Brunei vs China statistics compared

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 1.41B in China (ranked 2/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 3,624,808 sq mi for China (ranked 165th vs. 2nd).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while China ranks 76/197 ($13,303).

Brunei and China: Comparison Charts

Brunei and China economies compared

GDP

Brunei

China

Table

Year	GDP
	Brunei	China
1960	-	$59,846,235,025
1961	-	$50,162,299,350
1962	-	$47,310,737,754
1963	-	$50,812,227,919
1964	-	$59,821,862,703
1965	$114,039,501	$70,565,994,356
1966	$132,757,528	$76,854,053,259
1967	$139,029,537	$73,011,350,596
1968	$160,818,236	$70,980,323,819
1969	$161,210,236	$79,847,786,729
1970	$179,078,929	$92,752,930,873
1971	$197,525,768	$99,959,013,880
1972	$270,822,782	$113,871,930,714
1973	$433,095,527	$138,764,340,892
1974	$2,319,576,214	$144,418,433,058
1975	$2,496,420,258	$163,687,619,736
1976	$3,054,765,590	$154,196,810,059
1977	$3,681,242,528	$175,226,595,860
1978	$4,100,423,674	$149,788,617,886
1979	$6,044,367,628	$178,573,913,043
1980	$10,795,432,294	$191,487,500,000
1981	$9,367,218,664	$196,218,253,968
1982	$8,932,198,186	$205,480,916,031
1983	$7,927,590,750	$231,130,268,199
1984	$7,632,788,075	$260,442,857,143
1985	$6,967,623,884	$310,064,625,850
1986	$4,190,280,003	$301,310,144,928
1987	$4,918,010,080	$273,455,156,951
1988	$4,535,130,305	$312,888,888,889
1989	$4,983,622,881	$348,380,566,802
1990	$6,039,881,087	$361,560,229,446
1991	$6,284,497,300	$384,510,452,962
1992	$6,327,966,445	$428,502,354,788
1993	$6,203,339,925	$446,557,291,212
1994	$6,467,782,521	$566,929,539,493
1995	$7,700,144,057	$738,190,896,228
1996	$7,663,377,277	$868,523,936,530
1997	$7,793,034,390	$967,753,570,435
1998	$5,550,846,025	$1,037,134,141,760
1999	$6,309,070,375	$1,103,843,203,576
2000	$6,570,999,060	$1,223,754,919,971
2001	$6,096,155,748	$1,355,036,590,252
2002	$6,333,082,879	$1,489,821,682,051
2003	$7,167,725,265	$1,683,903,309,844
2004	$8,619,178,799	$1,984,196,551,300
2005	$10,547,202,612	$2,317,551,298,052
2006	$12,644,616,446	$2,791,498,472,804
2007	$13,432,029,496	$3,604,055,822,572
2008	$15,926,456,492	$4,667,346,414,522
2009	$11,912,904,529	$5,189,577,094,998
2010	$13,707,121,031	$6,192,564,874,453
2011	$18,524,791,071	$7,671,757,207,851
2012	$19,048,443,340	$8,673,664,713,189
2013	$18,094,148,099	$9,743,124,247,267
2014	$17,097,797,372	$10,674,533,168,257
2015	$12,930,296,852	$11,280,814,787,469
2016	$11,400,266,055	$11,456,024,084,962
2017	$12,128,168,047	$12,537,559,062,283
2018	$13,566,908,401	$14,147,765,772,964
2019	$13,469,235,348	$14,560,167,101,283
2020	$12,005,799,664	$14,996,414,166,715
2021	$14,006,496,614	$18,201,698,719,564
2022	$16,681,536,443	$18,316,765,021,690
2023	$15,095,084,686	$18,270,356,654,533
2024	$15,463,134,387	$18,743,803,170,827

Brunei and China economies compared

GDP per capita

Brunei

China

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Brunei	China
1960	-	$89.7
1961	-	$76
1962	-	$71.1
1963	-	$74.5
1964	-	$85.7
1965	$1,029	$98.7
1966	$1,146	$104.5
1967	$1,149	$96.8
1968	$1,274	$91.6
1969	$1,226	$100.3
1970	$1,325	$113.3
1971	$1,432	$118.8
1972	$1,905	$132.1
1973	$2,939	$157.3
1974	$15,195	$160.4
1975	$15,793	$178.6
1976	$18,671	$165.7
1977	$21,747	$185.7
1978	$23,447	$156.7
1979	$33,501	$184.3
1980	$58,005	$195.1
1981	$48,793	$197.4
1982	$45,075	$203.7
1983	$38,720	$225.9
1984	$36,061	$251.2
1985	$31,827	$295
1986	$18,501	$282.4
1987	$21,030	$252.3
1988	$18,825	$284
1989	$20,090	$311
1990	$23,659	$319
1991	$23,932	$334
1992	$23,451	$368
1993	$22,397	$379
1994	$22,767	$476
1995	$26,443	$613
1996	$25,692	$713
1997	$25,522	$787
1998	$17,769	$835
1999	$19,752	$881
2000	$20,130	$969
2001	$18,288	$1,065
2002	$18,621	$1,164
2003	$20,678	$1,307
2004	$24,423	$1,531
2005	$29,386	$1,778
2006	$34,675	$2,129
2007	$36,217	$2,735
2008	$42,157	$3,523
2009	$30,946	$3,898
2010	$34,938	$4,629
2011	$46,383	$5,704
2012	$46,969	$6,405
2013	$44,003	$7,147
2014	$41,027	$7,781
2015	$30,625	$8,175
2016	$26,663	$8,255
2017	$28,024	$8,980
2018	$30,988	$10,086
2019	$30,427	$10,343
2020	$26,834	$10,627
2021	$31,007	$12,887
2022	$36,633	$12,971
2023	$32,891	$12,951
2024	$33,418	$13,303

Brunei vs. China life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Brunei

China

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Brunei	China
1950	50.6	43.8
1951	51.5	44.6
1952	52.4	45.3
1953	53.3	45.9
1954	54.2	46.8
1955	55	47.2
1956	55.7	47.8
1957	56.5	48.4
1958	57.3	48.8
1959	58	40.2
1960	58.7	33.4
1961	59.4	40.2
1962	58.8	51
1963	60.6	51.7
1964	61.3	52.3
1965	61.7	53
1966	62.4	53.7
1967	62.9	54.4
1968	63.5	55.2
1969	64	56
1970	64.5	56.8
1971	65	57.7
1972	65.4	58.6
1973	66	59.5
1974	66.4	60.2
1975	67	61
1976	67.4	61.2
1977	67.8	62.5
1978	68.3	63.1
1979	68.6	63.7
1980	69	64.2
1981	69.3	64.8
1982	69.7	65.2
1983	70	65.7
1984	70.2	66.1
1985	70.5	66.5
1986	70.8	66.9
1987	71	67.3
1988	71.2	67.6
1989	71.4	67.9
1990	71.6	68.2
1991	71.9	68.6
1992	72.1	69.1
1993	72.3	69.5
1994	72.6	69.8
1995	72.8	70.4
1996	73.1	70.8
1997	73.3	71.2
1998	73.6	71.6
1999	73.8	72
2000	74	72.3
2001	74.2	72.7
2002	74.4	73
2003	74.5	73.4
2004	74.6	73.7
2005	74.7	74.1
2006	74.8	74.4
2007	74.8	74.8
2008	74.8	74.8
2009	74.8	75.3
2010	74.8	75.7
2011	74.8	75.9
2012	74.8	76.2
2013	74.9	76.5
2014	74.9	76.7
2015	74.9	77
2016	74.9	77.2
2017	74.9	77.2
2018	75	77.7
2019	75	77.9
2020	75.1	78
2021	74.9	78.1
2022	72.9	78.2
2023	75.3	78
2024	75.5	78
2025	75.7	78.4

Brunei and China population clocks and comparison

Population

Brunei

China

Table

Year	Population
	Brunei	China
1960	88,347	667,070,000
1961	92,517	660,330,000
1962	96,719	665,770,000
1963	101,159	682,335,000
1964	105,922	698,355,000
1965	110,838	715,185,000
1966	115,874	735,400,000
1967	121,017	754,550,000
1968	126,222	774,510,000
1969	131,446	796,025,000
1970	135,138	818,315,000
1971	137,921	841,105,000
1972	142,189	862,030,000
1973	147,369	881,940,000
1974	152,656	900,350,000
1975	158,070	916,395,000
1976	163,607	930,685,000
1977	169,277	943,455,000
1978	174,884	956,165,000
1979	180,422	969,005,000
1980	186,111	981,235,000
1981	191,977	993,885,000
1982	198,165	1,008,630,000
1983	204,741	1,023,310,000
1984	211,661	1,036,825,000
1985	218,919	1,051,040,000
1986	226,495	1,066,790,000
1987	233,860	1,084,035,000
1988	240,913	1,101,630,000
1989	248,064	1,118,650,000
1990	255,292	1,135,185,000
1991	262,596	1,150,780,000
1992	269,839	1,164,970,000
1993	276,971	1,178,440,000
1994	284,091	1,191,835,000
1995	291,195	1,204,855,000
1996	298,276	1,217,550,000
1997	305,341	1,230,075,000
1998	312,385	1,241,935,000
1999	319,411	1,252,735,000
2000	326,424	1,262,645,000
2001	333,345	1,271,850,000
2002	340,099	1,280,400,000
2003	346,637	1,288,400,000
2004	352,911	1,296,075,000
2005	358,916	1,303,720,000
2006	364,663	1,311,020,000
2007	370,873	1,317,885,000
2008	377,793	1,324,655,000
2009	384,952	1,331,260,000
2010	392,332	1,337,705,000
2011	399,389	1,345,035,000
2012	405,557	1,354,190,000
2013	411,202	1,363,240,000
2014	416,750	1,371,860,000
2015	422,212	1,379,860,000
2016	427,564	1,387,790,000
2017	432,772	1,396,215,000
2018	437,810	1,402,760,000
2019	442,680	1,407,745,000
2020	447,404	1,411,100,000
2021	451,721	1,412,360,000
2022	455,370	1,412,175,000
2023	458,949	1,410,710,000
2024	462,721	1,408,975,000

Fertility rates in Brunei and China

Fertility rate

Brunei

China

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Brunei	China
1960	7.32	4.45
1961	7.19	3.86
1962	7.03	6.09
1963	6.89	7.51
1964	6.77	6.67
1965	6.65	6.61
1966	6.51	6.31
1967	6.37	5.81
1968	6.2	6.51
1969	6.01	6.18
1970	5.8	6.09
1971	5.62	5.52
1972	5.5	5.11
1973	5.36	4.73
1974	5.18	4.17
1975	4.99	3.57
1976	4.78	3.24
1977	4.58	2.84
1978	4.39	2.72
1979	4.22	2.75
1980	4.07	2.74
1981	3.94	2.79
1982	3.84	2.97
1983	3.75	2.56
1984	3.68	2.61
1985	3.61	2.63
1986	3.55	2.72
1987	3.49	2.76
1988	3.44	2.54
1989	3.36	2.52
1990	3.29	2.51
1991	3.21	1.93
1992	3.11	1.78
1993	3.01	1.69
1994	2.9	1.63
1995	2.79	1.59
1996	2.68	1.55
1997	2.6	1.53
1998	2.53	1.52
1999	2.46	1.53
2000	2.4	1.63
2001	2.34	1.56
2002	2.26	1.57
2003	2.19	1.57
2004	2.1	1.61
2005	2.02	1.62
2006	1.97	1.64
2007	1.93	1.67
2008	1.92	1.7
2009	1.92	1.71
2010	1.94	1.69
2011	1.96	1.67
2012	1.97	1.8
2013	1.98	1.71
2014	1.97	1.77
2015	1.95	1.67
2016	1.92	1.77
2017	1.88	1.8
2018	1.85	1.54
2019	1.82	1.5
2020	1.8	1.24
2021	1.78	1.12
2022	1.76	1.03
2023	1.75	1

Brunei and China demographics compared

Median age

Brunei

China

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Brunei	China
1960	18.8	20.9
1961	18.1	21.1
1962	17.5	21
1963	17.1	20.4
1964	17	19.9
1965	17	19.6
1966	17.2	19.3
1967	17.3	19.2
1968	17.5	19.2
1969	17.7	19.1
1970	17.8	19.1
1971	17.9	19.2
1972	18	19.3
1973	18.2	19.5
1974	18.3	19.7
1975	18.6	20.1
1976	18.8	20.4
1977	19.1	20.8
1978	19.4	21.2
1979	19.6	21.4
1980	20	21.6
1981	20.3	21.8
1982	20.6	22.1
1983	21	22.6
1984	21.3	23
1985	21.7	23.2
1986	22	23.4
1987	22.3	23.6
1988	22.6	23.9
1989	22.8	24.4
1990	23.1	24.7
1991	23.4	25.1
1992	23.6	25.6
1993	23.8	26.1
1994	24.1	26.6
1995	24.4	27.2
1996	24.7	27.8
1997	24.9	28.3
1998	25.2	28.8
1999	25.5	29.4
2000	25.8	30
2001	26.1	30.5
2002	26.4	31.1
2003	26.8	31.6
2004	27.1	32.1
2005	27.5	32.6
2006	27.9	33.1
2007	28.1	33.7
2008	28	34.2
2009	28	34.7
2010	28	35.1
2011	28.1	35.5
2012	28.4	35.7
2013	28.8	36
2014	29.1	36.3
2015	29.5	36.7
2016	29.8	37.1
2017	30.2	37.4
2018	30.6	37.7
2019	31	38.1
2020	31.4	38.5
2021	31.8	39
2022	32.3	39.6
2023	32.8	40.1
2024	33.2	40.6

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