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Brunei vs Eswatini statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 1.24M in Eswatini (ranked 157/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 6,641 sq mi for Eswatini (ranked 165th vs. 154th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Eswatini
Population
469088
1267161
Population rank 170/197 156/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$4.89B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 162/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$3,936
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 131/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$11,784
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$1.82B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
38.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$1,465
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 129/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$3,418
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
6,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
187.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
2.75
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
23.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

Brunei and Eswatini: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Eswatini economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Eswatini
Year GDP
Brunei Eswatini
1960 - $35,076,846
1961 - $43,026,043
1962 - $45,927,962
1963 - $54,129,438
1964 - $64,980,554
1965 $114,039,501 $70,279,972
1966 $132,757,528 $76,859,969
1967 $139,029,537 $74,759,970
1968 $160,818,236 $79,799,968
1969 $161,210,236 $105,419,958
1970 $179,078,929 $112,139,955
1971 $197,525,768 $136,462,081
1972 $270,822,782 $146,736,479
1973 $433,095,527 $221,915,128
1974 $2,319,576,214 $264,320,941
1975 $2,496,420,258 $288,299,789
1976 $3,054,765,590 $272,550,068
1977 $3,681,242,528 $304,060,076
1978 $4,100,423,674 $340,630,085
1979 $6,044,367,628 $412,093,134
1980 $10,795,432,294 $541,976,853
1981 $9,367,218,664 $570,774,825
1982 $8,932,198,186 $537,568,059
1983 $7,927,590,750 $555,336,146
1984 $7,632,788,075 $494,483,409
1985 $6,967,623,884 $360,079,419
1986 $4,190,280,003 $449,140,318
1987 $4,918,010,080 $584,126,092
1988 $4,535,130,305 $692,026,455
1989 $4,983,622,881 $696,921,542
1990 $6,039,881,087 $1,114,694,041
1991 $6,284,497,300 $1,156,135,718
1992 $6,327,966,445 $1,284,759,928
1993 $6,203,339,925 $1,357,189,552
1994 $6,467,782,521 $1,419,294,254
1995 $7,700,144,057 $1,698,989,464
1996 $7,663,377,277 $1,602,741,834
1997 $7,793,034,390 $1,716,714,070
1998 $5,550,846,025 $1,576,908,856
1999 $6,309,070,375 $1,547,888,496
2000 $6,570,999,060 $1,738,093,840
2001 $6,096,155,748 $1,542,477,309
2002 $6,333,082,879 $1,432,221,739
2003 $7,167,725,265 $2,197,598,466
2004 $8,619,178,799 $2,770,082,792
2005 $10,547,202,612 $3,178,112,499
2006 $12,644,616,446 $3,291,330,019
2007 $13,432,029,496 $3,469,381,231
2008 $15,926,456,492 $3,294,084,314
2009 $11,912,904,529 $3,580,428,053
2010 $13,707,121,031 $4,438,765,086
2011 $18,524,791,071 $4,820,478,680
2012 $19,048,443,340 $4,886,551,484
2013 $18,094,148,099 $4,464,726,181
2014 $17,097,797,372 $4,286,015,248
2015 $12,930,296,852 $3,909,281,650
2016 $11,400,266,055 $3,724,180,911
2017 $12,128,168,047 $4,463,673,661
2018 $13,566,908,401 $4,644,696,656
2019 $13,469,235,348 $4,616,996,145
2020 $12,005,799,664 $4,120,621,325
2021 $14,006,496,614 $4,785,708,166
2022 $16,681,536,443 $4,741,163,885
2023 $15,095,084,686 $4,604,172,127
2024 $15,463,134,387 $4,891,883,720

Brunei and Eswatini economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Eswatini
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Eswatini
1960 - $101.6
1961 - $121.8
1962 - $127.1
1963 - $146.4
1964 - $171.6
1965 $1,029 $181
1966 $1,146 $192.7
1967 $1,149 $182.8
1968 $1,274 $190.4
1969 $1,226 $245.2
1970 $1,325 $254.2
1971 $1,432 $301
1972 $1,905 $315
1973 $2,939 $463
1974 $15,195 $536
1975 $15,793 $568
1976 $18,671 $521
1977 $21,747 $563
1978 $23,447 $610
1979 $33,501 $714
1980 $58,005 $908
1981 $48,793 $925
1982 $45,075 $843
1983 $38,720 $843
1984 $36,061 $726
1985 $31,827 $510
1986 $18,501 $611
1987 $21,030 $765
1988 $18,825 $865
1989 $20,090 $832
1990 $23,659 $1,278
1991 $23,932 $1,273
1992 $23,451 $1,362
1993 $22,397 $1,397
1994 $22,767 $1,461
1995 $26,443 $1,751
1996 $25,692 $1,619
1997 $25,522 $1,705
1998 $17,769 $1,547
1999 $19,752 $1,502
2000 $20,130 $1,669
2001 $18,288 $1,468
2002 $18,621 $1,352
2003 $20,678 $2,060
2004 $24,423 $2,581
2005 $29,386 $2,945
2006 $34,675 $3,035
2007 $36,217 $3,181
2008 $42,157 $3,000
2009 $30,946 $3,240
2010 $34,938 $3,993
2011 $46,383 $4,312
2012 $46,969 $4,348
2013 $44,003 $3,951
2014 $41,027 $3,772
2015 $30,625 $3,421
2016 $26,663 $3,240
2017 $28,024 $3,854
2018 $30,988 $3,973
2019 $30,427 $3,913
2020 $26,834 $3,455
2021 $31,007 $3,966
2022 $36,633 $3,890
2023 $32,891 $3,742
2024 $33,418 $3,936

Brunei vs. Eswatini life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Eswatini
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Eswatini
1950 50.6 43.4
1951 51.5 43.7
1952 52.4 44
1953 53.3 44.3
1954 54.2 44.6
1955 55 44.8
1956 55.7 45.1
1957 56.5 45.4
1958 57.3 45.8
1959 58 46.1
1960 58.7 46.4
1961 59.4 46.7
1962 58.8 47.1
1963 60.6 47.5
1964 61.3 47.9
1965 61.7 48.4
1966 62.4 49
1967 62.9 49.5
1968 63.5 50.1
1969 64 50.6
1970 64.5 51.2
1971 65 51.8
1972 65.4 52.4
1973 66 53
1974 66.4 53.7
1975 67 54.4
1976 67.4 55.2
1977 67.8 56
1978 68.3 56.8
1979 68.6 57.5
1980 69 58.2
1981 69.3 58.8
1982 69.7 59.5
1983 70 58.4
1984 70.2 60.4
1985 70.5 61.2
1986 70.8 61.6
1987 71 61.9
1988 71.2 61.9
1989 71.4 61.7
1990 71.6 61.2
1991 71.9 60.4
1992 72.1 59.3
1993 72.3 58.1
1994 72.6 56.6
1995 72.8 55.1
1996 73.1 53.3
1997 73.3 51.7
1998 73.6 50.1
1999 73.8 48.8
2000 74 47.6
2001 74.2 46.3
2002 74.4 45.4
2003 74.5 44.6
2004 74.6 43.9
2005 74.7 44
2006 74.8 44.6
2007 74.8 45.2
2008 74.8 45.9
2009 74.8 46.9
2010 74.8 48.3
2011 74.8 49.1
2012 74.8 50.7
2013 74.9 52.1
2014 74.9 53.5
2015 74.9 54.9
2016 74.9 56.2
2017 74.9 57.6
2018 75 58.7
2019 75 59.8
2020 75.1 59.9
2021 74.9 58.2
2022 72.9 63
2023 75.3 64.1
2024 75.5 64.3
2025 75.7 64.4

Brunei and Eswatini population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Eswatini
Year Population
Brunei Eswatini
1960 88,347 345,337
1961 92,517 353,264
1962 96,719 361,365
1963 101,159 369,759
1964 105,922 378,656
1965 110,838 388,336
1966 115,874 398,766
1967 121,017 409,031
1968 126,222 419,147
1969 131,446 429,875
1970 135,138 441,216
1971 137,921 453,183
1972 142,189 465,788
1973 147,369 479,038
1974 152,656 492,988
1975 158,070 507,673
1976 163,607 523,330
1977 169,277 540,348
1978 174,884 558,446
1979 180,422 577,199
1980 186,111 596,644
1981 191,977 616,808
1982 198,165 637,652
1983 204,741 658,957
1984 211,661 680,783
1985 218,919 706,196
1986 226,495 734,732
1987 233,860 763,811
1988 240,913 799,798
1989 248,064 837,800
1990 255,292 872,428
1991 262,596 908,189
1992 269,839 943,416
1993 276,971 971,318
1994 284,091 971,212
1995 291,195 970,433
1996 298,276 989,841
1997 305,341 1,006,635
1998 312,385 1,019,653
1999 319,411 1,030,782
2000 326,424 1,041,414
2001 333,345 1,051,064
2002 340,099 1,059,441
2003 346,637 1,066,700
2004 352,911 1,073,159
2005 358,916 1,079,022
2006 364,663 1,084,436
2007 370,873 1,090,705
2008 377,793 1,098,091
2009 384,952 1,105,153
2010 392,332 1,111,650
2011 399,389 1,117,833
2012 405,557 1,123,863
2013 411,202 1,129,990
2014 416,750 1,136,299
2015 422,212 1,142,813
2016 427,564 1,149,507
2017 432,772 1,158,195
2018 437,810 1,168,929
2019 442,680 1,179,874
2020 447,404 1,192,729
2021 451,721 1,206,593
2022 455,370 1,218,917
2023 458,949 1,230,506
2024 462,721 1,242,822

Fertility rates in Brunei and Eswatini

Fertility rate
Brunei

Eswatini
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Eswatini
1960 7.32 6.75
1961 7.19 6.77
1962 7.03 6.79
1963 6.89 6.8
1964 6.77 6.79
1965 6.65 6.79
1966 6.51 6.8
1967 6.37 6.77
1968 6.2 6.76
1969 6.01 6.76
1970 5.8 6.75
1971 5.62 6.74
1972 5.5 6.72
1973 5.36 6.72
1974 5.18 6.71
1975 4.99 6.71
1976 4.78 6.7
1977 4.58 6.68
1978 4.39 6.65
1979 4.22 6.61
1980 4.07 6.57
1981 3.94 6.54
1982 3.84 6.49
1983 3.75 6.43
1984 3.68 6.36
1985 3.61 6.28
1986 3.55 6.11
1987 3.49 5.9
1988 3.44 5.69
1989 3.36 5.48
1990 3.29 5.3
1991 3.21 5.13
1992 3.11 4.98
1993 3.01 4.82
1994 2.9 4.66
1995 2.79 4.52
1996 2.68 4.38
1997 2.6 4.24
1998 2.53 4.13
1999 2.46 4.09
2000 2.4 4.03
2001 2.34 3.94
2002 2.26 3.85
2003 2.19 3.8
2004 2.1 3.76
2005 2.02 3.7
2006 1.97 3.63
2007 1.93 3.58
2008 1.92 3.57
2009 1.92 3.5
2010 1.94 3.38
2011 1.96 3.32
2012 1.97 3.27
2013 1.98 3.24
2014 1.97 3.18
2015 1.95 3.12
2016 1.92 3.07
2017 1.88 3.02
2018 1.85 2.97
2019 1.82 2.93
2020 1.8 2.89
2021 1.78 2.84
2022 1.76 2.8
2023 1.75 2.75

Brunei and Eswatini demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Eswatini
Year Median age, years
Brunei Eswatini
1960 18.8 16.6
1961 18.1 16.4
1962 17.5 16.3
1963 17.1 16.1
1964 17 16.1
1965 17 16.1
1966 17.2 16.1
1967 17.3 16.1
1968 17.5 16.2
1969 17.7 16.2
1970 17.8 16.3
1971 17.9 16.3
1972 18 16.3
1973 18.2 16.2
1974 18.3 16.2
1975 18.6 16.1
1976 18.8 16
1977 19.1 15.9
1978 19.4 15.8
1979 19.6 15.7
1980 20 15.6
1981 20.3 15.5
1982 20.6 15.4
1983 21 15.3
1984 21.3 15.3
1985 21.7 15.2
1986 22 15.3
1987 22.3 15.3
1988 22.6 15.6
1989 22.8 15.9
1990 23.1 16.1
1991 23.4 16.3
1992 23.6 16.5
1993 23.8 16.7
1994 24.1 16.3
1995 24.4 16.1
1996 24.7 16.3
1997 24.9 16.6
1998 25.2 16.9
1999 25.5 17.3
2000 25.8 17.6
2001 26.1 17.8
2002 26.4 18.1
2003 26.8 18.3
2004 27.1 18.5
2005 27.5 18.6
2006 27.9 18.7
2007 28.1 18.9
2008 28 19.1
2009 28 19.4
2010 28 19.6
2011 28.1 19.9
2012 28.4 20.2
2013 28.8 20.5
2014 29.1 20.7
2015 29.5 21
2016 29.8 21.2
2017 30.2 21.5
2018 30.6 21.8
2019 31 22.1
2020 31.4 22.4
2021 31.8 22.6
2022 32.3 22.8
2023 32.8 23
2024 33.2 23.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Eswatini
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$4.45B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
32.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
6.03%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
1.57%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
3,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-5.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
34.6%
2023
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
51.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
34.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
67
2025
56.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
42.7%
2016
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.4%
2016
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
6
2007
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$234M
2007
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$479M
2023
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$33.3M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
345,299
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
0.4%
2020
Banked people share n/a
65.1%
2024

Energy

Brunei Eswatini
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
959 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$11.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
1.39 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
1.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
64.7%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
2.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
20.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
1,137 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
83.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
60.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
86.4%
2023

Society

Brunei Eswatini
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-6,754
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
25%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
27
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
28
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
12.7
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
33.5
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
81
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
90.8%
2022
English speaking
37.8%
2023
48.2%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
57.6%
2023

Health

Brunei Eswatini
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$283.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$29.4
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
1.59
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
45
2023
Obesity rate n/a
30.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
7.9%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
9.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
6.79 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Eswatini
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
5,343 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
4,614 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
1,935 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
2,342 mi
2019

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