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Brunei vs France statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 68.6M in France (ranked 23/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 208,090 sq mi for France (ranked 165th vs. 48th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.3B) and France ranks 7/197 ($3.16T). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 36/197 ($33,153), while France ranks 27/197 ($46,103).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei France
Population
469802
68756508
Population rank 170/197 23/197
GDP
$15.3B
2024
$3.16T
2024
GDP rank 142/197 7/197
GDP per capita
$33,153
2024
$46,103
2024
GDP per capita rank 36/197 27/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$89,879
2024
$61,290
2024
Government debt
$351M
2024
$3.57T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.13%
2026
119.1%
2026
Government debt per person
$759
2024
$52,145
2024
Government debt per person rank 153/185 8/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2026
$33,898
2026
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2026
208,090 sq mi
2026
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
329 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.66
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
43 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.8 years
2026
83.7 years
2026

Brunei and France: Comparison Charts

Brunei and France economies compared

GDP
Brunei

France
Year GDP
Brunei France
1960 - $61,959,085,885
1961 - $67,158,050,215
1962 - $75,196,980,365
1963 - $84,227,606,650
1964 - $93,424,179,943
1965 $114,039,501 $100,927,668,584
1966 $132,757,528 $109,306,730,313
1967 $139,029,537 $118,088,635,381
1968 $160,818,236 $128,710,572,572
1969 $161,210,236 $140,660,914,841
1970 $179,078,929 $147,312,861,698
1971 $197,525,768 $164,694,210,962
1972 $270,822,782 $201,738,881,664
1973 $433,095,527 $261,970,536,240
1974 $2,319,576,214 $282,739,225,314
1975 $2,496,420,258 $357,324,307,786
1976 $3,054,765,590 $368,363,152,144
1977 $3,681,242,528 $406,401,711,688
1978 $4,100,423,674 $501,724,418,605
1979 $6,044,367,628 $608,218,624,730
1980 $10,795,432,294 $694,529,183,483
1981 $9,367,218,664 $609,184,791,792
1982 $8,932,198,186 $578,152,310,610
1983 $7,927,590,750 $553,356,312,936
1984 $7,632,788,075 $525,033,325,828
1985 $6,967,623,884 $547,220,981,165
1986 $4,190,280,003 $764,946,585,851
1987 $4,918,010,080 $926,320,855,615
1988 $4,535,130,305 $1,010,827,662,152
1989 $4,983,622,881 $1,016,742,237,302
1990 $6,039,881,087 $1,257,649,439,827
1991 $6,284,497,294 $1,258,961,748,634
1992 $6,327,966,435 $1,389,663,073,110
1993 $6,203,339,912 $1,314,383,368,080
1994 $6,467,782,518 $1,385,822,778,828
1995 $7,700,144,069 $1,595,219,345,512
1996 $7,663,377,306 $1,598,889,216,566
1997 $7,793,034,376 $1,449,392,222,971
1998 $5,550,846,020 $1,496,906,382,032
1999 $6,309,070,378 $1,486,915,879,702
2000 $6,570,999,088 $1,360,959,069,477
2001 $6,096,155,767 $1,370,376,677,299
2002 $6,333,082,876 $1,492,427,756,382
2003 $7,167,725,262 $1,835,095,983,049
2004 $8,619,178,774 $2,109,792,297,237
2005 $10,547,202,621 $2,192,146,403,028
2006 $12,644,616,419 $2,317,861,544,691
2007 $13,432,029,484 $2,655,816,911,867
2008 $15,926,456,515 $2,926,802,941,586
2009 $11,912,904,510 $2,700,075,882,519
2010 $13,707,121,038 $2,646,230,027,988
2011 $18,524,791,063 $2,870,408,553,990
2012 $19,048,443,341 $2,683,007,095,787
2013 $18,094,148,099 $2,816,077,607,875
2014 $17,097,797,386 $2,861,236,112,552
2015 $12,930,296,870 $2,442,483,452,643
2016 $11,400,266,045 $2,470,407,619,777
2017 $12,128,168,045 $2,588,868,323,335
2018 $13,566,908,391 $2,781,576,320,884
2019 $13,469,235,365 $2,722,793,515,172
2020 $12,005,799,654 $2,647,926,055,110
2021 $14,006,496,617 $2,966,433,692,008
2022 $16,681,536,467 $2,794,788,137,067
2023 $15,095,084,656 $3,056,250,648,138
2024 $15,340,808,592 $3,160,442,622,465

Brunei and France economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

France
Year GDP per capita
Brunei France
1960 - $1,307
1961 - $1,402
1962 - $1,554
1963 - $1,723
1964 - $1,891
1965 $1,029 $2,024
1966 $1,146 $2,173
1967 $1,149 $2,328
1968 $1,274 $2,518
1969 $1,226 $2,729
1970 $1,325 $2,833
1971 $1,432 $3,137
1972 $1,905 $3,809
1973 $2,939 $4,907
1974 $15,195 $5,261
1975 $15,793 $6,617
1976 $18,671 $6,792
1977 $21,747 $7,459
1978 $23,447 $9,167
1979 $33,501 $11,063
1980 $58,005 $12,565
1981 $48,793 $10,956
1982 $45,075 $10,360
1983 $38,720 $9,862
1984 $36,061 $9,312
1985 $31,827 $9,657
1986 $18,501 $13,430
1987 $21,030 $16,176
1988 $18,825 $17,550
1989 $20,090 $17,547
1990 $23,659 $21,586
1991 $23,932 $21,501
1992 $23,451 $23,615
1993 $22,397 $22,239
1994 $22,767 $23,360
1995 $26,443 $26,792
1996 $25,692 $26,758
1997 $25,522 $24,169
1998 $17,769 $24,869
1999 $19,752 $24,576
2000 $20,130 $22,341
2001 $18,288 $22,332
2002 $18,621 $24,145
2003 $20,678 $29,480
2004 $24,423 $33,645
2005 $29,386 $34,696
2006 $34,675 $36,432
2007 $36,217 $41,486
2008 $42,157 $45,465
2009 $30,946 $41,728
2010 $34,938 $40,695
2011 $46,383 $43,930
2012 $46,969 $40,864
2013 $44,003 $42,669
2014 $41,027 $43,148
2015 $30,625 $36,702
2016 $26,663 $37,024
2017 $28,024 $38,687
2018 $30,988 $41,418
2019 $30,427 $40,408
2020 $26,834 $39,170
2021 $31,007 $43,725
2022 $36,633 $40,989
2023 $32,891 $44,700
2024 $33,153 $46,103

Brunei vs. France life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

France
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei France
1950 50.6 66.4
1951 51.5 66.1
1952 52.4 67.4
1953 53.3 67.3
1954 54.2 68.2
1955 55 68.4
1956 55.7 68.5
1957 56.5 68.9
1958 57.3 70.1
1959 58 70.2
1960 58.7 70.4
1961 59.4 71
1962 58.8 70.5
1963 60.6 70.3
1964 61.3 71.3
1965 61.7 71.1
1966 62.4 71.5
1967 62.9 71.5
1968 63.5 71.5
1969 64 71.2
1970 64.5 72.1
1971 65 72.1
1972 65.4 72.3
1973 66 72.5
1974 66.4 72.8
1975 67 72.9
1976 67.4 73.1
1977 67.8 73.7
1978 68.3 73.8
1979 68.6 74.1
1980 69 74.2
1981 69.3 74.4
1982 69.7 74.8
1983 70 74.7
1984 70.2 75.2
1985 70.5 75.3
1986 70.8 75.6
1987 71 76.1
1988 71.2 76.4
1989 71.4 76.5
1990 71.6 76.8
1991 71.9 77
1992 72.1 77.3
1993 72.3 77.3
1994 72.6 77.8
1995 72.8 77.9
1996 73.1 78.1
1997 73.3 78.4
1998 73.6 78.6
1999 73.8 78.7
2000 74 79
2001 74.2 79.2
2002 74.4 79.4
2003 74.5 79.4
2004 74.6 80.3
2005 74.7 80.3
2006 74.8 80.7
2007 74.8 81
2008 74.8 81
2009 74.8 81.2
2010 74.8 81.4
2011 74.8 81.8
2012 74.8 81.7
2013 74.9 82
2014 74.9 82.4
2015 74.9 82.1
2016 74.9 82.4
2017 74.9 82.4
2018 75 82.6
2019 75 82.7
2020 75.1 82.2
2021 74.9 82.3
2022 72.9 82.5
2023 75.3 83.3
2024 75.5 83.5
2025 75.7 83.6
2026 75.8 83.7

Brunei and France population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

France
Year Population
Brunei France
1960 88,347 47,412,964
1961 92,517 47,905,982
1962 96,719 48,389,516
1963 101,159 48,877,567
1964 105,922 49,401,492
1965 110,838 49,877,725
1966 115,874 50,311,637
1967 121,017 50,722,791
1968 126,222 51,112,980
1969 131,446 51,536,014
1970 135,138 52,007,169
1971 137,921 52,499,553
1972 142,189 52,962,356
1973 147,369 53,392,161
1974 152,656 53,746,571
1975 158,070 54,002,853
1976 163,607 54,232,383
1977 169,277 54,486,467
1978 174,884 54,734,030
1979 180,422 54,979,851
1980 186,111 55,274,184
1981 191,977 55,603,353
1982 198,165 55,806,789
1983 204,741 56,108,330
1984 211,661 56,383,085
1985 218,919 56,665,619
1986 226,495 56,956,002
1987 233,860 57,266,167
1988 240,913 57,598,186
1989 248,064 57,943,062
1990 255,292 58,261,012
1991 262,596 58,554,242
1992 269,839 58,846,584
1993 276,971 59,103,094
1994 284,091 59,324,863
1995 291,195 59,541,294
1996 298,276 59,754,504
1997 305,341 59,968,066
1998 312,385 60,190,684
1999 319,411 60,501,986
2000 326,424 60,918,661
2001 333,345 61,364,377
2002 340,099 61,812,142
2003 346,637 62,249,855
2004 352,911 62,707,588
2005 358,916 63,180,854
2006 364,663 63,622,342
2007 370,873 64,016,890
2008 377,793 64,375,116
2009 384,952 64,706,436
2010 392,332 65,026,211
2011 399,389 65,340,830
2012 405,557 65,657,659
2013 411,202 65,997,932
2014 416,750 66,312,067
2015 422,212 66,548,272
2016 427,564 66,724,104
2017 432,772 66,918,020
2018 437,810 67,158,348
2019 442,680 67,382,061
2020 447,404 67,601,110
2021 451,721 67,842,811
2022 455,370 68,184,457
2023 458,949 68,372,286
2024 462,721 68,551,653

Fertility rates in Brunei and France

Fertility rate
Brunei

France
Year Fertility rate
Brunei France
1960 7.32 2.85
1961 7.19 2.87
1962 7.03 2.89
1963 6.89 2.89
1964 6.77 2.87
1965 6.65 2.84
1966 6.51 2.8
1967 6.37 2.75
1968 6.2 2.69
1969 6.01 2.62
1970 5.8 2.55
1971 5.62 2.47
1972 5.5 2.38
1973 5.36 2.28
1974 5.18 2.18
1975 4.99 2.09
1976 4.78 2.01
1977 4.58 1.94
1978 4.39 1.89
1979 4.22 1.87
1980 4.07 1.85
1981 3.94 1.85
1982 3.84 1.86
1983 3.75 1.86
1984 3.68 1.86
1985 3.61 1.86
1986 3.55 1.85
1987 3.49 1.83
1988 3.44 1.81
1989 3.36 1.79
1990 3.29 1.77
1991 3.21 1.75
1992 3.11 1.74
1993 3.01 1.73
1994 2.9 1.73
1995 2.79 1.74
1996 2.68 1.75
1997 2.6 1.77
1998 2.53 1.78
1999 2.46 1.81
2000 2.4 1.89
2001 2.34 1.9
2002 2.26 1.88
2003 2.19 1.89
2004 2.1 1.92
2005 2.02 1.94
2006 1.97 2
2007 1.93 1.98
2008 1.92 2.01
2009 1.92 2
2010 1.94 2.03
2011 1.96 2.01
2012 1.97 2.01
2013 1.98 1.99
2014 1.97 2
2015 1.95 1.96
2016 1.92 1.92
2017 1.88 1.89
2018 1.85 1.87
2019 1.82 1.86
2020 1.8 1.83
2021 1.78 1.84
2022 1.76 1.79
2023 1.75 1.66

Brunei and France demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

France
Year Median age, years
Brunei France
1960 18.8 32.8
1961 18.1 32.8
1962 17.5 32.9
1963 17.1 32.8
1964 17 32.8
1965 17 32.7
1966 17.2 32.7
1967 17.3 32.7
1968 17.5 32.6
1969 17.7 32.5
1970 17.8 32.4
1971 17.9 32.2
1972 18 32
1973 18.2 31.8
1974 18.3 31.7
1975 18.6 31.6
1976 18.8 31.7
1977 19.1 31.9
1978 19.4 32.1
1979 19.6 32.3
1980 20 32.4
1981 20.3 32.6
1982 20.6 32.8
1983 21 33
1984 21.3 33.3
1985 21.7 33.5
1986 22 33.7
1987 22.3 34
1988 22.6 34.2
1989 22.8 34.5
1990 23.1 34.7
1991 23.4 35
1992 23.6 35.3
1993 23.8 35.6
1994 24.1 35.9
1995 24.4 36.2
1996 24.7 36.5
1997 24.9 36.8
1998 25.2 37.1
1999 25.5 37.4
2000 25.8 37.7
2001 26.1 37.9
2002 26.4 38.2
2003 26.8 38.4
2004 27.1 38.6
2005 27.5 38.9
2006 27.9 39.1
2007 28.1 39.4
2008 28 39.6
2009 28 39.8
2010 28 40
2011 28.1 40.3
2012 28.4 40.5
2013 28.8 40.8
2014 29.1 41
2015 29.5 41.2
2016 29.8 41.4
2017 30.2 41.6
2018 30.6 41.9
2019 31 42.1
2020 31.4 42.3
2021 31.8 42.4
2022 32.3 42.6
2023 32.8 42.8
2024 33.2 43

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei France
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$3.1T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.3%
2026
57.4%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
5.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.58%
2024
2.05%
2024
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
304,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.1%
2026
-5.94%
2026
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
7.39%
2024
Services, % of GDP
39%
2024
70.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
17.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
64.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
2,868,031
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.41%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
52
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
457
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.37T
2018
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$283B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$38.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
117,109,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
4.8%
2020
Banked people share n/a
99.2%
2024

Energy

Brunei France
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
3,136 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.37 megatons
2024
274.5 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
20.2 tons
2024
4 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
16.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
46.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
47.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
6,415 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
22.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
11.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
64.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei France
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.84%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+90,527
2024
Urban population
74.9%
2024
78.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2026
85.5
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
67
2024
Higher education index
53
2026
85
2026
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
1.34
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
37.8%
2023
57.3%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
88.7%
2024

Health

Brunei France
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$4,865
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$434
2022
Life expectancy
75.8 years
2026
83.7 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
3.34
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
4.3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
10%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
6.5%
2024
Air quality index
62
2026
80
2026
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
34.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
10.3 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei France
% of world land
0.004%
2026
0.36%
2026
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
3,036 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2026
109,256 sq mi
2026
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2026
67,580 sq mi
2026
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
654,437 mi
2011

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