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Brunei vs Canada statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 41.3M in Canada (ranked 37/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 3,393,336 sq mi for Canada (ranked 165th vs. 4th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Canada ranks 9/197 ($2.24T). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Canada ranks 19/197 ($54,283).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Canada
Population
469088
41972421
Population rank 170/197 38/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$2.24T
2024
GDP rank 142/197 9/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$54,283
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 19/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$65,463
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$2.48T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
112.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$60,128
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 4/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$34,544
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
3,393,336 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
12.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.26
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
41.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
82.9 years
2025

Brunei and Canada: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Canada economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Canada
Year GDP
Brunei Canada
1960 - $40,563,768,947
1961 - $41,038,192,838
1962 - $42,336,211,556
1963 - $45,140,337,827
1964 - $49,503,663,836
1965 $114,039,501 $54,649,410,479
1966 $132,757,528 $61,252,415,405
1967 $139,029,537 $65,856,924,424
1968 $160,818,236 $72,048,833,006
1969 $161,210,236 $79,405,011,125
1970 $179,078,929 $88,192,257,632
1971 $197,525,768 $99,606,454,744
1972 $270,822,782 $113,463,848,874
1973 $433,095,527 $131,764,343,566
1974 $2,319,576,214 $160,949,188,139
1975 $2,496,420,258 $174,419,757,177
1976 $3,054,765,590 $207,271,612,576
1977 $3,681,242,528 $212,325,176,305
1978 $4,100,423,674 $219,369,542,386
1979 $6,044,367,628 $243,891,124,296
1980 $10,795,432,294 $274,776,566,028
1981 $9,367,218,664 $307,246,642,756
1982 $8,932,198,186 $314,647,807,409
1983 $7,927,590,750 $341,866,277,183
1984 $7,632,788,075 $356,718,400,124
1985 $6,967,623,884 $366,186,012,450
1986 $4,190,280,003 $379,006,836,992
1987 $4,918,010,080 $433,134,238,311
1988 $4,535,130,305 $509,380,027,627
1989 $4,983,622,881 $567,211,993,243
1990 $6,039,881,087 $596,075,591,361
1991 $6,284,497,300 $612,527,712,316
1992 $6,327,966,445 $594,387,358,319
1993 $6,203,339,925 $579,053,561,739
1994 $6,467,782,521 $579,944,346,807
1995 $7,700,144,057 $605,961,090,061
1996 $7,663,377,277 $630,607,994,133
1997 $7,793,034,390 $654,986,999,856
1998 $5,550,846,025 $634,000,000,000
1999 $6,309,070,375 $678,412,196,271
2000 $6,570,999,060 $744,773,415,932
2001 $6,096,155,748 $738,981,792,355
2002 $6,333,082,879 $760,649,334,098
2003 $7,167,725,265 $895,540,646,635
2004 $8,619,178,799 $1,026,690,238,278
2005 $10,547,202,612 $1,173,108,598,779
2006 $12,644,616,446 $1,319,264,809,591
2007 $13,432,029,496 $1,468,820,407,783
2008 $15,926,456,492 $1,552,989,690,722
2009 $11,912,904,529 $1,374,625,142,157
2010 $13,707,121,031 $1,617,343,367,486
2011 $18,524,791,071 $1,793,326,630,175
2012 $19,048,443,340 $1,828,366,481,522
2013 $18,094,148,099 $1,846,597,421,835
2014 $17,097,797,372 $1,805,749,878,440
2015 $12,930,296,852 $1,556,508,816,217
2016 $11,400,266,055 $1,527,994,741,907
2017 $12,128,168,047 $1,649,265,644,244
2018 $13,566,908,401 $1,725,329,192,783
2019 $13,469,235,348 $1,743,725,183,673
2020 $12,005,799,664 $1,655,684,730,000
2021 $14,006,496,614 $2,022,378,748,423
2022 $16,681,536,443 $2,190,411,080,134
2023 $15,095,084,686 $2,173,339,670,064
2024 $15,463,134,387 $2,241,253,230,970

Brunei and Canada economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Canada
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Canada
1960 - $2,265
1961 - $2,246
1962 - $2,274
1963 - $2,380
1964 - $2,562
1965 $1,029 $2,777
1966 $1,146 $3,055
1967 $1,149 $3,226
1968 $1,274 $3,473
1969 $1,226 $3,776
1970 $1,325 $4,136
1971 $1,432 $4,535
1972 $1,905 $5,107
1973 $2,939 $5,858
1974 $15,195 $7,057
1975 $15,793 $7,537
1976 $18,671 $8,839
1977 $21,747 $8,949
1978 $23,447 $9,154
1979 $33,501 $10,078
1980 $58,005 $11,208
1981 $48,793 $12,379
1982 $45,075 $12,527
1983 $38,720 $13,477
1984 $36,061 $13,930
1985 $31,827 $14,170
1986 $18,501 $14,521
1987 $21,030 $16,378
1988 $18,825 $19,013
1989 $20,090 $20,795
1990 $23,659 $21,526
1991 $23,932 $21,847
1992 $23,451 $20,950
1993 $22,397 $20,187
1994 $22,767 $19,998
1995 $26,443 $20,680
1996 $25,692 $21,297
1997 $25,522 $21,902
1998 $17,769 $21,025
1999 $19,752 $22,315
2000 $20,130 $24,271
2001 $18,288 $23,822
2002 $18,621 $24,256
2003 $20,678 $28,302
2004 $24,423 $32,146
2005 $29,386 $36,384
2006 $34,675 $40,504
2007 $36,217 $44,660
2008 $42,157 $46,710
2009 $30,946 $40,875
2010 $34,938 $47,561
2011 $46,383 $52,224
2012 $46,969 $52,670
2013 $44,003 $52,638
2014 $41,027 $50,961
2015 $30,625 $43,594
2016 $26,663 $42,314
2017 $28,024 $45,130
2018 $30,988 $46,539
2019 $30,427 $46,353
2020 $26,834 $43,538
2021 $31,007 $52,887
2022 $36,633 $56,257
2023 $32,891 $54,220
2024 $33,418 $54,283

Brunei vs. Canada life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Canada
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Canada
1950 50.6 68.2
1951 51.5 68.5
1952 52.4 68.7
1953 53.3 69.1
1954 54.2 69.9
1955 55 70
1956 55.7 70
1957 56.5 69.9
1958 57.3 70.6
1959 58 70.6
1960 58.7 71
1961 59.4 71.2
1962 58.8 71.2
1963 60.6 71.3
1964 61.3 71.6
1965 61.7 71.7
1966 62.4 71.9
1967 62.9 72.1
1968 63.5 72.2
1969 64 72.4
1970 64.5 72.6
1971 65 72.9
1972 65.4 72.8
1973 66 73.1
1974 66.4 73.1
1975 67 73.4
1976 67.4 73.9
1977 67.8 74.2
1978 68.3 74.5
1979 68.6 74.8
1980 69 75.1
1981 69.3 75.5
1982 69.7 75.7
1983 70 76.1
1984 70.2 76.4
1985 70.5 76.3
1986 70.8 76.5
1987 71 76.8
1988 71.2 76.9
1989 71.4 77.1
1990 71.6 77.4
1991 71.9 77.6
1992 72.1 77.9
1993 72.3 77.7
1994 72.6 77.9
1995 72.8 78
1996 73.1 78.3
1997 73.3 78.5
1998 73.6 78.7
1999 73.8 78.9
2000 74 79.2
2001 74.2 79.4
2002 74.4 79.6
2003 74.5 79.7
2004 74.6 80
2005 74.7 80.1
2006 74.8 80.5
2007 74.8 80.5
2008 74.8 80.7
2009 74.8 81.1
2010 74.8 81.3
2011 74.8 81.5
2012 74.8 81.7
2013 74.9 81.8
2014 74.9 81.8
2015 74.9 81.9
2016 74.9 82
2017 74.9 81.9
2018 75 81.9
2019 75 82.3
2020 75.1 81.7
2021 74.9 82
2022 72.9 81.2
2023 75.3 82.6
2024 75.5 82.7
2025 75.7 82.9

Brunei and Canada population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Canada
Year Population
Brunei Canada
1960 88,347 17,909,356
1961 92,517 18,271,000
1962 96,719 18,614,000
1963 101,159 18,964,000
1964 105,922 19,325,000
1965 110,838 19,678,000
1966 115,874 20,048,000
1967 121,017 20,412,000
1968 126,222 20,744,000
1969 131,446 21,028,000
1970 135,138 21,324,000
1971 137,921 21,962,032
1972 142,189 22,218,463
1973 147,369 22,491,777
1974 152,656 22,807,969
1975 158,070 23,143,275
1976 163,607 23,449,808
1977 169,277 23,725,843
1978 174,884 23,963,203
1979 180,422 24,201,544
1980 186,111 24,515,667
1981 191,977 24,819,915
1982 198,165 25,116,942
1983 204,741 25,366,451
1984 211,661 25,607,053
1985 218,919 25,842,116
1986 226,495 26,100,278
1987 233,860 26,446,601
1988 240,913 26,791,747
1989 248,064 27,276,781
1990 255,292 27,691,138
1991 262,596 28,037,420
1992 269,839 28,371,264
1993 276,971 28,684,764
1994 284,091 29,000,663
1995 291,195 29,302,311
1996 298,276 29,610,218
1997 305,341 29,905,948
1998 312,385 30,155,173
1999 319,411 30,401,286
2000 326,424 30,685,730
2001 333,345 31,020,855
2002 340,099 31,359,199
2003 346,637 31,642,461
2004 352,911 31,938,807
2005 358,916 32,242,732
2006 364,663 32,571,193
2007 370,873 32,888,886
2008 377,793 33,247,298
2009 384,952 33,630,069
2010 392,332 34,005,902
2011 399,389 34,339,221
2012 405,557 34,713,395
2013 411,202 35,080,992
2014 416,750 35,434,066
2015 422,212 35,704,498
2016 427,564 36,110,803
2017 432,772 36,545,075
2018 437,810 37,072,620
2019 442,680 37,618,495
2020 447,404 38,028,638
2021 451,721 38,239,864
2022 455,370 38,935,934
2023 458,949 40,083,484
2024 462,721 41,288,599

Fertility rates in Brunei and Canada

Fertility rate
Brunei

Canada
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Canada
1960 7.32 3.81
1961 7.19 3.75
1962 7.03 3.68
1963 6.89 3.61
1964 6.77 3.46
1965 6.65 3.12
1966 6.51 2.75
1967 6.37 2.53
1968 6.2 2.39
1969 6.01 2.33
1970 5.8 2.26
1971 5.62 2.14
1972 5.5 1.98
1973 5.36 1.89
1974 5.18 1.84
1975 4.99 1.82
1976 4.78 1.8
1977 4.58 1.78
1978 4.39 1.77
1979 4.22 1.75
1980 4.07 1.74
1981 3.94 1.7
1982 3.84 1.69
1983 3.75 1.68
1984 3.68 1.65
1985 3.61 1.67
1986 3.55 1.68
1987 3.49 1.68
1988 3.44 1.68
1989 3.36 1.77
1990 3.29 1.83
1991 3.21 1.72
1992 3.11 1.71
1993 3.01 1.69
1994 2.9 1.69
1995 2.79 1.67
1996 2.68 1.63
1997 2.6 1.57
1998 2.53 1.56
1999 2.46 1.55
2000 2.4 1.51
2001 2.34 1.54
2002 2.26 1.52
2003 2.19 1.55
2004 2.1 1.56
2005 2.02 1.58
2006 1.97 1.63
2007 1.93 1.67
2008 1.92 1.7
2009 1.92 1.69
2010 1.94 1.65
2011 1.96 1.63
2012 1.97 1.63
2013 1.98 1.61
2014 1.97 1.61
2015 1.95 1.6
2016 1.92 1.59
2017 1.88 1.55
2018 1.85 1.51
2019 1.82 1.47
2020 1.8 1.41
2021 1.78 1.44
2022 1.76 1.33
2023 1.75 1.26

Brunei and Canada demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Canada
Year Median age, years
Brunei Canada
1960 18.8 26.4
1961 18.1 26.3
1962 17.5 26
1963 17.1 25.8
1964 17 25.6
1965 17 25.5
1966 17.2 25.5
1967 17.3 25.5
1968 17.5 25.7
1969 17.7 25.8
1970 17.8 26
1971 17.9 26.3
1972 18 26.6
1973 18.2 26.9
1974 18.3 27.2
1975 18.6 27.4
1976 18.8 27.7
1977 19.1 28.1
1978 19.4 28.5
1979 19.6 28.8
1980 20 29.2
1981 20.3 29.5
1982 20.6 29.8
1983 21 30.2
1984 21.3 30.6
1985 21.7 31
1986 22 31.4
1987 22.3 31.8
1988 22.6 32.2
1989 22.8 32.5
1990 23.1 32.9
1991 23.4 33.2
1992 23.6 33.6
1993 23.8 33.9
1994 24.1 34.3
1995 24.4 34.7
1996 24.7 35.1
1997 24.9 35.5
1998 25.2 36
1999 25.5 36.4
2000 25.8 36.7
2001 26.1 37.1
2002 26.4 37.4
2003 26.8 37.8
2004 27.1 38.1
2005 27.5 38.5
2006 27.9 38.8
2007 28.1 39.1
2008 28 39.3
2009 28 39.5
2010 28 39.7
2011 28.1 39.9
2012 28.4 40.1
2013 28.8 40.3
2014 29.1 40.5
2015 29.5 40.6
2016 29.8 40.7
2017 30.2 40.8
2018 30.6 40.8
2019 31 40.8
2020 31.4 40.9
2021 31.8 41.1
2022 32.3 41.3
2023 32.8 41.4
2024 33.2 41.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Canada
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$2.2T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
44.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
4.88%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
1.29%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
72,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
6.35%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
66.4%
2021
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
25.3%
2021
Economic freedom index
67
2025
75.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.3%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,991,416
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.07%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
76
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
4,226
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.37T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$120B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$851M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
32,430,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
3.66%
2011
Banked people share n/a
98.4%
2024

Energy

Brunei Canada
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
7,336 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$8.79
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
575 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
14.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
76.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
23.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
19.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
-89.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
14,460 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
67%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
57%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
14.1%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Canada
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.51%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+368,599
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
82%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
89.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
75
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
99
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
2.27
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
5.3
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
37.8%
2023
82.1%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
94%
2023

Health

Brunei Canada
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$6,112
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$935
2023
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
82.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
2.5
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
30 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
5.1
2023
Obesity rate n/a
26.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
7.7%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
85
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
12%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
9.89 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Canada
% of world land
0.004%
2025
5.9%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
82,186 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
219,596 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
1,339,068 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
647,655 mi
2014

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