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Brunei vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 165th vs. 160th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Lebanon
Population
469088
5888008
Population rank 170/197 115/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 142/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 35/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$354M
2024
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 151/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Brunei and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Lebanon
Year GDP
Brunei Lebanon
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 $3,313,540,068
1989 $4,983,622,881 $2,717,998,688
1990 $6,039,881,087 $2,838,485,354
1991 $6,284,497,300 $4,690,415,093
1992 $6,327,966,445 $5,843,579,161
1993 $6,203,339,925 $7,941,744,492
1994 $6,467,782,521 $9,599,127,050
1995 $7,700,144,057 $11,718,795,529
1996 $7,663,377,277 $13,690,217,334
1997 $7,793,034,390 $15,751,867,489
1998 $5,550,846,025 $17,247,179,006
1999 $6,309,070,375 $17,391,056,369
2000 $6,570,999,060 $17,260,364,842
2001 $6,096,155,748 $17,649,751,244
2002 $6,333,082,879 $19,152,238,806
2003 $7,167,725,265 $20,082,918,740
2004 $8,619,178,799 $21,159,827,992
2005 $10,547,202,612 $21,497,336,499
2006 $12,644,616,446 $22,022,709,851
2007 $13,432,029,496 $24,827,355,015
2008 $15,926,456,492 $29,118,916,105
2009 $11,912,904,529 $35,399,582,929
2010 $13,707,121,031 $38,443,907,042
2011 $18,524,791,071 $39,927,125,962
2012 $19,048,443,340 $44,016,799,516
2013 $18,094,148,099 $46,880,103,081
2014 $17,097,797,372 $48,095,213,747
2015 $12,930,296,852 $49,929,337,837
2016 $11,400,266,055 $51,147,308,774
2017 $12,128,168,047 $53,027,680,686
2018 $13,566,908,401 $54,901,519,156
2019 $13,469,235,348 $51,605,959,131
2020 $12,005,799,664 $31,712,128,254
2021 $14,006,496,614 $23,131,941,557
2022 $16,681,536,443 $20,992,421,949
2023 $15,095,084,686 $20,078,620,357
2024 $15,463,134,387 -

Brunei and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Lebanon
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 $959
1989 $20,090 $771
1990 $23,659 $790
1991 $23,932 $1,278
1992 $23,451 $1,559
1993 $22,397 $2,079
1994 $22,767 $2,468
1995 $26,443 $2,959
1996 $25,692 $3,393
1997 $25,522 $3,834
1998 $17,769 $4,125
1999 $19,752 $4,087
2000 $20,130 $3,987
2001 $18,288 $4,010
2002 $18,621 $4,291
2003 $20,678 $4,438
2004 $24,423 $4,601
2005 $29,386 $4,602
2006 $34,675 $4,635
2007 $36,217 $5,125
2008 $42,157 $5,912
2009 $30,946 $7,091
2010 $34,938 $7,626
2011 $46,383 $7,835
2012 $46,969 $8,407
2013 $44,003 $8,162
2014 $41,027 $7,578
2015 $30,625 $7,714
2016 $26,663 $8,089
2017 $28,024 $8,608
2018 $30,988 $9,175
2019 $30,427 $8,906
2020 $26,834 $5,561
2021 $31,007 $4,045
2022 $36,633 $3,654
2023 $32,891 $3,478
2024 $33,418 -

Brunei vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Lebanon
1950 50.6 59.9
1951 51.5 60.3
1952 52.4 60.8
1953 53.3 61.2
1954 54.2 61.6
1955 55 61.5
1956 55.7 62.2
1957 56.5 62.8
1958 57.3 61.2
1959 58 63.6
1960 58.7 63.9
1961 59.4 64.3
1962 58.8 64.6
1963 60.6 64.9
1964 61.3 65.1
1965 61.7 65.3
1966 62.4 65.5
1967 62.9 65.7
1968 63.5 65.8
1969 64 65.9
1970 64.5 66
1971 65 66.1
1972 65.4 66.2
1973 66 66.3
1974 66.4 66.4
1975 67 57.7
1976 67.4 36.4
1977 67.8 60.3
1978 68.3 60
1979 68.6 59.6
1980 69 59.9
1981 69.3 60.3
1982 69.7 47.2
1983 70 60.8
1984 70.2 61.2
1985 70.5 61.6
1986 70.8 62
1987 71 62.5
1988 71.2 62.9
1989 71.4 65.1
1990 71.6 65.5
1991 71.9 70.9
1992 72.1 71.2
1993 72.3 71.6
1994 72.6 72
1995 72.8 72.4
1996 73.1 72.6
1997 73.3 72.9
1998 73.6 73.2
1999 73.8 73.5
2000 74 73.9
2001 74.2 74.4
2002 74.4 74.8
2003 74.5 75.3
2004 74.6 75.7
2005 74.7 76.1
2006 74.8 75.7
2007 74.8 76.7
2008 74.8 77
2009 74.8 77.3
2010 74.8 77.5
2011 74.8 77.8
2012 74.8 77.9
2013 74.9 78
2014 74.9 78.1
2015 74.9 78.3
2016 74.9 78.3
2017 74.9 78.2
2018 75 78.3
2019 75 78.2
2020 75.1 76.3
2021 74.9 73.6
2022 72.9 78
2023 75.3 77.8
2024 75.5 77.9
2025 75.7 78.1

Brunei and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Lebanon
Year Population
Brunei Lebanon
1960 88,347 1,794,406
1961 92,517 1,850,084
1962 96,719 1,909,578
1963 101,159 1,970,316
1964 105,922 2,030,543
1965 110,838 2,088,831
1966 115,874 2,148,260
1967 121,017 2,206,731
1968 126,222 2,266,368
1969 131,446 2,328,159
1970 135,138 2,386,114
1971 137,921 2,446,314
1972 142,189 2,509,729
1973 147,369 2,572,935
1974 152,656 2,635,185
1975 158,070 2,693,191
1976 163,607 2,726,469
1977 169,277 2,762,155
1978 174,884 2,822,682
1979 180,422 2,882,635
1980 186,111 2,944,763
1981 191,977 3,008,981
1982 198,165 3,054,931
1983 204,741 3,094,996
1984 211,661 3,152,744
1985 218,919 3,217,376
1986 226,495 3,300,365
1987 233,860 3,385,555
1988 240,913 3,454,649
1989 248,064 3,525,285
1990 255,292 3,595,175
1991 262,596 3,668,912
1992 269,839 3,747,371
1993 276,971 3,820,647
1994 284,091 3,889,799
1995 291,195 3,960,735
1996 298,276 4,034,781
1997 305,341 4,108,405
1998 312,385 4,181,281
1999 319,411 4,255,277
2000 326,424 4,329,340
2001 333,345 4,401,918
2002 340,099 4,463,504
2003 346,637 4,525,508
2004 352,911 4,599,279
2005 358,916 4,671,102
2006 364,663 4,751,136
2007 370,873 4,844,118
2008 377,793 4,925,354
2009 384,952 4,992,287
2010 392,332 5,041,288
2011 399,389 5,096,020
2012 405,557 5,235,742
2013 411,202 5,743,436
2014 416,750 6,346,990
2015 422,212 6,472,469
2016 427,564 6,323,060
2017 432,772 6,160,128
2018 437,810 5,984,119
2019 442,680 5,794,594
2020 447,404 5,702,398
2021 451,721 5,718,122
2022 455,370 5,744,489
2023 458,949 5,773,493
2024 462,721 5,805,962

Fertility rates in Brunei and Lebanon

Fertility rate
Brunei

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Lebanon
1960 7.32 5.88
1961 7.19 5.89
1962 7.03 5.9
1963 6.89 5.91
1964 6.77 5.85
1965 6.65 5.77
1966 6.51 5.68
1967 6.37 5.57
1968 6.2 5.45
1969 6.01 5.32
1970 5.8 5.19
1971 5.62 5.05
1972 5.5 4.91
1973 5.36 4.79
1974 5.18 4.65
1975 4.99 4.52
1976 4.78 4.39
1977 4.58 4.28
1978 4.39 4.18
1979 4.22 4.08
1980 4.07 4.01
1981 3.94 3.95
1982 3.84 3.86
1983 3.75 3.73
1984 3.68 3.66
1985 3.61 3.53
1986 3.55 3.47
1987 3.49 3.42
1988 3.44 3.39
1989 3.36 3.36
1990 3.29 3.27
1991 3.21 3.16
1992 3.11 3.05
1993 3.01 2.94
1994 2.9 2.82
1995 2.79 2.73
1996 2.68 2.7
1997 2.6 2.67
1998 2.53 2.65
1999 2.46 2.63
2000 2.4 2.6
2001 2.34 2.58
2002 2.26 2.52
2003 2.19 2.46
2004 2.1 2.38
2005 2.02 2.29
2006 1.97 2.24
2007 1.93 2.2
2008 1.92 2.17
2009 1.92 2.19
2010 1.94 2.26
2011 1.96 2.32
2012 1.97 2.35
2013 1.98 2.36
2014 1.97 2.38
2015 1.95 2.38
2016 1.92 2.39
2017 1.88 2.37
2018 1.85 2.35
2019 1.82 2.33
2020 1.8 2.31
2021 1.78 2.28
2022 1.76 2.26
2023 1.75 2.24

Brunei and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
Brunei Lebanon
1960 18.8 19.9
1961 18.1 19.5
1962 17.5 19.1
1963 17.1 18.7
1964 17 18.4
1965 17 18.2
1966 17.2 18.1
1967 17.3 18
1968 17.5 18
1969 17.7 18.1
1970 17.8 18.2
1971 17.9 18.3
1972 18 18.5
1973 18.2 18.7
1974 18.3 18.9
1975 18.6 19
1976 18.8 19.1
1977 19.1 19.2
1978 19.4 19.4
1979 19.6 19.6
1980 20 19.8
1981 20.3 19.9
1982 20.6 20.1
1983 21 20.3
1984 21.3 20.5
1985 21.7 20.7
1986 22 20.8
1987 22.3 21
1988 22.6 21.2
1989 22.8 21.4
1990 23.1 21.6
1991 23.4 21.8
1992 23.6 22
1993 23.8 22.3
1994 24.1 22.5
1995 24.4 22.8
1996 24.7 23.1
1997 24.9 23.4
1998 25.2 23.7
1999 25.5 24
2000 25.8 24.3
2001 26.1 24.6
2002 26.4 24.9
2003 26.8 25.2
2004 27.1 25.6
2005 27.5 26
2006 27.9 26.3
2007 28.1 26.7
2008 28 27.1
2009 28 27.5
2010 28 27.9
2011 28.1 28.2
2012 28.4 28.6
2013 28.8 28.9
2014 29.1 29.2
2015 29.5 29.4
2016 29.8 29.5
2017 30.2 29.4
2018 30.6 29.3
2019 31 29
2020 31.4 28.9
2021 31.8 29
2022 32.3 29.2
2023 32.8 29.4
2024 33.2 29.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
67
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
27%
2020
Banked people share n/a
23%
2024

Energy

Brunei Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
16%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Lebanon
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
89.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
22
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
92%
2019
English speaking
37.8%
2023
40%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
83.5%
2023

Health

Brunei Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
2.62
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Lebanon
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
13,487 mi
2017

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