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Brunei vs Gambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 2.76M in The Gambia (ranked 140/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 3,907 sq mi for The Gambia (ranked 165th vs. 161st).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Gambia
Population
469088
2871879
Population rank 170/197 138/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$2.51B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 173/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$909
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 182/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$3,445
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$1.83B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
67.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$663
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 157/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$753
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
3,907 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
706 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
4.01
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
66.3 years
2025

Brunei and Gambia: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Gambia economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Gambia
Year GDP
Brunei Gambia
1965 $114,039,501 -
1966 $132,757,528 $44,212,081
1967 $139,029,537 $46,695,007
1968 $160,818,236 $41,160,066
1969 $161,210,236 $45,168,072
1970 $179,078,929 $52,296,084
1971 $197,525,768 $55,728,663
1972 $270,822,782 $59,160,569
1973 $433,095,527 $75,187,749
1974 $2,319,576,214 $95,796,022
1975 $2,496,420,258 $115,179,719
1976 $3,054,765,590 $112,190,829
1977 $3,681,242,528 $138,093,099
1978 $4,100,423,674 $171,833,086
1979 $6,044,367,628 $207,112,628
1980 $10,795,432,294 $241,083,090
1981 $9,367,218,664 $218,767,743
1982 $8,932,198,186 $216,050,552
1983 $7,927,590,750 $213,448,585
1984 $7,632,788,075 $177,340,880
1985 $6,967,623,884 $225,726,359
1986 $4,190,280,003 $185,646,987
1987 $4,918,010,080 $220,626,484
1988 $4,535,130,305 $266,672,212
1989 $4,983,622,881 $284,120,329
1990 $6,039,881,087 $317,083,695
1991 $6,284,497,300 $690,311,081
1992 $6,327,966,445 $714,254,256
1993 $6,203,339,925 $755,040,974
1994 $6,467,782,521 $746,493,952
1995 $7,700,144,057 $785,999,865
1996 $7,663,377,277 $848,239,446
1997 $7,793,034,390 $803,633,342
1998 $5,550,846,025 $840,285,265
1999 $6,309,070,375 $814,724,032
2000 $6,570,999,060 $782,913,872
2001 $6,096,155,748 $687,410,645
2002 $6,333,082,879 $578,235,309
2003 $7,167,725,265 $487,038,685
2004 $8,619,178,799 $961,900,651
2005 $10,547,202,612 $1,027,701,068
2006 $12,644,616,446 $1,054,112,488
2007 $13,432,029,496 $1,279,703,047
2008 $15,926,456,492 $1,561,766,956
2009 $11,912,904,529 $1,450,142,509
2010 $13,707,121,031 $1,543,294,927
2011 $18,524,791,071 $1,409,693,597
2012 $19,048,443,340 $1,415,004,738
2013 $18,094,148,099 $1,375,609,453
2014 $17,097,797,372 $1,229,461,721
2015 $12,930,296,852 $1,378,176,609
2016 $11,400,266,055 $1,484,578,886
2017 $12,128,168,047 $1,504,909,463
2018 $13,566,908,401 $1,670,671,328
2019 $13,469,235,348 $1,813,609,692
2020 $12,005,799,664 $1,812,170,891
2021 $14,006,496,614 $2,014,158,842
2022 $16,681,536,443 $2,204,734,527
2023 $15,095,084,686 $2,396,111,021
2024 $15,463,134,387 $2,507,519,958

Brunei and Gambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Gambia
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Gambia
1965 $1,029 -
1966 $1,146 $94.4
1967 $1,149 $97
1968 $1,274 $83.1
1969 $1,226 $88.7
1970 $1,325 $99.8
1971 $1,432 $103.3
1972 $1,905 $106.5
1973 $2,939 $131.4
1974 $15,195 $162.6
1975 $15,793 $189.8
1976 $18,671 $179.3
1977 $21,747 $213.8
1978 $23,447 $257.6
1979 $33,501 $300
1980 $58,005 $338
1981 $48,793 $296
1982 $45,075 $282.1
1983 $38,720 $268.6
1984 $36,061 $214.8
1985 $31,827 $262.8
1986 $18,501 $207.7
1987 $21,030 $237
1988 $18,825 $274.9
1989 $20,090 $280.9
1990 $23,659 $301
1991 $23,932 $628
1992 $23,451 $623
1993 $22,397 $635
1994 $22,767 $608
1995 $26,443 $622
1996 $25,692 $652
1997 $25,522 $600
1998 $17,769 $610
1999 $19,752 $575
2000 $20,130 $538
2001 $18,288 $460
2002 $18,621 $377
2003 $20,678 $309
2004 $24,423 $593
2005 $29,386 $616
2006 $34,675 $615
2007 $36,217 $725
2008 $42,157 $859
2009 $30,946 $775
2010 $34,938 $801
2011 $46,383 $711
2012 $46,969 $693
2013 $44,003 $654
2014 $41,027 $568
2015 $30,625 $620
2016 $26,663 $650
2017 $28,024 $643
2018 $30,988 $696
2019 $30,427 $738
2020 $26,834 $720
2021 $31,007 $782
2022 $36,633 $836
2023 $32,891 $888
2024 $33,418 $909

Brunei vs. Gambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Gambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Gambia
1950 50.6 31.2
1951 51.5 31.5
1952 52.4 31.7
1953 53.3 31.9
1954 54.2 32.2
1955 55 32.4
1956 55.7 32.8
1957 56.5 33.1
1958 57.3 33.6
1959 58 34.1
1960 58.7 34.6
1961 59.4 35.1
1962 58.8 35.6
1963 60.6 36.1
1964 61.3 36.6
1965 61.7 37.1
1966 62.4 37.6
1967 62.9 38.1
1968 63.5 38.5
1969 64 39
1970 64.5 39.5
1971 65 40
1972 65.4 40.5
1973 66 41.1
1974 66.4 41.7
1975 67 42.2
1976 67.4 42.9
1977 67.8 43.4
1978 68.3 43.6
1979 68.6 44.5
1980 69 45
1981 69.3 44.5
1982 69.7 46.3
1983 70 46.9
1984 70.2 47.5
1985 70.5 48.2
1986 70.8 48.8
1987 71 49.4
1988 71.2 50.1
1989 71.4 50.7
1990 71.6 51.3
1991 71.9 51.9
1992 72.1 52.5
1993 72.3 53.2
1994 72.6 53.8
1995 72.8 54.3
1996 73.1 54.8
1997 73.3 55.2
1998 73.6 56
1999 73.8 56.5
2000 74 56.9
2001 74.2 57.3
2002 74.4 57.7
2003 74.5 58.2
2004 74.6 58.7
2005 74.7 59.1
2006 74.8 59.7
2007 74.8 60
2008 74.8 60.5
2009 74.8 60.7
2010 74.8 61.2
2011 74.8 61.6
2012 74.8 61.9
2013 74.9 62.3
2014 74.9 62.6
2015 74.9 63
2016 74.9 63.4
2017 74.9 63.7
2018 75 64
2019 75 64.4
2020 75.1 64.4
2021 74.9 63.8
2022 72.9 64.9
2023 75.3 65.9
2024 75.5 66.1
2025 75.7 66.3

Brunei and Gambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Gambia
Year Population
Brunei Gambia
1960 88,347 398,060
1961 92,517 408,930
1962 96,719 420,163
1963 101,159 431,757
1964 105,922 443,687
1965 110,838 455,952
1966 115,874 468,516
1967 121,017 481,588
1968 126,222 495,269
1969 131,446 509,440
1970 135,138 524,105
1971 137,921 539,388
1972 142,189 555,370
1973 147,369 571,991
1974 152,656 589,085
1975 158,070 606,821
1976 163,607 625,667
1977 169,277 645,770
1978 174,884 667,103
1979 180,422 689,781
1980 186,111 713,913
1981 191,977 739,125
1982 198,165 765,753
1983 204,741 794,525
1984 211,661 825,631
1985 218,919 858,874
1986 226,495 894,019
1987 233,860 931,091
1988 240,913 970,160
1989 248,064 1,011,357
1990 255,292 1,054,696
1991 262,596 1,099,959
1992 269,839 1,145,582
1993 276,971 1,188,365
1994 284,091 1,227,226
1995 291,195 1,264,313
1996 298,276 1,301,410
1997 305,341 1,338,889
1998 312,385 1,376,987
1999 319,411 1,415,779
2000 326,424 1,455,084
2001 333,345 1,495,011
2002 340,099 1,535,691
2003 346,637 1,577,611
2004 352,911 1,621,312
2005 358,916 1,667,037
2006 364,663 1,715,275
2007 370,873 1,765,774
2008 377,793 1,817,852
2009 384,952 1,871,422
2010 392,332 1,926,630
2011 399,389 1,983,784
2012 405,557 2,043,094
2013 411,202 2,103,820
2014 416,750 2,164,528
2015 422,212 2,224,529
2016 427,564 2,283,769
2017 432,772 2,342,189
2018 437,810 2,399,632
2019 442,680 2,456,844
2020 447,404 2,515,733
2021 451,721 2,576,010
2022 455,370 2,636,470
2023 458,949 2,697,845
2024 462,721 2,759,988

Fertility rates in Brunei and Gambia

Fertility rate
Brunei

Gambia
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Gambia
1960 7.32 6.25
1961 7.19 6.23
1962 7.03 6.21
1963 6.89 6.2
1964 6.77 6.2
1965 6.65 6.19
1966 6.51 6.18
1967 6.37 6.21
1968 6.2 6.22
1969 6.01 6.25
1970 5.8 6.26
1971 5.62 6.33
1972 5.5 6.37
1973 5.36 6.41
1974 5.18 6.42
1975 4.99 6.43
1976 4.78 6.43
1977 4.58 6.43
1978 4.39 6.42
1979 4.22 6.41
1980 4.07 6.41
1981 3.94 6.4
1982 3.84 6.4
1983 3.75 6.39
1984 3.68 6.39
1985 3.61 6.36
1986 3.55 6.34
1987 3.49 6.3
1988 3.44 6.26
1989 3.36 6.25
1990 3.29 6.25
1991 3.21 6.19
1992 3.11 6.11
1993 3.01 6.03
1994 2.9 6.04
1995 2.79 5.99
1996 2.68 5.93
1997 2.6 5.85
1998 2.53 5.82
1999 2.46 5.77
2000 2.4 5.72
2001 2.34 5.67
2002 2.26 5.66
2003 2.19 5.66
2004 2.1 5.68
2005 2.02 5.71
2006 1.97 5.74
2007 1.93 5.69
2008 1.92 5.63
2009 1.92 5.57
2010 1.94 5.56
2011 1.96 5.54
2012 1.97 5.52
2013 1.98 5.39
2014 1.97 5.2
2015 1.95 5
2016 1.92 4.81
2017 1.88 4.61
2018 1.85 4.42
2019 1.82 4.33
2020 1.8 4.25
2021 1.78 4.17
2022 1.76 4.08
2023 1.75 4.01

Brunei and Gambia demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Gambia
Year Median age, years
Brunei Gambia
1960 18.8 19.4
1961 18.1 19.4
1962 17.5 19.5
1963 17.1 19.6
1964 17 19.6
1965 17 19.7
1966 17.2 19.7
1967 17.3 19.8
1968 17.5 19.7
1969 17.7 19.6
1970 17.8 19.5
1971 17.9 19.4
1972 18 19.3
1973 18.2 19.2
1974 18.3 19.1
1975 18.6 18.9
1976 18.8 18.8
1977 19.1 18.6
1978 19.4 18.5
1979 19.6 18.4
1980 20 18.2
1981 20.3 18.1
1982 20.6 17.9
1983 21 17.8
1984 21.3 17.6
1985 21.7 17.5
1986 22 17.4
1987 22.3 17.4
1988 22.6 17.3
1989 22.8 17.2
1990 23.1 17.2
1991 23.4 17.1
1992 23.6 17.1
1993 23.8 17
1994 24.1 16.9
1995 24.4 16.8
1996 24.7 16.7
1997 24.9 16.6
1998 25.2 16.5
1999 25.5 16.5
2000 25.8 16.5
2001 26.1 16.6
2002 26.4 16.6
2003 26.8 16.7
2004 27.1 16.8
2005 27.5 16.9
2006 27.9 17
2007 28.1 17.1
2008 28 17.2
2009 28 17.3
2010 28 17.4
2011 28.1 17.5
2012 28.4 17.6
2013 28.8 17.7
2014 29.1 17.8
2015 29.5 17.9
2016 29.8 18.1
2017 30.2 18.2
2018 30.6 18.4
2019 31 18.5
2020 31.4 18.7
2021 31.8 18.9
2022 32.3 19.1
2023 32.8 19.2
2024 33.2 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Gambia
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$2.46B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
2.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
0.58%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-1.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
6.48%
2023
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
53.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
14.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
56.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.5%
2020
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2020
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$629M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$529M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
246,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
30.2%
2020
Banked people share n/a
38.2%
2024

Energy

Brunei Gambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
75.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$26.4
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
0.61 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.22 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
47.7%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
1.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
66.9%
2023

Society

Brunei Gambia
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-2,989
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
65.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
22.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
38
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
9.13
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
29.6
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
58.7%
2022
English speaking
37.8%
2023
2.34%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
45.9%
2023

Health

Brunei Gambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$28.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$5.75
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
66.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
24.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.1
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
44.1
2023
Obesity rate n/a
15.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
9
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
10.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
0.61 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Gambia
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
1,416 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
2,448 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
871 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
1,850 mi
2011

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