224,878
1978 $4,100,423,674 $1,475,583,645
1979 $6,044,367,628 $1,748,480,621
1980 $10,795,432,294 $1,928,719,888
1981 $9,367,218,664 $1,775,842,334
1982 $8,932,198,186 $1,754,450,096
1983 $7,927,590,750 $1,600,278,605
1984 $7,632,788,075 $1,459,880,132
1985 $6,967,623,884 $1,552,493,196
1986 $4,190,280,003 $2,036,303,358
1987 $4,918,010,080 $2,369,834,950
1988 $4,535,130,305 $2,616,040,479
1989 $4,983,622,881 $2,615,587,734
1990 $6,039,881,087 $3,101,300,779
1991 $6,284,497,300 $3,135,045,584
1992 $6,327,966,445 $3,356,692,505
1993 $6,203,339,925 $3,199,536,465
1994 $6,467,782,521 $1,895,290,637
1995 $7,700,144,057 $2,379,517,975
1996 $7,663,377,277 $2,586,550,595
1997 $7,793,034,390 $2,447,669,102
1998 $5,550,846,025 $2,804,902,367
1999 $6,309,070,375 $3,389,566,713
2000 $6,570,999,060 $2,968,370,088
2001 $6,096,155,748 $3,190,371,081
2002 $6,333,082,879 $3,622,350,063
2003 $7,167,725,265 $4,740,768,143
2004 $8,619,178,799 $5,451,688,538
2005 $10,547,202,612 $6,146,353,173
2006 $12,644,616,446 $6,547,419,820
2007 $13,432,029,496 $7,625,722,837
2008 $15,926,456,492 $9,451,435,490
2009 $11,912,904,529 $9,450,696,873
2010 $13,707,121,031 $10,109,619,741
2011 $18,524,791,071 $12,080,295,978
2012 $19,048,443,340 $12,561,015,157
2013 $18,094,148,099 $13,444,300,486
2014 $17,097,797,372 $13,943,016,077
2015 $12,930,296,852 $11,832,159,316
2016 $11,400,266,055 $12,833,363,045
2017 $12,128,168,047 $14,106,955,615
2018 $13,566,908,401 $15,890,066,221
2019 $13,469,235,348 $16,032,813,503
2020 $12,005,799,664 $17,725,010,533
2021 $14,006,496,614 $19,697,516,284
2022 $16,681,536,443 $18,820,218,691
2023 $15,095,084,686 $20,324,617,845
2024 $15,463,134,387 $23,250,214,910

Brunei and Burkina Faso economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Burkina Faso
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Burkina Faso
1960 - $69.2
1961 - $72.2
1962 - $77.2
1963 - $78.9
1964 - $80.9
1965 $1,029 $82.1
1966 $1,146 $82.8
1967 $1,149 $84.6
1968 $1,274 $85
1969 $1,226 $86.8
1970 $1,325 $81.7
1971 $1,432 $84.5
1972 $1,905 $99.6
1973 $2,939 $114.1
1974 $15,195 $124.7
1975 $15,793 $152.9
1976 $18,671 $155.5
1977 $21,747 $176
1978 $23,447 $223.9
1979 $33,501 $258.5
1980 $58,005 $277.6
1981 $48,793 $248.7
1982 $45,075 $239
1983 $38,720 $211.9
1984 $36,061 $187.8
1985 $31,827 $194.1
1986 $18,501 $247.5
1987 $21,030 $280.2
1988 $18,825 $301
1989 $20,090 $293.2
1990 $23,659 $339
1991 $23,932 $334
1992 $23,451 $349
1993 $22,397 $324
1994 $22,767 $187.2
1995 $26,443 $229.1
1996 $25,692 $242.7
1997 $25,522 $223.9
1998 $17,769 $249.5
1999 $19,752 $292.8
2000 $20,130 $248.9
2001 $18,288 $259.5
2002 $18,621 $285.7
2003 $20,678 $362
2004 $24,423 $404
2005 $29,386 $441
2006 $34,675 $456
2007 $36,217 $515
2008 $42,157 $619
2009 $30,946 $602
2010 $34,938 $625
2011 $46,383 $725
2012 $46,969 $731
2013 $44,003 $760
2014 $41,027 $765
2015 $30,625 $630
2016 $26,663 $664
2017 $28,024 $709
2018 $30,988 $777
2019 $30,427 $765
2020 $26,834 $825
2021 $31,007 $896
2022 $36,633 $836
2023 $32,891 $883
2024 $33,418 $987

Brunei vs. Burkina Faso life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Burkina Faso
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Burkina Faso
1950 50.6 33
1951 51.5 33.4
1952 52.4 33.6
1953 53.3 33.9
1954 54.2 34.2
1955 55 34.5
1956 55.7 34.8
1957 56.5 35.1
1958 57.3 35.4
1959 58 35.7
1960 58.7 36.1
1961 59.4 36.4
1962 58.8 36.8
1963 60.6 37.1
1964 61.3 37.4
1965 61.7 37.8
1966 62.4 38.1
1967 62.9 38.4
1968 63.5 38.8
1969 64 39
1970 64.5 39.5
1971 65 39.9
1972 65.4 40.4
1973 66 40.9
1974 66.4 41.7
1975 67 42.5
1976 67.4 43.3
1977 67.8 44.2
1978 68.3 45
1979 68.6 45.7
1980 69 46.5
1981 69.3 46.9
1982 69.7 47.6
1983 70 48.1
1984 70.2 48.5
1985 70.5 48.7
1986 70.8 49
1987 71 49.1
1988 71.2 49.2
1989 71.4 49.3
1990 71.6 49.3
1991 71.9 49.3
1992 72.1 49.4
1993 72.3 49.4
1994 72.6 49.5
1995 72.8 49.6
1996 73.1 49.7
1997 73.3 49.6
1998 73.6 50.2
1999 73.8 50.5
2000 74 50.8
2001 74.2 51.2
2002 74.4 51.4
2003 74.5 52
2004 74.6 52.6
2005 74.7 53.3
2006 74.8 53.8
2007 74.8 54.4
2008 74.8 55.2
2009 74.8 55.8
2010 74.8 56.3
2011 74.8 57
2012 74.8 57.5
2013 74.9 57.9
2014 74.9 58.3
2015 74.9 58.8
2016 74.9 59.2
2017 74.9 59.6
2018 75 60
2019 75 60.2
2020 75.1 60.5
2021 74.9 60
2022 72.9 60.7
2023 75.3 61.1
2024 75.5 61.3
2025 75.7 61.5

Brunei and Burkina Faso population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Burkina Faso
Year Population
Brunei Burkina Faso
1960 88,347 4,778,621
1961 92,517 4,848,224
1962 96,719 4,919,672
1963 101,159 4,993,623
1964 105,922 5,071,034
1965 110,838 5,152,833
1966 115,874 5,237,933
1967 121,017 5,326,348
1968 126,222 5,418,644
1969 131,446 5,513,177
1970 135,138 5,610,304
1971 137,921 5,707,999
1972 142,189 5,807,234
1973 147,369 5,911,927
1974 152,656 6,024,904
1975 158,070 6,147,569
1976 163,607 6,280,635
1977 169,277 6,428,734
1978 174,884 6,590,984
1979 180,422 6,763,903
1980 186,111 6,947,900
1981 191,977 7,140,271
1982 198,165 7,340,197
1983 204,741 7,551,129
1984 211,661 7,772,256
1985 218,919 7,999,935
1986 226,495 8,228,847
1987 233,860 8,457,109
1988 240,913 8,687,435
1989 248,064 8,921,175
1990 255,292 9,159,356
1991 262,596 9,394,632
1992 269,839 9,629,275
1993 276,971 9,871,713
1994 284,091 10,123,798
1995 291,195 10,386,722
1996 298,276 10,655,942
1997 305,341 10,934,223
1998 312,385 11,240,664
1999 319,411 11,574,928
2000 326,424 11,925,546
2001 333,345 12,295,001
2002 340,099 12,680,897
2003 346,637 13,082,532
2004 352,911 13,500,533
2005 358,916 13,932,123
2006 364,663 14,373,707
2007 370,873 14,816,307
2008 377,793 15,258,093
2009 384,952 15,710,066
2010 392,332 16,176,498
2011 399,389 16,661,908
2012 405,557 17,172,287
2013 411,202 17,695,409
2014 416,750 18,229,461
2015 422,212 18,777,487
2016 427,564 19,334,856
2017 432,772 19,894,407
2018 437,810 20,438,288
2019 442,680 20,961,952
2020 447,404 21,478,690
2021 451,721 21,995,243
2022 455,370 22,509,038
2023 458,949 23,025,776
2024 462,721 23,548,781

Fertility rates in Brunei and Burkina Faso

Fertility rate
Brunei

Burkina Faso
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Burkina Faso
1960 7.32 6.25
1961 7.19 6.29
1962 7.03 6.32
1963 6.89 6.36
1964 6.77 6.42
1965 6.65 6.47
1966 6.51 6.53
1967 6.37 6.59
1968 6.2 6.65
1969 6.01 6.66
1970 5.8 6.69
1971 5.62 6.7
1972 5.5 6.72
1973 5.36 6.77
1974 5.18 6.84
1975 4.99 6.91
1976 4.78 6.95
1977 4.58 7.05
1978 4.39 7.15
1979 4.22 7.19
1980 4.07 7.22
1981 3.94 7.26
1982 3.84 7.25
1983 3.75 7.25
1984 3.68 7.25
1985 3.61 7.24
1986 3.55 7.22
1987 3.49 7.17
1988 3.44 7.11
1989 3.36 7.05
1990 3.29 7.01
1991 3.21 6.97
1992 3.11 6.94
1993 3.01 6.89
1994 2.9 6.84
1995 2.79 6.81
1996 2.68 6.78
1997 2.6 6.72
1998 2.53 6.66
1999 2.46 6.59
2000 2.4 6.52
2001 2.34 6.43
2002 2.26 6.34
2003 2.19 6.28
2004 2.1 6.22
2005 2.02 6.18
2006 1.97 6.17
2007 1.93 6.11
2008 1.92 6.05
2009 1.92 5.99
2010 1.94 5.94
2011 1.96 5.87
2012 1.97 5.79
2013 1.98 5.7
2014 1.97 5.6
2015 1.95 5.48
2016 1.92 5.33
2017 1.88 5.17
2018 1.85 4.92
2019 1.82 4.68
2020 1.8 4.44
2021 1.78 4.36
2022 1.76 4.28
2023 1.75 4.19

Brunei and Burkina Faso demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Burkina Faso
Year Median age, years
Brunei Burkina Faso
1960 18.8 19.8
1961 18.1 19.7
1962 17.5 19.7
1963 17.1 19.7
1964 17 19.6
1965 17 19.6
1966 17.2 19.5
1967 17.3 19.5
1968 17.5 19.3
1969 17.7 19.1
1970 17.8 18.9
1971 17.9 18.8
1972 18 18.6
1973 18.2 18.5
1974 18.3 18.3
1975 18.6 18.2
1976 18.8 18.1
1977 19.1 17.9
1978 19.4 17.8
1979 19.6 17.7
1980 20 17.6
1981 20.3 17.5
1982 20.6 17.4
1983 21 17.3
1984 21.3 17.2
1985 21.7 17.1
1986 22 16.9
1987 22.3 16.8
1988 22.6 16.7
1989 22.8 16.6
1990 23.1 16.5
1991 23.4 16.4
1992 23.6 16.3
1993 23.8 16.3
1994 24.1 16.3
1995 24.4 16.3
1996 24.7 16.3
1997 24.9 16.3
1998 25.2 16.3
1999 25.5 16.4
2000 25.8 16.5
2001 26.1 16.6
2002 26.4 16.7
2003 26.8 16.8
2004 27.1 16.9
2005 27.5 17
2006 27.9 17.1
2007 28.1 17.1
2008 28 17.1
2009 28 17.1
2010 28 17.1
2011 28.1 17.1
2012 28.4 17.1
2013 28.8 17.1
2014 29.1 17.1
2015 29.5 17.1
2016 29.8 17.2
2017 30.2 17.3
2018 30.6 17.4
2019 31 17.6
2020 31.4 17.7
2021 31.8 18
2022 32.3 18.2
2023 32.8 18.4
2024 33.2 18.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Burkina Faso
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$20.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
24.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
5.33%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
4.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
11,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-4.31%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
3.44%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
40.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
29.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
51
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.2%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$590M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
67,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
3.87%
2019
Banked people share n/a
51.4%
2024

Energy

Brunei Burkina Faso
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
313 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$8.44
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.26 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
71.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
0.18%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
131.2 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
14%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
4.91%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
21.7%
2023

Society

Brunei Burkina Faso
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-25,807
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
33.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.64 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
21.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
41
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
31
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
1.3
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
31
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
66
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
41.4%
2023
English speaking
37.8%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
17%
2023

Health

Brunei Burkina Faso
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$56.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$19.6
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
61.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
20.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
242
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
77.3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
6.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
4.5%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
19
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Burkina Faso
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.18%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
4,486 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
56,413 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
23,423 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
9,509 mi
2014

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