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Brunei vs Iran statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 91.6M in Iran (ranked 17/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 626,451 sq mi for Iran (ranked 165th vs. 17th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Iran
Population
469088
93020793
Population rank 170/197 17/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$437B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 37/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$4,771
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 122/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$18,442
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$161B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
39.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$1,758
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 121/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$2,970
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
626,451 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.7
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
34.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Brunei and Iran: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Iran economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Iran
Year GDP
Brunei Iran
1960 - $4,199,134,390
1961 - $4,426,949,095
1962 - $4,693,566,416
1963 - $4,928,628,018
1964 - $5,379,845,648
1965 $114,039,501 $6,197,319,929
1966 $132,757,528 $6,789,938,672
1967 $139,029,537 $7,555,383,690
1968 $160,818,236 $8,623,172,960
1969 $161,210,236 $9,743,089,607
1970 $179,078,929 $10,976,245,154
1971 $197,525,768 $13,731,802,833
1972 $270,822,782 $17,153,463,263
1973 $433,095,527 $27,081,698,250
1974 $2,319,576,214 $46,209,092,072
1975 $2,496,420,258 $51,776,222,350
1976 $3,054,765,590 $68,055,295,081
1977 $3,681,242,528 $80,600,122,702
1978 $4,100,423,674 $77,994,316,621
1979 $6,044,367,628 $90,391,877,326
1980 $10,795,432,294 $94,362,275,580
1981 $9,367,218,664 $100,499,312,750
1982 $8,932,198,186 $125,948,756,439
1983 $7,927,590,750 $156,365,156,618
1984 $7,632,788,075 $162,276,728,620
1985 $6,967,623,884 $180,183,629,600
1986 $4,190,280,003 $209,094,561,833
1987 $4,918,010,080 $134,009,995,923
1988 $4,535,130,305 $123,057,861,334
1989 $4,983,622,881 $120,496,362,916
1990 $6,039,881,087 $124,813,263,926
1991 $6,284,497,300 $131,637,664,958
1992 $6,327,966,445 $119,768,691,217
1993 $6,203,339,925 $63,743,623,231
1994 $6,467,782,521 $71,841,461,172
1995 $7,700,144,057 $96,419,225,745
1996 $7,663,377,277 $120,403,931,883
1997 $7,793,034,390 $113,919,163,421
1998 $5,550,846,025 $110,276,913,362
1999 $6,309,070,375 $113,848,450,089
2000 $6,570,999,060 $109,591,707,801
2001 $6,096,155,748 $126,878,750,296
2002 $6,333,082,879 $128,626,917,504
2003 $7,167,725,265 $151,911,222,120
2004 $8,619,178,799 $187,754,571,247
2005 $10,547,202,612 $224,970,371,329
2006 $12,644,616,446 $265,602,187,406
2007 $13,432,029,496 $349,736,591,836
2008 $15,926,456,492 $406,070,949,551
2009 $11,912,904,529 $414,059,094,950
2010 $13,707,121,031 $487,069,570,461
2011 $18,524,791,071 $629,082,257,472
2012 $19,048,443,340 $644,019,315,004
2013 $18,094,148,099 $500,399,839,840
2014 $17,097,797,372 $462,284,793,281
2015 $12,930,296,852 $409,191,686,497
2016 $11,400,266,055 $459,042,684,193
2017 $12,128,168,047 $489,168,731,811
2018 $13,566,908,401 $398,880,231,367
2019 $13,469,235,348 $333,519,146,339
2020 $12,005,799,664 $262,186,179,356
2021 $14,006,496,614 $383,436,202,447
2022 $16,681,536,443 $394,362,621,793
2023 $15,095,084,686 $404,625,655,076
2024 $15,463,134,387 $436,906,331,672

Brunei and Iran economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Iran
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Iran
1960 - $195.6
1961 - $200.1
1962 - $205.8
1963 - $209.6
1964 - $221.7
1965 $1,029 $247.5
1966 $1,146 $262.9
1967 $1,149 $283.7
1968 $1,274 $314
1969 $1,226 $345
1970 $1,325 $377
1971 $1,432 $457
1972 $1,905 $555
1973 $2,939 $851
1974 $15,195 $1,409
1975 $15,793 $1,532
1976 $18,671 $1,954
1977 $21,747 $2,243
1978 $23,447 $2,101
1979 $33,501 $2,352
1980 $58,005 $2,368
1981 $48,793 $2,393
1982 $45,075 $2,845
1983 $38,720 $3,397
1984 $36,061 $3,395
1985 $31,827 $3,634
1986 $18,501 $4,064
1987 $21,030 $2,513
1988 $18,825 $2,234
1989 $20,090 $2,125
1990 $23,659 $2,138
1991 $23,932 $2,194
1992 $23,451 $1,957
1993 $22,397 $1,038
1994 $22,767 $1,168
1995 $26,443 $1,550
1996 $25,692 $1,915
1997 $25,522 $1,790
1998 $17,769 $1,709
1999 $19,752 $1,740
2000 $20,130 $1,650
2001 $18,288 $1,881
2002 $18,621 $1,891
2003 $20,678 $2,209
2004 $24,423 $2,672
2005 $29,386 $3,132
2006 $34,675 $3,619
2007 $36,217 $4,688
2008 $42,157 $5,377
2009 $30,946 $5,416
2010 $34,938 $6,291
2011 $46,383 $8,026
2012 $46,969 $8,114
2013 $44,003 $6,223
2014 $41,027 $5,672
2015 $30,625 $4,953
2016 $26,663 $5,477
2017 $28,024 $5,753
2018 $30,988 $4,632
2019 $30,427 $3,831
2020 $26,834 $2,989
2021 $31,007 $4,335
2022 $36,633 $4,405
2023 $32,891 $4,466
2024 $33,418 $4,771

Brunei vs. Iran life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Iran
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Iran
1950 50.6 38.2
1951 51.5 38.7
1952 52.4 39.2
1953 53.3 39.5
1954 54.2 40
1955 55 40.6
1956 55.7 41.1
1957 56.5 41.3
1958 57.3 42.2
1959 58 42.8
1960 58.7 43.3
1961 59.4 43.9
1962 58.8 43.8
1963 60.6 45.1
1964 61.3 45.7
1965 61.7 46.4
1966 62.4 47.1
1967 62.9 47.8
1968 63.5 47.9
1969 64 49.4
1970 64.5 50.2
1971 65 51.1
1972 65.4 51.7
1973 66 52.9
1974 66.4 53.9
1975 67 54.8
1976 67.4 55.8
1977 67.8 56.7
1978 68.3 56
1979 68.6 58.5
1980 69 58.4
1981 69.3 56.6
1982 69.7 57.6
1983 70 58.5
1984 70.2 60.9
1985 70.5 61.5
1986 70.8 62.1
1987 71 62.7
1988 71.2 63.3
1989 71.4 65.3
1990 71.6 64.1
1991 71.9 66.2
1992 72.1 66.7
1993 72.3 67
1994 72.6 67.5
1995 72.8 67.9
1996 73.1 68.3
1997 73.3 68.6
1998 73.6 69.2
1999 73.8 69.7
2000 74 70.2
2001 74.2 70.6
2002 74.4 71.1
2003 74.5 70.5
2004 74.6 72
2005 74.7 72.4
2006 74.8 72.9
2007 74.8 73.3
2008 74.8 73.7
2009 74.8 74
2010 74.8 74.4
2011 74.8 74.7
2012 74.8 75
2013 74.9 75.3
2014 74.9 75.6
2015 74.9 75.9
2016 74.9 76.2
2017 74.9 76.4
2018 75 76.6
2019 75 76.9
2020 75.1 74.1
2021 74.9 73.8
2022 72.9 76.8
2023 75.3 77.7
2024 75.5 77.9
2025 75.7 78.1

Brunei and Iran population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Iran
Year Population
Brunei Iran
1960 88,347 21,470,434
1961 92,517 22,125,726
1962 96,719 22,807,907
1963 101,159 23,519,005
1964 105,922 24,262,859
1965 110,838 25,036,978
1966 115,874 25,829,270
1967 121,017 26,628,432
1968 126,222 27,437,391
1969 131,446 28,273,482
1970 135,138 29,145,100
1971 137,921 30,029,071
1972 142,189 30,921,179
1973 147,369 31,839,838
1974 152,656 32,796,463
1975 158,070 33,802,973
1976 163,607 34,837,271
1977 169,277 35,933,181
1978 174,884 37,126,535
1979 180,422 38,424,952
1980 186,111 39,842,324
1981 191,977 41,989,312
1982 198,165 44,272,141
1983 204,741 46,029,535
1984 211,661 47,793,998
1985 218,919 49,582,289
1986 226,495 51,446,045
1987 233,860 53,323,493
1988 240,913 55,072,694
1989 248,064 56,704,914
1990 255,292 58,380,092
1991 262,596 59,986,931
1992 269,839 61,184,983
1993 276,971 61,403,543
1994 284,091 61,520,598
1995 291,195 62,205,567
1996 298,276 62,881,300
1997 305,341 63,639,638
1998 312,385 64,519,859
1999 319,411 65,445,391
2000 326,424 66,418,659
2001 333,345 67,452,005
2002 340,099 68,011,317
2003 346,637 68,769,340
2004 352,911 70,256,316
2005 358,916 71,828,455
2006 364,663 73,392,747
2007 370,873 74,602,648
2008 377,793 75,514,204
2009 384,952 76,457,825
2010 392,332 77,420,842
2011 399,389 78,383,598
2012 405,557 79,370,580
2013 411,202 80,414,686
2014 416,750 81,502,045
2015 422,212 82,619,362
2016 427,564 83,812,228
2017 432,772 85,026,754
2018 437,810 86,117,998
2019 442,680 87,051,648
2020 447,404 87,723,443
2021 451,721 88,455,488
2022 455,370 89,524,246
2023 458,949 90,608,707
2024 462,721 91,567,738

Fertility rates in Brunei and Iran

Fertility rate
Brunei

Iran
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Iran
1960 7.32 7.52
1961 7.19 7.46
1962 7.03 7.4
1963 6.89 7.32
1964 6.77 7.24
1965 6.65 7.22
1966 6.51 7.21
1967 6.37 7.19
1968 6.2 7.12
1969 6.01 7.01
1970 5.8 6.8
1971 5.62 6.55
1972 5.5 6.26
1973 5.36 6.06
1974 5.18 5.97
1975 4.99 5.95
1976 4.78 6.07
1977 4.58 6.18
1978 4.39 6.34
1979 4.22 6.55
1980 4.07 6.63
1981 3.94 6.62
1982 3.84 6.59
1983 3.75 6.53
1984 3.68 6.43
1985 3.61 6.24
1986 3.55 6.01
1987 3.49 5.72
1988 3.44 5.43
1989 3.36 5.17
1990 3.29 4.93
1991 3.21 4.57
1992 3.11 4.1
1993 3.01 3.67
1994 2.9 3.24
1995 2.79 2.85
1996 2.68 2.54
1997 2.6 2.32
1998 2.53 2.19
1999 2.46 2.09
2000 2.4 2
2001 2.34 1.92
2002 2.26 1.84
2003 2.19 1.8
2004 2.1 1.78
2005 2.02 1.76
2006 1.97 1.76
2007 1.93 1.75
2008 1.92 1.74
2009 1.92 1.74
2010 1.94 1.75
2011 1.96 1.79
2012 1.97 1.85
2013 1.98 1.91
2014 1.97 1.98
2015 1.95 2.02
2016 1.92 2.05
2017 1.88 2.02
2018 1.85 1.92
2019 1.82 1.77
2020 1.8 1.7
2021 1.78 1.71
2022 1.76 1.7
2023 1.75 1.7

Brunei and Iran demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Iran
Year Median age, years
Brunei Iran
1960 18.8 19.1
1961 18.1 18.7
1962 17.5 18.4
1963 17.1 18.1
1964 17 17.9
1965 17 17.8
1966 17.2 17.7
1967 17.3 17.7
1968 17.5 17.6
1969 17.7 17.6
1970 17.8 17.6
1971 17.9 17.7
1972 18 17.8
1973 18.2 17.9
1974 18.3 18
1975 18.6 18.1
1976 18.8 18.2
1977 19.1 18.3
1978 19.4 18.3
1979 19.6 18.3
1980 20 18.2
1981 20.3 18.4
1982 20.6 18.6
1983 21 18.5
1984 21.3 18.4
1985 21.7 18.3
1986 22 18.2
1987 22.3 18.2
1988 22.6 18.2
1989 22.8 18.1
1990 23.1 18.2
1991 23.4 18.3
1992 23.6 18.4
1993 23.8 18.3
1994 24.1 18.4
1995 24.4 18.7
1996 24.7 19.1
1997 24.9 19.5
1998 25.2 20
1999 25.5 20.7
2000 25.8 21.4
2001 26.1 22
2002 26.4 22.6
2003 26.8 23.1
2004 27.1 23.7
2005 27.5 24.3
2006 27.9 24.8
2007 28.1 25.5
2008 28 26.1
2009 28 26.6
2010 28 27.2
2011 28.1 27.7
2012 28.4 28.2
2013 28.8 28.7
2014 29.1 29.2
2015 29.5 29.7
2016 29.8 30.2
2017 30.2 30.7
2018 30.6 31.2
2019 31 31.7
2020 31.4 32.3
2021 31.8 32.8
2022 32.3 33.3
2023 32.8 33.8
2024 33.2 34.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Iran
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$426B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
15%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
2.82%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
2.06%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
650,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-5.47%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
8.13%
2023
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
47.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
36.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
42.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
28.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.8%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
594
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$172B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$7.69B
1982
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
1,550,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
2.28%
2000
Banked people share n/a
91.1%
2024

Energy

Brunei Iran
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
3,266 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$5.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
779 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
8.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
98.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
0.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
1.14%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
-32.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
3,664 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
4.24%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.43%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
2.2%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Iran
% of world population
0.006%
2024
1.12%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+190,156
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
40.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
23
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
78
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
2.42
2014
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
21.5
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
55
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
88.9%
2023
English speaking
37.8%
2023
12%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
79.6%
2023

Health

Brunei Iran
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$237.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$92.9
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.43%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
1.51
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
11.8
2023
Obesity rate n/a
25.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
9%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
27
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
13.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Iran
% of world land
0.004%
2025
1.09%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
6,841 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
181,727 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
41,654 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
138,867 mi
2018

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