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Brunei vs Ghana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 34.4M in Ghana (ranked 47/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 87,851 sq mi for Ghana (ranked 165th vs. 81st).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Ghana
Population
469088
35572974
Population rank 170/197 47/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$82.8B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 79/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$2,406
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 150/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$8,027
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$58.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
66.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$1,696
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 122/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$1,836
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
87,851 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
392 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
3.4
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
22.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
65.9 years
2025

Brunei and Ghana: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Ghana economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Ghana
Year GDP
Brunei Ghana
1960 - $1,217,230,095
1961 - $1,302,674,325
1962 - $1,382,515,654
1963 - $1,540,797,589
1964 - $1,731,296,200
1965 $114,039,501 $2,053,462,968
1966 $132,757,528 $2,126,300,672
1967 $139,029,537 $1,747,187,645
1968 $160,818,236 $1,666,909,518
1969 $161,210,236 $1,962,050,556
1970 $179,078,929 $2,215,028,588
1971 $197,525,768 $2,417,108,578
1972 $270,822,782 $2,112,293,280
1973 $433,095,527 $3,006,766,758
1974 $2,319,576,214 $2,894,409,938
1975 $2,496,420,258 $2,810,106,383
1976 $3,054,765,590 $2,765,254,237
1977 $3,681,242,528 $3,189,428,571
1978 $4,100,423,674 $3,662,478,185
1979 $6,044,367,628 $4,020,227,920
1980 $10,795,432,294 $4,445,228,216
1981 $9,367,218,664 $4,222,441,860
1982 $8,932,198,186 $4,035,994,398
1983 $7,927,590,750 $4,057,275,132
1984 $7,632,788,075 $4,412,279,843
1985 $6,967,623,884 $4,504,306,723
1986 $4,190,280,003 $5,735,677,434
1987 $4,918,010,080 $5,074,829,932
1988 $4,535,130,305 $5,197,765,032
1989 $4,983,622,881 $5,251,858,440
1990 $6,039,881,087 $5,889,106,573
1991 $6,284,497,300 $6,603,185,268
1992 $6,327,966,445 $6,416,103,926
1993 $6,203,339,925 $5,968,922,939
1994 $6,467,782,521 $5,446,383,727
1995 $7,700,144,057 $6,464,382,808
1996 $7,663,377,277 $6,932,991,739
1997 $7,793,034,390 $6,891,443,192
1998 $5,550,846,025 $7,482,069,162
1999 $6,309,070,375 $7,718,109,982
2000 $6,570,999,060 $4,982,850,662
2001 $6,096,155,748 $5,314,872,854
2002 $6,333,082,879 $6,166,197,848
2003 $7,167,725,265 $7,632,723,556
2004 $8,619,178,799 $8,881,417,907
2005 $10,547,202,612 $10,744,568,381
2006 $12,644,616,446 $20,885,037,597
2007 $13,432,029,496 $24,827,339,138
2008 $15,926,456,492 $28,679,383,241
2009 $11,912,904,529 $26,048,720,006
2010 $13,707,121,031 $32,197,655,567
2011 $18,524,791,071 $39,336,668,081
2012 $19,048,443,340 $41,271,701,061
2013 $18,094,148,099 $62,845,721,960
2014 $17,097,797,372 $54,678,533,806
2015 $12,930,296,852 $49,436,806,230
2016 $11,400,266,055 $56,144,179,398
2017 $12,128,168,047 $60,385,409,435
2018 $13,566,908,401 $67,259,353,966
2019 $13,469,235,348 $68,352,629,246
2020 $12,005,799,664 $70,008,243,860
2021 $14,006,496,614 $79,514,204,730
2022 $16,681,536,443 $73,919,003,210
2023 $15,095,084,686 $80,547,146,878
2024 $15,463,134,387 $82,825,288,889

Brunei and Ghana economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Ghana
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Ghana
1960 - $174.9
1961 - $181.9
1962 - $188.4
1963 - $205
1964 - $225
1965 $1,029 $260.5
1966 $1,146 $263.3
1967 $1,149 $211.2
1968 $1,274 $196.7
1969 $1,226 $225.8
1970 $1,325 $248.2
1971 $1,432 $263.4
1972 $1,905 $223.8
1973 $2,939 $310
1974 $15,195 $289.4
1975 $15,793 $273
1976 $18,671 $261
1977 $21,747 $292.3
1978 $23,447 $326
1979 $33,501 $347
1980 $58,005 $372
1981 $48,793 $344
1982 $45,075 $319
1983 $38,720 $311
1984 $36,061 $330
1985 $31,827 $330
1986 $18,501 $411
1987 $21,030 $355
1988 $18,825 $355
1989 $20,090 $350
1990 $23,659 $383
1991 $23,932 $418
1992 $23,451 $396
1993 $22,397 $360
1994 $22,767 $321
1995 $26,443 $372
1996 $25,692 $389
1997 $25,522 $378
1998 $17,769 $400
1999 $19,752 $403
2000 $20,130 $253.7
2001 $18,288 $263.5
2002 $18,621 $297.5
2003 $20,678 $358
2004 $24,423 $406
2005 $29,386 $479
2006 $34,675 $906
2007 $36,217 $1,050
2008 $42,157 $1,183
2009 $30,946 $1,048
2010 $34,938 $1,264
2011 $46,383 $1,507
2012 $46,969 $1,544
2013 $44,003 $2,295
2014 $41,027 $1,950
2015 $30,625 $1,723
2016 $26,663 $1,912
2017 $28,024 $2,012
2018 $30,988 $2,195
2019 $30,427 $2,187
2020 $26,834 $2,195
2021 $31,007 $2,445
2022 $36,633 $2,230
2023 $32,891 $2,384
2024 $33,418 $2,406

Brunei vs. Ghana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Ghana
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Ghana
1950 50.6 43.1
1951 51.5 43.6
1952 52.4 44
1953 53.3 44.5
1954 54.2 45
1955 55 45.4
1956 55.7 45.7
1957 56.5 46.1
1958 57.3 46.4
1959 58 46.7
1960 58.7 46.9
1961 59.4 47.1
1962 58.8 47.3
1963 60.6 47.5
1964 61.3 47.6
1965 61.7 47.7
1966 62.4 47.7
1967 62.9 47.7
1968 63.5 47.8
1969 64 47.9
1970 64.5 47.9
1971 65 47.9
1972 65.4 48.3
1973 66 48.6
1974 66.4 48.9
1975 67 49.3
1976 67.4 49.7
1977 67.8 50.1
1978 68.3 50.5
1979 68.6 50.8
1980 69 51.1
1981 69.3 51.3
1982 69.7 51.4
1983 70 51.8
1984 70.2 52.2
1985 70.5 52.7
1986 70.8 53.3
1987 71 53.8
1988 71.2 54.4
1989 71.4 54.9
1990 71.6 55.4
1991 71.9 55.7
1992 72.1 56.1
1993 72.3 56.3
1994 72.6 56.2
1995 72.8 56.7
1996 73.1 57
1997 73.3 57.2
1998 73.6 57.5
1999 73.8 57.8
2000 74 58.1
2001 74.2 58.4
2002 74.4 58.7
2003 74.5 59
2004 74.6 59.3
2005 74.7 59.6
2006 74.8 60
2007 74.8 60.3
2008 74.8 60.6
2009 74.8 60.9
2010 74.8 61.3
2011 74.8 61.6
2012 74.8 62
2013 74.9 62.4
2014 74.9 62.8
2015 74.9 63.2
2016 74.9 63.5
2017 74.9 63.8
2018 75 64.1
2019 75 64.5
2020 75.1 64.3
2021 74.9 64.3
2022 72.9 65.2
2023 75.3 65.5
2024 75.5 65.7
2025 75.7 65.9

Brunei and Ghana population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Ghana
Year Population
Brunei Ghana
1960 88,347 6,961,215
1961 92,517 7,162,667
1962 96,719 7,337,375
1963 101,159 7,514,714
1964 105,922 7,695,739
1965 110,838 7,882,606
1966 115,874 8,074,521
1967 121,017 8,271,913
1968 126,222 8,475,729
1969 131,446 8,690,383
1970 135,138 8,925,813
1971 137,921 9,176,264
1972 142,189 9,438,187
1973 147,369 9,714,617
1974 152,656 10,000,523
1975 158,070 10,294,308
1976 163,607 10,594,913
1977 169,277 10,911,871
1978 174,884 11,248,450
1979 180,422 11,597,255
1980 186,111 11,941,448
1981 191,977 12,281,712
1982 198,165 12,643,819
1983 204,741 13,029,836
1984 211,661 13,370,590
1985 218,919 13,661,229
1986 226,495 13,965,217
1987 233,860 14,289,108
1988 240,913 14,636,568
1989 248,064 15,006,813
1990 255,292 15,394,648
1991 262,596 15,787,496
1992 269,839 16,184,855
1993 276,971 16,589,519
1994 284,091 16,993,190
1995 291,195 17,399,017
1996 298,276 17,810,181
1997 305,341 18,238,958
1998 312,385 18,688,036
1999 319,411 19,149,864
2000 326,424 19,637,087
2001 333,345 20,167,069
2002 340,099 20,729,388
2003 346,637 21,296,705
2004 352,911 21,868,298
2005 358,916 22,449,438
2006 364,663 23,040,702
2007 370,873 23,642,279
2008 377,793 24,249,946
2009 384,952 24,862,664
2010 392,332 25,474,995
2011 399,389 26,095,088
2012 405,557 26,734,268
2013 411,202 27,386,193
2014 416,750 28,041,592
2015 422,212 28,696,068
2016 427,564 29,356,742
2017 432,772 30,008,354
2018 437,810 30,637,585
2019 442,680 31,258,945
2020 447,404 31,887,809
2021 451,721 32,518,665
2022 455,370 33,149,152
2023 458,949 33,787,914
2024 462,721 34,427,414

Fertility rates in Brunei and Ghana

Fertility rate
Brunei

Ghana
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Ghana
1960 7.32 6.89
1961 7.19 6.91
1962 7.03 6.94
1963 6.89 6.94
1964 6.77 6.9
1965 6.65 6.88
1966 6.51 6.86
1967 6.37 6.89
1968 6.2 6.89
1969 6.01 6.95
1970 5.8 6.95
1971 5.62 6.95
1972 5.5 6.92
1973 5.36 6.87
1974 5.18 6.82
1975 4.99 6.76
1976 4.78 6.7
1977 4.58 6.64
1978 4.39 6.56
1979 4.22 6.51
1980 4.07 6.47
1981 3.94 6.42
1982 3.84 6.31
1983 3.75 6.23
1984 3.68 6.15
1985 3.61 6.12
1986 3.55 6.08
1987 3.49 6.02
1988 3.44 5.92
1989 3.36 5.82
1990 3.29 5.74
1991 3.21 5.63
1992 3.11 5.52
1993 3.01 5.41
1994 2.9 5.25
1995 2.79 5.11
1996 2.68 4.96
1997 2.6 4.88
1998 2.53 4.83
1999 2.46 4.82
2000 2.4 4.83
2001 2.34 4.77
2002 2.26 4.69
2003 2.19 4.6
2004 2.1 4.5
2005 2.02 4.5
2006 1.97 4.4
2007 1.93 4.29
2008 1.92 4.22
2009 1.92 4.18
2010 1.94 4.18
2011 1.96 4.18
2012 1.97 4.15
2013 1.98 4.11
2014 1.97 4.03
2015 1.95 3.98
2016 1.92 3.87
2017 1.88 3.72
2018 1.85 3.65
2019 1.82 3.59
2020 1.8 3.54
2021 1.78 3.49
2022 1.76 3.43
2023 1.75 3.4

Brunei and Ghana demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Ghana
Year Median age, years
Brunei Ghana
1960 18.8 17.7
1961 18.1 17.4
1962 17.5 17.2
1963 17.1 16.9
1964 17 16.7
1965 17 16.5
1966 17.2 16.4
1967 17.3 16.2
1968 17.5 16.1
1969 17.7 16
1970 17.8 15.9
1971 17.9 15.9
1972 18 15.8
1973 18.2 15.8
1974 18.3 15.8
1975 18.6 15.9
1976 18.8 16
1977 19.1 16.2
1978 19.4 16.4
1979 19.6 16.5
1980 20 16.7
1981 20.3 16.7
1982 20.6 16.9
1983 21 17
1984 21.3 17.1
1985 21.7 17.1
1986 22 17.1
1987 22.3 17.1
1988 22.6 17.1
1989 22.8 17.1
1990 23.1 17.2
1991 23.4 17.2
1992 23.6 17.3
1993 23.8 17.4
1994 24.1 17.5
1995 24.4 17.6
1996 24.7 17.7
1997 24.9 17.9
1998 25.2 18.1
1999 25.5 18.3
2000 25.8 18.4
2001 26.1 18.6
2002 26.4 18.8
2003 26.8 19
2004 27.1 19.1
2005 27.5 19.3
2006 27.9 19.5
2007 28.1 19.7
2008 28 19.9
2009 28 20
2010 28 20.2
2011 28.1 20.3
2012 28.4 20.5
2013 28.8 20.6
2014 29.1 20.7
2015 29.5 20.8
2016 29.8 20.9
2017 30.2 21
2018 30.6 21.2
2019 31 21.3
2020 31.4 21.5
2021 31.8 21.7
2022 32.3 21.8
2023 32.8 22
2024 33.2 22.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Ghana
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$79.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
18.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
2.91%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
0.39%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-2.76%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
2.87%
2022
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
43.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
28.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
56
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
32.2%
2016
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.6%
2016
Listed domestic companies n/a
30
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.58B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$3.62B
2023
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$3.03B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
897,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
0.87%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.2%
2024

Energy

Brunei Ghana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$20.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
24.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
62%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
39%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
6.03%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
-22.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
553 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
34.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
35.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
89.5%
2023

Society

Brunei Ghana
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.42%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-13,114
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
39.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
42
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
1.81
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
25.7
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
76.5%
2021
English speaking
37.8%
2023
66.7%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
69.9%
2023

Health

Brunei Ghana
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$82.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$20.6
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
65.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
234
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
37.1
2023
Obesity rate n/a
13.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
2.7%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
3.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
4.26 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Ghana
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
2,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
48,663 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
30,917 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
68,049 mi
2009

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