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Brunei vs Costa Rica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 5.13M in Costa Rica (ranked 126/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 19,714 sq mi for Costa Rica (ranked 165th vs. 126th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Costa Rica
Population
469088
5170484
Population rank 170/197 126/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$95.4B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 72/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$18,587
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 62/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$30,063
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$57B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$11,106
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 51/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$12,322
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
19,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
260.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.33
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
35.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
81.2 years
2025

Brunei and Costa Rica: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Costa Rica economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Costa Rica
Year GDP
Brunei Costa Rica
1960 - $507,513,830
1961 - $490,325,182
1962 - $479,180,824
1963 - $511,902,137
1964 - $542,578,367
1965 $114,039,501 $592,981,162
1966 $132,757,528 $647,305,630
1967 $139,029,537 $699,456,619
1968 $160,818,236 $773,841,494
1969 $161,210,236 $853,630,204
1970 $179,078,929 $984,830,158
1971 $197,525,768 $1,077,147,538
1972 $270,822,782 $1,238,251,696
1973 $433,095,527 $1,528,925,846
1974 $2,319,576,214 $1,666,544,754
1975 $2,496,420,258 $1,960,863,466
1976 $3,054,765,590 $2,412,555,426
1977 $3,681,242,528 $3,072,427,013
1978 $4,100,423,674 $3,523,208,810
1979 $6,044,367,628 $4,035,519,323
1980 $10,795,432,294 $4,831,447,001
1981 $9,367,218,664 $2,623,803,096
1982 $8,932,198,186 $2,606,623,555
1983 $7,927,590,750 $3,146,772,631
1984 $7,632,788,075 $3,660,477,856
1985 $6,967,623,884 $3,919,203,960
1986 $4,190,280,003 $4,418,983,871
1987 $4,918,010,080 $4,532,952,047
1988 $4,535,130,305 $4,614,629,898
1989 $4,983,622,881 $5,251,025,767
1990 $6,039,881,087 $5,711,687,787
1991 $6,284,497,300 $7,215,725,487
1992 $6,327,966,445 $8,579,754,758
1993 $6,203,339,925 $9,564,815,975
1994 $6,467,782,521 $10,489,903,725
1995 $7,700,144,057 $11,578,594,260
1996 $7,663,377,277 $11,678,424,507
1997 $7,793,034,390 $12,614,602,382
1998 $5,550,846,025 $13,684,255,947
1999 $6,309,070,375 $14,254,866,285
2000 $6,570,999,060 $15,013,629,662
2001 $6,096,155,748 $15,976,174,337
2002 $6,333,082,879 $16,578,820,687
2003 $7,167,725,265 $17,271,760,507
2004 $8,619,178,799 $18,610,594,846
2005 $10,547,202,612 $20,040,642,477
2006 $12,644,616,446 $22,715,540,324
2007 $13,432,029,496 $26,884,700,709
2008 $15,926,456,492 $30,801,745,700
2009 $11,912,904,529 $30,745,714,313
2010 $13,707,121,031 $37,658,616,952
2011 $18,524,791,071 $42,762,613,699
2012 $19,048,443,340 $47,231,655,432
2013 $18,094,148,099 $50,949,668,842
2014 $17,097,797,372 $52,016,408,854
2015 $12,930,296,852 $56,441,920,821
2016 $11,400,266,055 $58,847,019,610
2017 $12,128,168,047 $60,516,044,657
2018 $13,566,908,401 $62,420,164,992
2019 $13,469,235,348 $64,417,670,521
2020 $12,005,799,664 $62,395,610,760
2021 $14,006,496,614 $64,960,725,734
2022 $16,681,536,443 $69,243,626,029
2023 $15,095,084,686 $86,497,941,439
2024 $15,463,134,387 $95,350,423,177

Brunei and Costa Rica economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Costa Rica
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Costa Rica
1960 - $382
1961 - $356
1962 - $335
1963 - $346
1964 - $354
1965 $1,029 $374
1966 $1,146 $395
1967 $1,149 $414
1968 $1,274 $445
1969 $1,226 $477
1970 $1,325 $536
1971 $1,432 $570
1972 $1,905 $639
1973 $2,939 $769
1974 $15,195 $817
1975 $15,793 $937
1976 $18,671 $1,123
1977 $21,747 $1,393
1978 $23,447 $1,556
1979 $33,501 $1,735
1980 $58,005 $2,021
1981 $48,793 $1,068
1982 $45,075 $1,032
1983 $38,720 $1,213
1984 $36,061 $1,372
1985 $31,827 $1,429
1986 $18,501 $1,569
1987 $21,030 $1,567
1988 $18,825 $1,555
1989 $20,090 $1,725
1990 $23,659 $1,830
1991 $23,932 $2,253
1992 $23,451 $2,612
1993 $22,397 $2,840
1994 $22,767 $3,040
1995 $26,443 $3,275
1996 $25,692 $3,227
1997 $25,522 $3,408
1998 $17,769 $3,617
1999 $19,752 $3,691
2000 $20,130 $3,813
2001 $18,288 $3,985
2002 $18,621 $4,068
2003 $20,678 $4,173
2004 $24,423 $4,431
2005 $29,386 $4,703
2006 $34,675 $5,257
2007 $36,217 $6,138
2008 $42,157 $6,937
2009 $30,946 $6,833
2010 $34,938 $8,266
2011 $46,383 $9,276
2012 $46,969 $10,127
2013 $44,003 $10,803
2014 $41,027 $10,911
2015 $30,625 $11,715
2016 $26,663 $12,091
2017 $28,024 $12,317
2018 $30,988 $12,590
2019 $30,427 $12,885
2020 $26,834 $12,394
2021 $31,007 $12,838
2022 $36,633 $13,626
2023 $32,891 $16,942
2024 $33,418 $18,587

Brunei vs. Costa Rica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Costa Rica
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Costa Rica
1950 50.6 57.5
1951 51.5 57.8
1952 52.4 58.1
1953 53.3 59.1
1954 54.2 59.9
1955 55 60.5
1956 55.7 61.2
1957 56.5 61.6
1958 57.3 62.3
1959 58 62.9
1960 58.7 63.5
1961 59.4 63.9
1962 58.8 64.2
1963 60.6 64.3
1964 61.3 64.5
1965 61.7 64.8
1966 62.4 65.1
1967 62.9 65.6
1968 63.5 65.8
1969 64 66.4
1970 64.5 66.8
1971 65 67.4
1972 65.4 68
1973 66 68.7
1974 66.4 69.4
1975 67 70.3
1976 67.4 70.9
1977 67.8 71.5
1978 68.3 72
1979 68.6 72.5
1980 69 73
1981 69.3 73.4
1982 69.7 73.9
1983 70 74.2
1984 70.2 74.6
1985 70.5 74.8
1986 70.8 74.9
1987 71 75.2
1988 71.2 75.5
1989 71.4 75.9
1990 71.6 76.1
1991 71.9 76.2
1992 72.1 76.4
1993 72.3 76.3
1994 72.6 76.3
1995 72.8 76.4
1996 73.1 76.4
1997 73.3 76.6
1998 73.6 76.9
1999 73.8 77.1
2000 74 77.3
2001 74.2 77.6
2002 74.4 77.9
2003 74.5 78.2
2004 74.6 78.5
2005 74.7 78.9
2006 74.8 79
2007 74.8 79.1
2008 74.8 79.2
2009 74.8 79.4
2010 74.8 79.4
2011 74.8 79.6
2012 74.8 79.9
2013 74.9 80.2
2014 74.9 80.2
2015 74.9 80.4
2016 74.9 80
2017 74.9 80
2018 75 80.1
2019 75 80.3
2020 75.1 79.7
2021 74.9 78.1
2022 72.9 79.3
2023 75.3 80.8
2024 75.5 81
2025 75.7 81.2

Brunei and Costa Rica population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Costa Rica
Year Population
Brunei Costa Rica
1960 88,347 1,327,496
1961 92,517 1,377,920
1962 96,719 1,429,445
1963 101,159 1,481,604
1964 105,922 1,533,960
1965 110,838 1,586,208
1966 115,874 1,638,116
1967 121,017 1,689,523
1968 126,222 1,739,731
1969 131,446 1,789,276
1970 135,138 1,838,949
1971 137,921 1,888,539
1972 142,189 1,938,248
1973 147,369 1,988,343
1974 152,656 2,039,643
1975 158,070 2,092,719
1976 163,607 2,147,774
1977 169,277 2,205,025
1978 174,884 2,264,510
1979 180,422 2,326,490
1980 186,111 2,390,633
1981 191,977 2,456,637
1982 198,165 2,524,806
1983 204,741 2,595,153
1984 211,661 2,667,595
1985 218,919 2,741,894
1986 226,495 2,817,216
1987 233,860 2,892,699
1988 240,913 2,968,103
1989 248,064 3,043,827
1990 255,292 3,121,706
1991 262,596 3,202,176
1992 269,839 3,284,258
1993 276,971 3,367,434
1994 284,091 3,451,122
1995 291,195 3,535,176
1996 298,276 3,619,013
1997 305,341 3,701,711
1998 312,385 3,782,838
1999 319,411 3,862,101
2000 326,424 3,937,739
2001 333,345 4,008,947
2002 340,099 4,075,705
2003 346,637 4,138,784
2004 352,911 4,200,078
2005 358,916 4,261,240
2006 364,663 4,321,340
2007 370,873 4,380,248
2008 377,793 4,440,056
2009 384,952 4,499,791
2010 392,332 4,555,962
2011 399,389 4,609,833
2012 405,557 4,663,934
2013 411,202 4,716,147
2014 416,750 4,767,119
2015 422,212 4,818,038
2016 427,564 4,866,998
2017 432,772 4,913,177
2018 437,810 4,957,818
2019 442,680 4,999,553
2020 447,404 5,034,320
2021 451,721 5,059,988
2022 455,370 5,081,765
2023 458,949 5,105,525
2024 462,721 5,129,910

Fertility rates in Brunei and Costa Rica

Fertility rate
Brunei

Costa Rica
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Costa Rica
1960 7.32 6.71
1961 7.19 6.65
1962 7.03 6.54
1963 6.89 6.39
1964 6.77 6.19
1965 6.65 5.96
1966 6.51 5.7
1967 6.37 5.42
1968 6.2 5.03
1969 6.01 4.84
1970 5.8 4.59
1971 5.62 4.36
1972 5.5 4.16
1973 5.36 3.99
1974 5.18 3.89
1975 4.99 3.8
1976 4.78 3.75
1977 4.58 3.7
1978 4.39 3.66
1979 4.22 3.65
1980 4.07 3.58
1981 3.94 3.56
1982 3.84 3.54
1983 3.75 3.53
1984 3.68 3.52
1985 3.61 3.51
1986 3.55 3.45
1987 3.49 3.38
1988 3.44 3.31
1989 3.36 3.24
1990 3.29 3.17
1991 3.21 3.08
1992 3.11 3
1993 3.01 2.93
1994 2.9 2.86
1995 2.79 2.78
1996 2.68 2.68
1997 2.6 2.59
1998 2.53 2.53
1999 2.46 2.48
2000 2.4 2.41
2001 2.34 2.31
2002 2.26 2.16
2003 2.19 2.08
2004 2.1 2.03
2005 2.02 2.04
2006 1.97 1.94
2007 1.93 1.95
2008 1.92 1.98
2009 1.92 1.95
2010 1.94 1.83
2011 1.96 1.88
2012 1.97 1.85
2013 1.98 1.78
2014 1.97 1.8
2015 1.95 1.8
2016 1.92 1.75
2017 1.88 1.71
2018 1.85 1.71
2019 1.82 1.6
2020 1.8 1.45
2021 1.78 1.35
2022 1.76 1.34
2023 1.75 1.33

Brunei and Costa Rica demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Costa Rica
Year Median age, years
Brunei Costa Rica
1960 18.8 16.8
1961 18.1 16.8
1962 17.5 16.7
1963 17.1 16.7
1964 17 16.7
1965 17 16.7
1966 17.2 16.8
1967 17.3 16.9
1968 17.5 17.1
1969 17.7 17.3
1970 17.8 17.6
1971 17.9 17.8
1972 18 18.1
1973 18.2 18.4
1974 18.3 18.6
1975 18.6 18.9
1976 18.8 19.2
1977 19.1 19.5
1978 19.4 19.7
1979 19.6 20
1980 20 20.3
1981 20.3 20.6
1982 20.6 20.9
1983 21 21.2
1984 21.3 21.4
1985 21.7 21.6
1986 22 21.8
1987 22.3 22.1
1988 22.6 22.3
1989 22.8 22.5
1990 23.1 22.7
1991 23.4 22.9
1992 23.6 23.2
1993 23.8 23.4
1994 24.1 23.6
1995 24.4 23.9
1996 24.7 24.1
1997 24.9 24.4
1998 25.2 24.7
1999 25.5 24.9
2000 25.8 25.2
2001 26.1 25.5
2002 26.4 25.9
2003 26.8 26.3
2004 27.1 26.7
2005 27.5 27
2006 27.9 27.4
2007 28.1 27.8
2008 28 28.2
2009 28 28.6
2010 28 29
2011 28.1 29.4
2012 28.4 29.8
2013 28.8 30.3
2014 29.1 30.7
2015 29.5 31.2
2016 29.8 31.7
2017 30.2 32.1
2018 30.6 32.6
2019 31 33
2020 31.4 33.5
2021 31.8 34
2022 32.3 34.5
2023 32.8 35.1
2024 33.2 35.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Costa Rica
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$80.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
6.25%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-3.23%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
6.94%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
68.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
19.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
68.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
34.2%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.7%
2024
Listed domestic companies n/a
9
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.23B
2022
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$14.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$725M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
1,146,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
7.41%
2020
Banked people share n/a
71.4%
2024

Energy

Brunei Costa Rica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
1,025 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$27.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
8.57 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
1.68 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
51.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
34.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
37.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
60.4%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
2,206 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
99.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
69.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Costa Rica
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+967
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
83.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
65
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
58
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
73
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
17.7
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
14.8
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
144
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
98%
2021
English speaking
37.8%
2023
8.15%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
85.4%
2023

Health

Brunei Costa Rica
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$219.6
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
81.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.03%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
2.64
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
24
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
10.5
2023
Obesity rate n/a
32.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
9.8%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
80
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
8.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
3.4 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Costa Rica
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
3,843 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
6,534 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
11,907 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
3,129 mi
2017

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