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Brunei vs Cambodia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 17.6M in Cambodia (ranked 73/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 68,155 sq mi for Cambodia (ranked 165th vs. 88th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Cambodia ranks 97/197 ($46.4B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Cambodia ranks 145/197 ($2,628).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Cambodia
Population
469088
18011232
Population rank 170/197 73/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$46.4B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 97/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$2,628
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 145/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$7,970
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$12.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
29.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$700
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 154/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$2,518
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
68,155 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
258.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
2.58
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
27 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
71 years
2025

Brunei and Cambodia: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Cambodia economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Cambodia
Year GDP
Brunei Cambodia
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 $749,129,748
1976 $3,054,765,590 $790,357,255
1977 $3,681,242,528 $716,261,764
1978 $4,100,423,674 $766,642,356
1979 $6,044,367,628 $723,738,503
1980 $10,795,432,294 $744,384,130
1981 $9,367,218,664 $815,153,652
1982 $8,932,198,186 $865,516,040
1983 $7,927,590,750 $939,291,262
1984 $7,632,788,075 $1,021,176,059
1985 $6,967,623,884 $1,102,669,184
1986 $4,190,280,003 $1,167,630,318
1987 $4,918,010,080 $1,036,974,910
1988 $4,535,130,305 $1,662,877,859
1989 $4,983,622,881 $1,353,137,648
1990 $6,039,881,087 $1,402,541,177
1991 $6,284,497,300 $2,054,974,089
1992 $6,327,966,445 $2,491,486,594
1993 $6,203,339,925 $2,533,727,592
1994 $6,467,782,521 $2,791,435,272
1995 $7,700,144,057 $3,441,205,693
1996 $7,663,377,277 $3,506,695,720
1997 $7,793,034,390 $3,443,413,389
1998 $5,550,846,025 $3,120,425,503
1999 $6,309,070,375 $3,517,242,477
2000 $6,570,999,060 $3,694,168,979
2001 $6,096,155,748 $4,145,665,970
2002 $6,333,082,879 $4,501,227,627
2003 $7,167,725,265 $5,046,693,484
2004 $8,619,178,799 $5,883,297,160
2005 $10,547,202,612 $7,066,296,463
2006 $12,644,616,446 $8,350,531,017
2007 $13,432,029,496 $10,127,916,460
2008 $15,926,456,492 $12,174,303,999
2009 $11,912,904,529 $12,502,901,170
2010 $13,707,121,031 $13,808,673,288
2011 $18,524,791,071 $16,032,622,024
2012 $19,048,443,340 $17,826,536,700
2013 $18,094,148,099 $19,807,135,253
2014 $17,097,797,372 $22,041,463,968
2015 $12,930,296,852 $24,174,170,369
2016 $11,400,266,055 $26,556,545,153
2017 $12,128,168,047 $29,355,665,910
2018 $13,566,908,401 $33,145,892,169
2019 $13,469,235,348 $36,685,356,408
2020 $12,005,799,664 $34,818,073,901
2021 $14,006,496,614 $36,790,163,687
2022 $16,681,536,443 $39,994,532,960
2023 $15,095,084,686 $42,335,646,896
2024 $15,463,134,387 $46,352,647,035

Brunei and Cambodia economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Cambodia
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Cambodia
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 $113.8
1976 $18,671 $128.8
1977 $21,747 $126.4
1978 $23,447 $147.1
1979 $33,501 $142.2
1980 $58,005 $143.2
1981 $48,793 $154.3
1982 $45,075 $159.2
1983 $38,720 $166.7
1984 $36,061 $174.7
1985 $31,827 $182.4
1986 $18,501 $185.8
1987 $21,030 $158.1
1988 $18,825 $244.1
1989 $20,090 $191.3
1990 $23,659 $190.2
1991 $23,932 $267.3
1992 $23,451 $307
1993 $22,397 $294.1
1994 $22,767 $302
1995 $26,443 $343
1996 $25,692 $325
1997 $25,522 $297.6
1998 $17,769 $258.8
1999 $19,752 $286.8
2000 $20,130 $296.4
2001 $18,288 $328
2002 $18,621 $350
2003 $20,678 $387
2004 $24,423 $444
2005 $29,386 $526
2006 $34,675 $612
2007 $36,217 $732
2008 $42,157 $866
2009 $30,946 $876
2010 $34,938 $952
2011 $46,383 $1,089
2012 $46,969 $1,193
2013 $44,003 $1,306
2014 $41,027 $1,432
2015 $30,625 $1,547
2016 $26,663 $1,675
2017 $28,024 $1,826
2018 $30,988 $2,037
2019 $30,427 $2,226
2020 $26,834 $2,082
2021 $31,007 $2,167
2022 $36,633 $2,325
2023 $32,891 $2,430
2024 $33,418 $2,628

Brunei vs. Cambodia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Cambodia
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Cambodia
1950 50.6 38.9
1951 51.5 39
1952 52.4 39.3
1953 53.3 39.6
1954 54.2 39.9
1955 55 40.3
1956 55.7 40.5
1957 56.5 40.9
1958 57.3 41.2
1959 58 41.7
1960 58.7 42.1
1961 59.4 42.6
1962 58.8 43.1
1963 60.6 43.6
1964 61.3 44
1965 61.7 44.5
1966 62.4 44.9
1967 62.9 45.2
1968 63.5 45.6
1969 64 45.9
1970 64.5 38.6
1971 65 38.7
1972 65.4 38.9
1973 66 39.1
1974 66.4 39.3
1975 67 12.8
1976 67.4 11.6
1977 67.8 11.3
1978 68.3 11.6
1979 68.6 41.1
1980 69 47.5
1981 69.3 48
1982 69.7 48.8
1983 70 49.4
1984 70.2 50.1
1985 70.5 50.8
1986 70.8 51.6
1987 71 53.7
1988 71.2 54.4
1989 71.4 54.8
1990 71.6 55.2
1991 71.9 55.6
1992 72.1 55.7
1993 72.3 56
1994 72.6 56.2
1995 72.8 56.6
1996 73.1 56.8
1997 73.3 57.3
1998 73.6 57.9
1999 73.8 58.6
2000 74 59.5
2001 74.2 60.5
2002 74.4 61.4
2003 74.5 62.3
2004 74.6 63.3
2005 74.7 64.1
2006 74.8 64.9
2007 74.8 65.5
2008 74.8 66.1
2009 74.8 66.7
2010 74.8 67.3
2011 74.8 67.9
2012 74.8 68.4
2013 74.9 68.8
2014 74.9 69.1
2015 74.9 69.4
2016 74.9 69.6
2017 74.9 69.8
2018 75 70
2019 75 70.1
2020 75.1 70.1
2021 74.9 69.3
2022 72.9 70.5
2023 75.3 70.7
2024 75.5 70.8
2025 75.7 71

Brunei and Cambodia population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Cambodia
Year Population
Brunei Cambodia
1960 88,347 5,449,966
1961 92,517 5,571,168
1962 96,719 5,697,558
1963 101,159 5,823,010
1964 105,922 5,946,178
1965 110,838 6,072,289
1966 115,874 6,201,232
1967 121,017 6,332,944
1968 126,222 6,467,324
1969 131,446 6,604,725
1970 135,138 6,639,182
1971 137,921 6,620,880
1972 142,189 6,673,886
1973 147,369 6,739,726
1974 152,656 6,783,240
1975 158,070 6,581,371
1976 163,607 6,134,991
1977 169,277 5,668,551
1978 174,884 5,211,653
1979 180,422 5,088,808
1980 186,111 5,199,872
1981 191,977 5,284,495
1982 198,165 5,436,432
1983 204,741 5,636,203
1984 211,661 5,845,117
1985 218,919 6,043,783
1986 226,495 6,285,693
1987 233,860 6,557,970
1988 240,913 6,812,014
1989 248,064 7,073,473
1990 255,292 7,374,752
1991 262,596 7,686,850
1992 269,839 8,113,083
1993 276,971 8,616,381
1994 284,091 9,239,162
1995 291,195 10,018,497
1996 298,276 10,801,270
1997 305,341 11,570,982
1998 312,385 12,058,173
1999 319,411 12,265,731
2000 326,424 12,462,336
2001 333,345 12,658,484
2002 340,099 12,855,241
2003 346,637 13,050,968
2004 352,911 13,244,731
2005 358,916 13,439,202
2006 364,663 13,639,028
2007 370,873 13,841,770
2008 377,793 14,053,479
2009 384,952 14,276,810
2010 392,332 14,500,726
2011 399,389 14,722,584
2012 405,557 14,945,085
2013 411,202 15,170,208
2014 416,750 15,396,772
2015 422,212 15,623,251
2016 427,564 15,852,803
2017 432,772 16,073,372
2018 437,810 16,274,522
2019 442,680 16,481,304
2020 447,404 16,725,474
2021 451,721 16,974,305
2022 455,370 17,201,724
2023 458,949 17,423,880
2024 462,721 17,638,801

Fertility rates in Brunei and Cambodia

Fertility rate
Brunei

Cambodia
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Cambodia
1960 7.32 6.31
1961 7.19 6.3
1962 7.03 6.3
1963 6.89 6.29
1964 6.77 6.29
1965 6.65 6.27
1966 6.51 6.24
1967 6.37 6.2
1968 6.2 6.17
1969 6.01 6.12
1970 5.8 6.07
1971 5.62 6.01
1972 5.5 5.94
1973 5.36 5.56
1974 5.18 4.8
1975 4.99 4.1
1976 4.78 3.41
1977 4.58 2.72
1978 4.39 3.34
1979 4.22 4.56
1980 4.07 5.77
1981 3.94 6.04
1982 3.84 6.19
1983 3.75 6.3
1984 3.68 6.34
1985 3.61 6.31
1986 3.55 6.23
1987 3.49 6.1
1988 3.44 5.94
1989 3.36 5.68
1990 3.29 5.64
1991 3.21 5.59
1992 3.11 5.49
1993 3.01 5.43
1994 2.9 5.28
1995 2.79 5.08
1996 2.68 4.87
1997 2.6 4.39
1998 2.53 4.13
1999 2.46 3.93
2000 2.4 3.79
2001 2.34 3.69
2002 2.26 3.57
2003 2.19 3.43
2004 2.1 3.31
2005 2.02 3.24
2006 1.97 3.18
2007 1.93 3.13
2008 1.92 3.05
2009 1.92 2.97
2010 1.94 2.86
2011 1.96 2.78
2012 1.97 2.75
2013 1.98 2.74
2014 1.97 2.73
2015 1.95 2.73
2016 1.92 2.73
2017 1.88 2.72
2018 1.85 2.72
2019 1.82 2.73
2020 1.8 2.7
2021 1.78 2.66
2022 1.76 2.62
2023 1.75 2.58

Brunei and Cambodia demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Cambodia
Year Median age, years
Brunei Cambodia
1960 18.8 18.1
1961 18.1 18.1
1962 17.5 18.1
1963 17.1 18
1964 17 18
1965 17 17.9
1966 17.2 17.9
1967 17.3 17.9
1968 17.5 17.8
1969 17.7 17.8
1970 17.8 17.6
1971 17.9 17.3
1972 18 17.2
1973 18.2 17.2
1974 18.3 17.2
1975 18.6 17.2
1976 18.8 17.2
1977 19.1 17.3
1978 19.4 17.4
1979 19.6 17.6
1980 20 17.8
1981 20.3 17.7
1982 20.6 17.8
1983 21 17.9
1984 21.3 17.9
1985 21.7 17.9
1986 22 18
1987 22.3 18.1
1988 22.6 18.1
1989 22.8 18.1
1990 23.1 18.1
1991 23.4 18
1992 23.6 18.1
1993 23.8 18.4
1994 24.1 18
1995 24.4 17.3
1996 24.7 17.1
1997 24.9 17.2
1998 25.2 17.4
1999 25.5 17.7
2000 25.8 18.1
2001 26.1 18.5
2002 26.4 18.9
2003 26.8 19.3
2004 27.1 19.7
2005 27.5 20.1
2006 27.9 20.6
2007 28.1 21.1
2008 28 21.6
2009 28 22
2010 28 22.4
2011 28.1 22.7
2012 28.4 23.1
2013 28.8 23.5
2014 29.1 23.9
2015 29.5 24.2
2016 29.8 24.6
2017 30.2 25
2018 30.6 25.5
2019 31 25.8
2020 31.4 26.1
2021 31.8 26.3
2022 32.3 26.5
2023 32.8 26.8
2024 33.2 27

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Cambodia
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$44.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
17.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
2.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
2.09%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
191,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-3.23%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
0.26%
2023
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
35.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
41.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
58.2
2025
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$22.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$2.83B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
1,306,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
5.37%
2020
Banked people share n/a
39%
2024

Energy

Brunei Cambodia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
502 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$13.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
18 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
1.03 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
54.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
52.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
6.86%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
58.9%
2021
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
813 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
56.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
57.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
95%
2023

Society

Brunei Cambodia
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.22%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-32,960
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
26%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
42.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
21
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
23
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
1.84
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
19.6
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
83.8%
2022
English speaking
37.8%
2023
22.2%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
60.7%
2023

Health

Brunei Cambodia
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$109.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$67
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
71 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
9.34%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.21
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
137
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
22.9
2023
Obesity rate n/a
4.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
33
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
17.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
6.67 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Cambodia
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
3,864 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
23,762 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
29,349 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
34,175 mi
2014

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