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Brunei vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 165th vs. 107th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Malawi
Population
469088
22673513
Population rank 170/197 61/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Brunei and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Malawi
Year GDP
Brunei Malawi
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 $1,801,156,775
1981 $9,367,218,664 $1,801,193,910
1982 $8,932,198,186 $1,717,379,495
1983 $7,927,590,750 $1,780,148,049
1984 $7,632,788,075 $1,758,028,656
1985 $6,967,623,884 $1,646,442,273
1986 $4,190,280,003 $1,722,586,299
1987 $4,918,010,080 $1,721,711,808
1988 $4,535,130,305 $2,008,189,508
1989 $4,983,622,881 $2,314,205,130
1990 $6,039,881,087 $2,737,087,862
1991 $6,284,497,300 $3,206,783,830
1992 $6,327,966,445 $2,618,837,835
1993 $6,203,339,925 $3,013,392,658
1994 $6,467,782,521 $1,719,864,761
1995 $7,700,144,057 $2,033,701,498
1996 $7,663,377,277 $3,319,573,750
1997 $7,793,034,390 $3,875,785,863
1998 $5,550,846,025 $2,547,609,590
1999 $6,309,070,375 $2,584,478,924
2000 $6,570,999,060 $2,537,307,580
2001 $6,096,155,748 $2,498,008,665
2002 $6,333,082,879 $5,087,328,438
2003 $7,167,725,265 $4,669,789,300
2004 $8,619,178,799 $5,058,726,350
2005 $10,547,202,612 $5,320,409,651
2006 $12,644,616,446 $5,818,279,739
2007 $13,432,029,496 $6,451,210,219
2008 $15,926,456,492 $7,743,617,352
2009 $11,912,904,529 $9,009,887,947
2010 $13,707,121,031 $10,128,323,011
2011 $18,524,791,071 $11,648,142,958
2012 $19,048,443,340 $8,773,203,178
2013 $18,094,148,099 $8,031,571,928
2014 $17,097,797,372 $8,801,326,169
2015 $12,930,296,852 $9,219,474,379
2016 $11,400,266,055 $7,909,868,618
2017 $12,128,168,047 $8,943,543,794
2018 $13,566,908,401 $9,879,231,592
2019 $13,469,235,348 $11,051,865,580
2020 $12,005,799,664 $11,769,313,598
2021 $14,006,496,614 $12,378,129,751
2022 $16,681,536,443 $12,429,060,151
2023 $15,095,084,686 $12,712,150,082
2024 $15,463,134,387 $11,008,925,323

Brunei and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Malawi
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 $287.5
1981 $48,793 $276.4
1982 $45,075 $253.3
1983 $38,720 $252.4
1984 $36,061 $239.7
1985 $31,827 $216.1
1986 $18,501 $217.9
1987 $21,030 $207.6
1988 $18,825 $229.4
1989 $20,090 $252.2
1990 $23,659 $286.7
1991 $23,932 $326
1992 $23,451 $258.4
1993 $22,397 $293
1994 $22,767 $169.2
1995 $26,443 $200.4
1996 $25,692 $321
1997 $25,522 $367
1998 $17,769 $236
1999 $19,752 $233.9
2000 $20,130 $224.2
2001 $18,288 $215.5
2002 $18,621 $428
2003 $20,678 $383
2004 $24,423 $405
2005 $29,386 $414
2006 $34,675 $441
2007 $36,217 $475
2008 $42,157 $554
2009 $30,946 $626
2010 $34,938 $683
2011 $46,383 $763
2012 $46,969 $558
2013 $44,003 $497
2014 $41,027 $530
2015 $30,625 $540
2016 $26,663 $451
2017 $28,024 $496
2018 $30,988 $533
2019 $30,427 $581
2020 $26,834 $603
2021 $31,007 $617
2022 $36,633 $604
2023 $32,891 $602
2024 $33,418 $508

Brunei vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Malawi
1950 50.6 32.7
1951 51.5 32.8
1952 52.4 33
1953 53.3 33.2
1954 54.2 33.3
1955 55 33.6
1956 55.7 33.8
1957 56.5 34.1
1958 57.3 34.4
1959 58 34.8
1960 58.7 35
1961 59.4 35.2
1962 58.8 35.4
1963 60.6 35.6
1964 61.3 35.7
1965 61.7 35.7
1966 62.4 35.8
1967 62.9 35.9
1968 63.5 36.1
1969 64 36.3
1970 64.5 36.6
1971 65 37.1
1972 65.4 37.6
1973 66 38.4
1974 66.4 39.2
1975 67 40.1
1976 67.4 41
1977 67.8 42
1978 68.3 43
1979 68.6 43.7
1980 69 44.3
1981 69.3 44.7
1982 69.7 44.8
1983 70 45
1984 70.2 44.8
1985 70.5 44.6
1986 70.8 44.3
1987 71 43.9
1988 71.2 43.6
1989 71.4 43.5
1990 71.6 43.6
1991 71.9 43.5
1992 72.1 43.6
1993 72.3 43.6
1994 72.6 43.8
1995 72.8 43.8
1996 73.1 44
1997 73.3 44.2
1998 73.6 44.3
1999 73.8 45.1
2000 74 46.2
2001 74.2 47.2
2002 74.4 48.2
2003 74.5 49.6
2004 74.6 51.1
2005 74.7 52.5
2006 74.8 53.7
2007 74.8 54.7
2008 74.8 55.7
2009 74.8 56.7
2010 74.8 57.8
2011 74.8 58.9
2012 74.8 59.9
2013 74.9 60.8
2014 74.9 61.7
2015 74.9 62.3
2016 74.9 63.2
2017 74.9 63.9
2018 75 64.5
2019 75 65
2020 75.1 65.2
2021 74.9 64.8
2022 72.9 66
2023 75.3 67.4
2024 75.5 67.6
2025 75.7 67.7

Brunei and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Malawi
Year Population
Brunei Malawi
1960 88,347 3,628,134
1961 92,517 3,715,534
1962 96,719 3,806,307
1963 101,159 3,900,506
1964 105,922 3,997,305
1965 110,838 4,096,157
1966 115,874 4,197,926
1967 121,017 4,303,012
1968 126,222 4,411,054
1969 131,446 4,521,184
1970 135,138 4,633,944
1971 137,921 4,751,434
1972 142,189 4,874,475
1973 147,369 5,003,938
1974 152,656 5,141,337
1975 158,070 5,287,367
1976 163,607 5,443,384
1977 169,277 5,614,983
1978 174,884 5,810,132
1979 180,422 6,028,749
1980 186,111 6,265,529
1981 191,977 6,516,454
1982 198,165 6,778,879
1983 204,741 7,051,709
1984 211,661 7,332,810
1985 218,919 7,620,508
1986 226,495 7,906,480
1987 233,860 8,293,174
1988 240,913 8,753,262
1989 248,064 9,176,220
1990 255,292 9,545,852
1991 262,596 9,844,227
1992 269,839 10,135,079
1993 276,971 10,284,024
1994 284,091 10,164,894
1995 291,195 10,150,117
1996 298,276 10,352,228
1997 305,341 10,562,035
1998 312,385 10,792,876
1999 319,411 11,047,804
2000 326,424 11,315,942
2001 333,345 11,593,058
2002 340,099 11,880,440
2003 346,637 12,181,574
2004 352,911 12,500,737
2005 358,916 12,840,031
2006 364,663 13,198,701
2007 370,873 13,576,343
2008 377,793 13,976,417
2009 384,952 14,395,788
2010 392,332 14,826,463
2011 399,389 15,265,022
2012 405,557 15,709,577
2013 411,202 16,161,816
2014 416,750 16,621,538
2015 422,212 17,085,587
2016 427,564 17,557,739
2017 432,772 18,039,715
2018 437,810 18,528,081
2019 442,680 19,025,752
2020 447,404 19,533,888
2021 451,721 20,047,258
2022 455,370 20,568,728
2023 458,949 21,104,482
2024 462,721 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Brunei and Malawi

Fertility rate
Brunei

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Malawi
1960 7.32 7.04
1961 7.19 7.07
1962 7.03 7.1
1963 6.89 7.13
1964 6.77 7.11
1965 6.65 7.13
1966 6.51 7.17
1967 6.37 7.21
1968 6.2 7.26
1969 6.01 7.27
1970 5.8 7.3
1971 5.62 7.31
1972 5.5 7.33
1973 5.36 7.34
1974 5.18 7.34
1975 4.99 7.36
1976 4.78 7.39
1977 4.58 7.41
1978 4.39 7.43
1979 4.22 7.47
1980 4.07 7.52
1981 3.94 7.49
1982 3.84 7.45
1983 3.75 7.36
1984 3.68 7.27
1985 3.61 7.17
1986 3.55 7.07
1987 3.49 6.97
1988 3.44 6.88
1989 3.36 6.8
1990 3.29 6.74
1991 3.21 6.68
1992 3.11 6.63
1993 3.01 6.57
1994 2.9 6.49
1995 2.79 6.39
1996 2.68 6.29
1997 2.6 6.23
1998 2.53 6.21
1999 2.46 6.12
2000 2.4 6
2001 2.34 5.94
2002 2.26 5.9
2003 2.19 5.88
2004 2.1 5.86
2005 2.02 5.85
2006 1.97 5.8
2007 1.93 5.72
2008 1.92 5.61
2009 1.92 5.45
2010 1.94 5.26
2011 1.96 5.08
2012 1.97 4.9
2013 1.98 4.76
2014 1.97 4.57
2015 1.95 4.38
2016 1.92 4.22
2017 1.88 4.11
2018 1.85 4.02
2019 1.82 3.95
2020 1.8 3.88
2021 1.78 3.79
2022 1.76 3.72
2023 1.75 3.65

Brunei and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Brunei Malawi
1960 18.8 18.2
1961 18.1 18.3
1962 17.5 18.3
1963 17.1 18.3
1964 17 18.3
1965 17 18.4
1966 17.2 18.3
1967 17.3 18.3
1968 17.5 18.3
1969 17.7 18.2
1970 17.8 18
1971 17.9 17.9
1972 18 17.8
1973 18.2 17.7
1974 18.3 17.6
1975 18.6 17.5
1976 18.8 17.5
1977 19.1 17.4
1978 19.4 17.4
1979 19.6 17.4
1980 20 17.3
1981 20.3 17.3
1982 20.6 17.3
1983 21 17.3
1984 21.3 17.3
1985 21.7 17.3
1986 22 17.3
1987 22.3 17.4
1988 22.6 17.5
1989 22.8 17.4
1990 23.1 17.3
1991 23.4 17.2
1992 23.6 17.1
1993 23.8 17
1994 24.1 16.9
1995 24.4 16.9
1996 24.7 16.8
1997 24.9 16.8
1998 25.2 16.8
1999 25.5 16.7
2000 25.8 16.8
2001 26.1 16.8
2002 26.4 16.8
2003 26.8 16.8
2004 27.1 16.8
2005 27.5 16.8
2006 27.9 16.8
2007 28.1 16.8
2008 28 16.8
2009 28 16.7
2010 28 16.7
2011 28.1 16.8
2012 28.4 16.8
2013 28.8 16.9
2014 29.1 17
2015 29.5 17.1
2016 29.8 17.2
2017 30.2 17.4
2018 30.6 17.6
2019 31 17.8
2020 31.4 18
2021 31.8 18.2
2022 32.3 18.4
2023 32.8 18.7
2024 33.2 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
2.68%
2020
Banked people share n/a
50.4%
2024

Energy

Brunei Malawi
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
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
62.9%
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
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Brunei Malawi
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
34
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
68.1%
2022
English speaking
37.8%
2023
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
18%
2023

Health

Brunei Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Malawi
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
9,601 mi
2015

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