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Brunei vs Jordan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 11.6M in Jordan (ranked 84/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 34,284 sq mi for Jordan (ranked 165th vs. 110th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Jordan ranks 91/197 ($53.4B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Jordan ranks 124/197 ($4,618).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Jordan
Population
469088
11575983
Population rank 170/197 85/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$53.4B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 91/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$4,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 124/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$10,821
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$51.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
92.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$4,429
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 88/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$5,420
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
34,284 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
337 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
2.64
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
25.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Brunei and Jordan: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Jordan economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Jordan
Year GDP
Brunei Jordan
1965 $114,039,501 $599,759,760
1966 $132,757,528 $657,999,737
1967 $139,029,537 $631,679,747
1968 $160,818,236 $561,119,776
1969 $161,210,236 $698,879,720
1970 $179,078,929 $639,519,744
1971 $197,525,768 $678,159,729
1972 $270,822,782 $788,479,685
1973 $433,095,527 $943,783,840
1974 $2,319,576,214 $1,197,483,949
1975 $2,496,420,258 $1,363,073,498
1976 $3,054,765,590 $1,708,521,219
1977 $3,681,242,528 $2,096,778,602
1978 $4,100,423,674 $2,602,208,589
1979 $6,044,367,628 $3,271,368,781
1980 $10,795,432,294 $3,910,044,474
1981 $9,367,218,664 $4,383,944,703
1982 $8,932,198,186 $4,681,240,993
1983 $7,927,590,750 $4,920,692,191
1984 $7,632,788,075 $4,967,162,160
1985 $6,967,623,884 $4,993,601,520
1986 $4,190,280,003 $6,402,050,485
1987 $4,918,010,080 $6,756,209,762
1988 $4,535,130,305 $6,277,451,829
1989 $4,983,622,881 $4,221,373,674
1990 $6,039,881,087 $4,160,087,508
1991 $6,284,497,300 $4,344,467,193
1992 $6,327,966,445 $5,310,833,194
1993 $6,203,339,925 $5,606,400,222
1994 $6,467,782,521 $6,236,295,978
1995 $7,700,144,057 $6,727,597,032
1996 $7,663,377,277 $6,927,503,526
1997 $7,793,034,390 $7,245,839,210
1998 $5,550,846,025 $7,912,270,804
1999 $6,309,070,375 $8,149,929,478
2000 $6,570,999,060 $8,460,789,845
2001 $6,096,155,748 $8,975,814,653
2002 $6,333,082,879 $9,582,510,578
2003 $7,167,725,265 $10,195,627,645
2004 $8,619,178,799 $11,411,706,629
2005 $10,547,202,612 $12,588,998,590
2006 $12,644,616,446 $15,056,981,664
2007 $13,432,029,496 $17,110,437,236
2008 $15,926,456,492 $22,658,715,989
2009 $11,912,904,529 $24,537,876,056
2010 $13,707,121,031 $27,133,804,225
2011 $18,524,791,071 $29,524,149,155
2012 $19,048,443,340 $31,634,561,690
2013 $18,094,148,099 $34,454,440,141
2014 $17,097,797,372 $36,847,643,521
2015 $12,930,296,852 $38,587,017,887
2016 $11,400,266,055 $39,892,551,127
2017 $12,128,168,047 $41,608,435,915
2018 $13,566,908,401 $43,370,860,704
2019 $13,469,235,348 $44,503,006,338
2020 $12,005,799,664 $43,700,383,099
2021 $14,006,496,614 $46,296,100,141
2022 $16,681,536,443 $48,764,963,380
2023 $15,095,084,686 $51,088,476,338
2024 $15,463,134,387 $53,352,289,577

Brunei and Jordan economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Jordan
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Jordan
1965 $1,029 $546
1966 $1,146 $558
1967 $1,149 $497
1968 $1,274 $409
1969 $1,226 $474
1970 $1,325 $409
1971 $1,432 $412
1972 $1,905 $460
1973 $2,939 $531
1974 $15,195 $651
1975 $15,793 $718
1976 $18,671 $873
1977 $21,747 $1,039
1978 $23,447 $1,249
1979 $33,501 $1,519
1980 $58,005 $1,750
1981 $48,793 $1,885
1982 $45,075 $1,929
1983 $38,720 $1,939
1984 $36,061 $1,871
1985 $31,827 $1,797
1986 $18,501 $2,200
1987 $21,030 $2,217
1988 $18,825 $1,966
1989 $20,090 $1,260
1990 $23,659 $1,149
1991 $23,932 $1,110
1992 $23,451 $1,287
1993 $22,397 $1,289
1994 $22,767 $1,367
1995 $26,443 $1,416
1996 $25,692 $1,410
1997 $25,522 $1,436
1998 $17,769 $1,532
1999 $19,752 $1,545
2000 $20,130 $1,571
2001 $18,288 $1,632
2002 $18,621 $1,706
2003 $20,678 $1,776
2004 $24,423 $1,940
2005 $29,386 $2,088
2006 $34,675 $2,343
2007 $36,217 $2,506
2008 $42,157 $3,242
2009 $30,946 $3,436
2010 $34,938 $3,718
2011 $46,383 $3,947
2012 $46,969 $4,170
2013 $44,003 $4,311
2014 $41,027 $4,191
2015 $30,625 $4,043
2016 $26,663 $3,987
2017 $28,024 $4,066
2018 $30,988 $4,145
2019 $30,427 $4,170
2020 $26,834 $4,022
2021 $31,007 $4,183
2022 $36,633 $4,332
2023 $32,891 $4,466
2024 $33,418 $4,618

Brunei vs. Jordan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Jordan
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Jordan
1950 50.6 40.9
1951 51.5 42
1952 52.4 43.2
1953 53.3 44.4
1954 54.2 45.6
1955 55 46.8
1956 55.7 48
1957 56.5 49.2
1958 57.3 50.4
1959 58 51.6
1960 58.7 52.7
1961 59.4 53.7
1962 58.8 54.6
1963 60.6 55.5
1964 61.3 56.5
1965 61.7 57.3
1966 62.4 57.8
1967 62.9 59
1968 63.5 59.8
1969 64 60.5
1970 64.5 59.8
1971 65 61.8
1972 65.4 62.5
1973 66 63.1
1974 66.4 63.6
1975 67 64.1
1976 67.4 64.7
1977 67.8 65.1
1978 68.3 65.6
1979 68.6 66
1980 69 66.5
1981 69.3 66.9
1982 69.7 67.4
1983 70 67.8
1984 70.2 68.2
1985 70.5 68.6
1986 70.8 69
1987 71 69.3
1988 71.2 69.6
1989 71.4 69.9
1990 71.6 70.1
1991 71.9 70.2
1992 72.1 70.4
1993 72.3 70.6
1994 72.6 70.7
1995 72.8 70.9
1996 73.1 71.1
1997 73.3 71.3
1998 73.6 71.5
1999 73.8 71.7
2000 74 71.9
2001 74.2 72.1
2002 74.4 72.4
2003 74.5 72.6
2004 74.6 72.8
2005 74.7 73
2006 74.8 73.2
2007 74.8 73.4
2008 74.8 73.6
2009 74.8 73.7
2010 74.8 73.8
2011 74.8 73.9
2012 74.8 74.1
2013 74.9 74.3
2014 74.9 74.6
2015 74.9 75.1
2016 74.9 75.6
2017 74.9 76.1
2018 75 76.5
2019 75 76.9
2020 75.1 75.6
2021 74.9 74.2
2022 72.9 77.1
2023 75.3 77.8
2024 75.5 78
2025 75.7 78.1

Brunei and Jordan population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Jordan
Year Population
Brunei Jordan
1960 88,347 853,471
1961 92,517 897,591
1962 96,719 940,554
1963 101,159 984,714
1964 105,922 1,035,640
1965 110,838 1,099,440
1966 115,874 1,178,360
1967 121,017 1,271,183
1968 126,222 1,372,460
1969 131,446 1,473,100
1970 135,138 1,565,163
1971 137,921 1,645,145
1972 142,189 1,714,555
1973 147,369 1,778,094
1974 152,656 1,839,182
1975 158,070 1,899,055
1976 163,607 1,958,177
1977 169,277 2,019,002
1978 174,884 2,083,595
1979 180,422 2,153,882
1980 186,111 2,234,186
1981 191,977 2,325,517
1982 198,165 2,426,927
1983 204,741 2,537,307
1984 211,661 2,654,688
1985 218,919 2,778,810
1986 226,495 2,909,887
1987 233,860 3,047,634
1988 240,913 3,193,039
1989 248,064 3,349,627
1990 255,292 3,621,908
1991 262,596 3,915,149
1992 269,839 4,127,693
1993 276,971 4,348,020
1994 284,091 4,561,406
1995 291,195 4,752,096
1996 298,276 4,912,516
1997 305,341 5,046,285
1998 312,385 5,164,284
1999 319,411 5,276,444
2000 326,424 5,386,945
2001 333,345 5,498,894
2002 340,099 5,616,066
2003 346,637 5,741,828
2004 352,911 5,882,061
2005 358,916 6,029,587
2006 364,663 6,427,371
2007 370,873 6,827,227
2008 377,793 6,989,866
2009 384,952 7,141,753
2010 392,332 7,297,043
2011 399,389 7,480,424
2012 405,557 7,587,127
2013 411,202 7,991,809
2014 416,750 8,791,710
2015 422,212 9,544,729
2016 427,564 10,006,367
2017 432,772 10,234,226
2018 437,810 10,462,306
2019 442,680 10,671,891
2020 447,404 10,865,228
2021 451,721 11,066,356
2022 455,370 11,256,263
2023 458,949 11,439,213
2024 462,721 11,552,876

Fertility rates in Brunei and Jordan

Fertility rate
Brunei

Jordan
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Jordan
1960 7.32 7.6
1961 7.19 7.7
1962 7.03 7.79
1963 6.89 7.85
1964 6.77 7.91
1965 6.65 7.93
1966 6.51 7.99
1967 6.37 8.06
1968 6.2 8.14
1969 6.01 8.19
1970 5.8 8.18
1971 5.62 8.15
1972 5.5 8.12
1973 5.36 8.06
1974 5.18 8
1975 4.99 7.93
1976 4.78 7.83
1977 4.58 7.72
1978 4.39 7.59
1979 4.22 7.45
1980 4.07 7.29
1981 3.94 7.12
1982 3.84 6.96
1983 3.75 6.81
1984 3.68 6.67
1985 3.61 6.53
1986 3.55 6.39
1987 3.49 6.2
1988 3.44 6.01
1989 3.36 5.8
1990 3.29 5.54
1991 3.21 5.33
1992 3.11 5.14
1993 3.01 4.97
1994 2.9 4.82
1995 2.79 4.68
1996 2.68 4.51
1997 2.6 4.32
1998 2.53 4.11
1999 2.46 3.97
2000 2.4 3.86
2001 2.34 3.8
2002 2.26 3.81
2003 2.19 3.82
2004 2.1 3.73
2005 2.02 3.65
2006 1.97 3.71
2007 1.93 3.8
2008 1.92 3.88
2009 1.92 3.84
2010 1.94 3.78
2011 1.96 3.69
2012 1.97 3.57
2013 1.98 3.45
2014 1.97 3.3
2015 1.95 3.14
2016 1.92 3.07
2017 1.88 2.99
2018 1.85 2.92
2019 1.82 2.86
2020 1.8 2.79
2021 1.78 2.74
2022 1.76 2.68
2023 1.75 2.64

Brunei and Jordan demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Jordan
Year Median age, years
Brunei Jordan
1960 18.8 17
1961 18.1 16.8
1962 17.5 16.5
1963 17.1 16.2
1964 17 16
1965 17 15.7
1966 17.2 15.5
1967 17.3 15.3
1968 17.5 15.1
1969 17.7 15
1970 17.8 14.9
1971 17.9 14.8
1972 18 14.8
1973 18.2 14.8
1974 18.3 14.8
1975 18.6 14.8
1976 18.8 14.8
1977 19.1 14.9
1978 19.4 14.9
1979 19.6 15
1980 20 15.1
1981 20.3 15.2
1982 20.6 15.4
1983 21 15.5
1984 21.3 15.6
1985 21.7 15.8
1986 22 15.9
1987 22.3 16.1
1988 22.6 16.2
1989 22.8 16.4
1990 23.1 17.2
1991 23.4 18.1
1992 23.6 18.5
1993 23.8 18.9
1994 24.1 19.3
1995 24.4 19.5
1996 24.7 19.7
1997 24.9 19.8
1998 25.2 19.8
1999 25.5 19.9
2000 25.8 20
2001 26.1 20.1
2002 26.4 20.2
2003 26.8 20.3
2004 27.1 20.5
2005 27.5 20.8
2006 27.9 21
2007 28.1 21.2
2008 28 21.4
2009 28 21.5
2010 28 21.7
2011 28.1 21.9
2012 28.4 22.1
2013 28.8 22.3
2014 29.1 22.4
2015 29.5 22.6
2016 29.8 22.9
2017 30.2 23.2
2018 30.6 23.5
2019 31 23.9
2020 31.4 24.2
2021 31.8 24.6
2022 32.3 24.9
2023 32.8 25.3
2024 33.2 25.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Jordan
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$51.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
31.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
3.51%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
4.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
116,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-5.32%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
16.6%
2023
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
60.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
25.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
59.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
27.4%
2010
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.5%
2010
Listed domestic companies n/a
162
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$24.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$21.9B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$4.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
1,240,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
16.7%
2020
Banked people share n/a
46.5%
2024

Energy

Brunei Jordan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
754 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$13.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
23.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
2.06 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
91.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
11.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
7.69%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
96.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
1,791 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
24.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.08%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Jordan
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.14%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-156,369
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
92.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
57.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
49
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
66
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
0.99
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
17
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
94.8%
2023
English speaking
37.8%
2023
45%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
92.5%
2023

Health

Brunei Jordan
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$295.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$118.7
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
6.91%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
2.51
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
31
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
13.2
2023
Obesity rate n/a
39.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
20.5%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
43
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
35.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
0.23 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Jordan
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
2,968 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
3,954 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
376 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
4,476 mi
2011

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