Brunei vs Kuwait statistics compared

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 4.97M in Kuwait (ranked 127/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 6,880 sq mi for Kuwait (ranked 165th vs. 153rd).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214).

Brunei and Kuwait: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Kuwait economies compared

GDP

Brunei

Kuwait

Table

Year	GDP
	Brunei	Kuwait
1962	-	$1,828,107,503
1963	-	$1,900,895,857
1964	-	$2,071,668,533
1965	$114,039,501	$2,097,199,161
1966	$132,757,528	$2,391,199,044
1967	$139,029,537	$2,441,599,023
1968	$160,818,236	$2,662,798,935
1969	$161,210,236	$2,769,198,892
1970	$179,078,929	$2,873,638,851
1971	$197,525,768	$3,880,392,195
1972	$270,822,782	$4,450,537,925
1973	$433,095,527	$5,408,804,607
1974	$2,319,576,214	$13,006,948,296
1975	$2,496,420,258	$12,022,811,621
1976	$3,054,765,590	$13,132,252,802
1977	$3,681,242,528	$14,137,406,741
1978	$4,100,423,674	$15,503,557,496
1979	$6,044,367,628	$24,749,063,922
1980	$10,795,432,294	$28,638,868,356
1981	$9,367,218,664	$25,058,020,338
1982	$8,932,198,186	$21,577,153,356
1983	$7,927,590,750	$20,871,081,080
1984	$7,632,788,075	$21,700,082,753
1985	$6,967,623,884	$21,445,970,614
1986	$4,190,280,003	$17,903,989,745
1987	$4,918,010,080	$22,368,704,134
1988	$4,535,130,305	$20,690,322,153
1989	$4,983,622,881	$24,313,855,653
1990	$6,039,881,087	$18,427,777,778
1991	$6,284,497,300	$11,009,993,703
1992	$6,327,966,445	$19,858,555,215
1993	$6,203,339,925	$23,941,391,391
1994	$6,467,782,521	$24,848,483,838
1995	$7,700,144,057	$27,186,980,647
1996	$7,663,377,277	$31,492,373,309
1997	$7,793,034,390	$30,350,190,704
1998	$5,550,846,025	$25,943,705,784
1999	$6,309,070,375	$30,122,365,849
2000	$6,570,999,060	$37,718,743,480
2001	$6,096,155,748	$34,889,559,870
2002	$6,333,082,879	$38,135,788,414
2003	$7,167,725,265	$47,874,582,232
2004	$8,619,178,799	$59,439,090,601
2005	$10,547,202,612	$80,798,630,137
2006	$12,644,616,446	$101,557,330,723
2007	$13,432,029,496	$114,634,043,362
2008	$15,926,456,492	$147,379,737,230
2009	$11,912,904,529	$105,968,691,905
2010	$13,707,121,031	$115,416,245,238
2011	$18,524,791,071	$154,039,231,299
2012	$19,048,443,340	$174,047,662,555
2013	$18,094,148,099	$174,168,116,687
2014	$17,097,797,372	$162,650,450,785
2015	$12,930,296,852	$114,585,555,831
2016	$11,400,266,055	$109,406,674,088
2017	$12,128,168,047	$120,687,539,676
2018	$13,566,908,401	$138,646,316,322
2019	$13,469,235,348	$140,856,394,870
2020	$12,005,799,664	$111,045,470,461
2021	$14,006,496,614	$148,350,671,614
2022	$16,681,536,443	$183,502,046,669
2023	$15,095,084,686	$165,384,407,267
2024	$15,463,134,387	$160,227,273,001

Brunei and Kuwait economies compared

GDP per capita

Brunei

Kuwait

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Brunei	Kuwait
1962	-	$4,748
1963	-	$4,445
1964	-	$4,379
1965	$1,029	$4,024
1966	$1,146	$4,176
1967	$1,149	$3,887
1968	$1,274	$3,872
1969	$1,226	$3,695
1970	$1,325	$3,552
1971	$1,432	$4,486
1972	$1,905	$4,836
1973	$2,939	$5,532
1974	$15,195	$12,527
1975	$15,793	$10,882
1976	$18,671	$11,141
1977	$21,747	$11,238
1978	$23,447	$11,567
1979	$33,501	$17,386
1980	$58,005	$19,032
1981	$48,793	$15,825
1982	$45,075	$12,979
1983	$38,720	$11,965
1984	$36,061	$11,919
1985	$31,827	$11,322
1986	$18,501	$9,077
1987	$21,030	$10,896
1988	$18,825	$9,692
1989	$20,090	$10,965
1990	$23,659	$10,938
1991	$23,932	$8,147
1992	$23,451	$12,146
1993	$22,397	$14,318
1994	$22,767	$14,930
1995	$26,443	$16,168
1996	$25,692	$18,201
1997	$25,522	$16,977
1998	$17,769	$14,067
1999	$19,752	$15,854
2000	$20,130	$19,296
2001	$18,288	$17,374
2002	$18,621	$18,513
2003	$20,678	$22,691
2004	$24,423	$27,552
2005	$29,386	$36,123
2006	$34,675	$42,947
2007	$36,217	$45,709
2008	$42,157	$55,585
2009	$30,946	$37,907
2010	$34,938	$39,212
2011	$46,383	$49,170
2012	$46,969	$52,155
2013	$44,003	$49,651
2014	$41,027	$44,369
2015	$30,625	$29,882
2016	$26,663	$27,324
2017	$28,024	$29,048
2018	$30,988	$32,068
2019	$30,427	$31,708
2020	$26,834	$25,236
2021	$31,007	$34,019
2022	$36,633	$39,982
2023	$32,891	$34,076
2024	$33,418	$32,214

Brunei vs. Kuwait life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Brunei

Kuwait

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Brunei	Kuwait
1950	50.6	49.7
1951	51.5	50.6
1952	52.4	51.4
1953	53.3	52.3
1954	54.2	53.1
1955	55	54
1956	55.7	54.9
1957	56.5	55.9
1958	57.3	56.9
1959	58	57.9
1960	58.7	58.9
1961	59.4	60
1962	58.8	61
1963	60.6	62
1964	61.3	63
1965	61.7	63.9
1966	62.4	64.9
1967	62.9	65.8
1968	63.5	66.6
1969	64	67.3
1970	64.5	68
1971	65	68.5
1972	65.4	68.9
1973	66	69.2
1974	66.4	69.4
1975	67	69.7
1976	67.4	69.9
1977	67.8	70.2
1978	68.3	70.5
1979	68.6	70.8
1980	69	71.1
1981	69.3	71.5
1982	69.7	71.9
1983	70	72.4
1984	70.2	72.9
1985	70.5	73.3
1986	70.8	73.8
1987	71	74.2
1988	71.2	74.6
1989	71.4	75
1990	71.6	72.9
1991	71.9	73.3
1992	72.1	75.7
1993	72.3	75.8
1994	72.6	75.7
1995	72.8	75.7
1996	73.1	75.6
1997	73.3	75.6
1998	73.6	75.6
1999	73.8	75.7
2000	74	75.9
2001	74.2	76
2002	74.4	76.2
2003	74.5	76.3
2004	74.6	76.4
2005	74.7	76.5
2006	74.8	76.6
2007	74.8	76.7
2008	74.8	76.9
2009	74.8	77.2
2010	74.8	77.5
2011	74.8	77.9
2012	74.8	78.2
2013	74.9	78.6
2014	74.9	78.9
2015	74.9	79.2
2016	74.9	79.5
2017	74.9	79.7
2018	75	79.9
2019	75	80
2020	75.1	78.2
2021	74.9	77.6
2022	72.9	78.8
2023	75.3	80.4
2024	75.5	80.6
2025	75.7	80.8

Brunei and Kuwait population clocks and comparison

Population

Brunei

Kuwait

Table

Year	Population
	Brunei	Kuwait
1960	88,347	311,060
1961	92,517	345,945
1962	96,719	384,995
1963	101,159	427,694
1964	105,922	473,115
1965	110,838	521,174
1966	115,874	572,590
1967	121,017	628,089
1968	126,222	687,716
1969	131,446	749,452
1970	135,138	809,114
1971	137,921	865,076
1972	142,189	920,352
1973	147,369	977,654
1974	152,656	1,038,346
1975	158,070	1,104,863
1976	163,607	1,178,711
1977	169,277	1,258,023
1978	174,884	1,340,319
1979	180,422	1,423,514
1980	186,111	1,504,782
1981	191,977	1,583,426
1982	198,165	1,662,480
1983	204,741	1,744,295
1984	211,661	1,820,688
1985	218,919	1,894,242
1986	226,495	1,972,520
1987	233,860	2,052,994
1988	240,913	2,134,707
1989	248,064	2,217,468
1990	255,292	1,684,819
1991	262,596	1,351,399
1992	269,839	1,634,961
1993	276,971	1,672,151
1994	284,091	1,664,361
1995	291,195	1,681,513
1996	298,276	1,730,246
1997	305,341	1,787,683
1998	312,385	1,844,302
1999	319,411	1,900,030
2000	326,424	1,954,709
2001	333,345	2,008,121
2002	340,099	2,059,974
2003	346,637	2,109,881
2004	352,911	2,157,320
2005	358,916	2,236,788
2006	364,663	2,364,733
2007	370,873	2,507,887
2008	377,793	2,651,421
2009	384,952	2,795,484
2010	392,332	2,943,372
2011	399,389	3,132,814
2012	405,557	3,337,109
2013	411,202	3,507,844
2014	416,750	3,665,876
2015	422,212	3,834,574
2016	427,564	4,004,096
2017	432,772	4,154,812
2018	437,810	4,323,515
2019	442,680	4,442,316
2020	447,404	4,400,267
2021	451,721	4,360,865
2022	455,370	4,589,643
2023	458,949	4,853,420
2024	462,721	4,973,861

Fertility rates in Brunei and Kuwait

Fertility rate

Brunei

Kuwait

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Brunei	Kuwait
1960	7.32	7.22
1961	7.19	7.25
1962	7.03	7.25
1963	6.89	7.28
1964	6.77	7.29
1965	6.65	7.31
1966	6.51	7.34
1967	6.37	7.33
1968	6.2	7.28
1969	6.01	7.18
1970	5.8	7.03
1971	5.62	6.84
1972	5.5	6.64
1973	5.36	6.43
1974	5.18	6.23
1975	4.99	6.06
1976	4.78	5.9
1977	4.58	5.71
1978	4.39	5.52
1979	4.22	5.33
1980	4.07	5.18
1981	3.94	5.02
1982	3.84	4.85
1983	3.75	4.66
1984	3.68	4.45
1985	3.61	4.22
1986	3.55	4
1987	3.49	3.83
1988	3.44	3.7
1989	3.36	3.59
1990	3.29	3.49
1991	3.21	3.4
1992	3.11	3.35
1993	3.01	3.31
1994	2.9	3.27
1995	2.79	3.25
1996	2.68	3.22
1997	2.6	3.14
1998	2.53	3.04
1999	2.46	2.95
2000	2.4	2.89
2001	2.34	2.84
2002	2.26	2.8
2003	2.19	2.77
2004	2.1	2.76
2005	2.02	2.73
2006	1.97	2.59
2007	1.93	2.41
2008	1.92	2.27
2009	1.92	2.15
2010	1.94	2.04
2011	1.96	1.96
2012	1.97	1.99
2013	1.98	1.97
2014	1.97	2.06
2015	1.95	2.03
2016	1.92	2.06
2017	1.88	2.16
2018	1.85	2.12
2019	1.82	2.08
2020	1.8	2.03
2021	1.78	2.15
2022	1.76	1.55
2023	1.75	1.52

Brunei and Kuwait demographics compared

Median age

Brunei

Kuwait

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Brunei	Kuwait
1960	18.8	22
1961	18.1	21.8
1962	17.5	21.5
1963	17.1	21
1964	17	20.7
1965	17	20.4
1966	17.2	20
1967	17.3	19.6
1968	17.5	19.2
1969	17.7	18.8
1970	17.8	18.5
1971	17.9	18.3
1972	18	18.3
1973	18.2	18.3
1974	18.3	18.4
1975	18.6	18.4
1976	18.8	18.7
1977	19.1	19.2
1978	19.4	19.6
1979	19.6	20.1
1980	20	20.5
1981	20.3	20.9
1982	20.6	21.3
1983	21	21.7
1984	21.3	22.1
1985	21.7	22.4
1986	22	22.7
1987	22.3	22.8
1988	22.6	23
1989	22.8	23.2
1990	23.1	23.4
1991	23.4	23.6
1992	23.6	23.8
1993	23.8	24.2
1994	24.1	25.1
1995	24.4	25.5
1996	24.7	25.5
1997	24.9	25.5
1998	25.2	25.5
1999	25.5	25.6
2000	25.8	25.9
2001	26.1	26.3
2002	26.4	26.8
2003	26.8	27.3
2004	27.1	27.9
2005	27.5	28.3
2006	27.9	28.5
2007	28.1	28.6
2008	28	28.8
2009	28	29.2
2010	28	29.6
2011	28.1	30.5
2012	28.4	31.5
2013	28.8	32.3
2014	29.1	33
2015	29.5	33.8
2016	29.8	34.7
2017	30.2	35.6
2018	30.6	36.4
2019	31	37.1
2020	31.4	37.7
2021	31.8	35.8
2022	32.3	34.4
2023	32.8	35.5
2024	33.2	35.8

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