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Brunei vs Lesotho statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 165th vs. 137th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Lesotho
Population
469088
2384217
Population rank 170/197 144/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$2.27B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 174/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$972
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 180/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$2,998
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$581
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 160/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$7,614
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
11,722 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
22.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
58.2 years
2025

Brunei and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Lesotho economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Lesotho
Year GDP
Brunei Lesotho
1960 - $34,579,986
1961 - $35,699,986
1962 - $41,859,983
1963 - $47,039,981
1964 - $51,939,979
1965 $114,039,501 $54,879,978
1966 $132,757,528 $56,699,977
1967 $139,029,537 $59,261,976
1968 $160,818,236 $61,445,975
1969 $161,210,236 $65,967,974
1970 $179,078,929 $68,739,973
1971 $197,525,768 $76,480,285
1972 $270,822,782 $80,913,200
1973 $433,095,527 $121,188,716
1974 $2,319,576,214 $150,851,317
1975 $2,496,420,258 $149,558,896
1976 $3,054,765,590 $147,660,037
1977 $3,681,242,528 $193,315,048
1978 $4,100,423,674 $266,570,067
1979 $6,044,367,628 $290,134,593
1980 $10,795,432,294 $431,542,537
1981 $9,367,218,664 $434,188,034
1982 $8,932,198,186 $348,741,684
1983 $7,927,590,750 $386,699,309
1984 $7,632,788,075 $333,163,670
1985 $6,967,623,884 $268,629,926
1986 $4,190,280,003 $318,858,423
1987 $4,918,010,080 $402,768,324
1988 $4,535,130,305 $470,395,801
1989 $4,983,622,881 $495,409,233
1990 $6,039,881,087 $596,410,264
1991 $6,284,497,300 $704,325,367
1992 $6,327,966,445 $831,029,862
1993 $6,203,339,925 $835,582,062
1994 $6,467,782,521 $878,250,945
1995 $7,700,144,057 $1,001,894,000
1996 $7,663,377,277 $946,112,493
1997 $7,793,034,390 $998,004,259
1998 $5,550,846,025 $928,460,893
1999 $6,309,070,375 $912,773,681
2000 $6,570,999,060 $887,291,688
2001 $6,096,155,748 $825,706,961
2002 $6,333,082,879 $775,777,239
2003 $7,167,725,265 $1,157,825,435
2004 $8,619,178,799 $1,511,236,656
2005 $10,547,202,612 $1,682,343,527
2006 $12,644,616,446 $1,800,092,564
2007 $13,432,029,496 $1,682,131,785
2008 $15,926,456,492 $1,766,902,709
2009 $11,912,904,529 $1,740,894,965
2010 $13,707,121,031 $2,234,754,242
2011 $18,524,791,071 $2,579,409,620
2012 $19,048,443,340 $2,477,702,216
2013 $18,094,148,099 $2,367,112,932
2014 $17,097,797,372 $2,441,063,054
2015 $12,930,296,852 $2,359,686,725
2016 $11,400,266,055 $2,114,426,452
2017 $12,128,168,047 $2,306,741,672
2018 $13,566,908,401 $2,556,247,292
2019 $13,469,235,348 $2,390,702,296
2020 $12,005,799,664 $2,053,699,870
2021 $14,006,496,614 $2,412,130,022
2022 $16,681,536,443 $2,354,980,884
2023 $15,095,084,686 $2,117,962,430
2024 $15,463,134,387 $2,271,541,846

Brunei and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Lesotho
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Lesotho
1960 - $47
1961 - $47
1962 - $53.5
1963 - $58.4
1964 - $62.6
1965 $1,029 $64.3
1966 $1,146 $64.3
1967 $1,149 $64.8
1968 $1,274 $64.8
1969 $1,226 $67.1
1970 $1,325 $67.4
1971 $1,432 $72.4
1972 $1,905 $74
1973 $2,939 $107
1974 $15,195 $128.7
1975 $15,793 $123.2
1976 $18,671 $117.8
1977 $21,747 $149.9
1978 $23,447 $200.8
1979 $33,501 $212.4
1980 $58,005 $307
1981 $48,793 $299.8
1982 $45,075 $233.9
1983 $38,720 $252
1984 $36,061 $211
1985 $31,827 $165.4
1986 $18,501 $191.4
1987 $21,030 $236.5
1988 $18,825 $270.4
1989 $20,090 $279
1990 $23,659 $330
1991 $23,932 $382
1992 $23,451 $444
1993 $22,397 $439
1994 $22,767 $456
1995 $26,443 $513
1996 $25,692 $480
1997 $25,522 $502
1998 $17,769 $465
1999 $19,752 $456
2000 $20,130 $443
2001 $18,288 $413
2002 $18,621 $389
2003 $20,678 $583
2004 $24,423 $767
2005 $29,386 $861
2006 $34,675 $925
2007 $36,217 $861
2008 $42,157 $898
2009 $30,946 $879
2010 $34,938 $1,119
2011 $46,383 $1,281
2012 $46,969 $1,218
2013 $44,003 $1,151
2014 $41,027 $1,174
2015 $30,625 $1,121
2016 $26,663 $992
2017 $28,024 $1,069
2018 $30,988 $1,171
2019 $30,427 $1,082
2020 $26,834 $919
2021 $31,007 $1,067
2022 $36,633 $1,030
2023 $32,891 $916
2024 $33,418 $972

Brunei vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Lesotho
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Lesotho
1950 50.6 44.6
1951 51.5 45.2
1952 52.4 45.9
1953 53.3 46.6
1954 54.2 47.3
1955 55 48
1956 55.7 48.6
1957 56.5 49.2
1958 57.3 49.6
1959 58 49.9
1960 58.7 50.2
1961 59.4 50.3
1962 58.8 50.3
1963 60.6 50.3
1964 61.3 50.3
1965 61.7 50.3
1966 62.4 50.4
1967 62.9 50.5
1968 63.5 50.8
1969 64 51.1
1970 64.5 51.5
1971 65 51.8
1972 65.4 52.3
1973 66 52.6
1974 66.4 52.9
1975 67 53.5
1976 67.4 53.9
1977 67.8 54.5
1978 68.3 55.2
1979 68.6 55.8
1980 69 56.5
1981 69.3 57.3
1982 69.7 58
1983 70 58.5
1984 70.2 59
1985 70.5 59.2
1986 70.8 59.3
1987 71 59.6
1988 71.2 59.6
1989 71.4 59.5
1990 71.6 59.3
1991 71.9 59.1
1992 72.1 58.6
1993 72.3 58.1
1994 72.6 57.3
1995 72.8 56.4
1996 73.1 55.1
1997 73.3 53.7
1998 73.6 52
1999 73.8 50.4
2000 74 48.8
2001 74.2 47.2
2002 74.4 46
2003 74.5 44.9
2004 74.6 44
2005 74.7 43.6
2006 74.8 43.2
2007 74.8 43.7
2008 74.8 44.3
2009 74.8 45.1
2010 74.8 46
2011 74.8 46.9
2012 74.8 48.2
2013 74.9 49.5
2014 74.9 50.8
2015 74.9 51.8
2016 74.9 52.9
2017 74.9 53.9
2018 75 54.6
2019 75 55.2
2020 75.1 55.1
2021 74.9 54.2
2022 72.9 56.8
2023 75.3 57.4
2024 75.5 57.8
2025 75.7 58.2

Brunei and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Lesotho
Year Population
Brunei Lesotho
1960 88,347 736,500
1961 92,517 758,824
1962 96,719 781,814
1963 101,159 805,373
1964 105,922 829,437
1965 110,838 854,090
1966 115,874 881,870
1967 121,017 913,982
1968 126,222 948,105
1969 131,446 983,202
1970 135,138 1,019,273
1971 137,921 1,056,246
1972 142,189 1,094,063
1973 147,369 1,132,697
1974 152,656 1,172,420
1975 158,070 1,213,643
1976 163,607 1,253,214
1977 169,277 1,289,967
1978 174,884 1,327,240
1979 180,422 1,366,169
1980 186,111 1,406,521
1981 191,977 1,448,069
1982 198,165 1,490,732
1983 204,741 1,534,413
1984 211,661 1,578,986
1985 218,919 1,624,379
1986 226,495 1,666,138
1987 233,860 1,703,390
1988 240,913 1,739,841
1989 248,064 1,775,436
1990 255,292 1,809,696
1991 262,596 1,842,379
1992 269,839 1,873,274
1993 276,971 1,901,793
1994 284,091 1,927,707
1995 291,195 1,951,437
1996 298,276 1,972,418
1997 305,341 1,988,130
1998 312,385 1,998,049
1999 319,411 2,003,234
2000 326,424 2,003,913
2001 333,345 2,000,853
2002 340,099 1,994,679
2003 346,637 1,985,059
2004 352,911 1,971,129
2005 358,916 1,953,076
2006 364,663 1,945,063
2007 370,873 1,953,268
2008 377,793 1,966,541
2009 384,952 1,980,883
2010 392,332 1,996,251
2011 399,389 2,014,009
2012 405,557 2,034,354
2013 411,202 2,056,504
2014 416,750 2,080,089
2015 422,212 2,104,611
2016 427,564 2,130,422
2017 432,772 2,157,110
2018 437,810 2,183,603
2019 442,680 2,209,405
2020 447,404 2,235,727
2021 451,721 2,261,542
2022 455,370 2,286,110
2023 458,949 2,311,472
2024 462,721 2,337,423

Fertility rates in Brunei and Lesotho

Fertility rate
Brunei

Lesotho
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Lesotho
1960 7.32 5.78
1961 7.19 5.79
1962 7.03 5.79
1963 6.89 5.78
1964 6.77 5.77
1965 6.65 5.77
1966 6.51 5.76
1967 6.37 5.75
1968 6.2 5.73
1969 6.01 5.7
1970 5.8 5.7
1971 5.62 5.7
1972 5.5 5.69
1973 5.36 5.69
1974 5.18 5.75
1975 4.99 5.83
1976 4.78 5.87
1977 4.58 5.85
1978 4.39 5.82
1979 4.22 5.79
1980 4.07 5.75
1981 3.94 5.69
1982 3.84 5.63
1983 3.75 5.56
1984 3.68 5.48
1985 3.61 5.4
1986 3.55 5.32
1987 3.49 5.22
1988 3.44 5.1
1989 3.36 4.96
1990 3.29 4.81
1991 3.21 4.68
1992 3.11 4.54
1993 3.01 4.37
1994 2.9 4.21
1995 2.79 4.13
1996 2.68 4.06
1997 2.6 3.98
1998 2.53 3.82
1999 2.46 3.67
2000 2.4 3.61
2001 2.34 3.63
2002 2.26 3.68
2003 2.19 3.62
2004 2.1 3.51
2005 2.02 3.43
2006 1.97 3.41
2007 1.93 3.44
2008 1.92 3.39
2009 1.92 3.31
2010 1.94 3.25
2011 1.96 3.34
2012 1.97 3.3
2013 1.98 3.28
2014 1.97 3.24
2015 1.95 3.22
2016 1.92 3.18
2017 1.88 3.11
2018 1.85 3.02
2019 1.82 2.92
2020 1.8 2.85
2021 1.78 2.77
2022 1.76 2.72
2023 1.75 2.69

Brunei and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Lesotho
Year Median age, years
Brunei Lesotho
1960 18.8 17.5
1961 18.1 17.4
1962 17.5 17.4
1963 17.1 17.4
1964 17 17.5
1965 17 17.5
1966 17.2 17.5
1967 17.3 17.6
1968 17.5 17.8
1969 17.7 18
1970 17.8 18.2
1971 17.9 18.3
1972 18 18.5
1973 18.2 18.6
1974 18.3 18.8
1975 18.6 18.9
1976 18.8 19
1977 19.1 19
1978 19.4 18.9
1979 19.6 18.8
1980 20 18.8
1981 20.3 18.7
1982 20.6 18.6
1983 21 18.6
1984 21.3 18.5
1985 21.7 18.4
1986 22 18.6
1987 22.3 18.7
1988 22.6 18.6
1989 22.8 18.5
1990 23.1 18.4
1991 23.4 18.4
1992 23.6 18.4
1993 23.8 18.4
1994 24.1 18.5
1995 24.4 18.6
1996 24.7 18.6
1997 24.9 18.8
1998 25.2 18.9
1999 25.5 19.1
2000 25.8 19.2
2001 26.1 19.4
2002 26.4 19.5
2003 26.8 19.7
2004 27.1 19.8
2005 27.5 19.9
2006 27.9 20
2007 28.1 20.2
2008 28 20.4
2009 28 20.6
2010 28 20.7
2011 28.1 20.9
2012 28.4 21
2013 28.8 21.1
2014 29.1 21.2
2015 29.5 21.3
2016 29.8 21.4
2017 30.2 21.6
2018 30.6 21.7
2019 31 21.8
2020 31.4 22
2021 31.8 22.1
2022 32.3 22.3
2023 32.8 22.5
2024 33.2 22.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Lesotho
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
52.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
6.62%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
1.54%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
+6.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
18.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
48%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
31%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
54.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
32.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.7%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$476M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
1,142,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
10.1%
1999
Banked people share n/a
61.6%
2024

Energy

Brunei Lesotho
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
9.73 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$198.7
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
0.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.38 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
34.9%
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
99.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
99.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.3%
2023

Society

Brunei Lesotho
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-5,107
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
30.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
20.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
37
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
37.7
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
31.9
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
82
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
90.4%
2024
English speaking
37.8%
2023
27.9%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
48%
2023

Health

Brunei Lesotho
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$133.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$16.9
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
58.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
478
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
58.9
2023
Obesity rate n/a
21.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
6.2%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
28
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
24.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
4.3 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Lesotho
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
5,015 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
9,115 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
133.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
3,691 mi
2011

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