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Brunei vs Iceland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 405K in Iceland (ranked 172/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 165th vs. 104th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Iceland
Population
469088
412970
Population rank 170/197 172/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$33.5B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$82,704
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 10/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$78,259
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$19.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$48,859
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$54,155
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
38,931 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Brunei and Iceland: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Iceland economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Iceland
Year GDP
Brunei Iceland
1960 - $252,169,712
1961 - $257,703,245
1962 - $289,200,704
1963 - $345,175,036
1964 - $440,797,869
1965 $114,039,501 $531,569,564
1966 $132,757,528 $638,349,755
1967 $139,029,537 $630,567,116
1968 $160,818,236 $481,532,848
1969 $161,210,236 $420,945,148
1970 $179,078,929 $526,704,545
1971 $197,525,768 $670,251,136
1972 $270,822,782 $839,652,164
1973 $433,095,527 $1,154,440,253
1974 $2,319,576,214 $1,515,190,595
1975 $2,496,420,258 $1,406,875,081
1976 $3,054,765,590 $1,669,488,390
1977 $3,681,242,528 $2,208,509,076
1978 $4,100,423,674 $2,511,826,196
1979 $6,044,367,628 $2,853,435,054
1980 $10,795,432,294 $3,381,419,251
1981 $9,367,218,664 $3,492,997,010
1982 $8,932,198,186 $3,206,626,645
1983 $7,927,590,750 $2,765,950,336
1984 $7,632,788,075 $2,864,441,387
1985 $6,967,623,884 $2,984,052,357
1986 $4,190,280,003 $3,989,622,739
1987 $4,918,010,080 $5,520,318,405
1988 $4,535,130,305 $6,106,635,816
1989 $4,983,622,881 $5,672,569,449
1990 $6,039,881,087 $6,468,736,356
1991 $6,284,497,300 $6,909,730,288
1992 $6,327,966,445 $7,080,981,738
1993 $6,203,339,925 $6,218,581,532
1994 $6,467,782,521 $6,389,460,343
1995 $7,700,144,057 $7,123,633,418
1996 $7,663,377,277 $7,426,082,271
1997 $7,793,034,390 $7,569,672,925
1998 $5,550,846,025 $8,503,746,468
1999 $6,309,070,375 $8,982,047,589
2000 $6,570,999,060 $9,025,660,362
2001 $6,096,155,748 $8,234,846,805
2002 $6,333,082,879 $9,318,395,055
2003 $7,167,725,265 $11,429,333,038
2004 $8,619,178,799 $13,825,302,536
2005 $10,547,202,612 $16,852,963,067
2006 $12,644,616,446 $17,465,318,552
2007 $13,432,029,496 $21,652,505,597
2008 $15,926,456,492 $18,074,622,987
2009 $11,912,904,529 $13,154,414,219
2010 $13,707,121,031 $13,751,161,918
2011 $18,524,791,071 $15,221,622,926
2012 $19,048,443,340 $14,751,508,134
2013 $18,094,148,099 $16,125,060,515
2014 $17,097,797,372 $17,867,662,178
2015 $12,930,296,852 $17,517,210,519
2016 $11,400,266,055 $20,793,168,031
2017 $12,128,168,047 $24,728,285,177
2018 $13,566,908,401 $26,260,850,582
2019 $13,469,235,348 $24,681,343,649
2020 $12,005,799,664 $21,629,953,194
2021 $14,006,496,614 $25,770,339,317
2022 $16,681,536,443 $28,696,453,180
2023 $15,095,084,686 $31,452,223,862
2024 $15,463,134,387 $33,462,807,983

Brunei and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Iceland
1960 - $1,436
1961 - $1,439
1962 - $1,586
1963 - $1,859
1964 - $2,332
1965 $1,029 $2,764
1966 $1,146 $3,264
1967 $1,149 $3,173
1968 $1,274 $2,390
1969 $1,226 $2,070
1970 $1,325 $2,576
1971 $1,432 $3,252
1972 $1,905 $4,015
1973 $2,939 $5,437
1974 $15,195 $7,041
1975 $15,793 $6,454
1976 $18,671 $7,583
1977 $21,747 $9,957
1978 $23,447 $11,237
1979 $33,501 $12,641
1980 $58,005 $14,822
1981 $48,793 $15,137
1982 $45,075 $13,712
1983 $38,720 $11,672
1984 $36,061 $11,960
1985 $31,827 $12,361
1986 $18,501 $16,406
1987 $21,030 $22,453
1988 $18,825 $24,452
1989 $20,090 $22,434
1990 $23,659 $25,385
1991 $23,932 $26,803
1992 $23,451 $27,124
1993 $22,397 $23,580
1994 $22,767 $24,019
1995 $26,443 $26,634
1996 $25,692 $27,615
1997 $25,522 $27,919
1998 $17,769 $31,030
1999 $19,752 $32,382
2000 $20,130 $32,096
2001 $18,288 $28,897
2002 $18,621 $32,409
2003 $20,678 $39,477
2004 $24,423 $47,335
2005 $29,386 $56,795
2006 $34,675 $57,493
2007 $36,217 $69,496
2008 $42,157 $56,943
2009 $30,946 $41,301
2010 $34,938 $43,237
2011 $46,383 $47,715
2012 $46,969 $45,996
2013 $44,003 $49,805
2014 $41,027 $54,577
2015 $30,625 $52,952
2016 $26,663 $61,988
2017 $28,024 $72,010
2018 $30,988 $74,452
2019 $30,427 $68,452
2020 $26,834 $59,024
2021 $31,007 $69,178
2022 $36,633 $75,121
2023 $32,891 $79,960
2024 $33,418 $82,704

Brunei vs. Iceland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Iceland
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Iceland
1950 50.6 71
1951 51.5 71
1952 52.4 72.4
1953 53.3 72.3
1954 54.2 73.3
1955 55 73.3
1956 55.7 72.9
1957 56.5 73.4
1958 57.3 73.3
1959 58 72.6
1960 58.7 74
1961 59.4 73.4
1962 58.8 73.6
1963 60.6 72.9
1964 61.3 73.5
1965 61.7 73.8
1966 62.4 73.1
1967 62.9 73.7
1968 63.5 73.9
1969 64 73.7
1970 64.5 73.8
1971 65 73.5
1972 65.4 74.4
1973 66 74.3
1974 66.4 74.1
1975 67 75.3
1976 67.4 76.6
1977 67.8 76.1
1978 68.3 76.4
1979 68.6 76.5
1980 69 76.6
1981 69.3 76.2
1982 69.7 76.8
1983 70 76.4
1984 70.2 77.3
1985 70.5 77.4
1986 70.8 77.9
1987 71 77.1
1988 71.2 76.9
1989 71.4 77.9
1990 71.6 77.7
1991 71.9 77.8
1992 72.1 78.6
1993 72.3 78.8
1994 72.6 79
1995 72.8 77.5
1996 73.1 78.6
1997 73.3 78.7
1998 73.6 79.4
1999 73.8 79.2
2000 74 79.5
2001 74.2 80.4
2002 74.4 80.3
2003 74.5 80.8
2004 74.6 80.7
2005 74.7 81.2
2006 74.8 80.9
2007 74.8 81.1
2008 74.8 81.2
2009 74.8 81.4
2010 74.8 81.6
2011 74.8 82
2012 74.8 82.3
2013 74.9 81.7
2014 74.9 82.4
2015 74.9 82.2
2016 74.9 81.8
2017 74.9 82.2
2018 75 82.5
2019 75 82.8
2020 75.1 82.7
2021 74.9 82.8
2022 72.9 81.6
2023 75.3 82.7
2024 75.5 83
2025 75.7 83.2

Brunei and Iceland population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Iceland
Year Population
Brunei Iceland
1960 88,347 175,574
1961 92,517 179,029
1962 96,719 182,378
1963 101,159 185,653
1964 105,922 188,983
1965 110,838 192,286
1966 115,874 195,570
1967 121,017 198,751
1968 126,222 201,488
1969 131,446 203,369
1970 135,138 204,438
1971 137,921 206,098
1972 142,189 209,137
1973 147,369 212,317
1974 152,656 215,209
1975 158,070 217,979
1976 163,607 220,154
1977 169,277 221,799
1978 174,884 223,537
1979 180,422 225,735
1980 186,111 228,138
1981 191,977 230,755
1982 198,165 233,860
1983 204,741 236,977
1984 211,661 239,511
1985 218,919 241,405
1986 226,495 243,180
1987 233,860 245,859
1988 240,913 249,740
1989 248,064 252,852
1990 255,292 254,826
1991 262,596 257,797
1992 269,839 261,057
1993 276,971 263,725
1994 284,091 266,021
1995 291,195 267,468
1996 298,276 268,916
1997 305,341 271,128
1998 312,385 274,047
1999 319,411 277,381
2000 326,424 281,205
2001 333,345 284,968
2002 340,099 287,523
2003 346,637 289,521
2004 352,911 292,074
2005 358,916 296,734
2006 364,663 303,782
2007 370,873 311,566
2008 377,793 317,414
2009 384,952 318,499
2010 392,332 318,041
2011 399,389 319,014
2012 405,557 320,716
2013 411,202 323,764
2014 416,750 327,386
2015 422,212 330,815
2016 427,564 335,439
2017 432,772 343,400
2018 437,810 352,721
2019 442,680 360,563
2020 447,404 366,463
2021 451,721 372,520
2022 455,370 382,003
2023 458,949 393,349
2024 462,721 404,610

Fertility rates in Brunei and Iceland

Fertility rate
Brunei

Iceland
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Iceland
1960 7.32 4.29
1961 7.19 3.88
1962 7.03 3.98
1963 6.89 3.99
1964 6.77 3.88
1965 6.65 3.73
1966 6.51 3.59
1967 6.37 3.28
1968 6.2 3.06
1969 6.01 2.99
1970 5.8 2.81
1971 5.62 2.92
1972 5.5 3.09
1973 5.36 2.94
1974 5.18 2.66
1975 4.99 2.65
1976 4.78 2.52
1977 4.58 2.31
1978 4.39 2.35
1979 4.22 2.49
1980 4.07 2.48
1981 3.94 2.33
1982 3.84 2.27
1983 3.75 2.24
1984 3.68 2.08
1985 3.61 1.93
1986 3.55 1.92
1987 3.49 2.06
1988 3.44 2.26
1989 3.36 2.19
1990 3.29 2.3
1991 3.21 2.18
1992 3.11 2.21
1993 3.01 2.22
1994 2.9 2.14
1995 2.79 2.08
1996 2.68 2.12
1997 2.6 2.04
1998 2.53 2.05
1999 2.46 1.99
2000 2.4 2.08
2001 2.34 1.95
2002 2.26 1.93
2003 2.19 1.99
2004 2.1 2.04
2005 2.02 2.05
2006 1.97 2.08
2007 1.93 2.09
2008 1.92 2.15
2009 1.92 2.23
2010 1.94 2.2
2011 1.96 2.02
2012 1.97 2.04
2013 1.98 1.93
2014 1.97 1.93
2015 1.95 1.8
2016 1.92 1.74
2017 1.88 1.71
2018 1.85 1.71
2019 1.82 1.74
2020 1.8 1.72
2021 1.78 1.82
2022 1.76 1.59
2023 1.75 1.59

Brunei and Iceland demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Iceland
Year Median age, years
Brunei Iceland
1960 18.8 25.4
1961 18.1 25.2
1962 17.5 24.9
1963 17.1 24.7
1964 17 24.4
1965 17 24.2
1966 17.2 24.1
1967 17.3 24.1
1968 17.5 24.2
1969 17.7 24.3
1970 17.8 24.5
1971 17.9 24.7
1972 18 24.8
1973 18.2 24.9
1974 18.3 25.1
1975 18.6 25.4
1976 18.8 25.7
1977 19.1 26
1978 19.4 26.4
1979 19.6 26.7
1980 20 26.9
1981 20.3 27.2
1982 20.6 27.5
1983 21 27.7
1984 21.3 28
1985 21.7 28.4
1986 22 28.8
1987 22.3 29.1
1988 22.6 29.3
1989 22.8 29.6
1990 23.1 30
1991 23.4 30.2
1992 23.6 30.5
1993 23.8 30.8
1994 24.1 31.1
1995 24.4 31.5
1996 24.7 31.8
1997 24.9 32.1
1998 25.2 32.4
1999 25.5 32.6
2000 25.8 32.8
2001 26.1 33
2002 26.4 33.4
2003 26.8 33.7
2004 27.1 34
2005 27.5 34.2
2006 27.9 34.5
2007 28.1 34.6
2008 28 34.5
2009 28 34.6
2010 28 34.9
2011 28.1 35.1
2012 28.4 35.4
2013 28.8 35.5
2014 29.1 35.7
2015 29.5 36
2016 29.8 36.2
2017 30.2 36.3
2018 30.6 36.4
2019 31 36.5
2020 31.4 36.6
2021 31.8 36.7
2022 32.3 36.7
2023 32.8 36.9
2024 33.2 37.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Iceland
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
44.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
7.29%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-1.64%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
65.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
19.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
72.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
22.4%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.7%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2004
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$6.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$246M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
488,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
11.9%
2008
Banked people share n/a
99.9%
2024

Energy

Brunei Iceland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
15,379 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
3.09 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
7.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
10.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
88.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
20.5%
2009
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
49,956 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
100%
2016
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
70.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Iceland
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+3,543
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
94.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
77
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
79
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
1.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
2
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
37.8%
2023
98%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
99.8%
2023

Health

Brunei Iceland
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$7,197
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$1,035
2023
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
4.52
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate n/a
21.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
98
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
9.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
7.94 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Iceland
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
96,218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
6,324 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
205.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
8,014 mi
2012

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