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Brunei vs El Salvador statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 6.34M in El Salvador (ranked 111/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 8,000 sq mi for El Salvador (ranked 165th vs. 150th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei El Salvador
Population
469088
6386184
Population rank 170/197 112/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$35.4B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 105/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$5,580
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 116/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$13,264
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$31B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
87.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$4,887
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 80/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$4,836
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
8,000 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
792 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
28.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
72.5 years
2025

Brunei and El Salvador: Comparison Charts

Brunei and El Salvador economies compared

GDP
Brunei

El Salvador
Year GDP
Brunei El Salvador
1965 $114,039,501 $877,720,000
1966 $132,757,528 $929,520,000
1967 $139,029,537 $976,200,000
1968 $160,818,236 $1,009,760,100
1969 $161,210,236 $1,049,400,000
1970 $179,078,929 $1,132,920,000
1971 $197,525,768 $1,186,120,000
1972 $270,822,782 $1,263,720,000
1973 $433,095,527 $1,442,320,000
1974 $2,319,576,214 $1,665,880,000
1975 $2,496,420,258 $1,884,120,100
1976 $3,054,765,590 $2,328,280,100
1977 $3,681,242,528 $2,941,640,100
1978 $4,100,423,674 $3,127,960,000
1979 $6,044,367,628 $3,463,639,900
1980 $10,795,432,294 $3,573,959,900
1981 $9,367,218,664 $3,437,200,200
1982 $8,932,198,186 $3,399,189,100
1983 $7,927,590,750 $3,506,347,800
1984 $7,632,788,075 $3,661,683,400
1985 $6,967,623,884 $3,800,368,600
1986 $4,190,280,003 $3,771,663,200
1987 $4,918,010,080 $3,958,045,800
1988 $4,535,130,305 $4,189,880,000
1989 $4,983,622,881 $4,372,215,300
1990 $6,039,881,087 $4,817,542,204
1991 $6,284,497,300 $5,252,342,400
1992 $6,327,966,445 $5,813,399,300
1993 $6,203,339,925 $6,680,269,200
1994 $6,467,782,521 $7,679,384,000
1995 $7,700,144,057 $8,921,947,100
1996 $7,663,377,277 $9,586,327,800
1997 $7,793,034,390 $10,221,705,900
1998 $5,550,846,025 $10,936,669,900
1999 $6,309,070,375 $11,284,197,000
2000 $6,570,999,060 $11,784,927,700
2001 $6,096,155,748 $12,282,533,600
2002 $6,333,082,879 $12,664,190,300
2003 $7,167,725,265 $13,243,892,200
2004 $8,619,178,799 $13,724,810,900
2005 $10,547,202,612 $14,698,000,000
2006 $12,644,616,446 $15,999,890,000
2007 $13,432,029,496 $17,011,750,000
2008 $15,926,456,492 $17,986,890,000
2009 $11,912,904,529 $17,601,620,000
2010 $13,707,121,031 $18,447,920,000
2011 $18,524,791,071 $20,283,780,000
2012 $19,048,443,340 $21,386,150,000
2013 $18,094,148,099 $21,990,960,000
2014 $17,097,797,372 $22,593,470,000
2015 $12,930,296,852 $23,438,240,000
2016 $11,400,266,055 $24,191,430,000
2017 $12,128,168,047 $24,979,190,000
2018 $13,566,908,401 $26,020,850,000
2019 $13,469,235,348 $26,881,140,000
2020 $12,005,799,664 $24,921,190,000
2021 $14,006,496,614 $29,043,140,000
2022 $16,681,536,443 $31,870,120,000
2023 $15,095,084,686 $33,853,940,000
2024 $15,463,134,387 $35,364,960,000

Brunei and El Salvador economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

El Salvador
Year GDP per capita
Brunei El Salvador
1965 $1,029 $274.3
1966 $1,146 $282.4
1967 $1,149 $288.4
1968 $1,274 $290.1
1969 $1,226 $293.4
1970 $1,325 $309
1971 $1,432 $316
1972 $1,905 $329
1973 $2,939 $366
1974 $15,195 $413
1975 $15,793 $457
1976 $18,671 $553
1977 $21,747 $684
1978 $23,447 $712
1979 $33,501 $773
1980 $58,005 $787
1981 $48,793 $752
1982 $45,075 $735
1983 $38,720 $745
1984 $36,061 $763
1985 $31,827 $776
1986 $18,501 $755
1987 $21,030 $777
1988 $18,825 $806
1989 $20,090 $825
1990 $23,659 $892
1991 $23,932 $956
1992 $23,451 $1,041
1993 $22,397 $1,180
1994 $22,767 $1,344
1995 $26,443 $1,548
1996 $25,692 $1,651
1997 $25,522 $1,749
1998 $17,769 $1,860
1999 $19,752 $1,908
2000 $20,130 $1,983
2001 $18,288 $2,058
2002 $18,621 $2,115
2003 $20,678 $2,208
2004 $24,423 $2,286
2005 $29,386 $2,447
2006 $34,675 $2,666
2007 $36,217 $2,831
2008 $42,157 $2,983
2009 $30,946 $2,910
2010 $34,938 $3,040
2011 $46,383 $3,331
2012 $46,969 $3,498
2013 $44,003 $3,582
2014 $41,027 $3,666
2015 $30,625 $3,790
2016 $26,663 $3,901
2017 $28,024 $4,020
2018 $30,988 $4,184
2019 $30,427 $4,320
2020 $26,834 $3,997
2021 $31,007 $4,643
2022 $36,633 $5,075
2023 $32,891 $5,365
2024 $33,418 $5,580

Brunei vs. El Salvador life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

El Salvador
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei El Salvador
1950 50.6 44.2
1951 51.5 43.8
1952 52.4 44.8
1953 53.3 45
1954 54.2 45.5
1955 55 46
1956 55.7 46.6
1957 56.5 47.1
1958 57.3 47.7
1959 58 48
1960 58.7 48.3
1961 59.4 48.6
1962 58.8 49
1963 60.6 49.4
1964 61.3 49.7
1965 61.7 50.2
1966 62.4 50.7
1967 62.9 50.8
1968 63.5 50.8
1969 64 51.3
1970 64.5 51.4
1971 65 51.7
1972 65.4 52
1973 66 52.8
1974 66.4 52.9
1975 67 53.4
1976 67.4 54.4
1977 67.8 54
1978 68.3 54.7
1979 68.6 53.8
1980 69 48.6
1981 69.3 50.9
1982 69.7 53.3
1983 70 54.4
1984 70.2 56.6
1985 70.5 58
1986 70.8 59.3
1987 71 59.4
1988 71.2 60
1989 71.4 61.3
1990 71.6 62
1991 71.9 62.5
1992 72.1 62.9
1993 72.3 64
1994 72.6 64.5
1995 72.8 64.9
1996 73.1 65.5
1997 73.3 66.2
1998 73.6 66.7
1999 73.8 67.3
2000 74 67.7
2001 74.2 68
2002 74.4 68.5
2003 74.5 68.8
2004 74.6 69.3
2005 74.7 69.3
2006 74.8 69.6
2007 74.8 69.8
2008 74.8 70.1
2009 74.8 70.4
2010 74.8 70.9
2011 74.8 71.2
2012 74.8 71.4
2013 74.9 71.2
2014 74.9 71.1
2015 74.9 71
2016 74.9 70.9
2017 74.9 71
2018 75 71.4
2019 75 71.7
2020 75.1 70.2
2021 74.9 69.9
2022 72.9 72
2023 75.3 72.1
2024 75.5 72.3
2025 75.7 72.5

Brunei and El Salvador population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

El Salvador
Year Population
Brunei El Salvador
1960 88,347 2,791,459
1961 92,517 2,870,016
1962 96,719 2,949,204
1963 101,159 3,028,679
1964 105,922 3,111,883
1965 110,838 3,199,466
1966 115,874 3,290,961
1967 121,017 3,385,184
1968 126,222 3,480,773
1969 131,446 3,576,485
1970 135,138 3,668,796
1971 137,921 3,757,523
1972 142,189 3,846,830
1973 147,369 3,938,068
1974 152,656 4,029,671
1975 158,070 4,120,449
1976 163,607 4,210,310
1977 169,277 4,301,256
1978 174,884 4,394,114
1979 180,422 4,480,388
1980 186,111 4,540,382
1981 191,977 4,570,599
1982 198,165 4,622,477
1983 204,741 4,707,367
1984 211,661 4,798,003
1985 218,919 4,894,706
1986 226,495 4,992,769
1987 233,860 5,092,441
1988 240,913 5,195,833
1989 248,064 5,298,979
1990 255,292 5,399,726
1991 262,596 5,495,077
1992 269,839 5,585,609
1993 276,971 5,659,957
1994 284,091 5,714,129
1995 291,195 5,762,131
1996 298,276 5,805,286
1997 305,341 5,844,578
1998 312,385 5,880,781
1999 319,411 5,913,900
2000 326,424 5,943,366
2001 333,345 5,968,060
2002 340,099 5,986,631
2003 346,637 5,998,599
2004 352,911 6,004,671
2005 358,916 6,005,578
2006 364,663 6,002,319
2007 370,873 6,009,824
2008 377,793 6,029,297
2009 384,952 6,048,279
2010 392,332 6,068,249
2011 399,389 6,090,127
2012 405,557 6,113,975
2013 411,202 6,138,839
2014 416,750 6,162,955
2015 422,212 6,183,676
2016 427,564 6,200,800
2017 432,772 6,213,533
2018 437,810 6,219,807
2019 442,680 6,222,318
2020 447,404 6,234,673
2021 451,721 6,255,782
2022 455,370 6,280,319
2023 458,949 6,309,624
2024 462,721 6,338,193

Fertility rates in Brunei and El Salvador

Fertility rate
Brunei

El Salvador
Year Fertility rate
Brunei El Salvador
1960 7.32 6.62
1961 7.19 6.64
1962 7.03 6.68
1963 6.89 6.69
1964 6.77 6.68
1965 6.65 6.64
1966 6.51 6.57
1967 6.37 6.49
1968 6.2 6.39
1969 6.01 6.28
1970 5.8 6.18
1971 5.62 6.13
1972 5.5 6.03
1973 5.36 5.93
1974 5.18 5.82
1975 4.99 5.71
1976 4.78 5.59
1977 4.58 5.47
1978 4.39 5.36
1979 4.22 5.23
1980 4.07 5.11
1981 3.94 4.99
1982 3.84 4.83
1983 3.75 4.65
1984 3.68 4.48
1985 3.61 4.32
1986 3.55 4.19
1987 3.49 4.18
1988 3.44 4.1
1989 3.36 4.03
1990 3.29 3.96
1991 3.21 3.89
1992 3.11 3.8
1993 3.01 3.69
1994 2.9 3.61
1995 2.79 3.57
1996 2.68 3.48
1997 2.6 3.38
1998 2.53 3.34
1999 2.46 3.22
2000 2.4 3.08
2001 2.34 2.93
2002 2.26 2.78
2003 2.19 2.64
2004 2.1 2.52
2005 2.02 2.44
2006 1.97 2.4
2007 1.93 2.35
2008 1.92 2.29
2009 1.92 2.26
2010 1.94 2.24
2011 1.96 2.22
2012 1.97 2.19
2013 1.98 2.15
2014 1.97 2.13
2015 1.95 2.07
2016 1.92 1.97
2017 1.88 1.9
2018 1.85 1.85
2019 1.82 1.84
2020 1.8 1.82
2021 1.78 1.8
2022 1.76 1.79
2023 1.75 1.78

Brunei and El Salvador demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

El Salvador
Year Median age, years
Brunei El Salvador
1960 18.8 17.2
1961 18.1 17.1
1962 17.5 17
1963 17.1 17
1964 17 16.9
1965 17 16.9
1966 17.2 16.8
1967 17.3 16.7
1968 17.5 16.6
1969 17.7 16.6
1970 17.8 16.6
1971 17.9 16.6
1972 18 16.6
1973 18.2 16.7
1974 18.3 16.8
1975 18.6 16.9
1976 18.8 17
1977 19.1 17.1
1978 19.4 17.2
1979 19.6 17.4
1980 20 17.5
1981 20.3 17.6
1982 20.6 17.7
1983 21 17.8
1984 21.3 18
1985 21.7 18.2
1986 22 18.4
1987 22.3 18.5
1988 22.6 18.6
1989 22.8 18.7
1990 23.1 18.8
1991 23.4 18.8
1992 23.6 18.8
1993 23.8 19
1994 24.1 19.3
1995 24.4 19.6
1996 24.7 19.9
1997 24.9 20.3
1998 25.2 20.6
1999 25.5 21
2000 25.8 21.3
2001 26.1 21.6
2002 26.4 21.9
2003 26.8 22.2
2004 27.1 22.5
2005 27.5 22.7
2006 27.9 23
2007 28.1 23.2
2008 28 23.3
2009 28 23.5
2010 28 23.7
2011 28.1 23.9
2012 28.4 24.1
2013 28.8 24.3
2014 29.1 24.6
2015 29.5 24.9
2016 29.8 25.2
2017 30.2 25.6
2018 30.6 26
2019 31 26.4
2020 31.4 26.8
2021 31.8 27.2
2022 32.3 27.6
2023 32.8 28
2024 33.2 28.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei El Salvador
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$32.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
30.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
3.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
1.28%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
42,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-3.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
2.99%
2023
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
61%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
22.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
56.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.7%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.9%
2023
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$3.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$8.49B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
707,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
12.3%
2020
Banked people share n/a
43.4%
2024

Energy

Brunei El Salvador
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
769 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
8.38 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
1.33 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
55.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
21.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
34.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
59.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
1,110 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
95.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
30.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98.3%
2023

Society

Brunei El Salvador
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-23,102
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
76%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
41
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
30
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
33
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
7.83
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
20.9
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
89.8%
2024
English speaking
37.8%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
67.7%
2023

Health

Brunei El Salvador
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$501
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$158.4
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
72.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
1.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
1.55
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
39
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
10.4
2023
Obesity rate n/a
31.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
12.7%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
57
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
8.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
3.15 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei El Salvador
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
1,262 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
4,617 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
2,202 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
5,600 mi
2017

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