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Brunei vs Libya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 7.38M in Libya (ranked 105/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 679,362 sq mi for Libya (ranked 165th vs. 16th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Libya
Population
469088
7523849
Population rank 170/197 105/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$46.6B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 96/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$6,318
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 110/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$13,954
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$765
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 151/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$3,735
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
679,362 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
2.36
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
28.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Brunei and Libya: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Libya economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Libya
Year GDP
Brunei Libya
1960 - $401,644,249
1961 - $443,905,612
1962 - $619,725,785
1963 - $892,327,911
1964 - $1,341,395,421
1965 $114,039,501 $1,804,979,680
1966 $132,757,528 $2,312,438,536
1967 $139,029,537 $2,726,986,913
1968 $160,818,236 $3,850,623,095
1969 $161,210,236 $4,380,987,481
1970 $179,078,929 $4,601,649,451
1971 $197,525,768 $5,260,185,125
1972 $270,822,782 $6,299,395,544
1973 $433,095,527 $8,625,889,430
1974 $2,319,576,214 $15,112,543,717
1975 $2,496,420,258 $14,710,912,458
1976 $3,054,765,590 $19,096,943,017
1977 $3,681,242,528 $22,428,297,108
1978 $4,100,423,674 $22,136,422,643
1979 $6,044,367,628 $30,536,429,497
1980 $10,795,432,294 $40,953,924,949
1981 $9,367,218,664 $36,374,353,880
1982 $8,932,198,186 $33,760,146,991
1983 $7,927,590,750 $33,200,520,140
1984 $7,632,788,075 $29,476,109,153
1985 $6,967,623,884 $31,530,566,324
1986 $4,190,280,003 $24,180,400,959
1987 $4,918,010,080 $26,697,659,335
1988 $4,535,130,305 $24,308,959,591
1989 $4,983,622,881 $25,156,707,899
1990 $6,039,881,087 $28,904,183,602
1991 $6,284,497,300 $31,991,821,265
1992 $6,327,966,445 $33,887,047,909
1993 $6,203,339,925 $30,660,051,911
1994 $6,467,782,521 $28,610,549,763
1995 $7,700,144,057 $25,541,379,187
1996 $7,663,377,277 $27,884,615,385
1997 $7,793,034,390 $30,700,897,875
1998 $5,550,846,025 $27,251,301,398
1999 $6,309,070,375 $35,975,860,857
2000 $6,570,999,060 $38,270,954,138
2001 $6,096,155,748 $34,112,093,927
2002 $6,333,082,879 $20,481,889,764
2003 $7,167,725,265 $26,265,625,000
2004 $8,619,178,799 $33,122,307,692
2005 $10,547,202,612 $47,334,691,241
2006 $12,644,616,446 $60,094,231,607
2007 $13,432,029,496 $68,032,978,391
2008 $15,926,456,492 $86,710,767,415
2009 $11,912,904,529 $60,808,562,033
2010 $13,707,121,031 $75,380,825,062
2011 $18,524,791,071 $48,169,263,294
2012 $19,048,443,340 $92,540,938,129
2013 $18,094,148,099 $75,351,107,029
2014 $17,097,797,372 $57,372,355,592
2015 $12,930,296,852 $48,717,501,321
2016 $11,400,266,055 $49,912,073,701
2017 $12,128,168,047 $67,157,452,182
2018 $13,566,908,401 $76,686,029,772
2019 $13,469,235,348 $69,254,496,472
2020 $12,005,799,664 $46,854,285,441
2021 $14,006,496,614 $35,217,995,647
2022 $16,681,536,443 $43,246,297,922
2023 $15,095,084,686 $45,096,462,972
2024 $15,463,134,387 $46,636,278,902

Brunei and Libya economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Libya
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Libya
1960 - $269
1961 - $285.3
1962 - $382
1963 - $528
1964 - $765
1965 $1,029 $1,001
1966 $1,146 $1,251
1967 $1,149 $1,437
1968 $1,274 $1,972
1969 $1,226 $2,175
1970 $1,325 $2,210
1971 $1,432 $2,443
1972 $1,905 $2,830
1973 $2,939 $3,727
1974 $15,195 $6,214
1975 $15,793 $5,721
1976 $18,671 $7,018
1977 $21,747 $7,783
1978 $23,447 $7,252
1979 $33,501 $9,443
1980 $58,005 $11,960
1981 $48,793 $10,044
1982 $45,075 $9,064
1983 $38,720 $8,927
1984 $36,061 $7,811
1985 $31,827 $8,087
1986 $18,501 $6,019
1987 $21,030 $6,465
1988 $18,825 $5,736
1989 $20,090 $5,793
1990 $23,659 $6,502
1991 $23,932 $7,040
1992 $23,451 $7,303
1993 $22,397 $6,478
1994 $22,767 $5,933
1995 $26,443 $5,205
1996 $25,692 $5,591
1997 $25,522 $6,062
1998 $17,769 $5,301
1999 $19,752 $6,895
2000 $20,130 $7,214
2001 $18,288 $6,313
2002 $18,621 $3,718
2003 $20,678 $4,674
2004 $24,423 $5,774
2005 $29,386 $8,079
2006 $34,675 $10,049
2007 $36,217 $11,145
2008 $42,157 $13,906
2009 $30,946 $9,551
2010 $34,938 $11,601
2011 $46,383 $7,594
2012 $46,969 $14,976
2013 $44,003 $11,952
2014 $41,027 $8,926
2015 $30,625 $7,458
2016 $26,663 $7,526
2017 $28,024 $9,966
2018 $30,988 $11,197
2019 $30,427 $9,963
2020 $26,834 $6,650
2021 $31,007 $4,936
2022 $36,633 $5,987
2023 $32,891 $6,173
2024 $33,418 $6,318

Brunei vs. Libya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Libya
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Libya
1950 50.6 33.1
1951 51.5 33.5
1952 52.4 33.8
1953 53.3 34.2
1954 54.2 34.7
1955 55 35.2
1956 55.7 36
1957 56.5 36.9
1958 57.3 38
1959 58 39.3
1960 58.7 40.8
1961 59.4 42.4
1962 58.8 44.1
1963 60.6 45.6
1964 61.3 47.7
1965 61.7 49.3
1966 62.4 50.9
1967 62.9 52.5
1968 63.5 53.8
1969 64 55.2
1970 64.5 56.4
1971 65 57.6
1972 65.4 58.7
1973 66 59.7
1974 66.4 60.7
1975 67 61.6
1976 67.4 62.4
1977 67.8 63.1
1978 68.3 63.8
1979 68.6 64.3
1980 69 64.8
1981 69.3 65.3
1982 69.7 65.8
1983 70 66.3
1984 70.2 66.7
1985 70.5 67.3
1986 70.8 67.8
1987 71 68.3
1988 71.2 68.6
1989 71.4 69
1990 71.6 69.3
1991 71.9 69.6
1992 72.1 70
1993 72.3 70.2
1994 72.6 70.5
1995 72.8 70.6
1996 73.1 70.7
1997 73.3 70.7
1998 73.6 70.7
1999 73.8 70.6
2000 74 70.5
2001 74.2 70.7
2002 74.4 70.8
2003 74.5 71
2004 74.6 71.2
2005 74.7 71.4
2006 74.8 71.6
2007 74.8 71.8
2008 74.8 71.9
2009 74.8 72.1
2010 74.8 72.2
2011 74.8 69.9
2012 74.8 72.2
2013 74.9 72.3
2014 74.9 71.3
2015 74.9 71.6
2016 74.9 71.8
2017 74.9 72.7
2018 75 73.2
2019 75 72.9
2020 75.1 72.4
2021 74.9 72.1
2022 72.9 74.5
2023 75.3 69.3
2024 75.5 71.1
2025 75.7 73.2

Brunei and Libya population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Libya
Year Population
Brunei Libya
1960 88,347 1,492,890
1961 92,517 1,555,699
1962 96,719 1,621,960
1963 101,159 1,690,457
1964 105,922 1,753,691
1965 110,838 1,804,015
1966 115,874 1,849,063
1967 121,017 1,898,199
1968 126,222 1,952,781
1969 131,446 2,014,293
1970 135,138 2,082,589
1971 137,921 2,153,534
1972 142,189 2,226,091
1973 147,369 2,314,193
1974 152,656 2,432,211
1975 158,070 2,571,556
1976 163,607 2,721,237
1977 169,277 2,881,533
1978 174,884 3,052,526
1979 180,422 3,233,846
1980 186,111 3,424,378
1981 191,977 3,621,486
1982 198,165 3,724,765
1983 204,741 3,718,961
1984 211,661 3,773,633
1985 218,919 3,898,745
1986 226,495 4,017,403
1987 233,860 4,129,739
1988 240,913 4,237,755
1989 248,064 4,342,920
1990 255,292 4,445,239
1991 262,596 4,544,400
1992 269,839 4,640,352
1993 276,971 4,733,045
1994 284,091 4,822,037
1995 291,195 4,906,843
1996 298,276 4,987,393
1997 305,341 5,064,639
1998 312,385 5,140,704
1999 319,411 5,218,038
2000 326,424 5,305,021
2001 333,345 5,403,639
2002 340,099 5,508,410
2003 346,637 5,619,398
2004 352,911 5,736,693
2005 358,916 5,858,798
2006 364,663 5,980,211
2007 370,873 6,104,380
2008 377,793 6,235,430
2009 384,952 6,366,686
2010 392,332 6,497,839
2011 399,389 6,343,203
2012 405,557 6,179,328
2013 411,202 6,304,628
2014 416,750 6,427,252
2015 422,212 6,531,819
2016 427,564 6,632,126
2017 432,772 6,738,770
2018 437,810 6,849,055
2019 442,680 6,951,033
2020 447,404 7,045,399
2021 451,721 7,135,175
2022 455,370 7,223,805
2023 458,949 7,305,659
2024 462,721 7,381,023

Fertility rates in Brunei and Libya

Fertility rate
Brunei

Libya
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Libya
1960 7.32 7.51
1961 7.19 7.56
1962 7.03 7.61
1963 6.89 7.69
1964 6.77 7.75
1965 6.65 7.82
1966 6.51 7.89
1967 6.37 7.93
1968 6.2 7.97
1969 6.01 8.01
1970 5.8 8.05
1971 5.62 8.1
1972 5.5 8.07
1973 5.36 8.05
1974 5.18 8.02
1975 4.99 7.98
1976 4.78 7.93
1977 4.58 7.87
1978 4.39 7.79
1979 4.22 7.68
1980 4.07 7.54
1981 3.94 7.37
1982 3.84 7.16
1983 3.75 6.91
1984 3.68 6.62
1985 3.61 6.33
1986 3.55 6.02
1987 3.49 5.72
1988 3.44 5.41
1989 3.36 5.09
1990 3.29 4.78
1991 3.21 4.46
1992 3.11 4.16
1993 3.01 3.88
1994 2.9 3.65
1995 2.79 3.44
1996 2.68 3.26
1997 2.6 3.13
1998 2.53 3.04
1999 2.46 2.97
2000 2.4 2.91
2001 2.34 2.87
2002 2.26 2.83
2003 2.19 2.8
2004 2.1 2.77
2005 2.02 2.77
2006 1.97 2.7
2007 1.93 2.65
2008 1.92 2.6
2009 1.92 2.56
2010 1.94 2.6
2011 1.96 2.65
2012 1.97 2.68
2013 1.98 2.72
2014 1.97 2.75
2015 1.95 2.71
2016 1.92 2.67
2017 1.88 2.63
2018 1.85 2.58
2019 1.82 2.54
2020 1.8 2.51
2021 1.78 2.46
2022 1.76 2.4
2023 1.75 2.36

Brunei and Libya demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Libya
Year Median age, years
Brunei Libya
1960 18.8 18.5
1961 18.1 18.2
1962 17.5 17.9
1963 17.1 17.5
1964 17 17.2
1965 17 16.7
1966 17.2 15.9
1967 17.3 15.3
1968 17.5 14.9
1969 17.7 14.7
1970 17.8 14.7
1971 17.9 14.7
1972 18 14.7
1973 18.2 14.9
1974 18.3 15.3
1975 18.6 15.5
1976 18.8 15.6
1977 19.1 15.8
1978 19.4 15.9
1979 19.6 15.9
1980 20 16
1981 20.3 16.1
1982 20.6 16.3
1983 21 16.5
1984 21.3 16.8
1985 21.7 17.1
1986 22 17.3
1987 22.3 17.6
1988 22.6 17.9
1989 22.8 18.2
1990 23.1 18.6
1991 23.4 18.9
1992 23.6 19.3
1993 23.8 19.7
1994 24.1 20.1
1995 24.4 20.6
1996 24.7 21.1
1997 24.9 21.5
1998 25.2 22
1999 25.5 22.4
2000 25.8 22.7
2001 26.1 22.9
2002 26.4 23.1
2003 26.8 23.2
2004 27.1 23.4
2005 27.5 23.6
2006 27.9 23.8
2007 28.1 24.2
2008 28 24.6
2009 28 25
2010 28 25.3
2011 28.1 25.5
2012 28.4 25.7
2013 28.8 25.9
2014 29.1 26.2
2015 29.5 26.4
2016 29.8 26.6
2017 30.2 26.8
2018 30.6 27
2019 31 27.2
2020 31.4 27.5
2021 31.8 27.7
2022 32.3 28
2023 32.8 28.2
2024 33.2 28.5

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Finance

Brunei Libya
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$46.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
65.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
2.26%
1999
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
15.5%
2014
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
+0.21%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
30%
2004
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
34.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
68.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
35.9
2012
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$92.9B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
760,000
2008
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
0.34%
2010
Banked people share n/a
33.1%
2024

Energy

Brunei Libya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
2,539 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$4.83
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
61.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
8.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
96.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
3.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
-249.7%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
3,979 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
0.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
73.2%
2023

Society

Brunei Libya
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+3,448
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
30.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
13
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
2.5
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
21.3
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
52
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
76.5%
1994
English speaking
37.8%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
88.5%
2023

Health

Brunei Libya
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$278.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$84.8
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
1.82%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
2.16
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
59
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
30.8
2023
Obesity rate n/a
37.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
15.8%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
70
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Libya
% of world land
0.004%
2025
1.18%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
92,042 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
59,267 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
838 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
22,991 mi
2010

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