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Brunei vs Kiribati statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 135K in Kiribati (ranked 180/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 313 sq mi for Kiribati (ranked 165th vs. 173rd).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Kiribati
Population
469088
138067
Population rank 170/197 180/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$308M
2024
GDP rank 142/197 192/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$2,289
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 151/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$3,702
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$30.5M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
8.77%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$226.9
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 181/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$2,170
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
313 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
430 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
3.15
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
23.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Brunei and Kiribati: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Kiribati economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Kiribati
Year GDP
Brunei Kiribati
1965 $114,039,501 -
1966 $132,757,528 -
1967 $139,029,537 -
1968 $160,818,236 -
1969 $161,210,236 -
1970 $179,078,929 $11,560,877
1971 $197,525,768 $12,356,134
1972 $270,822,782 $15,314,346
1973 $433,095,527 $25,645,040
1974 $2,319,576,214 $69,256,489
1975 $2,496,420,258 $44,547,454
1976 $3,054,765,590 $33,246,817
1977 $3,681,242,528 $31,335,459
1978 $4,100,423,674 $36,563,965
1979 $6,044,367,628 $34,466,197
1980 $10,795,432,294 $33,157,723
1981 $9,367,218,664 $35,267,489
1982 $8,932,198,186 $32,742,713
1983 $7,927,590,750 $31,000,546
1984 $7,632,788,075 $34,394,167
1985 $6,967,623,884 $26,126,615
1986 $4,190,280,003 $25,993,009
1987 $4,918,010,080 $29,554,413
1988 $4,535,130,305 $38,278,810
1989 $4,983,622,881 $37,645,319
1990 $6,039,881,087 $36,534,295
1991 $6,284,497,300 $41,247,792
1992 $6,327,966,445 $61,491,369
1993 $6,203,339,925 $58,953,596
1994 $6,467,782,521 $67,055,334
1995 $7,700,144,057 $68,596,395
1996 $7,663,377,277 $81,456,854
1997 $7,793,034,390 $80,205,807
1998 $5,550,846,025 $74,905,706
1999 $6,309,070,375 $77,323,978
2000 $6,570,999,060 $74,910,527
2001 $6,096,155,748 $64,935,850
2002 $6,333,082,879 $74,743,869
2003 $7,167,725,265 $96,105,619
2004 $8,619,178,799 $104,085,892
2005 $10,547,202,612 $113,895,437
2006 $12,644,616,446 $112,338,353
2007 $13,432,029,496 $138,054,946
2008 $15,926,456,492 $147,017,895
2009 $11,912,904,529 $140,177,384
2010 $13,707,121,031 $165,458,433
2011 $18,524,791,071 $195,970,140
2012 $19,048,443,340 $207,001,546
2013 $18,094,148,099 $201,730,861
2014 $17,097,797,372 $200,287,282
2015 $12,930,296,852 $191,559,399
2016 $11,400,266,055 $206,467,819
2017 $12,128,168,047 $222,875,736
2018 $13,566,908,401 $233,514,717
2019 $13,469,235,348 $216,985,388
2020 $12,005,799,664 $220,897,999
2021 $14,006,496,614 $285,259,894
2022 $16,681,536,443 $270,040,457
2023 $15,095,084,686 $288,610,732
2024 $15,463,134,387 $307,862,547

Brunei and Kiribati economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Kiribati
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Kiribati
1965 $1,029 -
1966 $1,146 -
1967 $1,149 -
1968 $1,274 -
1969 $1,226 -
1970 $1,325 $201
1971 $1,432 $210.7
1972 $1,905 $256.2
1973 $2,939 $422
1974 $15,195 $1,131
1975 $15,793 $730
1976 $18,671 $548
1977 $21,747 $520
1978 $23,447 $611
1979 $33,501 $573
1980 $58,005 $542
1981 $48,793 $568
1982 $45,075 $519
1983 $38,720 $483
1984 $36,061 $527
1985 $31,827 $393
1986 $18,501 $382
1987 $21,030 $424
1988 $18,825 $536
1989 $20,090 $515
1990 $23,659 $488
1991 $23,932 $540
1992 $23,451 $792
1993 $22,397 $748
1994 $22,767 $838
1995 $26,443 $844
1996 $25,692 $986
1997 $25,522 $953
1998 $17,769 $874
1999 $19,752 $887
2000 $20,130 $845
2001 $18,288 $719
2002 $18,621 $810
2003 $20,678 $1,021
2004 $24,423 $1,083
2005 $29,386 $1,162
2006 $34,675 $1,123
2007 $36,217 $1,353
2008 $42,157 $1,411
2009 $30,946 $1,317
2010 $34,938 $1,522
2011 $46,383 $1,771
2012 $46,969 $1,844
2013 $44,003 $1,772
2014 $41,027 $1,737
2015 $30,625 $1,640
2016 $26,663 $1,743
2017 $28,024 $1,853
2018 $30,988 $1,913
2019 $30,427 $1,751
2020 $26,834 $1,752
2021 $31,007 $2,222
2022 $36,633 $2,070
2023 $32,891 $2,178
2024 $33,418 $2,289

Brunei vs. Kiribati life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Kiribati
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Kiribati
1950 50.6 45.7
1951 51.5 45.8
1952 52.4 45.9
1953 53.3 46
1954 54.2 46.1
1955 55 46.3
1956 55.7 46.5
1957 56.5 46.8
1958 57.3 47.1
1959 58 47.5
1960 58.7 48
1961 59.4 48.5
1962 58.8 49
1963 60.6 49.7
1964 61.3 50.4
1965 61.7 51
1966 62.4 51.7
1967 62.9 52.5
1968 63.5 53.1
1969 64 53.8
1970 64.5 54.4
1971 65 54.9
1972 65.4 55.3
1973 66 55.8
1974 66.4 56.1
1975 67 56.4
1976 67.4 56.6
1977 67.8 56.1
1978 68.3 56.9
1979 68.6 57.1
1980 69 57.3
1981 69.3 57.5
1982 69.7 57.8
1983 70 58.1
1984 70.2 58.4
1985 70.5 58.7
1986 70.8 59.1
1987 71 59.6
1988 71.2 60.1
1989 71.4 60.5
1990 71.6 61
1991 71.9 61.5
1992 72.1 62
1993 72.3 62.4
1994 72.6 62.8
1995 72.8 63.1
1996 73.1 63.5
1997 73.3 63.8
1998 73.6 64.1
1999 73.8 64.4
2000 74 64.7
2001 74.2 64.9
2002 74.4 65.1
2003 74.5 65.3
2004 74.6 65.4
2005 74.7 65.5
2006 74.8 65.6
2007 74.8 65.7
2008 74.8 65.7
2009 74.8 65.8
2010 74.8 65.9
2011 74.8 65.9
2012 74.8 65.9
2013 74.9 65.9
2014 74.9 65.9
2015 74.9 65.8
2016 74.9 65.8
2017 74.9 65.8
2018 75 65.8
2019 75 65.9
2020 75.1 65.2
2021 74.9 64.1
2022 72.9 66.3
2023 75.3 66.5
2024 75.5 66.6
2025 75.7 66.7

Brunei and Kiribati population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Kiribati
Year Population
Brunei Kiribati
1960 88,347 47,157
1961 92,517 48,323
1962 96,719 49,538
1963 101,159 50,791
1964 105,922 52,088
1965 110,838 53,439
1966 115,874 54,425
1967 121,017 54,996
1968 126,222 55,529
1969 131,446 56,360
1970 135,138 57,510
1971 137,921 58,652
1972 142,189 59,778
1973 147,369 60,824
1974 152,656 61,219
1975 158,070 60,987
1976 163,607 60,661
1977 169,277 60,267
1978 174,884 59,864
1979 180,422 60,172
1980 186,111 61,148
1981 191,977 62,121
1982 198,165 63,134
1983 204,741 64,169
1984 211,661 65,228
1985 218,919 66,496
1986 226,495 68,059
1987 233,860 69,733
1988 240,913 71,427
1989 248,064 73,147
1990 255,292 74,855
1991 262,596 76,367
1992 269,839 77,641
1993 276,971 78,841
1994 284,091 80,021
1995 291,195 81,234
1996 298,276 82,623
1997 305,341 84,147
1998 312,385 85,657
1999 319,411 87,126
2000 326,424 88,613
2001 333,345 90,335
2002 340,099 92,264
2003 346,637 94,175
2004 352,911 96,085
2005 358,916 98,035
2006 364,663 100,017
2007 370,873 102,068
2008 377,793 104,222
2009 384,952 106,467
2010 392,332 108,704
2011 399,389 110,647
2012 405,557 112,284
2013 411,202 113,838
2014 416,750 115,326
2015 422,212 116,815
2016 427,564 118,478
2017 432,772 120,275
2018 437,810 122,084
2019 442,680 123,921
2020 447,404 126,099
2021 451,721 128,377
2022 455,370 130,469
2023 458,949 132,530
2024 462,721 134,518

Fertility rates in Brunei and Kiribati

Fertility rate
Brunei

Kiribati
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Kiribati
1960 7.32 6.44
1961 7.19 6.48
1962 7.03 6.42
1963 6.89 6.35
1964 6.77 6.29
1965 6.65 6.26
1966 6.51 6.23
1967 6.37 6.11
1968 6.2 5.98
1969 6.01 5.85
1970 5.8 5.71
1971 5.62 5.55
1972 5.5 5.37
1973 5.36 5.2
1974 5.18 5.09
1975 4.99 5.02
1976 4.78 4.96
1977 4.58 4.96
1978 4.39 4.97
1979 4.22 4.97
1980 4.07 4.96
1981 3.94 4.96
1982 3.84 4.95
1983 3.75 4.91
1984 3.68 4.91
1985 3.61 4.91
1986 3.55 4.87
1987 3.49 4.81
1988 3.44 4.73
1989 3.36 4.69
1990 3.29 4.67
1991 3.21 4.64
1992 3.11 4.57
1993 3.01 4.49
1994 2.9 4.44
1995 2.79 4.42
1996 2.68 4.43
1997 2.6 4.37
1998 2.53 4.29
1999 2.46 4.18
2000 2.4 4.07
2001 2.34 3.96
2002 2.26 3.81
2003 2.19 3.7
2004 2.1 3.73
2005 2.02 3.76
2006 1.97 3.82
2007 1.93 3.87
2008 1.92 3.9
2009 1.92 3.91
2010 1.94 3.9
2011 1.96 3.88
2012 1.97 3.77
2013 1.98 3.64
2014 1.97 3.52
2015 1.95 3.44
2016 1.92 3.38
2017 1.88 3.34
2018 1.85 3.32
2019 1.82 3.29
2020 1.8 3.25
2021 1.78 3.22
2022 1.76 3.18
2023 1.75 3.15

Brunei and Kiribati demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Kiribati
Year Median age, years
Brunei Kiribati
1960 18.8 18.8
1961 18.1 18.5
1962 17.5 18.3
1963 17.1 18.2
1964 17 18.1
1965 17 18
1966 17.2 17.9
1967 17.3 17.7
1968 17.5 17.6
1969 17.7 17.5
1970 17.8 17.5
1971 17.9 17.6
1972 18 17.6
1973 18.2 17.7
1974 18.3 17.8
1975 18.6 18
1976 18.8 18.1
1977 19.1 18.2
1978 19.4 18.3
1979 19.6 18.4
1980 20 18.7
1981 20.3 18.9
1982 20.6 19
1983 21 19.2
1984 21.3 19.4
1985 21.7 19.6
1986 22 19.8
1987 22.3 19.9
1988 22.6 20.1
1989 22.8 20.2
1990 23.1 20.2
1991 23.4 20.2
1992 23.6 20.1
1993 23.8 20
1994 24.1 19.8
1995 24.4 19.7
1996 24.7 19.6
1997 24.9 19.6
1998 25.2 19.6
1999 25.5 19.6
2000 25.8 19.7
2001 26.1 19.8
2002 26.4 19.9
2003 26.8 20.1
2004 27.1 20.3
2005 27.5 20.5
2006 27.9 20.7
2007 28.1 20.9
2008 28 21
2009 28 21.2
2010 28 21.3
2011 28.1 21.5
2012 28.4 21.7
2013 28.8 21.9
2014 29.1 22.1
2015 29.5 22.3
2016 29.8 22.5
2017 30.2 22.7
2018 30.6 22.9
2019 31 23
2020 31.4 23.2
2021 31.8 23.3
2022 32.3 23.5
2023 32.8 23.6
2024 33.2 23.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Kiribati
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$487M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
126.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
16.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-15.1%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
2.79%
2023
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
65.7%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
9.86%
2022
Economic freedom index
67
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
22.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
4%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$14.7M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
12,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
17.6%
2017

Energy

Brunei Kiribati
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
107.8 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$16.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
0.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.73 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
41.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
16.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
95.9%
2023

Society

Brunei Kiribati
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-471
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
58.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
40
2025
Higher education index
53
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
7.17
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
1.9
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
128
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
98.6%
2020
English speaking
37.8%
2023
24.2%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
88%
2023

Health

Brunei Kiribati
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$217.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$1.71
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.19
2013
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
80
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
55.1
2023
Obesity rate n/a
46.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
95
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
39.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
0.72 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Kiribati
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
2,325 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
131.3 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
4.56 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
416 mi
2017

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