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Brunei vs Liberia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 5.61M in Liberia (ranked 117/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 37,189 sq mi for Liberia (ranked 165th vs. 106th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Liberia
Population
469088
5829811
Population rank 170/197 116/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$4.75B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 163/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$846
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 185/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$1,885
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$2.68B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
56.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$478
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 167/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$1,418
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
37,189 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
3.95
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
19.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
62.5 years
2025

Brunei and Liberia: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Liberia economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Liberia
Year GDP
Brunei Liberia
1960 - $190,495,600
1961 - $183,920,900
1962 - $191,861,800
1963 - $200,229,600
1964 - $218,929,100
1965 $114,039,501 $229,260,800
1966 $132,757,528 $244,459,500
1967 $139,029,537 $261,024,300
1968 $160,818,236 $276,820,700
1969 $161,210,236 $306,961,800
1970 $179,078,929 $323,099,700
1971 $197,525,768 $341,543,100
1972 $270,822,782 $368,098,000
1973 $433,095,527 $386,968,300
1974 $2,319,576,214 $486,955,000
1975 $2,496,420,258 $577,549,300
1976 $3,054,765,590 $596,675,700
1977 $3,681,242,528 $673,010,600
1978 $4,100,423,674 $717,240,400
1979 $6,044,367,628 $814,067,900
1980 $10,795,432,294 $854,711,500
1981 $9,367,218,664 $846,514,500
1982 $8,932,198,186 $863,933,200
1983 $7,927,590,750 $823,374,900
1984 $7,632,788,075 $848,478,300
1985 $6,967,623,884 $851,296,100
1986 $4,190,280,003 $840,964,400
1987 $4,918,010,080 $972,800,000
1988 $4,535,130,305 $1,038,300,000
1989 $4,983,622,881 $786,300,000
1990 $6,039,881,087 $384,400,000
1991 $6,284,497,300 $348,000,000
1992 $6,327,966,445 $223,500,000
1993 $6,203,339,925 $160,400,000
1994 $6,467,782,521 $132,200,000
1995 $7,700,144,057 $134,800,000
1996 $7,663,377,277 $159,400,000
1997 $7,793,034,390 $295,900,000
1998 $5,550,846,025 $359,600,000
1999 $6,309,070,375 $441,800,000
2000 $6,570,999,060 $874,000,000
2001 $6,096,155,748 $906,000,000
2002 $6,333,082,879 $927,000,000
2003 $7,167,725,265 $748,000,000
2004 $8,619,178,799 $897,000,000
2005 $10,547,202,612 $949,000,000
2006 $12,644,616,446 $1,119,000,000
2007 $13,432,029,496 $1,373,000,000
2008 $15,926,456,492 $1,726,000,000
2009 $11,912,904,529 $1,768,000,000
2010 $13,707,121,031 $1,998,000,000
2011 $18,524,791,071 $2,398,000,000
2012 $19,048,443,340 $2,791,614,000
2013 $18,094,148,099 $3,177,198,100
2014 $17,097,797,372 $3,225,652,000
2015 $12,930,296,852 $3,227,075,700
2016 $11,400,266,055 $3,398,419,600
2017 $12,128,168,047 $3,390,703,400
2018 $13,566,908,401 $3,422,754,800
2019 $13,469,235,348 $3,319,596,500
2020 $12,005,799,664 $3,176,126,300
2021 $14,006,496,614 $3,513,049,500
2022 $16,681,536,443 $4,001,047,000
2023 $15,095,084,686 $4,390,000,000
2024 $15,463,134,387 $4,750,000,000

Brunei and Liberia economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Liberia
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Liberia
1960 - $167.2
1961 - $157.5
1962 - $160.3
1963 - $163.1
1964 - $173.9
1965 $1,029 $177.6
1966 $1,146 $184.6
1967 $1,149 $192.2
1968 $1,274 $198.6
1969 $1,226 $214.7
1970 $1,325 $220.3
1971 $1,432 $227.1
1972 $1,905 $238.6
1973 $2,939 $244.4
1974 $15,195 $299.4
1975 $15,793 $346
1976 $18,671 $347
1977 $21,747 $381
1978 $23,447 $394
1979 $33,501 $435
1980 $58,005 $443
1981 $48,793 $426
1982 $45,075 $422
1983 $38,720 $391
1984 $36,061 $390
1985 $31,827 $380
1986 $18,501 $364
1987 $21,030 $409
1988 $18,825 $424
1989 $20,090 $312
1990 $23,659 $172.9
1991 $23,932 $177.9
1992 $23,451 $107.8
1993 $22,397 $74.4
1994 $22,767 $61.5
1995 $26,443 $62.1
1996 $25,692 $71.4
1997 $25,522 $122.6
1998 $17,769 $134.7
1999 $19,752 $156.6
2000 $20,130 $298.5
2001 $18,288 $300
2002 $18,621 $299.5
2003 $20,678 $239.8
2004 $24,423 $284.1
2005 $29,386 $287.5
2006 $34,675 $321
2007 $36,217 $374
2008 $42,157 $452
2009 $30,946 $448
2010 $34,938 $492
2011 $46,383 $568
2012 $46,969 $638
2013 $44,003 $711
2014 $41,027 $707
2015 $30,625 $693
2016 $26,663 $715
2017 $28,024 $699
2018 $30,988 $692
2019 $30,427 $658
2020 $26,834 $617
2021 $31,007 $668
2022 $36,633 $745
2023 $32,891 $799
2024 $33,418 $846

Brunei vs. Liberia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Liberia
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Liberia
1950 50.6 38
1951 51.5 38
1952 52.4 38.1
1953 53.3 38.1
1954 54.2 38.1
1955 55 38.1
1956 55.7 38.1
1957 56.5 38.1
1958 57.3 38.1
1959 58 38.1
1960 58.7 38.1
1961 59.4 38.1
1962 58.8 38.2
1963 60.6 38.3
1964 61.3 38.5
1965 61.7 38.7
1966 62.4 39
1967 62.9 39.3
1968 63.5 39.6
1969 64 40
1970 64.5 40.4
1971 65 40.7
1972 65.4 41.2
1973 66 41.6
1974 66.4 42.1
1975 67 42.5
1976 67.4 42.9
1977 67.8 43.2
1978 68.3 43.6
1979 68.6 43.9
1980 69 44.1
1981 69.3 44.3
1982 69.7 44.4
1983 70 44.6
1984 70.2 44.7
1985 70.5 44
1986 70.8 44.5
1987 71 44.3
1988 71.2 44.1
1989 71.4 43.9
1990 71.6 37.6
1991 71.9 43.6
1992 72.1 43.6
1993 72.3 43
1994 72.6 42.6
1995 72.8 44.6
1996 73.1 44.9
1997 73.3 48.3
1998 73.6 49.4
1999 73.8 50.4
2000 74 51.9
2001 74.2 53.1
2002 74.4 54.1
2003 74.5 53
2004 74.6 55.9
2005 74.7 56.8
2006 74.8 57.5
2007 74.8 58.1
2008 74.8 58.7
2009 74.8 59.1
2010 74.8 59.4
2011 74.8 59.5
2012 74.8 59.8
2013 74.9 60
2014 74.9 59.2
2015 74.9 59.2
2016 74.9 60.5
2017 74.9 60.8
2018 75 61
2019 75 61.2
2020 75.1 61.3
2021 74.9 61.2
2022 72.9 61.9
2023 75.3 62.2
2024 75.5 62.3
2025 75.7 62.5

Brunei and Liberia population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Liberia
Year Population
Brunei Liberia
1960 88,347 1,139,522
1961 92,517 1,167,717
1962 96,719 1,197,039
1963 101,159 1,227,414
1964 105,922 1,258,745
1965 110,838 1,291,156
1966 115,874 1,324,383
1967 121,017 1,358,435
1968 126,222 1,393,530
1969 131,446 1,429,605
1970 135,138 1,466,676
1971 137,921 1,504,077
1972 142,189 1,542,670
1973 147,369 1,583,588
1974 152,656 1,626,362
1975 158,070 1,670,913
1976 163,607 1,717,060
1977 169,277 1,766,019
1978 174,884 1,818,247
1979 180,422 1,872,713
1980 186,111 1,929,253
1981 191,977 1,986,867
1982 198,165 2,045,073
1983 204,741 2,107,113
1984 211,661 2,173,312
1985 218,919 2,240,539
1986 226,495 2,308,511
1987 233,860 2,377,229
1988 240,913 2,446,941
1989 248,064 2,517,858
1990 255,292 2,223,667
1991 262,596 1,956,518
1992 269,839 2,072,461
1993 276,971 2,155,126
1994 284,091 2,149,928
1995 291,195 2,169,162
1996 298,276 2,232,289
1997 305,341 2,412,989
1998 312,385 2,670,124
1999 319,411 2,821,684
2000 326,424 2,928,117
2001 333,345 3,015,338
2002 340,099 3,094,782
2003 346,637 3,119,532
2004 352,911 3,156,892
2005 358,916 3,301,015
2006 364,663 3,490,787
2007 370,873 3,669,050
2008 377,793 3,821,003
2009 384,952 3,943,028
2010 392,332 4,058,890
2011 399,389 4,221,178
2012 405,557 4,373,043
2013 411,202 4,470,239
2014 416,750 4,564,293
2015 422,212 4,659,431
2016 427,564 4,755,608
2017 432,772 4,848,925
2018 437,810 4,944,726
2019 442,680 5,043,721
2020 447,404 5,149,463
2021 451,721 5,259,323
2022 455,370 5,373,294
2023 458,949 5,493,031
2024 462,721 5,612,817

Fertility rates in Brunei and Liberia

Fertility rate
Brunei

Liberia
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Liberia
1960 7.32 6.39
1961 7.19 6.45
1962 7.03 6.5
1963 6.89 6.56
1964 6.77 6.59
1965 6.65 6.62
1966 6.51 6.63
1967 6.37 6.65
1968 6.2 6.66
1969 6.01 6.64
1970 5.8 6.58
1971 5.62 6.54
1972 5.5 6.6
1973 5.36 6.65
1974 5.18 6.69
1975 4.99 6.74
1976 4.78 6.79
1977 4.58 6.84
1978 4.39 6.88
1979 4.22 6.92
1980 4.07 6.87
1981 3.94 6.83
1982 3.84 6.79
1983 3.75 6.76
1984 3.68 6.73
1985 3.61 6.69
1986 3.55 6.64
1987 3.49 6.57
1988 3.44 6.51
1989 3.36 6.43
1990 3.29 6.37
1991 3.21 6.32
1992 3.11 6.28
1993 3.01 6.25
1994 2.9 6.21
1995 2.79 6.17
1996 2.68 6.13
1997 2.6 6.08
1998 2.53 6.02
1999 2.46 5.95
2000 2.4 5.88
2001 2.34 5.77
2002 2.26 5.65
2003 2.19 5.55
2004 2.1 5.51
2005 2.02 5.52
2006 1.97 5.53
2007 1.93 5.46
2008 1.92 5.33
2009 1.92 5.17
2010 1.94 5.06
2011 1.96 4.97
2012 1.97 4.88
2013 1.98 4.75
2014 1.97 4.62
2015 1.95 4.52
2016 1.92 4.46
2017 1.88 4.4
2018 1.85 4.34
2019 1.82 4.26
2020 1.8 4.17
2021 1.78 4.09
2022 1.76 4.02
2023 1.75 3.95

Brunei and Liberia demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Liberia
Year Median age, years
Brunei Liberia
1960 18.8 19.3
1961 18.1 19.3
1962 17.5 19.3
1963 17.1 19.3
1964 17 19.2
1965 17 19.2
1966 17.2 19.2
1967 17.3 19.1
1968 17.5 19
1969 17.7 18.8
1970 17.8 18.7
1971 17.9 18.6
1972 18 18.6
1973 18.2 18.5
1974 18.3 18.4
1975 18.6 18.3
1976 18.8 18.2
1977 19.1 18.2
1978 19.4 18.1
1979 19.6 18
1980 20 18
1981 20.3 17.9
1982 20.6 17.9
1983 21 17.9
1984 21.3 17.9
1985 21.7 17.9
1986 22 17.9
1987 22.3 17.9
1988 22.6 17.9
1989 22.8 17.9
1990 23.1 17.9
1991 23.4 17.9
1992 23.6 17.9
1993 23.8 17.9
1994 24.1 18
1995 24.4 18
1996 24.7 18.1
1997 24.9 18.1
1998 25.2 18.2
1999 25.5 18.2
2000 25.8 18.3
2001 26.1 18.3
2002 26.4 18.3
2003 26.8 18.4
2004 27.1 18.4
2005 27.5 18.4
2006 27.9 18.4
2007 28.1 18.4
2008 28 18.4
2009 28 18.4
2010 28 18.4
2011 28.1 18.6
2012 28.4 18.8
2013 28.8 18.7
2014 29.1 18.7
2015 29.5 18.7
2016 29.8 18.7
2017 30.2 18.7
2018 30.6 18.8
2019 31 18.8
2020 31.4 19
2021 31.8 19.1
2022 32.3 19.2
2023 32.8 19.4
2024 33.2 19.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Liberia
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$4.27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
22.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
2.27%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
2.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-3.47%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
5.93%
2017
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
23.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
48.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
27.1%
2016
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2016
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$600M
2022
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$680M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
27.1%
2009
Banked people share n/a
52.2%
2024

Energy

Brunei Liberia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
1.64 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
92.8%
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
57.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
55.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
32.5%
2023

Society

Brunei Liberia
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-7,779
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
54.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
24.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
27
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
3.12
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
38.9
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
48.3%
2017
English speaking
37.8%
2023
82.7%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
23.5%
2023

Health

Brunei Liberia
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$99.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$62
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
62.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
19.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.18
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
628
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
72.9
2023
Obesity rate n/a
17.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
9.2%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
19
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
2.86 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Liberia
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
6,626 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
7,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
29,061 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
6,587 mi
2018

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