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Brunei vs Iraq statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 46M in Iraq (ranked 34/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 167,619 sq mi for Iraq (ranked 165th vs. 57th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Iraq
Population
469088
47813338
Population rank 170/197 34/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$280B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 51/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$6,074
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 114/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$14,464
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$120B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
50.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$2,606
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 108/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$6,159
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
167,619 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
3.25
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
21.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
72.5 years
2025

Brunei and Iraq: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Iraq economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Iraq
Year GDP
Brunei Iraq
1960 - $1,537,252,193
1961 - $1,671,960,965
1962 - $1,784,174,541
1963 - $1,805,901,510
1964 - $2,136,408,198
1965 $114,039,501 $2,335,785,506
1966 $132,757,528 $2,530,306,096
1967 $139,029,537 $2,551,522,656
1968 $160,818,236 $2,896,598,841
1969 $161,210,236 $3,007,758,797
1970 $179,078,929 $3,281,318,687
1971 $197,525,768 $3,865,346,535
1972 $270,822,782 $4,113,848,002
1973 $433,095,527 $5,134,367,778
1974 $2,319,576,214 $11,516,762,614
1975 $2,496,420,258 $13,458,516,763
1976 $3,054,765,590 $17,754,825,601
1977 $3,681,242,528 $19,838,130,715
1978 $4,100,423,674 $23,762,275,652
1979 $6,044,367,628 $37,816,457,839
1980 $10,795,432,294 $52,569,000,000
1981 $9,367,218,664 $37,823,000,000
1982 $8,932,198,186 $42,382,333,333
1983 $7,927,590,750 $40,712,903,226
1984 $7,632,788,075 $46,938,387,097
1985 $6,967,623,884 $48,425,161,290
1986 $4,190,280,003 $47,264,516,129
1987 $4,918,010,080 $56,774,193,548
1988 $4,535,130,305 $62,684,516,129
1989 $4,983,622,881 $65,831,935,484
1990 $6,039,881,087 $180,408,064,516
1991 $6,284,497,300 $407,796,350
1992 $6,327,966,445 $553,671,958
1993 $6,203,339,925 $1,031,944,881
1994 $6,467,782,521 $3,991,349,283
1995 $7,700,144,057 $12,894,029,888
1996 $7,663,377,277 $10,433,698,621
1997 $7,793,034,390 $20,764,857,056
1998 $5,550,846,025 $20,617,405,044
1999 $6,309,070,375 $36,881,601,584
2000 $6,570,999,060 $48,364,250,944
2001 $6,096,155,748 $36,176,430,129
2002 $6,333,082,879 $32,928,454,672
2003 $7,167,725,265 $21,921,569,479
2004 $8,619,178,799 $36,633,669,269
2005 $10,547,202,612 $50,065,104,668
2006 $12,644,616,446 $65,147,051,918
2007 $13,432,029,496 $88,837,057,320
2008 $15,926,456,492 $131,614,434,154
2009 $11,912,904,529 $111,657,580,326
2010 $13,707,121,031 $138,516,722,650
2011 $18,524,791,071 $185,749,664,444
2012 $19,048,443,340 $218,002,476,129
2013 $18,094,148,099 $234,637,675,129
2014 $17,097,797,372 $228,415,656,175
2015 $12,930,296,852 $166,774,104,959
2016 $11,400,266,055 $166,743,557,748
2017 $12,128,168,047 $187,217,660,051
2018 $13,566,908,401 $227,367,469,034
2019 $13,469,235,348 $233,636,097,800
2020 $12,005,799,664 $180,898,797,517
2021 $14,006,496,614 $209,691,945,713
2022 $16,681,536,443 $287,372,232,138
2023 $15,095,084,686 $268,881,051,644
2024 $15,463,134,387 $279,641,257,615

Brunei and Iraq economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Iraq
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Iraq
1960 - $218.9
1961 - $232.4
1962 - $240.7
1963 - $235.5
1964 - $269.4
1965 $1,029 $284.8
1966 $1,146 $298.2
1967 $1,149 $290.6
1968 $1,274 $319
1969 $1,226 $320
1970 $1,325 $337
1971 $1,432 $384
1972 $1,905 $394
1973 $2,939 $476
1974 $15,195 $1,031
1975 $15,793 $1,166
1976 $18,671 $1,489
1977 $21,747 $1,609
1978 $23,447 $1,863
1979 $33,501 $2,871
1980 $58,005 $3,868
1981 $48,793 $2,700
1982 $45,075 $2,942
1983 $38,720 $2,743
1984 $36,061 $3,066
1985 $31,827 $3,088
1986 $18,501 $2,940
1987 $21,030 $3,436
1988 $18,825 $3,707
1989 $20,090 $3,791
1990 $23,659 $10,261
1991 $23,932 $23
1992 $23,451 $30.3
1993 $22,397 $53.7
1994 $22,767 $198.2
1995 $26,443 $619
1996 $25,692 $485
1997 $25,522 $936
1998 $17,769 $901
1999 $19,752 $1,560
2000 $20,130 $1,980
2001 $18,288 $1,436
2002 $18,621 $1,266
2003 $20,678 $818
2004 $24,423 $1,328
2005 $29,386 $1,762
2006 $34,675 $2,277
2007 $36,217 $3,129
2008 $42,157 $4,543
2009 $30,946 $3,715
2010 $34,938 $4,462
2011 $46,383 $5,776
2012 $46,969 $6,478
2013 $44,003 $6,650
2014 $41,027 $6,249
2015 $30,625 $4,440
2016 $26,663 $4,334
2017 $28,024 $4,759
2018 $30,988 $5,647
2019 $30,427 $5,672
2020 $26,834 $4,295
2021 $31,007 $4,868
2022 $36,633 $6,521
2023 $32,891 $5,965
2024 $33,418 $6,074

Brunei vs. Iraq life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Iraq
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Iraq
1950 50.6 37.4
1951 51.5 39
1952 52.4 40.5
1953 53.3 42.1
1954 54.2 43.5
1955 55 45
1956 55.7 46.4
1957 56.5 47.7
1958 57.3 49
1959 58 49.7
1960 58.7 51.5
1961 59.4 52.3
1962 58.8 53.5
1963 60.6 54.4
1964 61.3 55.2
1965 61.7 56.4
1966 62.4 57.3
1967 62.9 58.4
1968 63.5 59
1969 64 59.6
1970 64.5 60.5
1971 65 61.3
1972 65.4 61.8
1973 66 62.3
1974 66.4 61
1975 67 61.4
1976 67.4 63.6
1977 67.8 63.9
1978 68.3 64.2
1979 68.6 64.4
1980 69 60.9
1981 69.3 58.7
1982 69.7 59
1983 70 59.3
1984 70.2 59.5
1985 70.5 59.8
1986 70.8 60
1987 71 60.3
1988 71.2 56.7
1989 71.4 57.5
1990 71.6 57.6
1991 71.9 61.3
1992 72.1 65.3
1993 72.3 65.3
1994 72.6 65
1995 72.8 64.8
1996 73.1 64.6
1997 73.3 64.2
1998 73.6 64.4
1999 73.8 64.5
2000 74 64.9
2001 74.2 65.3
2002 74.4 65.7
2003 74.5 64.8
2004 74.6 64.6
2005 74.7 64.9
2006 74.8 64
2007 74.8 64.4
2008 74.8 66.5
2009 74.8 67.8
2010 74.8 68.1
2011 74.8 68.4
2012 74.8 68.8
2013 74.9 69
2014 74.9 69.7
2015 74.9 70
2016 74.9 68.7
2017 74.9 69.8
2018 75 71.1
2019 75 71.2
2020 75.1 69.7
2021 74.9 70.7
2022 72.9 72
2023 75.3 72.3
2024 75.5 72.4
2025 75.7 72.5

Brunei and Iraq population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Iraq
Year Population
Brunei Iraq
1960 88,347 7,022,052
1961 92,517 7,194,553
1962 96,719 7,413,875
1963 101,159 7,667,928
1964 105,922 7,929,566
1965 110,838 8,202,140
1966 115,874 8,485,104
1967 121,017 8,778,869
1968 126,222 9,085,016
1969 131,446 9,403,356
1970 135,138 9,735,611
1971 137,921 10,077,809
1972 142,189 10,430,164
1973 147,369 10,795,869
1974 152,656 11,167,761
1975 158,070 11,543,639
1976 163,607 11,927,651
1977 169,277 12,331,046
1978 174,884 12,753,355
1979 180,422 13,170,365
1980 186,111 13,591,992
1981 191,977 14,006,381
1982 198,165 14,406,083
1983 204,741 14,840,555
1984 211,661 15,310,733
1985 218,919 15,683,430
1986 226,495 16,074,145
1987 233,860 16,521,049
1988 240,913 16,908,819
1989 248,064 17,364,542
1990 255,292 17,581,206
1991 262,596 17,767,253
1992 269,839 18,300,845
1993 276,971 19,201,195
1994 284,091 20,139,807
1995 291,195 20,825,860
1996 298,276 21,501,321
1997 305,341 22,176,593
1998 312,385 22,884,399
1999 319,411 23,636,527
2000 326,424 24,424,056
2001 333,345 25,197,840
2002 340,099 26,006,559
2003 346,637 26,802,659
2004 352,911 27,577,878
2005 358,916 28,407,448
2006 364,663 28,616,515
2007 370,873 28,391,607
2008 377,793 28,971,036
2009 384,952 30,058,206
2010 392,332 31,045,366
2011 399,389 32,161,424
2012 405,557 33,654,842
2013 411,202 35,281,989
2014 416,750 36,550,059
2015 422,212 37,560,535
2016 427,564 38,469,627
2017 432,772 39,337,353
2018 437,810 40,265,624
2019 442,680 41,192,171
2020 447,404 42,116,605
2021 451,721 43,071,211
2022 455,370 44,070,551
2023 458,949 45,074,049
2024 462,721 46,042,015

Fertility rates in Brunei and Iraq

Fertility rate
Brunei

Iraq
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Iraq
1960 7.32 5.3
1961 7.19 5.8
1962 7.03 6.99
1963 6.89 7.01
1964 6.77 7.01
1965 6.65 7.02
1966 6.51 7.02
1967 6.37 7.03
1968 6.2 7.06
1969 6.01 7.08
1970 5.8 7.07
1971 5.62 7.06
1972 5.5 7.02
1973 5.36 6.99
1974 5.18 6.95
1975 4.99 6.91
1976 4.78 6.86
1977 4.58 6.8
1978 4.39 6.73
1979 4.22 6.66
1980 4.07 6.59
1981 3.94 6.53
1982 3.84 6.46
1983 3.75 6.39
1984 3.68 6.32
1985 3.61 6.25
1986 3.55 6.18
1987 3.49 6.11
1988 3.44 6.05
1989 3.36 5.99
1990 3.29 5.93
1991 3.21 5.83
1992 3.11 5.72
1993 3.01 5.61
1994 2.9 5.49
1995 2.79 5.36
1996 2.68 5.25
1997 2.6 5.19
1998 2.53 5.11
1999 2.46 5.04
2000 2.4 4.92
2001 2.34 4.8
2002 2.26 4.67
2003 2.19 4.58
2004 2.1 4.53
2005 2.02 4.45
2006 1.97 4.46
2007 1.93 4.4
2008 1.92 4.37
2009 1.92 4.38
2010 1.94 4.46
2011 1.96 4.59
2012 1.97 4.54
2013 1.98 4.44
2014 1.97 4.31
2015 1.95 4.08
2016 1.92 3.84
2017 1.88 3.64
2018 1.85 3.55
2019 1.82 3.48
2020 1.8 3.42
2021 1.78 3.36
2022 1.76 3.29
2023 1.75 3.25

Brunei and Iraq demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Iraq
Year Median age, years
Brunei Iraq
1960 18.8 20.4
1961 18.1 20.4
1962 17.5 20.1
1963 17.1 19.8
1964 17 19.5
1965 17 19.3
1966 17.2 19
1967 17.3 18.7
1968 17.5 18.5
1969 17.7 18.3
1970 17.8 18.1
1971 17.9 17.9
1972 18 17.7
1973 18.2 17.5
1974 18.3 17.2
1975 18.6 17
1976 18.8 16.7
1977 19.1 16.6
1978 19.4 16.6
1979 19.6 16.5
1980 20 16.5
1981 20.3 16.5
1982 20.6 16.5
1983 21 16.6
1984 21.3 16.6
1985 21.7 16.7
1986 22 16.8
1987 22.3 16.9
1988 22.6 16.9
1989 22.8 17
1990 23.1 17.1
1991 23.4 17.2
1992 23.6 17.3
1993 23.8 17.3
1994 24.1 17.4
1995 24.4 17.5
1996 24.7 17.6
1997 24.9 17.7
1998 25.2 17.8
1999 25.5 17.9
2000 25.8 17.9
2001 26.1 18
2002 26.4 18.1
2003 26.8 18.2
2004 27.1 18.3
2005 27.5 18.5
2006 27.9 18.6
2007 28.1 18.7
2008 28 18.8
2009 28 18.9
2010 28 19
2011 28.1 19.1
2012 28.4 19.2
2013 28.8 19.3
2014 29.1 19.4
2015 29.5 19.5
2016 29.8 19.7
2017 30.2 19.9
2018 30.6 20.1
2019 31 20.4
2020 31.4 20.6
2021 31.8 20.9
2022 32.3 21.1
2023 32.8 21.4
2024 33.2 21.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Iraq
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$278B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
42.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
3.55%
1989
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
2.07%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
459,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-4.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
16.2%
2021
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
45.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
51.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
15.6
2002
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.7%
2023
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$101B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$879M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
892,000
2013
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
1.88%
2020
Banked people share n/a
30.2%
2024

Energy

Brunei Iraq
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
1,412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$10.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
192.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
4.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
98.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
0.37%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
-274.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
1,373 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
3.78%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
1.98%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Iraq
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.57%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-17,735
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
71.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
37.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
26
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
9.41
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
27.3
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
84.1%
2021
English speaking
37.8%
2023
35%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
81.7%
2023

Health

Brunei Iraq
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$254.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$121.8
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
72.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
1.01
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
66
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
22.6
2023
Obesity rate n/a
41.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
13.4%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
14
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
0.24 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Iraq
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.29%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
3,641 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
36,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
3,185 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
n/a

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