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Brunei vs Curacao statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 156K in Curacao (ranked 179/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 171.4 sq mi for Curacao (ranked 165th vs. 182nd).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Curacao
Population
469088
155910
Population rank 170/197 179/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$3.28B
2023
GDP rank 142/197 168/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$21,062
2023
GDP per capita rank 35/197 56/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$30,716
2023
Government debt
$354M
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$765
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 151/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$14,281
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
171.4 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
909 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
39.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
77.2 years
2025

Brunei and Curacao: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Curacao economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Curacao
Year GDP
Brunei Curacao
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 -
1981 $9,367,218,664 -
1982 $8,932,198,186 -
1983 $7,927,590,750 -
1984 $7,632,788,075 -
1985 $6,967,623,884 -
1986 $4,190,280,003 -
1987 $4,918,010,080 -
1988 $4,535,130,305 -
1989 $4,983,622,881 -
1990 $6,039,881,087 -
1991 $6,284,497,300 -
1992 $6,327,966,445 -
1993 $6,203,339,925 -
1994 $6,467,782,521 -
1995 $7,700,144,057 -
1996 $7,663,377,277 -
1997 $7,793,034,390 -
1998 $5,550,846,025 -
1999 $6,309,070,375 -
2000 $6,570,999,060 $2,120,511,229
2001 $6,096,155,748 $2,143,450,726
2002 $6,333,082,879 $2,160,784,693
2003 $7,167,725,265 $2,202,117,374
2004 $8,619,178,799 $2,237,160,503
2005 $10,547,202,612 $2,344,637,263
2006 $12,644,616,446 $2,457,581,732
2007 $13,432,029,496 $2,593,831,508
2008 $15,926,456,492 $2,833,476,145
2009 $11,912,904,529 $2,869,153,184
2010 $13,707,121,031 $2,951,342,793
2011 $18,524,791,071 $2,930,092,235
2012 $19,048,443,340 $3,012,836,257
2013 $18,094,148,099 $3,033,568,603
2014 $17,097,797,372 $3,059,406,983
2015 $12,930,296,852 $3,058,779,218
2016 $11,400,266,055 $3,024,690,168
2017 $12,128,168,047 $3,033,433,240
2018 $13,566,908,401 $3,046,364,804
2019 $13,469,235,348 $3,026,124,116
2020 $12,005,799,664 $2,534,327,592
2021 $14,006,496,614 $2,739,594,360
2022 $16,681,536,443 $3,075,180,835
2023 $15,095,084,686 $3,281,419,347
2024 $15,463,134,387 -

Brunei and Curacao economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Curacao
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Curacao
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 -
1981 $48,793 -
1982 $45,075 -
1983 $38,720 -
1984 $36,061 -
1985 $31,827 -
1986 $18,501 -
1987 $21,030 -
1988 $18,825 -
1989 $20,090 -
1990 $23,659 -
1991 $23,932 -
1992 $23,451 -
1993 $22,397 -
1994 $22,767 -
1995 $26,443 -
1996 $25,692 -
1997 $25,522 -
1998 $17,769 -
1999 $19,752 -
2000 $20,130 $15,841
2001 $18,288 $16,610
2002 $18,621 $16,724
2003 $20,678 $16,696
2004 $24,423 $16,671
2005 $29,386 $17,032
2006 $34,675 $17,400
2007 $36,217 $18,006
2008 $42,157 $19,423
2009 $30,946 $19,540
2010 $34,938 $19,847
2011 $46,383 $19,426
2012 $46,969 $19,810
2013 $44,003 $19,721
2014 $41,027 $19,623
2015 $30,625 $19,362
2016 $26,663 $18,944
2017 $28,024 $18,938
2018 $30,988 $19,119
2019 $30,427 $19,221
2020 $26,834 $16,356
2021 $31,007 $17,980
2022 $36,633 $20,502
2023 $32,891 $21,062
2024 $33,418 -

Brunei vs. Curacao life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Curacao
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Curacao
1950 50.6 60.3
1951 51.5 61
1952 52.4 61.6
1953 53.3 62.1
1954 54.2 62.7
1955 55 63.3
1956 55.7 63.8
1957 56.5 64.2
1958 57.3 64.7
1959 58 65.1
1960 58.7 65.4
1961 59.4 65.7
1962 58.8 66
1963 60.6 66.3
1964 61.3 66.6
1965 61.7 66.9
1966 62.4 67.1
1967 62.9 67.4
1968 63.5 67.7
1969 64 67.9
1970 64.5 68.2
1971 65 68.5
1972 65.4 68.8
1973 66 69.1
1974 66.4 69.4
1975 67 69.7
1976 67.4 70
1977 67.8 70.2
1978 68.3 70.4
1979 68.6 70.7
1980 69 71
1981 69.3 71.2
1982 69.7 71.4
1983 70 71.5
1984 70.2 71.7
1985 70.5 71.9
1986 70.8 72
1987 71 72.1
1988 71.2 72.2
1989 71.4 72.2
1990 71.6 72.4
1991 71.9 72.5
1992 72.1 72.7
1993 72.3 72.7
1994 72.6 72.8
1995 72.8 72.8
1996 73.1 72.9
1997 73.3 73
1998 73.6 73.1
1999 73.8 73.2
2000 74 73.3
2001 74.2 73.4
2002 74.4 73.5
2003 74.5 73.6
2004 74.6 73.7
2005 74.7 73.9
2006 74.8 74
2007 74.8 74.1
2008 74.8 74.3
2009 74.8 74.5
2010 74.8 75.1
2011 74.8 75.6
2012 74.8 76
2013 74.9 76.2
2014 74.9 76.4
2015 74.9 76.5
2016 74.9 76.3
2017 74.9 76.4
2018 75 76.5
2019 75 76.5
2020 75.1 76.5
2021 74.9 75.7
2022 72.9 76.7
2023 75.3 76.8
2024 75.5 77
2025 75.7 77.2

Brunei and Curacao population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Curacao
Year Population
Brunei Curacao
1960 88,347 124,826
1961 92,517 126,125
1962 96,719 128,414
1963 101,159 130,860
1964 105,922 133,148
1965 110,838 135,266
1966 115,874 136,682
1967 121,017 138,140
1968 126,222 140,298
1969 131,446 142,581
1970 135,138 144,739
1971 137,921 147,389
1972 142,189 147,710
1973 147,369 146,912
1974 152,656 148,351
1975 158,070 149,129
1976 163,607 149,399
1977 169,277 149,459
1978 174,884 148,341
1979 180,422 147,851
1980 186,111 148,041
1981 191,977 148,629
1982 198,165 150,101
1983 204,741 151,159
1984 211,661 151,940
1985 218,919 152,711
1986 226,495 152,662
1987 233,860 151,456
1988 240,913 149,254
1989 248,064 146,937
1990 255,292 145,400
1991 262,596 144,403
1992 269,839 143,912
1993 276,971 144,299
1994 284,091 144,630
1995 291,195 145,139
1996 298,276 146,306
1997 305,341 146,956
1998 312,385 144,472
1999 319,411 139,428
2000 326,424 133,860
2001 333,345 129,047
2002 340,099 129,205
2003 346,637 131,897
2004 352,911 134,192
2005 358,916 137,658
2006 364,663 141,239
2007 370,873 144,056
2008 377,793 145,880
2009 384,952 146,833
2010 392,332 148,703
2011 399,389 150,831
2012 405,557 152,088
2013 411,202 153,822
2014 416,750 155,909
2015 422,212 157,980
2016 427,564 159,664
2017 432,772 160,175
2018 437,810 159,336
2019 442,680 157,441
2020 447,404 154,947
2021 451,721 152,369
2022 455,370 149,996
2023 458,949 155,800
2024 462,721 155,900

Fertility rates in Brunei and Curacao

Fertility rate
Brunei

Curacao
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Curacao
1960 7.32 5.13
1961 7.19 5.04
1962 7.03 4.93
1963 6.89 4.8
1964 6.77 4.64
1965 6.65 4.47
1966 6.51 4.26
1967 6.37 4.06
1968 6.2 3.83
1969 6.01 3.61
1970 5.8 3.4
1971 5.62 3.18
1972 5.5 2.99
1973 5.36 2.87
1974 5.18 2.77
1975 4.99 2.66
1976 4.78 2.55
1977 4.58 2.46
1978 4.39 2.38
1979 4.22 2.31
1980 4.07 2.27
1981 3.94 2.25
1982 3.84 2.24
1983 3.75 2.24
1984 3.68 2.24
1985 3.61 2.24
1986 3.55 2.24
1987 3.49 2.24
1988 3.44 2.25
1989 3.36 2.27
1990 3.29 2.3
1991 3.21 2.37
1992 3.11 2.43
1993 3.01 2.44
1994 2.9 2.43
1995 2.79 2.42
1996 2.68 2.4
1997 2.6 2.37
1998 2.53 2.32
1999 2.46 2.29
2000 2.4 2.34
2001 2.34 2.4
2002 2.26 2.3
2003 2.19 2.19
2004 2.1 2.1
2005 2.02 2.04
2006 1.97 2.1
2007 1.93 2
2008 1.92 2.2
2009 1.92 2.1
2010 1.94 2.2
2011 1.96 2.1
2012 1.97 2.2
2013 1.98 2.1
2014 1.97 2
2015 1.95 1.9
2016 1.92 1.7
2017 1.88 1.5
2018 1.85 1.7
2019 1.82 1.6
2020 1.8 1.4
2021 1.78 1.4
2022 1.76 1.3
2023 1.75 1.2

Brunei and Curacao demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Curacao
Year Median age, years
Brunei Curacao
1960 18.8 19.8
1961 18.1 19.6
1962 17.5 19.5
1963 17.1 19.4
1964 17 19.4
1965 17 19.5
1966 17.2 19.5
1967 17.3 19.6
1968 17.5 19.7
1969 17.7 19.7
1970 17.8 19.8
1971 17.9 19.9
1972 18 20.1
1973 18.2 20.4
1974 18.3 20.8
1975 18.6 21.2
1976 18.8 21.6
1977 19.1 22
1978 19.4 22.4
1979 19.6 22.8
1980 20 23.3
1981 20.3 23.7
1982 20.6 24.1
1983 21 24.6
1984 21.3 25.1
1985 21.7 25.6
1986 22 26.1
1987 22.3 26.6
1988 22.6 27.1
1989 22.8 27.7
1990 23.1 28.2
1991 23.4 28.7
1992 23.6 29.2
1993 23.8 29.8
1994 24.1 30.3
1995 24.4 30.8
1996 24.7 31.3
1997 24.9 31.8
1998 25.2 32.4
1999 25.5 33
2000 25.8 33.6
2001 26.1 34.1
2002 26.4 34.6
2003 26.8 35.3
2004 27.1 35.8
2005 27.5 36.3
2006 27.9 36.8
2007 28.1 37.3
2008 28 37.9
2009 28 38.4
2010 28 39
2011 28.1 39.5
2012 28.4 39.9
2013 28.8 39.9
2014 29.1 39.9
2015 29.5 40
2016 29.8 40.1
2017 30.2 40.2
2018 30.6 38.4
2019 31 37.6
2020 31.4 38.5
2021 31.8 38.7
2022 32.3 39
2023 32.8 39.2
2024 33.2 39.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Curacao
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$3.27B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
31%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
5.44%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
19.1%
2020
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
73.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
11.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
67
2025
78
2025
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$116M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
1,293,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
27.8%
2020

Energy

Brunei Curacao
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
5,775 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$5.12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
2.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
2.15%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
236.1%
2018
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
5,140 kWh
2022
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
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Curacao
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+513
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
63.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
72
2025
Higher education index
53
2025
8
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
17.1
2007
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
17
2025
Visa free countries
154
2025
n/a
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
n/a
English speaking
37.8%
2023
60%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
68.1%
2017

Health

Brunei Curacao
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
77.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
13.4%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
81
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Brunei Curacao
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
1,100 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
0.27 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
342 mi
2025

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