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Brunei vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 165th vs. 187th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Malta
Population
469088
583596
Population rank 170/197 167/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Brunei and Malta: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Malta economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Malta
Year GDP
Brunei Malta
1965 $114,039,501 -
1966 $132,757,528 -
1967 $139,029,537 -
1968 $160,818,236 -
1969 $161,210,236 -
1970 $179,078,929 $250,728,796
1971 $197,525,768 $264,578,485
1972 $270,822,782 $295,106,628
1973 $433,095,527 $345,616,106
1974 $2,319,576,214 $376,081,124
1975 $2,496,420,258 $474,618,321
1976 $3,054,765,590 $527,936,989
1977 $3,681,242,528 $625,563,171
1978 $4,100,423,674 $793,673,402
1979 $6,044,367,628 $1,001,288,847
1980 $10,795,432,294 $1,250,198,601
1981 $9,367,218,664 $1,243,509,394
1982 $8,932,198,186 $1,234,474,404
1983 $7,927,590,750 $1,165,729,707
1984 $7,632,788,075 $1,101,807,023
1985 $6,967,623,884 $1,117,797,439
1986 $4,190,280,003 $1,435,038,441
1987 $4,918,010,080 $1,751,293,461
1988 $4,535,130,305 $2,019,503,068
1989 $4,983,622,881 $2,118,655,677
1990 $6,039,881,087 $2,547,328,748
1991 $6,284,497,300 $2,750,216,747
1992 $6,327,966,445 $3,021,942,759
1993 $6,203,339,925 $2,709,193,538
1994 $6,467,782,521 $2,998,505,428
1995 $7,700,144,057 $3,709,360,097
1996 $7,663,377,277 $3,822,489,746
1997 $7,793,034,390 $3,787,070,704
1998 $5,550,846,025 $4,010,092,091
1999 $6,309,070,375 $4,111,891,845
2000 $6,570,999,060 $4,036,809,865
2001 $6,096,155,748 $4,070,867,153
2002 $6,333,082,879 $4,455,127,398
2003 $7,167,725,265 $5,418,315,225
2004 $8,619,178,799 $6,104,141,501
2005 $10,547,202,612 $6,393,234,965
2006 $12,644,616,446 $6,749,838,862
2007 $13,432,029,496 $7,908,412,374
2008 $15,926,456,492 $9,135,419,490
2009 $11,912,904,529 $8,734,745,632
2010 $13,707,121,031 $9,097,044,182
2011 $18,524,791,071 $9,789,361,705
2012 $19,048,443,340 $9,609,532,106
2013 $18,094,148,099 $10,796,782,634
2014 $17,097,797,372 $11,888,032,862
2015 $12,930,296,852 $11,340,795,033
2016 $11,400,266,055 $12,025,782,885
2017 $12,128,168,047 $14,161,366,733
2018 $13,566,908,401 $16,153,779,511
2019 $13,469,235,348 $16,337,793,531
2020 $12,005,799,664 $16,409,900,599
2021 $14,006,496,614 $19,723,563,355
2022 $16,681,536,443 $19,239,187,084
2023 $15,095,084,686 $22,210,718,401
2024 $15,463,134,387 $24,322,006,608

Brunei and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Malta
1965 $1,029 -
1966 $1,146 -
1967 $1,149 -
1968 $1,274 -
1969 $1,226 -
1970 $1,325 $828
1971 $1,432 $874
1972 $1,905 $976
1973 $2,939 $1,144
1974 $15,195 $1,245
1975 $15,793 $1,560
1976 $18,671 $1,727
1977 $21,747 $2,038
1978 $23,447 $2,559
1979 $33,501 $3,196
1980 $58,005 $3,948
1981 $48,793 $3,898
1982 $45,075 $3,788
1983 $38,720 $3,527
1984 $36,061 $3,333
1985 $31,827 $3,322
1986 $18,501 $4,195
1987 $21,030 $5,084
1988 $18,825 $5,814
1989 $20,090 $6,041
1990 $23,659 $7,192
1991 $23,932 $7,559
1992 $23,451 $8,220
1993 $22,397 $7,296
1994 $22,767 $8,000
1995 $26,443 $9,828
1996 $25,692 $10,062
1997 $25,522 $9,893
1998 $17,769 $10,408
1999 $19,752 $10,609
2000 $20,130 $10,348
2001 $18,288 $10,358
2002 $18,621 $11,251
2003 $20,678 $13,594
2004 $24,423 $15,212
2005 $29,386 $15,831
2006 $34,675 $16,654
2007 $36,217 $19,444
2008 $42,157 $22,315
2009 $30,946 $21,176
2010 $34,938 $21,947
2011 $46,383 $23,517
2012 $46,969 $22,878
2013 $44,003 $25,416
2014 $41,027 $27,425
2015 $30,625 $25,530
2016 $26,663 $26,459
2017 $28,024 $30,317
2018 $30,988 $33,382
2019 $30,427 $32,422
2020 $26,834 $31,834
2021 $31,007 $38,065
2022 $36,633 $36,224
2023 $32,891 $40,182
2024 $33,418 $42,347

Brunei vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Malta
1950 50.6 63.5
1951 51.5 63.9
1952 52.4 64.1
1953 53.3 64.3
1954 54.2 65.1
1955 55 66.3
1956 55.7 66.8
1957 56.5 67.5
1958 57.3 67.8
1959 58 68.4
1960 58.7 68.4
1961 59.4 68.4
1962 58.8 69.2
1963 60.6 69.2
1964 61.3 69.3
1965 61.7 69.5
1966 62.4 69.7
1967 62.9 69.8
1968 63.5 69.9
1969 64 70.1
1970 64.5 70.4
1971 65 70.1
1972 65.4 70.7
1973 66 71.3
1974 66.4 71.9
1975 67 72.1
1976 67.4 72.2
1977 67.8 72.3
1978 68.3 72.3
1979 68.6 72.5
1980 69 72.3
1981 69.3 72.4
1982 69.7 72.8
1983 70 73.1
1984 70.2 73.3
1985 70.5 73.9
1986 70.8 74.5
1987 71 75.3
1988 71.2 75.9
1989 71.4 76.2
1990 71.6 76.2
1991 71.9 76.5
1992 72.1 76.7
1993 72.3 76.8
1994 72.6 76.9
1995 72.8 77
1996 73.1 76.3
1997 73.3 77.3
1998 73.6 77.8
1999 73.8 77.8
2000 74 77.9
2001 74.2 78.9
2002 74.4 78.5
2003 74.5 78.7
2004 74.6 79.2
2005 74.7 79.5
2006 74.8 79.6
2007 74.8 79.7
2008 74.8 79.7
2009 74.8 80.4
2010 74.8 81.4
2011 74.8 80.8
2012 74.8 81.1
2013 74.9 81.8
2014 74.9 82.3
2015 74.9 82.6
2016 74.9 82.7
2017 74.9 83.1
2018 75 82.9
2019 75 82.8
2020 75.1 82.3
2021 74.9 82.3
2022 72.9 82.2
2023 75.3 83.3
2024 75.5 83.5
2025 75.7 83.6

Brunei and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Malta
Year Population
Brunei Malta
1960 88,347 326,550
1961 92,517 325,250
1962 96,719 323,900
1963 101,159 322,550
1964 105,922 321,250
1965 110,838 318,800
1966 115,874 315,200
1967 121,017 311,550
1968 126,222 307,900
1969 131,446 304,300
1970 135,138 302,650
1971 137,921 302,700
1972 142,189 302,450
1973 147,369 302,200
1974 152,656 301,996
1975 158,070 304,222
1976 163,607 305,774
1977 169,277 306,970
1978 174,884 310,182
1979 180,422 313,342
1980 186,111 316,645
1981 191,977 318,982
1982 198,165 325,898
1983 204,741 330,524
1984 211,661 330,593
1985 218,919 336,452
1986 226,495 342,121
1987 233,860 344,485
1988 240,913 347,325
1989 248,064 350,722
1990 255,292 354,170
1991 262,596 363,845
1992 269,839 367,618
1993 276,971 371,308
1994 284,091 374,797
1995 291,195 377,419
1996 298,276 379,905
1997 305,341 382,791
1998 312,385 385,287
1999 319,411 387,578
2000 326,424 390,087
2001 333,345 393,028
2002 340,099 395,969
2003 346,637 398,582
2004 352,911 401,268
2005 358,916 403,834
2006 364,663 405,308
2007 370,873 406,724
2008 377,793 409,379
2009 384,952 412,477
2010 392,332 414,508
2011 399,389 416,268
2012 405,557 420,028
2013 411,202 424,810
2014 416,750 433,481
2015 422,212 444,220
2016 427,564 454,505
2017 432,772 467,106
2018 437,810 483,903
2019 442,680 503,912
2020 447,404 515,490
2021 451,721 518,150
2022 455,370 531,113
2023 458,949 552,747
2024 462,721 574,346

Fertility rates in Brunei and Malta

Fertility rate
Brunei

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Malta
1960 7.32 3.62
1961 7.19 3.27
1962 7.03 3.24
1963 6.89 2.9
1964 6.77 2.79
1965 6.65 2.52
1966 6.51 2.33
1967 6.37 2.24
1968 6.2 2.12
1969 6.01 2.02
1970 5.8 2.03
1971 5.62 2.06
1972 5.5 2.01
1973 5.36 1.65
1974 5.18 1.64
1975 4.99 2.27
1976 4.78 2.21
1977 4.58 2.14
1978 4.39 2.05
1979 4.22 2.1
1980 4.07 1.99
1981 3.94 1.87
1982 3.84 1.9
1983 3.75 1.92
1984 3.68 1.95
1985 3.61 1.95
1986 3.55 1.93
1987 3.49 1.97
1988 3.44 2.06
1989 3.36 2.1
1990 3.29 2.02
1991 3.21 1.99
1992 3.11 2.07
1993 3.01 1.96
1994 2.9 1.84
1995 2.79 1.77
1996 2.68 1.99
1997 2.6 1.93
1998 2.53 1.84
1999 2.46 1.73
2000 2.4 1.68
2001 2.34 1.48
2002 2.26 1.45
2003 2.19 1.48
2004 2.1 1.4
2005 2.02 1.38
2006 1.97 1.36
2007 1.93 1.35
2008 1.92 1.43
2009 1.92 1.42
2010 1.94 1.36
2011 1.96 1.45
2012 1.97 1.42
2013 1.98 1.36
2014 1.97 1.38
2015 1.95 1.37
2016 1.92 1.37
2017 1.88 1.26
2018 1.85 1.23
2019 1.82 1.14
2020 1.8 1.13
2021 1.78 1.13
2022 1.76 1.08
2023 1.75 1.06

Brunei and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Malta
Year Median age, years
Brunei Malta
1960 18.8 23.6
1961 18.1 23.8
1962 17.5 24
1963 17.1 24.2
1964 17 24.4
1965 17 24.5
1966 17.2 24.6
1967 17.3 24.8
1968 17.5 25
1969 17.7 25.5
1970 17.8 25.9
1971 17.9 26.3
1972 18 26.8
1973 18.2 27.2
1974 18.3 27.6
1975 18.6 28
1976 18.8 28.4
1977 19.1 28.7
1978 19.4 29.2
1979 19.6 29.6
1980 20 30
1981 20.3 30.3
1982 20.6 30.6
1983 21 30.9
1984 21.3 31.2
1985 21.7 31.4
1986 22 31.7
1987 22.3 32
1988 22.6 32.4
1989 22.8 32.7
1990 23.1 33
1991 23.4 33.3
1992 23.6 33.7
1993 23.8 34
1994 24.1 34.3
1995 24.4 34.7
1996 24.7 35.1
1997 24.9 35.5
1998 25.2 35.8
1999 25.5 36.1
2000 25.8 36.4
2001 26.1 36.7
2002 26.4 37
2003 26.8 37.4
2004 27.1 37.7
2005 27.5 38.1
2006 27.9 38.4
2007 28.1 38.7
2008 28 39
2009 28 39.3
2010 28 39.6
2011 28.1 39.9
2012 28.4 40.2
2013 28.8 40.4
2014 29.1 40.6
2015 29.5 40.6
2016 29.8 40.6
2017 30.2 40.5
2018 30.6 40.2
2019 31 39.9
2020 31.4 39.9
2021 31.8 40.2
2022 32.3 40.8
2023 32.8 41.4
2024 33.2 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
11.5%
2007
Banked people share n/a
96.6%
2024

Energy

Brunei Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Malta
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
46
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
94.9%
2021
English speaking
37.8%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Brunei Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate n/a
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Malta
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
1,401 mi
2001

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