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Brunei vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 165th vs. 121st).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Latvia
Population
469088
1844219
Population rank 170/197 149/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Brunei and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Latvia
Year GDP
Brunei Latvia
1965 $114,039,501 -
1966 $132,757,528 -
1967 $139,029,537 -
1968 $160,818,236 -
1969 $161,210,236 -
1970 $179,078,929 -
1971 $197,525,768 -
1972 $270,822,782 -
1973 $433,095,527 -
1974 $2,319,576,214 -
1975 $2,496,420,258 -
1976 $3,054,765,590 -
1977 $3,681,242,528 -
1978 $4,100,423,674 -
1979 $6,044,367,628 -
1980 $10,795,432,294 -
1981 $9,367,218,664 -
1982 $8,932,198,186 -
1983 $7,927,590,750 -
1984 $7,632,788,075 -
1985 $6,967,623,884 -
1986 $4,190,280,003 -
1987 $4,918,010,080 -
1988 $4,535,130,305 -
1989 $4,983,622,881 -
1990 $6,039,881,087 -
1991 $6,284,497,300 -
1992 $6,327,966,445 -
1993 $6,203,339,925 -
1994 $6,467,782,521 -
1995 $7,700,144,057 $5,608,208,785
1996 $7,663,377,277 $5,799,465,288
1997 $7,793,034,390 $6,349,481,007
1998 $5,550,846,025 $6,974,112,951
1999 $6,309,070,375 $7,324,192,890
2000 $6,570,999,060 $7,761,252,607
2001 $6,096,155,748 $8,190,888,740
2002 $6,333,082,879 $9,249,030,241
2003 $7,167,725,265 $11,244,337,720
2004 $8,619,178,799 $13,827,070,379
2005 $10,547,202,612 $16,306,935,905
2006 $12,644,616,446 $20,434,922,247
2007 $13,432,029,496 $29,420,499,248
2008 $15,926,456,492 $34,135,200,994
2009 $11,912,904,529 $25,691,530,442
2010 $13,707,121,031 $23,468,324,572
2011 $18,524,791,071 $26,575,547,901
2012 $19,048,443,340 $27,116,149,949
2013 $18,094,148,099 $29,152,128,168
2014 $17,097,797,372 $30,277,203,767
2015 $12,930,296,852 $26,344,565,877
2016 $11,400,266,055 $27,117,105,060
2017 $12,128,168,047 $29,391,059,767
2018 $13,566,908,401 $33,247,935,477
2019 $13,469,235,348 $33,099,503,951
2020 $12,005,799,664 $33,379,927,435
2021 $14,006,496,614 $38,183,326,785
2022 $16,681,536,443 $38,014,713,596
2023 $15,095,084,686 $42,572,151,720
2024 $15,463,134,387 $43,520,773,851

Brunei and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Latvia
1965 $1,029 -
1966 $1,146 -
1967 $1,149 -
1968 $1,274 -
1969 $1,226 -
1970 $1,325 -
1971 $1,432 -
1972 $1,905 -
1973 $2,939 -
1974 $15,195 -
1975 $15,793 -
1976 $18,671 -
1977 $21,747 -
1978 $23,447 -
1979 $33,501 -
1980 $58,005 -
1981 $48,793 -
1982 $45,075 -
1983 $38,720 -
1984 $36,061 -
1985 $31,827 -
1986 $18,501 -
1987 $21,030 -
1988 $18,825 -
1989 $20,090 -
1990 $23,659 -
1991 $23,932 -
1992 $23,451 -
1993 $22,397 -
1994 $22,767 -
1995 $26,443 $2,257
1996 $25,692 $2,360
1997 $25,522 $2,610
1998 $17,769 $2,894
1999 $19,752 $3,064
2000 $20,130 $3,278
2001 $18,288 $3,505
2002 $18,621 $4,004
2003 $20,678 $4,915
2004 $24,423 $6,110
2005 $29,386 $7,284
2006 $34,675 $9,212
2007 $36,217 $13,371
2008 $42,157 $15,678
2009 $30,946 $11,996
2010 $34,938 $11,188
2011 $46,383 $12,903
2012 $46,969 $13,329
2013 $44,003 $14,484
2014 $41,027 $15,186
2015 $30,625 $13,322
2016 $26,663 $13,839
2017 $28,024 $15,132
2018 $30,988 $17,252
2019 $30,427 $17,295
2020 $26,834 $17,564
2021 $31,007 $20,262
2022 $36,633 $20,227
2023 $32,891 $22,676
2024 $33,418 $23,368

Brunei vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Latvia
1950 50.6 64.6
1951 51.5 65.2
1952 52.4 65.7
1953 53.3 66.2
1954 54.2 66.7
1955 55 67.1
1956 55.7 67.6
1957 56.5 68.3
1958 57.3 68.9
1959 58 69.5
1960 58.7 70.3
1961 59.4 70.5
1962 58.8 69.9
1963 60.6 70.3
1964 61.3 71.5
1965 61.7 71.2
1966 62.4 71.2
1967 62.9 70.9
1968 63.5 70.5
1969 64 70.2
1970 64.5 70.2
1971 65 70.6
1972 65.4 70.3
1973 66 70.2
1974 66.4 70.1
1975 67 69.3
1976 67.4 69.4
1977 67.8 69.4
1978 68.3 69.3
1979 68.6 68.8
1980 69 69.1
1981 69.3 69.1
1982 69.7 69.6
1983 70 69.4
1984 70.2 69.4
1985 70.5 69.6
1986 70.8 71
1987 71 71
1988 71.2 70.9
1989 71.4 70.4
1990 71.6 69.5
1991 71.9 69.2
1992 72.1 68.5
1993 72.3 66.6
1994 72.6 65.2
1995 72.8 66
1996 73.1 68.6
1997 73.3 69.2
1998 73.6 68.9
1999 73.8 69.6
2000 74 70.2
2001 74.2 69.9
2002 74.4 70.2
2003 74.5 70.6
2004 74.6 70.9
2005 74.7 70.6
2006 74.8 70.6
2007 74.8 70.8
2008 74.8 72
2009 74.8 72.7
2010 74.8 73
2011 74.8 73.7
2012 74.8 73.9
2013 74.9 74.2
2014 74.9 74.3
2015 74.9 74.7
2016 74.9 74.8
2017 74.9 74.8
2018 75 75
2019 75 75.6
2020 75.1 75.5
2021 74.9 73.2
2022 72.9 74.9
2023 75.3 76.2
2024 75.5 76.3
2025 75.7 76.5

Brunei and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Latvia
Year Population
Brunei Latvia
1960 88,347 2,120,979
1961 92,517 2,152,681
1962 96,719 2,181,586
1963 101,159 2,210,919
1964 105,922 2,240,623
1965 110,838 2,265,919
1966 115,874 2,283,217
1967 121,017 2,301,220
1968 126,222 2,323,619
1969 131,446 2,343,173
1970 135,138 2,359,164
1971 137,921 2,376,389
1972 142,189 2,395,674
1973 147,369 2,415,819
1974 152,656 2,437,186
1975 158,070 2,456,130
1976 163,607 2,470,989
1977 169,277 2,485,073
1978 174,884 2,497,921
1979 180,422 2,505,953
1980 186,111 2,511,701
1981 191,977 2,519,421
1982 198,165 2,531,080
1983 204,741 2,546,011
1984 211,661 2,562,047
1985 218,919 2,578,873
1986 226,495 2,599,892
1987 233,860 2,626,583
1988 240,913 2,653,434
1989 248,064 2,666,955
1990 255,292 2,663,151
1991 262,596 2,650,581
1992 269,839 2,614,338
1993 276,971 2,563,290
1994 284,091 2,520,742
1995 291,195 2,485,056
1996 298,276 2,457,222
1997 305,341 2,432,851
1998 312,385 2,410,019
1999 319,411 2,390,482
2000 326,424 2,367,550
2001 333,345 2,337,170
2002 340,099 2,310,173
2003 346,637 2,287,955
2004 352,911 2,263,122
2005 358,916 2,238,799
2006 364,663 2,218,357
2007 370,873 2,200,325
2008 377,793 2,177,322
2009 384,952 2,141,669
2010 392,332 2,097,555
2011 399,389 2,059,709
2012 405,557 2,034,319
2013 411,202 2,012,647
2014 416,750 1,993,782
2015 422,212 1,977,527
2016 427,564 1,959,537
2017 432,772 1,942,248
2018 437,810 1,927,174
2019 442,680 1,913,822
2020 447,404 1,900,449
2021 451,721 1,884,490
2022 455,370 1,879,383
2023 458,949 1,877,445
2024 462,721 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Brunei and Latvia

Fertility rate
Brunei

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Latvia
1960 7.32 1.94
1961 7.19 1.94
1962 7.03 1.91
1963 6.89 1.85
1964 6.77 1.79
1965 6.65 1.74
1966 6.51 1.76
1967 6.37 1.8
1968 6.2 1.83
1969 6.01 1.88
1970 5.8 1.96
1971 5.62 2
1972 5.5 2
1973 5.36 1.98
1974 5.18 1.97
1975 4.99 1.96
1976 4.78 1.93
1977 4.58 1.89
1978 4.39 1.87
1979 4.22 1.87
1980 4.07 1.86
1981 3.94 1.88
1982 3.84 1.97
1983 3.75 2.07
1984 3.68 2.09
1985 3.61 2.08
1986 3.55 2.12
1987 3.49 2.15
1988 3.44 2.11
1989 3.36 2.05
1990 3.29 2.02
1991 3.21 1.86
1992 3.11 1.73
1993 3.01 1.51
1994 2.9 1.39
1995 2.79 1.25
1996 2.68 1.16
1997 2.6 1.11
1998 2.53 1.09
1999 2.46 1.16
2000 2.4 1.25
2001 2.34 1.22
2002 2.26 1.26
2003 2.19 1.32
2004 2.1 1.29
2005 2.02 1.39
2006 1.97 1.46
2007 1.93 1.54
2008 1.92 1.58
2009 1.92 1.46
2010 1.94 1.36
2011 1.96 1.33
2012 1.97 1.44
2013 1.98 1.52
2014 1.97 1.65
2015 1.95 1.7
2016 1.92 1.74
2017 1.88 1.69
2018 1.85 1.6
2019 1.82 1.61
2020 1.8 1.55
2021 1.78 1.57
2022 1.76 1.47
2023 1.75 1.36

Brunei and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Brunei Latvia
1960 18.8 32.3
1961 18.1 32.4
1962 17.5 32.6
1963 17.1 32.8
1964 17 33
1965 17 33.2
1966 17.2 33.5
1967 17.3 33.8
1968 17.5 34
1969 17.7 34.1
1970 17.8 34.2
1971 17.9 34.3
1972 18 34.5
1973 18.2 34.6
1974 18.3 34.7
1975 18.6 34.9
1976 18.8 35
1977 19.1 35.1
1978 19.4 35.1
1979 19.6 35.1
1980 20 34.9
1981 20.3 34.8
1982 20.6 34.7
1983 21 34.6
1984 21.3 34.7
1985 21.7 34.7
1986 22 34.7
1987 22.3 34.6
1988 22.6 34.6
1989 22.8 34.5
1990 23.1 34.6
1991 23.4 34.8
1992 23.6 35.2
1993 23.8 35.6
1994 24.1 36
1995 24.4 36.2
1996 24.7 36.6
1997 24.9 36.9
1998 25.2 37.3
1999 25.5 37.6
2000 25.8 37.9
2001 26.1 38.3
2002 26.4 38.6
2003 26.8 38.9
2004 27.1 39.2
2005 27.5 39.4
2006 27.9 39.7
2007 28.1 39.9
2008 28 40.1
2009 28 40.5
2010 28 41.1
2011 28.1 41.6
2012 28.4 42
2013 28.8 42.3
2014 29.1 42.5
2015 29.5 42.8
2016 29.8 43
2017 30.2 43.2
2018 30.6 43.4
2019 31 43.6
2020 31.4 43.8
2021 31.8 43.9
2022 32.3 44
2023 32.8 44.1
2024 33.2 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
56
2003
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
7.25%
2007
Banked people share n/a
95%
2024

Energy

Brunei Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Latvia
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
59
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
99.9%
2021
English speaking
37.8%
2023
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
92.7%
2024

Health

Brunei Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Latvia
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
n/a

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