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Brunei vs Colombia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 52.9M in Colombia (ranked 28/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 428,380 sq mi for Colombia (ranked 165th vs. 26th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Colombia ranks 40/197 ($419B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Colombia ranks 97/197 ($7,914).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Colombia
Population
469088
53835787
Population rank 170/197 28/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$419B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 40/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$7,914
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 97/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$21,495
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$256B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$4,849
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 81/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$5,346
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
428,380 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
123.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.65
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
33.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Brunei and Colombia: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Colombia economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Colombia
Year GDP
Brunei Colombia
1960 - $4,031,152,977
1961 - $4,540,447,761
1962 - $4,955,538,219
1963 - $4,836,166,667
1964 - $5,973,366,667
1965 $114,039,501 $5,760,761,905
1966 $132,757,528 $5,428,518,519
1967 $139,029,537 $5,825,170,438
1968 $160,818,236 $5,960,212,869
1969 $161,210,236 $6,450,175,214
1970 $179,078,929 $7,198,360,460
1971 $197,525,768 $7,820,380,971
1972 $270,822,782 $8,671,358,733
1973 $433,095,527 $10,315,760,000
1974 $2,319,576,214 $12,370,029,584
1975 $2,496,420,258 $13,098,633,902
1976 $3,054,765,590 $15,341,403,660
1977 $3,681,242,528 $19,470,960,619
1978 $4,100,423,674 $23,263,511,958
1979 $6,044,367,628 $27,940,411,250
1980 $10,795,432,294 $33,400,735,644
1981 $9,367,218,664 $36,388,366,869
1982 $8,932,198,186 $38,968,039,722
1983 $7,927,590,750 $38,729,822,782
1984 $7,632,788,075 $38,253,120,738
1985 $6,967,623,884 $34,894,419,443
1986 $4,190,280,003 $34,942,489,684
1987 $4,918,010,080 $36,373,307,085
1988 $4,535,130,305 $39,212,550,050
1989 $4,983,622,881 $39,540,080,200
1990 $6,039,881,087 $47,844,090,710
1991 $6,284,497,300 $49,637,993,949
1992 $6,327,966,445 $58,394,443,378
1993 $6,203,339,925 $66,474,101,301
1994 $6,467,782,521 $81,705,497,617
1995 $7,700,144,057 $92,495,970,511
1996 $7,663,377,277 $97,153,389,011
1997 $7,793,034,390 $106,656,492,294
1998 $5,550,846,025 $98,486,358,581
1999 $6,309,070,375 $86,278,947,637
2000 $6,570,999,060 $99,875,074,951
2001 $6,096,155,748 $98,200,641,203
2002 $6,333,082,879 $97,945,812,803
2003 $7,167,725,265 $94,644,969,157
2004 $8,619,178,799 $117,092,416,666
2005 $10,547,202,612 $145,600,529,606
2006 $12,644,616,446 $161,792,958,905
2007 $13,432,029,496 $206,229,540,926
2008 $15,926,456,492 $242,504,150,473
2009 $11,912,904,529 $232,468,663,110
2010 $13,707,121,031 $286,498,534,095
2011 $18,524,791,071 $334,966,134,805
2012 $19,048,443,340 $370,691,143,018
2013 $18,094,148,099 $382,093,697,078
2014 $17,097,797,372 $381,240,864,422
2015 $12,930,296,852 $293,492,370,193
2016 $11,400,266,055 $282,720,100,286
2017 $12,128,168,047 $311,866,875,157
2018 $13,566,908,401 $334,198,218,098
2019 $13,469,235,348 $323,031,701,193
2020 $12,005,799,664 $270,348,342,541
2021 $14,006,496,614 $318,524,633,225
2022 $16,681,536,443 $345,632,492,851
2023 $15,095,084,686 $366,291,836,138
2024 $15,463,134,387 $418,542,042,920

Brunei and Colombia economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Colombia
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Colombia
1960 - $258.3
1961 - $282.1
1962 - $298.5
1963 - $282.6
1964 - $339
1965 $1,029 $317
1966 $1,146 $290.3
1967 $1,149 $303
1968 $1,274 $302
1969 $1,226 $318
1970 $1,325 $346
1971 $1,432 $367
1972 $1,905 $397
1973 $2,939 $462
1974 $15,195 $542
1975 $15,793 $561
1976 $18,671 $643
1977 $21,747 $798
1978 $23,447 $932
1979 $33,501 $1,095
1980 $58,005 $1,280
1981 $48,793 $1,362
1982 $45,075 $1,425
1983 $38,720 $1,384
1984 $36,061 $1,336
1985 $31,827 $1,192
1986 $18,501 $1,169
1987 $21,030 $1,193
1988 $18,825 $1,260
1989 $20,090 $1,244
1990 $23,659 $1,475
1991 $23,932 $1,500
1992 $23,451 $1,730
1993 $22,397 $1,930
1994 $22,767 $2,326
1995 $26,443 $2,583
1996 $25,692 $2,664
1997 $25,522 $2,873
1998 $17,769 $2,606
1999 $19,752 $2,244
2000 $20,130 $2,555
2001 $18,288 $2,473
2002 $18,621 $2,429
2003 $20,678 $2,312
2004 $24,423 $2,819
2005 $29,386 $3,456
2006 $34,675 $3,790
2007 $36,217 $4,770
2008 $42,157 $5,542
2009 $30,946 $5,251
2010 $34,938 $6,398
2011 $46,383 $7,401
2012 $46,969 $8,109
2013 $44,003 $8,279
2014 $41,027 $8,187
2015 $30,625 $6,249
2016 $26,663 $5,960
2017 $28,024 $6,480
2018 $30,988 $6,817
2019 $30,427 $6,473
2020 $26,834 $5,340
2021 $31,007 $6,223
2022 $36,633 $6,680
2023 $32,891 $7,001
2024 $33,418 $7,914

Brunei vs. Colombia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Colombia
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Colombia
1950 50.6 48.3
1951 51.5 49
1952 52.4 49.8
1953 53.3 50.6
1954 54.2 51.3
1955 55 51.9
1956 55.7 52.5
1957 56.5 54.1
1958 57.3 54.7
1959 58 55.9
1960 58.7 56.6
1961 59.4 57.2
1962 58.8 57.7
1963 60.6 58.3
1964 61.3 58.8
1965 61.7 59.2
1966 62.4 59.7
1967 62.9 60.1
1968 63.5 60.6
1969 64 61
1970 64.5 61.5
1971 65 62
1972 65.4 62.5
1973 66 63
1974 66.4 63.5
1975 67 64
1976 67.4 64.6
1977 67.8 65.2
1978 68.3 65.8
1979 68.6 66.2
1980 69 66.7
1981 69.3 67.2
1982 69.7 67.9
1983 70 68.1
1984 70.2 68.3
1985 70.5 65.4
1986 70.8 68.3
1987 71 68.2
1988 71.2 68.3
1989 71.4 68.6
1990 71.6 68.7
1991 71.9 68.8
1992 72.1 68.8
1993 72.3 69.1
1994 72.6 69.4
1995 72.8 69.8
1996 73.1 70.2
1997 73.3 70.6
1998 73.6 70.9
1999 73.8 70.9
2000 74 70.9
2001 74.2 71.2
2002 74.4 71.5
2003 74.5 72.3
2004 74.6 72.8
2005 74.7 73.2
2006 74.8 73.5
2007 74.8 73.8
2008 74.8 74.2
2009 74.8 74.5
2010 74.8 74.9
2011 74.8 75.2
2012 74.8 75.6
2013 74.9 75.8
2014 74.9 75.9
2015 74.9 76.1
2016 74.9 76.2
2017 74.9 76.4
2018 75 76.6
2019 75 76.8
2020 75.1 74.8
2021 74.9 72.7
2022 72.9 76.5
2023 75.3 77.7
2024 75.5 77.9
2025 75.7 78.1

Brunei and Colombia population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Colombia
Year Population
Brunei Colombia
1960 88,347 15,606,209
1961 92,517 16,095,203
1962 96,719 16,599,029
1963 101,159 17,113,823
1964 105,922 17,637,411
1965 110,838 18,169,050
1966 115,874 18,702,688
1967 121,017 19,235,618
1968 126,222 19,766,796
1969 131,446 20,291,942
1970 135,138 20,811,782
1971 137,921 21,319,096
1972 142,189 21,819,563
1973 147,369 22,325,374
1974 152,656 22,833,469
1975 158,070 23,344,644
1976 163,607 23,858,810
1977 169,277 24,393,494
1978 174,884 24,950,337
1979 180,422 25,515,626
1980 186,111 26,104,498
1981 191,977 26,713,267
1982 198,165 27,338,331
1983 204,741 27,988,173
1984 211,661 28,642,690
1985 218,919 29,268,470
1986 226,495 29,879,112
1987 233,860 30,499,467
1988 240,913 31,130,524
1989 248,064 31,776,279
1990 255,292 32,440,069
1991 262,596 33,098,372
1992 269,839 33,760,571
1993 276,971 34,441,473
1994 284,091 35,127,410
1995 291,195 35,804,662
1996 298,276 36,462,745
1997 305,341 37,121,149
1998 312,385 37,792,165
1999 319,411 38,454,863
2000 326,424 39,089,934
2001 333,345 39,709,262
2002 340,099 40,324,680
2003 346,637 40,937,429
2004 352,911 41,543,171
2005 358,916 42,128,977
2006 364,663 42,691,084
2007 370,873 43,235,374
2008 377,793 43,758,808
2009 384,952 44,271,541
2010 392,332 44,777,319
2011 399,389 45,259,614
2012 405,557 45,715,810
2013 411,202 46,151,584
2014 416,750 46,565,429
2015 422,212 46,969,940
2016 427,564 47,437,512
2017 432,772 48,131,078
2018 437,810 49,024,465
2019 442,680 49,907,985
2020 447,404 50,629,997
2021 451,721 51,188,173
2022 455,370 51,737,944
2023 458,949 52,321,152
2024 462,721 52,886,363

Fertility rates in Brunei and Colombia

Fertility rate
Brunei

Colombia
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Colombia
1960 7.32 6.74
1961 7.19 6.71
1962 7.03 6.66
1963 6.89 6.58
1964 6.77 6.48
1965 6.65 6.33
1966 6.51 6.16
1967 6.37 5.96
1968 6.2 5.74
1969 6.01 5.51
1970 5.8 5.28
1971 5.62 5.06
1972 5.5 4.86
1973 5.36 4.68
1974 5.18 4.53
1975 4.99 4.4
1976 4.78 4.29
1977 4.58 4.16
1978 4.39 4
1979 4.22 3.89
1980 4.07 3.8
1981 3.94 3.71
1982 3.84 3.62
1983 3.75 3.5
1984 3.68 3.35
1985 3.61 3.23
1986 3.55 3.15
1987 3.49 3.09
1988 3.44 3.04
1989 3.36 3.01
1990 3.29 3
1991 3.21 2.98
1992 3.11 2.98
1993 3.01 2.98
1994 2.9 2.94
1995 2.79 2.85
1996 2.68 2.77
1997 2.6 2.74
1998 2.53 2.72
1999 2.46 2.64
2000 2.4 2.57
2001 2.34 2.52
2002 2.26 2.49
2003 2.19 2.45
2004 2.1 2.38
2005 2.02 2.31
2006 1.97 2.24
2007 1.93 2.19
2008 1.92 2.15
2009 1.92 2.1
2010 1.94 2.01
2011 1.96 1.94
2012 1.97 1.9
2013 1.98 1.86
2014 1.97 1.82
2015 1.95 1.77
2016 1.92 1.72
2017 1.88 1.72
2018 1.85 1.72
2019 1.82 1.71
2020 1.8 1.69
2021 1.78 1.68
2022 1.76 1.66
2023 1.75 1.65

Brunei and Colombia demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Colombia
Year Median age, years
Brunei Colombia
1960 18.8 16.6
1961 18.1 16.5
1962 17.5 16.4
1963 17.1 16.4
1964 17 16.3
1965 17 16.3
1966 17.2 16.4
1967 17.3 16.4
1968 17.5 16.5
1969 17.7 16.6
1970 17.8 16.8
1971 17.9 16.9
1972 18 17.1
1973 18.2 17.3
1974 18.3 17.6
1975 18.6 17.8
1976 18.8 18
1977 19.1 18.2
1978 19.4 18.5
1979 19.6 18.7
1980 20 19
1981 20.3 19.2
1982 20.6 19.5
1983 21 19.8
1984 21.3 20.1
1985 21.7 20.4
1986 22 20.7
1987 22.3 21
1988 22.6 21.3
1989 22.8 21.6
1990 23.1 21.8
1991 23.4 22.1
1992 23.6 22.3
1993 23.8 22.5
1994 24.1 22.8
1995 24.4 23
1996 24.7 23.2
1997 24.9 23.5
1998 25.2 23.7
1999 25.5 23.9
2000 25.8 24.2
2001 26.1 24.5
2002 26.4 24.7
2003 26.8 25
2004 27.1 25.3
2005 27.5 25.6
2006 27.9 26
2007 28.1 26.4
2008 28 26.7
2009 28 27.1
2010 28 27.5
2011 28.1 27.9
2012 28.4 28.3
2013 28.8 28.7
2014 29.1 29.2
2015 29.5 29.6
2016 29.8 30
2017 30.2 30.4
2018 30.6 30.7
2019 31 31.1
2020 31.4 31.5
2021 31.8 31.9
2022 32.3 32.2
2023 32.8 32.7
2024 33.2 33.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Colombia
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$373B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
32.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
5.26%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
2.87%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
428,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-4.44%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
9.62%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
58.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
23.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
59.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
42.7%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.1%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
4
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
60
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$72.6B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$61.9B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$11.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
1,396,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
5.13%
2020
Banked people share n/a
57.1%
2024

Energy

Brunei Colombia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
863 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$24.3
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
100.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
1.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
75.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
29.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
11.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
-142%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
1,553 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
75.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
64.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98.7%
2023

Society

Brunei Colombia
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.65%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+141,643
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
82.7%
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
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
44.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
39
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
75
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
25.3
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
15.4
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
135
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
95.3%
2024
English speaking
37.8%
2023
4.22%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
77.3%
2023

Health

Brunei Colombia
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$534
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$78.1
2023
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.53%
2012
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
2.45
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
59
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
12
2023
Obesity rate n/a
24.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
8.4%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
59
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
4.24 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Colombia
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.74%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
8,100 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
156,306 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
226,040 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
127,001 mi
2021

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