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Brunei vs Kenya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 56.4M in Kenya (ranked 26/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 224,278 sq mi for Kenya (ranked 165th vs. 45th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Kenya
Population
469088
58419239
Population rank 170/197 26/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$124B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 64/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$2,206
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 152/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$6,619
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$81.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
68.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$1,447
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 131/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$2,811
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
224,278 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
64 years
2025

Brunei and Kenya: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Kenya economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Kenya
Year GDP
Brunei Kenya
1960 - $791,265,459
1961 - $792,959,473
1962 - $868,111,401
1963 - $926,589,349
1964 - $998,759,334
1965 $114,039,501 $997,919,321
1966 $132,757,528 $1,164,519,674
1967 $139,029,537 $1,232,559,507
1968 $160,818,236 $1,353,295,459
1969 $161,210,236 $1,458,379,417
1970 $179,078,929 $1,603,447,359
1971 $197,525,768 $1,778,391,289
1972 $270,822,782 $2,107,279,157
1973 $433,095,527 $2,509,001,324
1974 $2,319,576,214 $2,969,958,812
1975 $2,496,420,258 $3,259,345,083
1976 $3,054,765,590 $3,474,542,392
1977 $3,681,242,528 $4,494,378,764
1978 $4,100,423,674 $5,303,735,111
1979 $6,044,367,628 $6,234,391,113
1980 $10,795,432,294 $7,265,315,820
1981 $9,367,218,664 $6,854,491,706
1982 $8,932,198,186 $6,431,579,357
1983 $7,927,590,750 $5,979,198,314
1984 $7,632,788,075 $6,191,437,070
1985 $6,967,623,884 $6,135,034,214
1986 $4,190,280,003 $7,239,126,568
1987 $4,918,010,080 $7,970,820,369
1988 $4,535,130,305 $8,355,380,879
1989 $4,983,622,881 $8,283,114,514
1990 $6,039,881,087 $8,572,359,038
1991 $6,284,497,300 $8,151,488,783
1992 $6,327,966,445 $8,209,120,763
1993 $6,203,339,925 $5,751,786,643
1994 $6,467,782,521 $7,148,148,564
1995 $7,700,144,057 $9,046,320,255
1996 $7,663,377,277 $12,045,865,396
1997 $7,793,034,390 $13,115,764,358
1998 $5,550,846,025 $14,093,998,844
1999 $6,309,070,375 $12,896,010,459
2000 $6,570,999,060 $12,705,350,098
2001 $6,096,155,748 $12,986,007,426
2002 $6,333,082,879 $13,147,736,899
2003 $7,167,725,265 $14,904,517,650
2004 $8,619,178,799 $16,095,337,094
2005 $10,547,202,612 $18,737,895,513
2006 $12,644,616,446 $25,825,512,284
2007 $13,432,029,496 $31,958,195,182
2008 $15,926,456,492 $35,895,153,328
2009 $11,912,904,529 $42,347,217,913
2010 $13,707,121,031 $45,405,615,064
2011 $18,524,791,071 $46,869,473,151
2012 $19,048,443,340 $56,396,704,672
2013 $18,094,148,099 $61,671,440,408
2014 $17,097,797,372 $68,285,796,514
2015 $12,930,296,852 $70,120,446,897
2016 $11,400,266,055 $74,815,144,164
2017 $12,128,168,047 $82,036,510,877
2018 $13,566,908,401 $92,202,979,985
2019 $13,469,235,348 $100,378,436,207
2020 $12,005,799,664 $100,657,505,751
2021 $14,006,496,614 $109,703,658,905
2022 $16,681,536,443 $114,448,978,153
2023 $15,095,084,686 $108,038,588,971
2024 $15,463,134,387 $124,498,691,699

Brunei and Kenya economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Kenya
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Kenya
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $99.3
1962 - $104.6
1963 - $107.4
1964 - $111.3
1965 $1,029 $106.9
1966 $1,146 $119.8
1967 $1,149 $121.9
1968 $1,274 $128.7
1969 $1,226 $133.3
1970 $1,325 $141
1971 $1,432 $150.9
1972 $1,905 $172.6
1973 $2,939 $198.6
1974 $15,195 $227.2
1975 $15,793 $241.2
1976 $18,671 $248.9
1977 $21,747 $311
1978 $23,447 $355
1979 $33,501 $403
1980 $58,005 $454
1981 $48,793 $413
1982 $45,075 $374
1983 $38,720 $335
1984 $36,061 $334
1985 $31,827 $320
1986 $18,501 $364
1987 $21,030 $387
1988 $18,825 $391
1989 $20,090 $374
1990 $23,659 $374
1991 $23,932 $345
1992 $23,451 $337
1993 $22,397 $229
1994 $22,767 $276.4
1995 $26,443 $340
1996 $25,692 $441
1997 $25,522 $467
1998 $17,769 $488
1999 $19,752 $434
2000 $20,130 $415
2001 $18,288 $411
2002 $18,621 $403
2003 $20,678 $443
2004 $24,423 $464
2005 $29,386 $523
2006 $34,675 $700
2007 $36,217 $840
2008 $42,157 $916
2009 $30,946 $1,048
2010 $34,938 $1,092
2011 $46,383 $1,096
2012 $46,969 $1,285
2013 $44,003 $1,371
2014 $41,027 $1,483
2015 $30,625 $1,489
2016 $26,663 $1,554
2017 $28,024 $1,667
2018 $30,988 $1,836
2019 $30,427 $1,960
2020 $26,834 $1,928
2021 $31,007 $2,061
2022 $36,633 $2,110
2023 $32,891 $1,952
2024 $33,418 $2,206

Brunei vs. Kenya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Kenya
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Kenya
1950 50.6 36.9
1951 51.5 38
1952 52.4 38.6
1953 53.3 39.8
1954 54.2 41
1955 55 42.3
1956 55.7 43.5
1957 56.5 45.3
1958 57.3 46.5
1959 58 47.5
1960 58.7 48.5
1961 59.4 49.3
1962 58.8 50.1
1963 60.6 50.8
1964 61.3 51.3
1965 61.7 51.9
1966 62.4 52.4
1967 62.9 52.8
1968 63.5 53.3
1969 64 53.7
1970 64.5 54.1
1971 65 54.5
1972 65.4 55
1973 66 55.5
1974 66.4 56
1975 67 56.6
1976 67.4 57.2
1977 67.8 57.7
1978 68.3 58.2
1979 68.6 58.7
1980 69 59.2
1981 69.3 59.6
1982 69.7 59.9
1983 70 60.3
1984 70.2 60.6
1985 70.5 60.9
1986 70.8 60.8
1987 71 60.7
1988 71.2 60.3
1989 71.4 60
1990 71.6 58.3
1991 71.9 57.8
1992 72.1 57.1
1993 72.3 56.7
1994 72.6 56.1
1995 72.8 55.9
1996 73.1 55.6
1997 73.3 55.5
1998 73.6 55.6
1999 73.8 55.9
2000 74 56.1
2001 74.2 56.5
2002 74.4 56.8
2003 74.5 57.4
2004 74.6 57.9
2005 74.7 58.5
2006 74.8 59.1
2007 74.8 59.4
2008 74.8 60
2009 74.8 60.5
2010 74.8 60.9
2011 74.8 61.3
2012 74.8 61.5
2013 74.9 61.7
2014 74.9 62
2015 74.9 62.3
2016 74.9 62.5
2017 74.9 62.7
2018 75 62.8
2019 75 62.9
2020 75.1 61.6
2021 74.9 61.2
2022 72.9 63.5
2023 75.3 63.6
2024 75.5 63.8
2025 75.7 64

Brunei and Kenya population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Kenya
Year Population
Brunei Kenya
1960 88,347 7,695,307
1961 92,517 7,987,770
1962 96,719 8,299,308
1963 101,159 8,627,971
1964 105,922 8,973,535
1965 110,838 9,338,078
1966 115,874 9,717,816
1967 121,017 10,111,057
1968 126,222 10,518,823
1969 131,446 10,939,695
1970 135,138 11,368,791
1971 137,921 11,788,904
1972 142,189 12,206,060
1973 147,369 12,634,835
1974 152,656 13,070,078
1975 158,070 13,511,671
1976 163,607 13,957,623
1977 169,277 14,428,819
1978 174,884 14,934,126
1979 180,422 15,460,666
1980 186,111 16,018,459
1981 191,977 16,601,507
1982 198,165 17,206,175
1983 204,741 17,846,374
1984 211,661 18,514,906
1985 218,919 19,201,768
1986 226,495 19,901,646
1987 233,860 20,616,096
1988 240,913 21,356,219
1989 248,064 22,118,434
1990 255,292 22,892,651
1991 262,596 23,646,514
1992 269,839 24,382,460
1993 276,971 25,117,188
1994 284,091 25,857,130
1995 291,195 26,601,751
1996 298,276 27,344,211
1997 305,341 28,101,768
1998 312,385 28,888,057
1999 319,411 29,733,408
2000 326,424 30,642,890
2001 333,345 31,619,170
2002 340,099 32,629,808
2003 346,637 33,652,223
2004 352,911 34,713,455
2005 358,916 35,796,484
2006 364,663 36,904,008
2007 370,873 38,036,349
2008 377,793 39,206,351
2009 384,952 40,408,891
2010 392,332 41,598,567
2011 399,389 42,758,461
2012 405,557 43,888,303
2013 411,202 44,986,791
2014 416,750 46,051,440
2015 422,212 47,088,526
2016 427,564 48,139,687
2017 432,772 49,197,766
2018 437,810 50,207,107
2019 442,680 51,202,827
2020 447,404 52,217,334
2021 451,721 53,219,166
2022 455,370 54,252,461
2023 458,949 55,339,003
2024 462,721 56,432,944

Fertility rates in Brunei and Kenya

Fertility rate
Brunei

Kenya
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Kenya
1960 7.32 7.65
1961 7.19 7.72
1962 7.03 7.77
1963 6.89 7.82
1964 6.77 7.87
1965 6.65 7.92
1966 6.51 7.96
1967 6.37 7.95
1968 6.2 7.95
1969 6.01 7.95
1970 5.8 7.94
1971 5.62 7.92
1972 5.5 7.89
1973 5.36 7.86
1974 5.18 7.82
1975 4.99 7.8
1976 4.78 7.77
1977 4.58 7.73
1978 4.39 7.67
1979 4.22 7.6
1980 4.07 7.53
1981 3.94 7.45
1982 3.84 7.35
1983 3.75 7.22
1984 3.68 7.08
1985 3.61 6.96
1986 3.55 6.84
1987 3.49 6.69
1988 3.44 6.52
1989 3.36 6.33
1990 3.29 6.14
1991 3.21 5.94
1992 3.11 5.74
1993 3.01 5.57
1994 2.9 5.44
1995 2.79 5.37
1996 2.68 5.31
1997 2.6 5.27
1998 2.53 5.24
1999 2.46 5.18
2000 2.4 5.14
2001 2.34 5.09
2002 2.26 5.03
2003 2.19 4.94
2004 2.1 4.86
2005 2.02 4.8
2006 1.97 4.75
2007 1.93 4.72
2008 1.92 4.66
2009 1.92 4.57
2010 1.94 4.45
2011 1.96 4.28
2012 1.97 4.12
2013 1.98 3.96
2014 1.97 3.84
2015 1.95 3.77
2016 1.92 3.69
2017 1.88 3.61
2018 1.85 3.54
2019 1.82 3.43
2020 1.8 3.36
2021 1.78 3.31
2022 1.76 3.26
2023 1.75 3.21

Brunei and Kenya demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Kenya
Year Median age, years
Brunei Kenya
1960 18.8 15.7
1961 18.1 15.5
1962 17.5 15.3
1963 17.1 15.2
1964 17 15.1
1965 17 14.9
1966 17.2 14.8
1967 17.3 14.6
1968 17.5 14.5
1969 17.7 14.5
1970 17.8 14.4
1971 17.9 14.4
1972 18 14.3
1973 18.2 14.3
1974 18.3 14.3
1975 18.6 14.3
1976 18.8 14.3
1977 19.1 14.3
1978 19.4 14.3
1979 19.6 14.4
1980 20 14.5
1981 20.3 14.5
1982 20.6 14.6
1983 21 14.7
1984 21.3 14.8
1985 21.7 14.9
1986 22 15
1987 22.3 15
1988 22.6 15.1
1989 22.8 15.2
1990 23.1 15.3
1991 23.4 15.5
1992 23.6 15.6
1993 23.8 15.7
1994 24.1 15.9
1995 24.4 16
1996 24.7 16.1
1997 24.9 16.2
1998 25.2 16.4
1999 25.5 16.5
2000 25.8 16.7
2001 26.1 16.8
2002 26.4 17
2003 26.8 17.1
2004 27.1 17.3
2005 27.5 17.4
2006 27.9 17.5
2007 28.1 17.6
2008 28 17.7
2009 28 17.8
2010 28 17.9
2011 28.1 18.1
2012 28.4 18.2
2013 28.8 18.4
2014 29.1 18.5
2015 29.5 18.7
2016 29.8 18.9
2017 30.2 19.1
2018 30.6 19.3
2019 31 19.6
2020 31.4 19.8
2021 31.8 20
2022 32.3 20.3
2023 32.8 20.6
2024 33.2 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Kenya
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$119B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
23%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
4.02%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
0.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
24,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-5.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
5.44%
2022
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
16.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
59
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$15B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$10.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
2,049,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
15.4%
2019
Banked people share n/a
90.1%
2024

Energy

Brunei Kenya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
545 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$11.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
21.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
19.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
67.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
18.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
22.4%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
190.1 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
78.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
21%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
76.2%
2023

Society

Brunei Kenya
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.69%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-19,781
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
30%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
39.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
32
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
66
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
4.89
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
28.3
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
78
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
82.9%
2022
English speaking
37.8%
2023
78.7%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
35%
2024

Health

Brunei Kenya
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$21.9
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
18.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.1
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
149
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
39.9
2023
Obesity rate n/a
12.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
3.1%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
53
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
10.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
2.47 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Kenya
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
3,974 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
111,076 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
13,942 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
110,480 mi
2018

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