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Brunei vs Indonesia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 283M in Indonesia (ranked 4/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 730,720 sq mi for Indonesia (ranked 165th vs. 14th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Indonesia ranks 16/197 ($1.4T). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Indonesia ranks 119/197 ($4,925).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Indonesia
Population
469088
287460768
Population rank 170/197 4/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$1.4T
2024
GDP rank 142/197 16/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$4,925
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 119/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$16,448
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$561B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
41%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$1,979
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 120/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$3,538
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
730,720 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
388 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
2.13
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
31.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
71.4 years
2025

Brunei and Indonesia: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Indonesia economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Indonesia
Year GDP
Brunei Indonesia
1965 $114,039,501 -
1966 $132,757,528 -
1967 $139,029,537 $5,667,756,628
1968 $160,818,236 $7,076,465,300
1969 $161,210,236 $8,337,423,313
1970 $179,078,929 $9,150,684,932
1971 $197,525,768 $9,333,536,370
1972 $270,822,782 $10,997,590,361
1973 $433,095,527 $16,273,253,012
1974 $2,319,576,214 $25,802,409,639
1975 $2,496,420,258 $30,463,855,422
1976 $3,054,765,590 $37,269,156,627
1977 $3,681,242,528 $45,808,915,663
1978 $4,100,423,674 $51,455,719,076
1979 $6,044,367,628 $51,400,186,343
1980 $10,795,432,294 $72,482,337,397
1981 $9,367,218,664 $85,518,233,419
1982 $8,932,198,186 $90,158,449,295
1983 $7,927,590,750 $81,052,283,384
1984 $7,632,788,075 $84,853,700,028
1985 $6,967,623,884 $85,289,488,375
1986 $4,190,280,003 $79,954,072,545
1987 $4,918,010,080 $75,929,617,558
1988 $4,535,130,305 $84,300,174,486
1989 $4,983,622,881 $94,451,427,877
1990 $6,039,881,087 $106,140,727,334
1991 $6,284,497,300 $116,621,996,217
1992 $6,327,966,445 $128,026,966,580
1993 $6,203,339,925 $158,006,700,302
1994 $6,467,782,521 $176,892,143,932
1995 $7,700,144,057 $202,132,028,723
1996 $7,663,377,277 $227,369,679,375
1997 $7,793,034,390 $215,748,998,610
1998 $5,550,846,025 $95,445,547,873
1999 $6,309,070,375 $140,001,351,215
2000 $6,570,999,060 $165,021,012,078
2001 $6,096,155,748 $160,446,947,785
2002 $6,333,082,879 $195,660,611,165
2003 $7,167,725,265 $234,772,463,824
2004 $8,619,178,799 $256,836,875,295
2005 $10,547,202,612 $285,868,619,196
2006 $12,644,616,446 $364,570,515,618
2007 $13,432,029,496 $432,216,737,775
2008 $15,926,456,492 $510,228,634,992
2009 $11,912,904,529 $539,580,085,612
2010 $13,707,121,031 $755,094,157,622
2011 $18,524,791,071 $892,969,104,563
2012 $19,048,443,340 $917,869,913,333
2013 $18,094,148,099 $912,524,136,718
2014 $17,097,797,372 $890,814,755,534
2015 $12,930,296,852 $860,854,232,686
2016 $11,400,266,055 $931,877,364,038
2017 $12,128,168,047 $1,015,618,744,160
2018 $13,566,908,401 $1,042,271,532,989
2019 $13,469,235,348 $1,119,099,871,350
2020 $12,005,799,664 $1,059,054,842,698
2021 $14,006,496,614 $1,186,509,691,087
2022 $16,681,536,443 $1,319,101,183,380
2023 $15,095,084,686 $1,371,169,301,564
2024 $15,463,134,387 $1,396,300,098,191

Brunei and Indonesia economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Indonesia
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Indonesia
1965 $1,029 -
1966 $1,146 -
1967 $1,149 $53.2
1968 $1,274 $64.7
1969 $1,226 $74.1
1970 $1,325 $79.1
1971 $1,432 $78.5
1972 $1,905 $90.1
1973 $2,939 $129.9
1974 $15,195 $200.7
1975 $15,793 $231.1
1976 $18,671 $275.7
1977 $21,747 $331
1978 $23,447 $362
1979 $33,501 $353
1980 $58,005 $487
1981 $48,793 $561
1982 $45,075 $578
1983 $38,720 $508
1984 $36,061 $520
1985 $31,827 $511
1986 $18,501 $470
1987 $21,030 $438
1988 $18,825 $477
1989 $20,090 $524
1990 $23,659 $578
1991 $23,932 $624
1992 $23,451 $674
1993 $22,397 $817
1994 $22,767 $900
1995 $26,443 $1,011
1996 $25,692 $1,119
1997 $25,522 $1,045
1998 $17,769 $455
1999 $19,752 $657
2000 $20,130 $764
2001 $18,288 $732
2002 $18,621 $881
2003 $20,678 $1,043
2004 $24,423 $1,127
2005 $29,386 $1,238
2006 $34,675 $1,558
2007 $36,217 $1,823
2008 $42,157 $2,125
2009 $30,946 $2,218
2010 $34,938 $3,066
2011 $46,383 $3,579
2012 $46,969 $3,632
2013 $44,003 $3,567
2014 $41,027 $3,441
2015 $30,625 $3,288
2016 $26,663 $3,521
2017 $28,024 $3,799
2018 $30,988 $3,861
2019 $30,427 $4,107
2020 $26,834 $3,854
2021 $31,007 $4,287
2022 $36,633 $4,731
2023 $32,891 $4,876
2024 $33,418 $4,925

Brunei vs. Indonesia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Indonesia
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Indonesia
1950 50.6 40.2
1951 51.5 40.8
1952 52.4 41.5
1953 53.3 42.2
1954 54.2 42.9
1955 55 43.6
1956 55.7 44.3
1957 56.5 45
1958 57.3 45.4
1959 58 46.2
1960 58.7 46.8
1961 59.4 47.4
1962 58.8 48.1
1963 60.6 48.7
1964 61.3 49.4
1965 61.7 42.8
1966 62.4 48.4
1967 62.9 51.3
1968 63.5 51.9
1969 64 52.6
1970 64.5 53.3
1971 65 53.8
1972 65.4 54.4
1973 66 54.9
1974 66.4 55.4
1975 67 56
1976 67.4 56.4
1977 67.8 57.1
1978 68.3 57.6
1979 68.6 58.2
1980 69 58.7
1981 69.3 59.1
1982 69.7 59.7
1983 70 60.3
1984 70.2 60.9
1985 70.5 61.4
1986 70.8 61.7
1987 71 62.1
1988 71.2 62.4
1989 71.4 62.9
1990 71.6 63.2
1991 71.9 63.7
1992 72.1 64.2
1993 72.3 64.9
1994 72.6 65
1995 72.8 65.3
1996 73.1 65.5
1997 73.3 65.8
1998 73.6 65.9
1999 73.8 66
2000 74 66.3
2001 74.2 66.6
2002 74.4 67
2003 74.5 67.1
2004 74.6 65.5
2005 74.7 67.5
2006 74.8 67.7
2007 74.8 67.9
2008 74.8 68.1
2009 74.8 68.3
2010 74.8 68.4
2011 74.8 68.6
2012 74.8 68.9
2013 74.9 69.1
2014 74.9 69.3
2015 74.9 69.5
2016 74.9 69.7
2017 74.9 70
2018 75 70.1
2019 75 70.3
2020 75.1 68.8
2021 74.9 67.5
2022 72.9 70.9
2023 75.3 71.1
2024 75.5 71.3
2025 75.7 71.4

Brunei and Indonesia population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Indonesia
Year Population
Brunei Indonesia
1960 88,347 88,296,070
1961 92,517 90,791,249
1962 96,719 93,375,850
1963 101,159 96,051,424
1964 105,922 98,833,749
1965 110,838 101,365,130
1966 115,874 103,792,754
1967 121,017 106,526,393
1968 126,222 109,450,006
1969 131,446 112,517,639
1970 135,138 115,657,495
1971 137,921 118,833,702
1972 142,189 122,039,841
1973 147,369 125,288,515
1974 152,656 128,555,045
1975 158,070 131,843,848
1976 163,607 135,173,655
1977 169,277 138,533,541
1978 174,884 141,953,163
1979 180,422 145,434,834
1980 186,111 148,950,540
1981 191,977 152,485,035
1982 198,165 156,052,152
1983 204,741 159,651,381
1984 211,661 163,251,124
1985 218,919 166,776,185
1986 226,495 170,175,065
1987 233,860 173,511,154
1988 240,913 176,855,065
1989 248,064 180,201,630
1990 255,292 183,501,098
1991 262,596 186,778,238
1992 269,839 190,043,744
1993 276,971 193,305,168
1994 284,091 196,591,828
1995 291,195 199,888,057
1996 298,276 203,204,348
1997 305,341 206,536,095
1998 312,385 209,826,788
1999 319,411 213,004,668
2000 326,424 216,077,790
2001 333,345 219,097,902
2002 340,099 222,088,495
2003 346,637 225,048,008
2004 352,911 227,926,649
2005 358,916 230,871,650
2006 364,663 233,951,652
2007 370,873 237,062,337
2008 377,793 240,157,903
2009 384,952 243,220,028
2010 392,332 246,305,322
2011 399,389 249,470,032
2012 405,557 252,698,525
2013 411,202 255,852,467
2014 416,750 258,877,399
2015 422,212 261,799,249
2016 427,564 264,627,418
2017 432,772 267,346,658
2018 437,810 269,951,846
2019 442,680 272,489,381
2020 447,404 274,814,866
2021 451,721 276,758,053
2022 455,370 278,830,529
2023 458,949 281,190,067
2024 462,721 283,487,931

Fertility rates in Brunei and Indonesia

Fertility rate
Brunei

Indonesia
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Indonesia
1960 7.32 5.51
1961 7.19 5.52
1962 7.03 5.53
1963 6.89 5.55
1964 6.77 5.57
1965 6.65 5.59
1966 6.51 5.59
1967 6.37 5.58
1968 6.2 5.57
1969 6.01 5.55
1970 5.8 5.49
1971 5.62 5.4
1972 5.5 5.32
1973 5.36 5.25
1974 5.18 5.09
1975 4.99 5.03
1976 4.78 4.92
1977 4.58 4.81
1978 4.39 4.73
1979 4.22 4.63
1980 4.07 4.5
1981 3.94 4.36
1982 3.84 4.25
1983 3.75 4.11
1984 3.68 3.96
1985 3.61 3.73
1986 3.55 3.53
1987 3.49 3.42
1988 3.44 3.35
1989 3.36 3.25
1990 3.29 3.11
1991 3.21 3.06
1992 3.11 2.95
1993 3.01 2.9
1994 2.9 2.85
1995 2.79 2.81
1996 2.68 2.78
1997 2.6 2.74
1998 2.53 2.66
1999 2.46 2.57
2000 2.4 2.5
2001 2.34 2.47
2002 2.26 2.44
2003 2.19 2.41
2004 2.1 2.42
2005 2.02 2.45
2006 1.97 2.46
2007 1.93 2.48
2008 1.92 2.44
2009 1.92 2.44
2010 1.94 2.46
2011 1.96 2.52
2012 1.97 2.51
2013 1.98 2.44
2014 1.97 2.39
2015 1.95 2.35
2016 1.92 2.31
2017 1.88 2.25
2018 1.85 2.22
2019 1.82 2.21
2020 1.8 2.19
2021 1.78 2.17
2022 1.76 2.15
2023 1.75 2.13

Brunei and Indonesia demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Indonesia
Year Median age, years
Brunei Indonesia
1960 18.8 20.1
1961 18.1 20.1
1962 17.5 20.1
1963 17.1 20
1964 17 19.9
1965 17 19.8
1966 17.2 19.6
1967 17.3 19.4
1968 17.5 19.3
1969 17.7 19.1
1970 17.8 19
1971 17.9 18.9
1972 18 18.8
1973 18.2 18.8
1974 18.3 18.9
1975 18.6 18.9
1976 18.8 19
1977 19.1 19.1
1978 19.4 19.2
1979 19.6 19.3
1980 20 19.4
1981 20.3 19.6
1982 20.6 19.7
1983 21 19.9
1984 21.3 20.1
1985 21.7 20.3
1986 22 20.6
1987 22.3 20.9
1988 22.6 21.1
1989 22.8 21.4
1990 23.1 21.7
1991 23.4 22
1992 23.6 22.3
1993 23.8 22.6
1994 24.1 22.9
1995 24.4 23.2
1996 24.7 23.5
1997 24.9 23.7
1998 25.2 24
1999 25.5 24.3
2000 25.8 24.6
2001 26.1 24.9
2002 26.4 25.2
2003 26.8 25.6
2004 27.1 25.9
2005 27.5 26.2
2006 27.9 26.5
2007 28.1 26.8
2008 28 27.1
2009 28 27.3
2010 28 27.6
2011 28.1 27.9
2012 28.4 28.1
2013 28.8 28.3
2014 29.1 28.6
2015 29.5 28.9
2016 29.8 29.1
2017 30.2 29.4
2018 30.6 29.6
2019 31 29.9
2020 31.4 30.1
2021 31.8 30.3
2022 32.3 30.6
2023 32.8 30.8
2024 33.2 31.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Indonesia
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$1.39T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
1.28%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
0.68%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
676,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-2.59%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
3.31%
2023
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
43.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
39.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
28.8%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.5%
2024
Number of millionaires n/a
178,605
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.09%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
33
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
903
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$758B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$156B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
4,053,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
1.98%
2020
Banked people share n/a
56.3%
2024

Energy

Brunei Indonesia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
977 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$15.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
675 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
2.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
77.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
20.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
11.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
-89.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
1,445 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
15.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
5.67%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.4%
2023

Society

Brunei Indonesia
% of world population
0.006%
2024
3.48%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-38,469
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.07 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
37
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
73
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
0.31
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
92
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
96%
2020
English speaking
37.8%
2023
30.8%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
72.8%
2024

Health

Brunei Indonesia
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$127.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$42
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
71.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.98%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.69
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
140
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate n/a
11.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
11.3%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
17
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
38.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
0.07 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Indonesia
% of world land
0.004%
2025
1.27%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
2,578 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
212,828 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
348,714 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
340,572 mi
2022

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