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Brunei vs Jamaica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 2.84M in Jamaica (ranked 139/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 4,181 sq mi for Jamaica (ranked 165th vs. 159th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Jamaica
Population
469088
2837071
Population rank 170/197 140/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$19.9B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 130/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$7,020
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 104/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$11,662
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$13.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
65.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$4,908
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 79/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$6,964
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
4,181 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
679 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
33.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
71.7 years
2025

Brunei and Jamaica: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Jamaica economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Jamaica
Year GDP
Brunei Jamaica
1960 - $699,064,380
1961 - $748,043,501
1962 - $777,727,689
1963 - $826,706,669
1964 - $897,949,001
1965 $114,039,501 $972,159,611
1966 $132,757,528 $1,096,759,561
1967 $139,029,537 $1,148,014,311
1968 $160,818,236 $1,083,839,133
1969 $161,210,236 $1,191,239,047
1970 $179,078,929 $1,404,720,442
1971 $197,525,768 $1,539,861,816
1972 $270,822,782 $1,875,146,587
1973 $433,095,527 $1,905,917,553
1974 $2,319,576,214 $2,375,122,375
1975 $2,496,420,258 $2,860,442,750
1976 $3,054,765,590 $2,966,042,856
1977 $3,681,242,528 $3,249,733,140
1978 $4,100,423,674 $2,644,527,822
1979 $6,044,367,628 $2,425,064,229
1980 $10,795,432,294 $2,679,379,372
1981 $9,367,218,664 $2,979,027,966
1982 $8,932,198,186 $3,293,496,312
1983 $7,927,590,750 $3,619,262,277
1984 $7,632,788,075 $2,373,564,549
1985 $6,967,623,884 $2,100,239,019
1986 $4,190,280,003 $2,754,549,582
1987 $4,918,010,080 $3,287,007,322
1988 $4,535,130,305 $3,828,342,820
1989 $4,983,622,881 $4,404,937,853
1990 $6,039,881,087 $4,592,208,087
1991 $6,284,497,300 $4,106,207,649
1992 $6,327,966,445 $3,535,460,090
1993 $6,203,339,925 $5,440,075,676
1994 $6,467,782,521 $5,452,558,947
1995 $7,700,144,057 $6,577,520,643
1996 $7,663,377,277 $7,393,891,921
1997 $7,793,034,390 $8,400,041,724
1998 $5,550,846,025 $8,787,195,622
1999 $6,309,070,375 $8,887,057,997
2000 $6,570,999,060 $9,005,064,475
2001 $6,096,155,748 $9,194,727,831
2002 $6,333,082,879 $9,719,009,495
2003 $7,167,725,265 $9,430,234,811
2004 $8,619,178,799 $10,174,664,854
2005 $10,547,202,612 $11,243,865,778
2006 $12,644,616,446 $11,930,179,090
2007 $13,432,029,496 $12,799,600,047
2008 $15,926,456,492 $13,709,401,520
2009 $11,912,904,529 $12,120,458,115
2010 $13,707,121,031 $13,220,549,908
2011 $18,524,791,071 $14,444,661,522
2012 $19,048,443,340 $14,807,086,556
2013 $18,094,148,099 $14,264,205,153
2014 $17,097,797,372 $13,899,217,680
2015 $12,930,296,852 $14,188,936,918
2016 $11,400,266,055 $14,077,096,677
2017 $12,128,168,047 $14,808,985,133
2018 $13,566,908,401 $15,730,792,876
2019 $13,469,235,348 $15,830,766,531
2020 $12,005,799,664 $13,812,421,836
2021 $14,006,496,614 $14,657,586,159
2022 $16,681,536,443 $17,097,760,687
2023 $15,095,084,686 $19,423,355,367
2024 $15,463,134,387 $19,930,288,337

Brunei and Jamaica economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Jamaica
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Jamaica
1960 - $424
1961 - $447
1962 - $458
1963 - $480
1964 - $514
1965 $1,029 $549
1966 $1,146 $612
1967 $1,149 $633
1968 $1,274 $591
1969 $1,226 $642
1970 $1,325 $748
1971 $1,432 $809
1972 $1,905 $971
1973 $2,939 $972
1974 $15,195 $1,193
1975 $15,793 $1,417
1976 $18,671 $1,450
1977 $21,747 $1,569
1978 $23,447 $1,262
1979 $33,501 $1,144
1980 $58,005 $1,249
1981 $48,793 $1,370
1982 $45,075 $1,494
1983 $38,720 $1,619
1984 $36,061 $1,048
1985 $31,827 $917
1986 $18,501 $1,191
1987 $21,030 $1,411
1988 $18,825 $1,632
1989 $20,090 $1,865
1990 $23,659 $1,930
1991 $23,932 $1,710
1992 $23,451 $1,458
1993 $22,397 $2,221
1994 $22,767 $2,203
1995 $26,443 $2,631
1996 $25,692 $2,929
1997 $25,522 $3,297
1998 $17,769 $3,419
1999 $19,752 $3,432
2000 $20,130 $3,453
2001 $18,288 $3,504
2002 $18,621 $3,681
2003 $20,678 $3,550
2004 $24,423 $3,808
2005 $29,386 $4,184
2006 $34,675 $4,417
2007 $36,217 $4,716
2008 $42,157 $5,030
2009 $30,946 $4,428
2010 $34,938 $4,810
2011 $46,383 $5,233
2012 $46,969 $5,341
2013 $44,003 $5,124
2014 $41,027 $4,975
2015 $30,625 $5,063
2016 $26,663 $5,010
2017 $28,024 $5,259
2018 $30,988 $5,578
2019 $30,427 $5,607
2020 $26,834 $4,879
2021 $31,007 $5,165
2022 $36,633 $6,022
2023 $32,891 $6,840
2024 $33,418 $7,020

Brunei vs. Jamaica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Jamaica
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Jamaica
1950 50.6 56.6
1951 51.5 57.1
1952 52.4 58.1
1953 53.3 58.9
1954 54.2 59.6
1955 55 60.4
1956 55.7 61.2
1957 56.5 61.9
1958 57.3 62.6
1959 58 63.2
1960 58.7 63.8
1961 59.4 64.3
1962 58.8 64.6
1963 60.6 65
1964 61.3 65.3
1965 61.7 65.7
1966 62.4 65.9
1967 62.9 66.1
1968 63.5 66.3
1969 64 66.5
1970 64.5 66.7
1971 65 67
1972 65.4 67.3
1973 66 67.6
1974 66.4 67.9
1975 67 68.2
1976 67.4 68.4
1977 67.8 68.6
1978 68.3 68.7
1979 68.6 68.8
1980 69 69
1981 69.3 69.1
1982 69.7 69.3
1983 70 69.5
1984 70.2 69.8
1985 70.5 70.1
1986 70.8 70.4
1987 71 70.9
1988 71.2 71.2
1989 71.4 71.5
1990 71.6 71.7
1991 71.9 71.8
1992 72.1 71.8
1993 72.3 71.8
1994 72.6 71.6
1995 72.8 71.5
1996 73.1 71.3
1997 73.3 71.2
1998 73.6 71.2
1999 73.8 71.2
2000 74 71.3
2001 74.2 71.3
2002 74.4 71.5
2003 74.5 71.6
2004 74.6 71.5
2005 74.7 71.5
2006 74.8 71.4
2007 74.8 71.4
2008 74.8 71.5
2009 74.8 71.7
2010 74.8 72
2011 74.8 72.2
2012 74.8 72.4
2013 74.9 72.4
2014 74.9 72.4
2015 74.9 72.2
2016 74.9 72.1
2017 74.9 71.9
2018 75 71.6
2019 75 71.5
2020 75.1 71.5
2021 74.9 69.1
2022 72.9 71.5
2023 75.3 71.5
2024 75.5 71.6
2025 75.7 71.7

Brunei and Jamaica population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Jamaica
Year Population
Brunei Jamaica
1960 88,347 1,650,005
1961 92,517 1,673,261
1962 96,719 1,696,932
1963 101,159 1,721,099
1964 105,922 1,745,568
1965 110,838 1,769,192
1966 115,874 1,791,475
1967 121,017 1,812,865
1968 126,222 1,833,765
1969 131,446 1,855,127
1970 135,138 1,878,196
1971 137,921 1,903,728
1972 142,189 1,931,542
1973 147,369 1,961,219
1974 152,656 1,990,906
1975 158,070 2,018,981
1976 163,607 2,045,578
1977 169,277 2,070,657
1978 174,884 2,094,836
1979 180,422 2,119,486
1980 186,111 2,145,658
1981 191,977 2,173,818
1982 198,165 2,203,889
1983 204,741 2,234,832
1984 211,661 2,264,562
1985 218,919 2,290,656
1986 226,495 2,312,125
1987 233,860 2,329,813
1988 240,913 2,345,777
1989 248,064 2,361,916
1990 255,292 2,379,877
1991 262,596 2,400,869
1992 269,839 2,424,701
1993 276,971 2,449,916
1994 284,091 2,475,220
1995 291,195 2,500,151
1996 298,276 2,524,463
1997 305,341 2,547,848
1998 312,385 2,569,736
1999 319,411 2,589,795
2000 326,424 2,607,826
2001 333,345 2,624,403
2002 340,099 2,640,572
2003 346,637 2,656,623
2004 352,911 2,672,225
2005 358,916 2,687,066
2006 364,663 2,700,968
2007 370,873 2,713,800
2008 377,793 2,725,635
2009 384,952 2,736,995
2010 392,332 2,748,568
2011 399,389 2,760,494
2012 405,557 2,772,430
2013 411,202 2,783,687
2014 416,750 2,793,749
2015 422,212 2,802,534
2016 427,564 2,809,915
2017 432,772 2,815,764
2018 437,810 2,820,097
2019 442,680 2,823,271
2020 447,404 2,830,739
2021 451,721 2,837,682
2022 455,370 2,839,144
2023 458,949 2,839,786
2024 462,721 2,839,175

Fertility rates in Brunei and Jamaica

Fertility rate
Brunei

Jamaica
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Jamaica
1960 7.32 5.54
1961 7.19 5.6
1962 7.03 5.64
1963 6.89 5.73
1964 6.77 5.79
1965 6.65 5.72
1966 6.51 5.69
1967 6.37 5.67
1968 6.2 5.58
1969 6.01 5.47
1970 5.8 5.35
1971 5.62 5.21
1972 5.5 5.06
1973 5.36 5
1974 5.18 4.67
1975 4.99 4.44
1976 4.78 4.21
1977 4.58 4
1978 4.39 3.84
1979 4.22 3.72
1980 4.07 3.59
1981 3.94 3.51
1982 3.84 3.46
1983 3.75 3.41
1984 3.68 3.32
1985 3.61 3.21
1986 3.55 3.11
1987 3.49 3.02
1988 3.44 2.98
1989 3.36 2.93
1990 3.29 2.96
1991 3.21 3
1992 3.11 3.03
1993 3.01 2.99
1994 2.9 2.93
1995 2.79 2.85
1996 2.68 2.77
1997 2.6 2.68
1998 2.53 2.57
1999 2.46 2.47
2000 2.4 2.35
2001 2.34 2.3
2002 2.26 2.27
2003 2.19 2.24
2004 2.1 2.2
2005 2.02 2.15
2006 1.97 2.09
2007 1.93 2.02
2008 1.92 1.95
2009 1.92 1.88
2010 1.94 1.8
2011 1.96 1.72
2012 1.97 1.65
2013 1.98 1.59
2014 1.97 1.54
2015 1.95 1.51
2016 1.92 1.46
2017 1.88 1.43
2018 1.85 1.4
2019 1.82 1.39
2020 1.8 1.38
2021 1.78 1.38
2022 1.76 1.37
2023 1.75 1.36

Brunei and Jamaica demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Jamaica
Year Median age, years
Brunei Jamaica
1960 18.8 19.8
1961 18.1 19.5
1962 17.5 19.3
1963 17.1 19
1964 17 18.8
1965 17 18.5
1966 17.2 18.3
1967 17.3 18.1
1968 17.5 17.9
1969 17.7 17.8
1970 17.8 17.7
1971 17.9 17.7
1972 18 17.8
1973 18.2 17.9
1974 18.3 18
1975 18.6 18.2
1976 18.8 18.4
1977 19.1 18.6
1978 19.4 18.9
1979 19.6 19.1
1980 20 19.4
1981 20.3 19.6
1982 20.6 19.9
1983 21 20.1
1984 21.3 20.4
1985 21.7 20.6
1986 22 20.8
1987 22.3 21.1
1988 22.6 21.3
1989 22.8 21.6
1990 23.1 21.8
1991 23.4 22
1992 23.6 22.2
1993 23.8 22.3
1994 24.1 22.4
1995 24.4 22.5
1996 24.7 22.6
1997 24.9 22.7
1998 25.2 22.9
1999 25.5 23.1
2000 25.8 23.3
2001 26.1 23.6
2002 26.4 23.8
2003 26.8 24.1
2004 27.1 24.4
2005 27.5 24.6
2006 27.9 24.9
2007 28.1 25.3
2008 28 25.7
2009 28 26.1
2010 28 26.5
2011 28.1 27
2012 28.4 27.4
2013 28.8 27.9
2014 29.1 28.3
2015 29.5 28.8
2016 29.8 29.3
2017 30.2 29.8
2018 30.6 30.3
2019 31 30.8
2020 31.4 31.3
2021 31.8 31.7
2022 32.3 32.2
2023 32.8 32.8
2024 33.2 33.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Jamaica
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$18.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
5.51%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
+0.009%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
3.02%
2023
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
60.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
18.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2021
Listed domestic companies n/a
101
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$12.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$5.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$3.56B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
1,329,699
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
48.1%
2011
Banked people share n/a
73.3%
2021

Energy

Brunei Jamaica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
969 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$11.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
6.86 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
2.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
92.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
10.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
1.63%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
112.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
1,148 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
12.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.68%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
97.7%
2023

Society

Brunei Jamaica
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-10,506
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
57.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.81 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
44
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
49.3
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
15.1
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
100
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
88.7%
2015
English speaking
37.8%
2023
97.6%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
89.5%
2023

Health

Brunei Jamaica
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$468
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
71.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.55
2018
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
130
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
19.3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
12.5%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
88
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
3.1 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Jamaica
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
1,473 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
1,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
2,350 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
13,745 mi
2011

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