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Brunei vs Cape Verde statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 525K in Cape Verde (ranked 169/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 1,556 sq mi for Cape Verde (ranked 165th vs. 167th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Cape Verde
Population
469088
529186
Population rank 170/197 169/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$2.77B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 170/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$5,273
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 117/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$11,262
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$3.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
109.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$5,998
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 75/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$2,527
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
1,556 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
337 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
76.4 years
2025

Brunei and Cape Verde: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Cape Verde
Year GDP
Brunei Cape Verde
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 $142,246,815
1981 $9,367,218,664 $139,468,209
1982 $8,932,198,186 $140,630,679
1983 $7,927,590,750 $138,476,176
1984 $7,632,788,075 $132,019,039
1985 $6,967,623,884 $137,728,205
1986 $4,190,280,003 $190,651,168
1987 $4,918,010,080 $235,253,065
1988 $4,535,130,305 $264,308,140
1989 $4,983,622,881 $267,448,571
1990 $6,039,881,087 $306,890,963
1991 $6,284,497,300 $319,827,059
1992 $6,327,966,445 $357,160,985
1993 $6,203,339,925 $490,417,390
1994 $6,467,782,521 $406,580,652
1995 $7,700,144,057 $487,148,994
1996 $7,663,377,277 $501,979,270
1997 $7,793,034,390 $490,608,658
1998 $5,550,846,025 $521,910,561
1999 $6,309,070,375 $592,416,703
2000 $6,570,999,060 $539,227,278
2001 $6,096,155,748 $563,090,490
2002 $6,333,082,879 $620,507,387
2003 $7,167,725,265 $813,260,469
2004 $8,619,178,799 $924,940,012
2005 $10,547,202,612 $972,241,677
2006 $12,644,616,446 $1,107,571,458
2007 $13,432,029,496 $1,649,621,739
2008 $15,926,456,492 $1,959,620,648
2009 $11,912,904,529 $1,852,334,575
2010 $13,707,121,031 $1,824,751,468
2011 $18,524,791,071 $2,046,817,987
2012 $19,048,443,340 $1,913,081,210
2013 $18,094,148,099 $2,028,910,915
2014 $17,097,797,372 $2,041,930,125
2015 $12,930,296,852 $1,749,857,620
2016 $11,400,266,055 $1,849,789,986
2017 $12,128,168,047 $1,996,741,540
2018 $13,566,908,401 $2,205,099,507
2019 $13,469,235,348 $2,252,177,124
2020 $12,005,799,664 $1,821,565,614
2021 $14,006,496,614 $2,051,842,619
2022 $16,681,536,443 $2,247,003,344
2023 $15,095,084,686 $2,539,203,429
2024 $15,463,134,387 $2,767,599,017

Brunei and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Cape Verde
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Cape Verde
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 $440
1981 $48,793 $425
1982 $45,075 $423
1983 $38,720 $410
1984 $36,061 $385
1985 $31,827 $396
1986 $18,501 $541
1987 $21,030 $658
1988 $18,825 $729
1989 $20,090 $727
1990 $23,659 $817
1991 $23,932 $832
1992 $23,451 $908
1993 $22,397 $1,220
1994 $22,767 $991
1995 $26,443 $1,165
1996 $25,692 $1,180
1997 $25,522 $1,134
1998 $17,769 $1,187
1999 $19,752 $1,327
2000 $20,130 $1,190
2001 $18,288 $1,223
2002 $18,621 $1,329
2003 $20,678 $1,718
2004 $24,423 $1,929
2005 $29,386 $2,004
2006 $34,675 $2,257
2007 $36,217 $3,325
2008 $42,157 $3,909
2009 $30,946 $3,660
2010 $34,938 $3,579
2011 $46,383 $4,002
2012 $46,969 $3,737
2013 $44,003 $3,961
2014 $41,027 $3,986
2015 $30,625 $3,415
2016 $26,663 $3,609
2017 $28,024 $3,893
2018 $30,988 $4,295
2019 $30,427 $4,381
2020 $26,834 $3,539
2021 $31,007 $3,971
2022 $36,633 $4,323
2023 $32,891 $4,861
2024 $33,418 $5,273

Brunei vs. Cape Verde life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Cape Verde
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Cape Verde
1950 50.6 44.9
1951 51.5 45.6
1952 52.4 46.2
1953 53.3 46.4
1954 54.2 46.6
1955 55 46.9
1956 55.7 47.1
1957 56.5 47.4
1958 57.3 47.7
1959 58 48.2
1960 58.7 48.7
1961 59.4 49.4
1962 58.8 50.2
1963 60.6 51.1
1964 61.3 52.1
1965 61.7 53
1966 62.4 53.9
1967 62.9 54.7
1968 63.5 55.4
1969 64 56
1970 64.5 56.6
1971 65 57
1972 65.4 57.5
1973 66 58
1974 66.4 58.4
1975 67 59
1976 67.4 59.4
1977 67.8 60
1978 68.3 60.4
1979 68.6 60.7
1980 69 61
1981 69.3 61.3
1982 69.7 61.5
1983 70 61.8
1984 70.2 61.8
1985 70.5 62.3
1986 70.8 62.6
1987 71 62.9
1988 71.2 63.2
1989 71.4 63.6
1990 71.6 63.9
1991 71.9 64.1
1992 72.1 64.3
1993 72.3 64.5
1994 72.6 64.6
1995 72.8 63.7
1996 73.1 65.5
1997 73.3 66.1
1998 73.6 66.7
1999 73.8 67.4
2000 74 68.1
2001 74.2 68.7
2002 74.4 69.4
2003 74.5 70
2004 74.6 70.5
2005 74.7 70.9
2006 74.8 71.3
2007 74.8 71.5
2008 74.8 71.9
2009 74.8 72.1
2010 74.8 72.5
2011 74.8 72.9
2012 74.8 73.3
2013 74.9 73.5
2014 74.9 73.8
2015 74.9 74.1
2016 74.9 74.4
2017 74.9 74.7
2018 75 74.8
2019 75 75.4
2020 75.1 73.8
2021 74.9 74.4
2022 72.9 75.9
2023 75.3 76.1
2024 75.5 76.2
2025 75.7 76.4

Brunei and Cape Verde population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Cape Verde
Year Population
Brunei Cape Verde
1960 88,347 210,024
1961 92,517 215,087
1962 96,719 221,919
1963 101,159 229,373
1964 105,922 237,006
1965 110,838 244,856
1966 115,874 252,976
1967 121,017 261,404
1968 126,222 270,164
1969 131,446 279,248
1970 135,138 287,885
1971 137,921 294,046
1972 142,189 297,386
1973 147,369 299,881
1974 152,656 302,570
1975 158,070 305,847
1976 163,607 309,455
1977 169,277 312,834
1978 174,884 316,147
1979 180,422 319,480
1980 186,111 323,301
1981 191,977 327,846
1982 198,165 332,724
1983 204,741 337,654
1984 211,661 342,505
1985 218,919 347,365
1986 226,495 352,312
1987 233,860 357,302
1988 240,913 362,329
1989 248,064 367,803
1990 255,292 375,428
1991 262,596 384,586
1992 269,839 393,415
1993 276,971 401,965
1994 284,091 410,228
1995 291,195 418,104
1996 298,276 425,581
1997 305,341 432,798
1998 312,385 439,784
1999 319,411 446,519
2000 326,424 453,317
2001 333,345 460,293
2002 340,099 467,046
2003 346,637 473,383
2004 352,911 479,370
2005 358,916 485,115
2006 364,663 490,728
2007 370,873 496,190
2008 377,793 501,355
2009 384,952 506,141
2010 392,332 509,784
2011 399,389 511,447
2012 405,557 511,955
2013 411,202 512,225
2014 416,750 512,326
2015 422,212 512,394
2016 427,564 512,554
2017 432,772 512,893
2018 437,810 513,415
2019 442,680 514,104
2020 447,404 514,679
2021 451,721 516,649
2022 455,370 519,741
2023 458,949 522,331
2024 462,721 524,877

Fertility rates in Brunei and Cape Verde

Fertility rate
Brunei

Cape Verde
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Cape Verde
1960 7.32 6.89
1961 7.19 6.92
1962 7.03 6.95
1963 6.89 6.98
1964 6.77 6.99
1965 6.65 6.99
1966 6.51 6.99
1967 6.37 6.98
1968 6.2 6.97
1969 6.01 6.95
1970 5.8 6.94
1971 5.62 6.91
1972 5.5 6.89
1973 5.36 6.86
1974 5.18 6.82
1975 4.99 6.77
1976 4.78 6.71
1977 4.58 6.65
1978 4.39 6.56
1979 4.22 6.47
1980 4.07 6.38
1981 3.94 6.27
1982 3.84 6.17
1983 3.75 6.07
1984 3.68 5.97
1985 3.61 5.92
1986 3.55 5.81
1987 3.49 5.68
1988 3.44 5.55
1989 3.36 5.45
1990 3.29 5.36
1991 3.21 5.26
1992 3.11 5.12
1993 3.01 4.95
1994 2.9 4.72
1995 2.79 4.49
1996 2.68 4.26
1997 2.6 4.05
1998 2.53 3.9
1999 2.46 3.73
2000 2.4 3.55
2001 2.34 3.37
2002 2.26 3.19
2003 2.19 3.03
2004 2.1 2.9
2005 2.02 2.73
2006 1.97 2.56
2007 1.93 2.41
2008 1.92 2.3
2009 1.92 2.25
2010 1.94 2.33
2011 1.96 2.33
2012 1.97 2.15
2013 1.98 2.07
2014 1.97 2.03
2015 1.95 1.97
2016 1.92 1.97
2017 1.88 1.93
2018 1.85 1.8
2019 1.82 1.7
2020 1.8 1.59
2021 1.78 1.55
2022 1.76 1.53
2023 1.75 1.52

Brunei and Cape Verde demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Cape Verde
Year Median age, years
Brunei Cape Verde
1960 18.8 19
1961 18.1 18.6
1962 17.5 18.1
1963 17.1 17.7
1964 17 17.4
1965 17 17.2
1966 17.2 17.1
1967 17.3 17
1968 17.5 17
1969 17.7 17.1
1970 17.8 17.2
1971 17.9 17.2
1972 18 17.2
1973 18.2 17.2
1974 18.3 17.2
1975 18.6 17
1976 18.8 16.8
1977 19.1 16.6
1978 19.4 16.4
1979 19.6 16.2
1980 20 16.1
1981 20.3 16.1
1982 20.6 16.3
1983 21 16.4
1984 21.3 16.5
1985 21.7 16.6
1986 22 16.7
1987 22.3 16.8
1988 22.6 16.8
1989 22.8 16.9
1990 23.1 17
1991 23.4 17
1992 23.6 17.1
1993 23.8 17.2
1994 24.1 17.4
1995 24.4 17.5
1996 24.7 17.7
1997 24.9 17.9
1998 25.2 18.1
1999 25.5 18.3
2000 25.8 18.6
2001 26.1 18.9
2002 26.4 19.2
2003 26.8 19.6
2004 27.1 19.9
2005 27.5 20.4
2006 27.9 20.8
2007 28.1 21.3
2008 28 21.7
2009 28 22.1
2010 28 22.6
2011 28.1 23.1
2012 28.4 23.6
2013 28.8 24.2
2014 29.1 24.7
2015 29.5 25.2
2016 29.8 25.7
2017 30.2 26.2
2018 30.6 26.6
2019 31 27
2020 31.4 27.3
2021 31.8 27.8
2022 32.3 28.3
2023 32.8 28.8
2024 33.2 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Cape Verde
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$2.63B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
29.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
4.35%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
0.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-1.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
69.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
10.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
32.3%
2015
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2015
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$783M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
180,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
39.9%
2020

Energy

Brunei Cape Verde
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
207.6 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$26.8
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
1.01 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
1.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
21.8%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
18.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98.6%
2023

Society

Brunei Cape Verde
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-1,209
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
68.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
46.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
62
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
6.18
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
88.5%
2024
English speaking
37.8%
2023
8%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
73.5%
2023

Health

Brunei Cape Verde
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$286
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$73.5
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
76.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
8.28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.79
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
40
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
11.6
2023
Obesity rate n/a
16.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
6.8%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
11%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
6.01 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Cape Verde
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.003%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
2,964 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
305 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
180 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
839 mi
2013

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