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Brunei vs Guyana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 831K in Guyana (ranked 161/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 81,522 sq mi for Guyana (ranked 165th vs. 82nd).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Guyana
Population
469088
839919
Population rank 170/197 162/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$24.8B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 119/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$29,884
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 42/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$79,906
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$6.03B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
27.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$7,252
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 67/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$13,265
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
81,522 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
2.41
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
26.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
70.4 years
2025

Brunei and Guyana: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Guyana economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Guyana
Year GDP
Brunei Guyana
1960 - $170,216,241
1961 - $185,849,535
1962 - $194,949,513
1963 - $175,757,894
1964 - $194,774,513
1965 $114,039,501 $213,235,294
1966 $132,757,528 $228,705,882
1967 $139,029,537 $250,176,471
1968 $160,818,236 $229,750,000
1969 $161,210,236 $249,300,000
1970 $179,078,929 $267,800,000
1971 $197,525,768 $282,050,000
1972 $270,822,782 $285,380,952
1973 $433,095,527 $307,047,619
1974 $2,319,576,214 $433,954,545
1975 $2,496,420,258 $494,791,667
1976 $3,054,765,590 $454,440,000
1977 $3,681,242,528 $449,880,000
1978 $4,100,423,674 $507,080,000
1979 $6,044,367,628 $530,440,000
1980 $10,795,432,294 $603,200,000
1981 $9,367,218,664 $570,357,107
1982 $8,932,198,186 $482,000,000
1983 $7,927,590,750 $489,333,333
1984 $7,632,788,075 $437,631,605
1985 $6,967,623,884 $453,488,372
1986 $4,190,280,003 $504,651,140
1987 $4,918,010,080 $354,591,847
1988 $4,535,130,305 $413,799,990
1989 $4,983,622,881 $379,779,390
1990 $6,039,881,087 $396,582,263
1991 $6,284,497,300 $348,533,095
1992 $6,327,966,445 $373,573,141
1993 $6,203,339,925 $454,101,382
1994 $6,467,782,521 $540,874,934
1995 $7,700,144,057 $621,626,786
1996 $7,663,377,277 $705,406,001
1997 $7,793,034,390 $749,138,010
1998 $5,550,846,025 $717,530,683
1999 $6,309,070,375 $694,754,988
2000 $6,570,999,060 $712,667,897
2001 $6,096,155,748 $712,167,450
2002 $6,333,082,879 $726,131,435
2003 $7,167,725,265 $743,063,950
2004 $8,619,178,799 $787,814,379
2005 $10,547,202,612 $824,880,550
2006 $12,644,616,446 $2,379,817,991
2007 $13,432,029,496 $2,730,971,595
2008 $15,926,456,492 $3,025,187,433
2009 $11,912,904,529 $3,165,663,153
2010 $13,707,121,031 $3,432,912,517
2011 $18,524,791,071 $3,691,384,318
2012 $19,048,443,340 $4,063,088,536
2013 $18,094,148,099 $4,167,800,929
2014 $17,097,797,372 $4,127,660,152
2015 $12,930,296,852 $4,279,840,194
2016 $11,400,266,055 $4,482,697,337
2017 $12,128,168,047 $4,748,174,334
2018 $13,566,908,401 $4,787,636,998
2019 $13,469,235,348 $5,173,760,192
2020 $12,005,799,664 $5,471,256,595
2021 $14,006,496,614 $8,041,362,110
2022 $16,681,536,443 $14,718,388,489
2023 $15,095,084,686 $16,918,503,597
2024 $15,463,134,387 $24,835,899,826

Brunei and Guyana economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Guyana
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Guyana
1960 - $299.1
1961 - $319
1962 - $327
1963 - $288.8
1964 - $313
1965 $1,029 $336
1966 $1,146 $353
1967 $1,149 $378
1968 $1,274 $340
1969 $1,226 $361
1970 $1,325 $381
1971 $1,432 $396
1972 $1,905 $395
1973 $2,939 $421
1974 $15,195 $588
1975 $15,793 $664
1976 $18,671 $604
1977 $21,747 $593
1978 $23,447 $663
1979 $33,501 $689
1980 $58,005 $779
1981 $48,793 $735
1982 $45,075 $621
1983 $38,720 $631
1984 $36,061 $565
1985 $31,827 $588
1986 $18,501 $657
1987 $21,030 $464
1988 $18,825 $545
1989 $20,090 $503
1990 $23,659 $529
1991 $23,932 $466
1992 $23,451 $498
1993 $22,397 $603
1994 $22,767 $716
1995 $26,443 $820
1996 $25,692 $928
1997 $25,522 $983
1998 $17,769 $940
1999 $19,752 $909
2000 $20,130 $932
2001 $18,288 $932
2002 $18,621 $951
2003 $20,678 $974
2004 $24,423 $1,033
2005 $29,386 $1,084
2006 $34,675 $3,136
2007 $36,217 $3,608
2008 $42,157 $4,009
2009 $30,946 $4,209
2010 $34,938 $4,582
2011 $46,383 $4,947
2012 $46,969 $5,444
2013 $44,003 $5,557
2014 $41,027 $5,473
2015 $30,625 $5,640
2016 $26,663 $5,871
2017 $28,024 $6,179
2018 $30,988 $6,048
2019 $30,427 $6,406
2020 $26,834 $6,776
2021 $31,007 $9,861
2022 $36,633 $17,913
2023 $32,891 $20,474
2024 $33,418 $29,884

Brunei vs. Guyana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Guyana
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Guyana
1950 50.6 49.2
1951 51.5 50.2
1952 52.4 51.3
1953 53.3 52.4
1954 54.2 53.3
1955 55 54.1
1956 55.7 55.2
1957 56.5 56.1
1958 57.3 56.4
1959 58 57
1960 58.7 57.5
1961 59.4 57.9
1962 58.8 58.3
1963 60.6 58.6
1964 61.3 59
1965 61.7 59.1
1966 62.4 59.3
1967 62.9 59.5
1968 63.5 59.7
1969 64 59.8
1970 64.5 60
1971 65 60.1
1972 65.4 60.1
1973 66 60.2
1974 66.4 60.3
1975 67 60.4
1976 67.4 60.4
1977 67.8 60.6
1978 68.3 60.6
1979 68.6 60.7
1980 69 60.8
1981 69.3 60.9
1982 69.7 61
1983 70 61.2
1984 70.2 61.3
1985 70.5 61.4
1986 70.8 61.5
1987 71 61.7
1988 71.2 61.8
1989 71.4 62.1
1990 71.6 62.3
1991 71.9 62.5
1992 72.1 62.8
1993 72.3 63
1994 72.6 63
1995 72.8 62.7
1996 73.1 62.7
1997 73.3 62.9
1998 73.6 63.4
1999 73.8 63.8
2000 74 64.1
2001 74.2 64.4
2002 74.4 64.2
2003 74.5 64.1
2004 74.6 64.2
2005 74.7 64.4
2006 74.8 64.8
2007 74.8 65.5
2008 74.8 65.7
2009 74.8 66
2010 74.8 66.2
2011 74.8 66.5
2012 74.8 66.4
2013 74.9 66.7
2014 74.9 67.3
2015 74.9 67.7
2016 74.9 68.1
2017 74.9 68.5
2018 75 68.8
2019 75 69.1
2020 75.1 67.8
2021 74.9 64.3
2022 72.9 69.9
2023 75.3 70.2
2024 75.5 70.3
2025 75.7 70.4

Brunei and Guyana population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Guyana
Year Population
Brunei Guyana
1960 88,347 569,143
1961 92,517 582,568
1962 96,719 595,461
1963 101,159 608,537
1964 105,922 621,764
1965 110,838 635,128
1966 115,874 648,646
1967 121,017 662,311
1968 126,222 676,160
1969 131,446 690,223
1970 135,138 702,705
1971 137,921 712,662
1972 142,189 721,617
1973 147,369 730,138
1974 152,656 738,057
1975 158,070 745,393
1976 163,607 752,253
1977 169,277 758,654
1978 174,884 764,586
1979 180,422 770,062
1980 186,111 774,367
1981 191,977 776,453
1982 198,165 776,712
1983 204,741 775,891
1984 211,661 774,111
1985 218,919 771,477
1986 226,495 768,098
1987 233,860 764,120
1988 240,913 759,663
1989 248,064 754,865
1990 255,292 749,894
1991 262,596 747,861
1992 269,839 749,911
1993 276,971 752,965
1994 284,091 755,822
1995 291,195 758,388
1996 298,276 760,526
1997 305,341 762,245
1998 312,385 763,586
1999 319,411 764,483
2000 326,424 764,832
2001 333,345 764,477
2002 340,099 763,652
2003 346,637 763,101
2004 352,911 762,418
2005 358,916 760,914
2006 364,663 758,966
2007 370,873 756,861
2008 377,793 754,606
2009 384,952 752,094
2010 392,332 749,256
2011 399,389 746,153
2012 405,557 746,288
2013 411,202 750,021
2014 416,750 754,229
2015 422,212 758,781
2016 427,564 763,548
2017 432,772 768,479
2018 437,810 791,556
2019 442,680 807,665
2020 447,404 807,481
2021 451,721 815,482
2022 455,370 821,637
2023 458,949 826,353
2024 462,721 831,087

Fertility rates in Brunei and Guyana

Fertility rate
Brunei

Guyana
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Guyana
1960 7.32 6.33
1961 7.19 6.34
1962 7.03 6.33
1963 6.89 6.31
1964 6.77 6.23
1965 6.65 6.14
1966 6.51 6.02
1967 6.37 5.89
1968 6.2 5.75
1969 6.01 5.58
1970 5.8 5.41
1971 5.62 5.26
1972 5.5 5.08
1973 5.36 4.87
1974 5.18 4.64
1975 4.99 4.45
1976 4.78 4.28
1977 4.58 4.12
1978 4.39 3.97
1979 4.22 3.86
1980 4.07 3.77
1981 3.94 3.72
1982 3.84 3.68
1983 3.75 3.64
1984 3.68 3.54
1985 3.61 3.47
1986 3.55 3.38
1987 3.49 3.31
1988 3.44 3.23
1989 3.36 3.19
1990 3.29 3.18
1991 3.21 3.18
1992 3.11 3.19
1993 3.01 3.2
1994 2.9 3.23
1995 2.79 3.24
1996 2.68 3.23
1997 2.6 3.22
1998 2.53 3.18
1999 2.46 3.13
2000 2.4 3.06
2001 2.34 2.96
2002 2.26 2.84
2003 2.19 2.75
2004 2.1 2.68
2005 2.02 2.65
2006 1.97 2.66
2007 1.93 2.68
2008 1.92 2.7
2009 1.92 2.69
2010 1.94 2.68
2011 1.96 2.69
2012 1.97 2.7
2013 1.98 2.71
2014 1.97 2.7
2015 1.95 2.67
2016 1.92 2.63
2017 1.88 2.59
2018 1.85 2.55
2019 1.82 2.52
2020 1.8 2.49
2021 1.78 2.46
2022 1.76 2.44
2023 1.75 2.41

Brunei and Guyana demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Guyana
Year Median age, years
Brunei Guyana
1960 18.8 16.7
1961 18.1 16.6
1962 17.5 16.4
1963 17.1 16.3
1964 17 16.2
1965 17 16.1
1966 17.2 16.1
1967 17.3 16.2
1968 17.5 16.2
1969 17.7 16.4
1970 17.8 16.5
1971 17.9 16.6
1972 18 16.7
1973 18.2 16.8
1974 18.3 17
1975 18.6 17.2
1976 18.8 17.4
1977 19.1 17.6
1978 19.4 17.8
1979 19.6 18
1980 20 18.2
1981 20.3 18.4
1982 20.6 18.7
1983 21 19
1984 21.3 19.3
1985 21.7 19.6
1986 22 19.9
1987 22.3 20.2
1988 22.6 20.5
1989 22.8 20.7
1990 23.1 20.9
1991 23.4 21.1
1992 23.6 21.3
1993 23.8 21.4
1994 24.1 21.5
1995 24.4 21.7
1996 24.7 21.8
1997 24.9 21.9
1998 25.2 22
1999 25.5 22.1
2000 25.8 22.2
2001 26.1 22.4
2002 26.4 22.5
2003 26.8 22.7
2004 27.1 22.9
2005 27.5 23.2
2006 27.9 23.4
2007 28.1 23.6
2008 28 23.8
2009 28 24
2010 28 24.2
2011 28.1 24.4
2012 28.4 24.5
2013 28.8 24.6
2014 29.1 24.6
2015 29.5 24.7
2016 29.8 24.9
2017 30.2 25
2018 30.6 25.4
2019 31 25.7
2020 31.4 25.9
2021 31.8 26.1
2022 32.3 26.4
2023 32.8 26.7
2024 33.2 26.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Guyana
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$16.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
24.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
4.45%
2018
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
0.59%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
3,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-4.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
13.2%
2019
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
15.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
74.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
58.2
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
34.4%
1998
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.1%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
86,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
4.21%
2003

Energy

Brunei Guyana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
661 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$12.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
3.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
12.1%
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
7.11%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.0008%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98.9%
2023

Society

Brunei Guyana
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-5,407
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
27.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
49.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
39
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
16.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
22.3
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
98
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
90%
2022
English speaking
37.8%
2023
90.5%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
81.7%
2023

Health

Brunei Guyana
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$532
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$122.6
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
70.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
3.25%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
1.41
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
25.7
2023
Obesity rate n/a
29%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
16.4%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
46
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
11.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
5.04 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Guyana
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.14%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
98,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
2,780 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
70,995 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
2,482 mi
2019

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