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Brunei vs Eritrea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 3.54M in Eritrea (ranked 131/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 46,787 sq mi for Eritrea (ranked 165th vs. 96th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Eritrea
Population
469088
3667774
Population rank 170/197 131/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$2.07B
2011
GDP rank 142/197 179/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$689
2011
GDP per capita rank 35/197 188/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$1,742
2011
Government debt
$354M
2024
$3.54B
2011
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
260.4%
2019
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$1,182
2011
Government debt per person rank 151/185 137/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$1,342
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
46,787 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
3.71
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
19.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Brunei and Eritrea: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Eritrea economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Eritrea
Year GDP
Brunei Eritrea
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 $477,101,652
1993 $6,203,339,925 $467,872,715
1994 $6,467,782,521 $531,688,312
1995 $7,700,144,057 $578,015,625
1996 $7,663,377,277 $693,535,954
1997 $7,793,034,390 $686,490,090
1998 $5,550,846,025 $745,523,117
1999 $6,309,070,375 $688,918,537
2000 $6,570,999,060 $706,370,816
2001 $6,096,155,748 $752,371,689
2002 $6,333,082,879 $729,321,680
2003 $7,167,725,265 $870,248,268
2004 $8,619,178,799 $1,109,054,005
2005 $10,547,202,612 $1,098,424,686
2006 $12,644,616,446 $1,211,161,880
2007 $13,432,029,496 $1,317,974,491
2008 $15,926,456,492 $1,380,188,800
2009 $11,912,904,529 $1,856,695,551
2010 $13,707,121,031 $1,589,515,447
2011 $18,524,791,071 $2,065,001,626
2012 $19,048,443,340 -
2013 $18,094,148,099 -
2014 $17,097,797,372 -
2015 $12,930,296,852 -
2016 $11,400,266,055 -
2017 $12,128,168,047 -
2018 $13,566,908,401 -
2019 $13,469,235,348 -
2020 $12,005,799,664 -
2021 $14,006,496,614 -
2022 $16,681,536,443 -
2023 $15,095,084,686 -
2024 $15,463,134,387 -

Brunei and Eritrea economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Eritrea
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Eritrea
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 $265.2
1993 $22,397 $252.1
1994 $22,767 $277.8
1995 $26,443 $285.4
1996 $25,692 $326
1997 $25,522 $319
1998 $17,769 $342
1999 $19,752 $311
2000 $20,130 $314
2001 $18,288 $325
2002 $18,621 $305
2003 $20,678 $349
2004 $24,423 $427
2005 $29,386 $413
2006 $34,675 $448
2007 $36,217 $480
2008 $42,157 $490
2009 $30,946 $643
2010 $34,938 $540
2011 $46,383 $689
2012 $46,969 -
2013 $44,003 -
2014 $41,027 -
2015 $30,625 -
2016 $26,663 -
2017 $28,024 -
2018 $30,988 -
2019 $30,427 -
2020 $26,834 -
2021 $31,007 -
2022 $36,633 -
2023 $32,891 -
2024 $33,418 -

Brunei vs. Eritrea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Eritrea
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Eritrea
1950 50.6 33.3
1951 51.5 33.6
1952 52.4 34
1953 53.3 34.4
1954 54.2 34.8
1955 55 35.2
1956 55.7 35.6
1957 56.5 30.4
1958 57.3 30.9
1959 58 37
1960 58.7 37.4
1961 59.4 37.9
1962 58.8 38.3
1963 60.6 38.8
1964 61.3 39.2
1965 61.7 39.6
1966 62.4 37.6
1967 62.9 40.2
1968 63.5 40.5
1969 64 40.8
1970 64.5 41.2
1971 65 41.5
1972 65.4 40.7
1973 66 41.1
1974 66.4 39
1975 67 39
1976 67.4 42.6
1977 67.8 43
1978 68.3 43.4
1979 68.6 43.8
1980 69 44.6
1981 69.3 45
1982 69.7 44.9
1983 70 37.2
1984 70.2 37.7
1985 70.5 38.6
1986 70.8 39.5
1987 71 47.4
1988 71.2 48.1
1989 71.4 47.8
1990 71.6 49.7
1991 71.9 50.5
1992 72.1 52.4
1993 72.3 53.2
1994 72.6 54
1995 72.8 54.8
1996 73.1 55.5
1997 73.3 56.2
1998 73.6 50
1999 73.8 44.5
2000 74 56.3
2001 74.2 58.4
2002 74.4 58.9
2003 74.5 59.5
2004 74.6 60.1
2005 74.7 60.6
2006 74.8 61.5
2007 74.8 62
2008 74.8 62.4
2009 74.8 63.2
2010 74.8 63.7
2011 74.8 64.2
2012 74.8 64.7
2013 74.9 65
2014 74.9 65.5
2015 74.9 65.9
2016 74.9 66.2
2017 74.9 66.6
2018 75 67
2019 75 67.3
2020 75.1 67
2021 74.9 66.9
2022 72.9 67.8
2023 75.3 68.6
2024 75.5 68.9
2025 75.7 69.2

Brunei and Eritrea population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Eritrea
Year Population
Brunei Eritrea
1960 88,347 972,547
1961 92,517 995,573
1962 96,719 1,019,788
1963 101,159 1,045,092
1964 105,922 1,071,287
1965 110,838 1,098,335
1966 115,874 1,124,957
1967 121,017 1,152,339
1968 126,222 1,181,737
1969 131,446 1,212,005
1970 135,138 1,243,453
1971 137,921 1,276,154
1972 142,189 1,309,235
1973 147,369 1,342,669
1974 152,656 1,375,688
1975 158,070 1,408,210
1976 163,607 1,443,807
1977 169,277 1,482,565
1978 174,884 1,522,378
1979 180,422 1,563,332
1980 186,111 1,605,797
1981 191,977 1,649,939
1982 198,165 1,695,461
1983 204,741 1,736,160
1984 211,661 1,771,730
1985 218,919 1,807,816
1986 226,495 1,845,164
1987 233,860 1,888,669
1988 240,913 1,938,255
1989 248,064 1,987,017
1990 255,292 2,032,737
1991 262,596 1,919,571
1992 269,839 1,798,748
1993 276,971 1,856,006
1994 284,091 1,913,915
1995 291,195 2,025,267
1996 298,276 2,128,464
1997 305,341 2,152,135
1998 312,385 2,180,419
1999 319,411 2,212,780
2000 326,424 2,247,031
2001 333,345 2,312,079
2002 340,099 2,392,978
2003 346,637 2,493,903
2004 352,911 2,598,284
2005 358,916 2,661,215
2006 364,663 2,703,502
2007 370,873 2,743,222
2008 377,793 2,816,327
2009 384,952 2,887,885
2010 392,332 2,945,186
2011 399,389 2,998,485
2012 405,557 3,036,988
2013 411,202 3,074,360
2014 416,750 3,095,173
2015 422,212 3,105,546
2016 427,564 3,124,698
2017 432,772 3,150,347
2018 437,810 3,192,760
2019 442,680 3,240,194
2020 447,404 3,291,271
2021 451,721 3,350,183
2022 455,370 3,409,447
2023 458,949 3,470,390
2024 462,721 3,535,603

Fertility rates in Brunei and Eritrea

Fertility rate
Brunei

Eritrea
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Eritrea
1960 7.32 6.48
1961 7.19 6.47
1962 7.03 6.5
1963 6.89 6.48
1964 6.77 6.49
1965 6.65 6.49
1966 6.51 6.5
1967 6.37 6.5
1968 6.2 6.5
1969 6.01 6.5
1970 5.8 6.54
1971 5.62 6.54
1972 5.5 6.54
1973 5.36 6.55
1974 5.18 6.57
1975 4.99 6.59
1976 4.78 6.6
1977 4.58 6.61
1978 4.39 6.61
1979 4.22 6.62
1980 4.07 6.61
1981 3.94 6.62
1982 3.84 6.63
1983 3.75 6.65
1984 3.68 6.62
1985 3.61 6.59
1986 3.55 6.56
1987 3.49 6.52
1988 3.44 6.47
1989 3.36 6.41
1990 3.29 6.34
1991 3.21 6.24
1992 3.11 6.16
1993 3.01 6.07
1994 2.9 6.01
1995 2.79 5.94
1996 2.68 5.84
1997 2.6 5.74
1998 2.53 5.63
1999 2.46 5.52
2000 2.4 5.4
2001 2.34 5.31
2002 2.26 5.23
2003 2.19 5.14
2004 2.1 5.04
2005 2.02 4.93
2006 1.97 4.88
2007 1.93 4.81
2008 1.92 4.74
2009 1.92 4.66
2010 1.94 4.57
2011 1.96 4.49
2012 1.97 4.41
2013 1.98 4.34
2014 1.97 4.27
2015 1.95 4.22
2016 1.92 4.16
2017 1.88 4.11
2018 1.85 4.06
2019 1.82 4
2020 1.8 3.93
2021 1.78 3.87
2022 1.76 3.79
2023 1.75 3.71

Brunei and Eritrea demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Eritrea
Year Median age, years
Brunei Eritrea
1960 18.8 18.8
1961 18.1 18.9
1962 17.5 18.9
1963 17.1 19
1964 17 19
1965 17 19
1966 17.2 19
1967 17.3 18.9
1968 17.5 18.9
1969 17.7 18.8
1970 17.8 18.6
1971 17.9 18.5
1972 18 18.3
1973 18.2 18.2
1974 18.3 18.2
1975 18.6 18.1
1976 18.8 18
1977 19.1 17.9
1978 19.4 17.8
1979 19.6 17.8
1980 20 17.8
1981 20.3 17.7
1982 20.6 17.7
1983 21 17.7
1984 21.3 17.8
1985 21.7 17.8
1986 22 17.9
1987 22.3 17.9
1988 22.6 17.8
1989 22.8 17.7
1990 23.1 17.6
1991 23.4 17.6
1992 23.6 17.5
1993 23.8 17.6
1994 24.1 17.6
1995 24.4 18.1
1996 24.7 18.4
1997 24.9 18
1998 25.2 17.8
1999 25.5 17.5
2000 25.8 17.4
2001 26.1 17.5
2002 26.4 17.7
2003 26.8 18
2004 27.1 18.3
2005 27.5 18.3
2006 27.9 18.2
2007 28.1 18.1
2008 28 18.2
2009 28 18.4
2010 28 18.4
2011 28.1 18.5
2012 28.4 18.5
2013 28.8 18.5
2014 29.1 18.5
2015 29.5 18.4
2016 29.8 18.4
2017 30.2 18.5
2018 30.6 18.7
2019 31 18.9
2020 31.4 19.1
2021 31.8 19.3
2022 32.3 19.5
2023 32.8 19.7
2024 33.2 19.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Eritrea
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$1.94B
2011
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
31.3%
2019
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
2.13%
2006
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
20.9%
2003
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
202,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
+2.72%
2019
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
5.8%
2017
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
21.8%
2009
Economic freedom index
67
2025
38.6
2025
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$192M
2019
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
142,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
36.8%
2000

Energy

Brunei Eritrea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
289.5 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$6.73
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
0.67 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.19 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
22.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
80.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
0.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
34.8%
2004
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
102.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
5.79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
54.4%
2023

Society

Brunei Eritrea
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-12,696
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
43.9%
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
5.17 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
8.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
13
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
5
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
14.6
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
37.9
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
76.6%
2018
English speaking
37.8%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
20%
2023

Health

Brunei Eritrea
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$27.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$14.7
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
22.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.07
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
291
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
35.4
2023
Obesity rate n/a
4.94%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
4.4%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
1.07 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Eritrea
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
13,233 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
29,313 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
4,038 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
9,942 mi
2018

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