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Brunei vs Myanmar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 54.5M in Myanmar (ranked 27/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 251,997 sq mi for Myanmar (ranked 165th vs. 39th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Myanmar ranks 85/197 ($74.1B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Myanmar ranks 165/197 ($1,359).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Myanmar
Population
469088
55119090
Population rank 170/197 27/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$74.1B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 85/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$1,359
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 165/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$5,997
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$45.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
62.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$833
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 146/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$1,798
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
251,997 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
216.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
2.12
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
30.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
67.3 years
2025

Brunei and Myanmar: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Myanmar economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Myanmar
Year GDP
Brunei Myanmar
1960 - $545,098,448
1961 - $605,581,577
1962 - $634,528,872
1963 - $598,998,419
1964 - $411,419,906
1965 $114,039,501 $367,053,117
1966 $132,757,528 $293,103,479
1967 $139,029,537 $420,359,036
1968 $160,818,236 $559,956,130
1969 $161,210,236 $571,854,215
1970 $179,078,929 $563,555,631
1971 $197,525,768 $587,448,405
1972 $270,822,782 $662,213,083
1973 $433,095,527 $719,754,655
1974 $2,319,576,214 $1,225,589,878
1975 $2,496,420,258 $1,061,107,354
1976 $3,054,765,590 $1,204,699,849
1977 $3,681,242,528 $873,579,932
1978 $4,100,423,674 $935,408,775
1979 $6,044,367,628 $952,265,043
1980 $10,795,432,294 $1,038,225,167
1981 $9,367,218,664 $1,111,000,765
1982 $8,932,198,186 $1,481,165,468
1983 $7,927,590,750 $1,381,573,615
1984 $7,632,788,075 $1,304,063,253
1985 $6,967,623,884 $1,478,908,173
1986 $4,190,280,003 $1,582,873,750
1987 $4,918,010,080 $1,562,448,077
1988 $4,535,130,305 $1,541,088,312
1989 $4,983,622,881 $2,013,448,229
1990 $6,039,881,087 $2,115,193,513
1991 $6,284,497,300 $2,069,832,687
1992 $6,327,966,445 $2,411,552,289
1993 $6,203,339,925 $3,163,020,035
1994 $6,467,782,521 $4,432,257,174
1995 $7,700,144,057 $5,289,174,943
1996 $7,663,377,277 $6,123,556,717
1997 $7,793,034,390 $4,722,288,496
1998 $5,550,846,025 $6,459,461,639
1999 $6,309,070,375 $8,486,832,801
2000 $6,570,999,060 $8,905,066,164
2001 $6,096,155,748 $6,477,790,688
2002 $6,333,082,879 $6,777,632,512
2003 $7,167,725,265 $10,467,109,978
2004 $8,619,178,799 $10,567,354,056
2005 $10,547,202,612 $11,986,972,419
2006 $12,644,616,446 $14,502,553,710
2007 $13,432,029,496 $20,182,477,481
2008 $15,926,456,492 $31,862,554,102
2009 $11,912,904,529 $36,906,181,381
2010 $13,707,121,031 $49,540,813,342
2011 $18,524,791,071 $59,977,326,086
2012 $19,048,443,340 $59,937,796,648
2013 $18,094,148,099 $60,269,732,855
2014 $17,097,797,372 $65,531,374,200
2015 $12,930,296,852 $59,607,290,408
2016 $11,400,266,055 $63,298,361,996
2017 $12,128,168,047 $66,053,040,483
2018 $13,566,908,401 $67,860,515,990
2019 $13,469,235,348 $75,065,106,228
2020 $12,005,799,664 $79,006,113,643
2021 $14,006,496,614 $66,345,291,160
2022 $16,681,536,443 $62,253,049,892
2023 $15,095,084,686 $66,757,619,000
2024 $15,463,134,387 $74,079,772,652

Brunei and Myanmar economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Myanmar
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Myanmar
1960 - $25.1
1961 - $27.3
1962 - $27.9
1963 - $25.8
1964 - $17.3
1965 $1,029 $15.1
1966 $1,146 $11.8
1967 $1,149 $16.5
1968 $1,274 $21.5
1969 $1,226 $21.5
1970 $1,325 $20.7
1971 $1,432 $21.1
1972 $1,905 $23.3
1973 $2,939 $24.8
1974 $15,195 $41.4
1975 $15,793 $35.2
1976 $18,671 $39.2
1977 $21,747 $27.9
1978 $23,447 $29.3
1979 $33,501 $29.2
1980 $58,005 $31.2
1981 $48,793 $32.8
1982 $45,075 $43
1983 $38,720 $39.3
1984 $36,061 $36.3
1985 $31,827 $40.4
1986 $18,501 $42.4
1987 $21,030 $41.1
1988 $18,825 $39.9
1989 $20,090 $51.3
1990 $23,659 $53.1
1991 $23,932 $51.2
1992 $23,451 $58.9
1993 $22,397 $76.2
1994 $22,767 $105.4
1995 $26,443 $124.1
1996 $25,692 $141.9
1997 $25,522 $108
1998 $17,769 $146
1999 $19,752 $189.5
2000 $20,130 $196.6
2001 $18,288 $141.5
2002 $18,621 $146.6
2003 $20,678 $224.3
2004 $24,423 $224.5
2005 $29,386 $252.7
2006 $34,675 $303
2007 $36,217 $419
2008 $42,157 $658
2009 $30,946 $758
2010 $34,938 $1,011
2011 $46,383 $1,214
2012 $46,969 $1,203
2013 $44,003 $1,199
2014 $41,027 $1,293
2015 $30,625 $1,167
2016 $26,663 $1,229
2017 $28,024 $1,273
2018 $30,988 $1,298
2019 $30,427 $1,426
2020 $26,834 $1,490
2021 $31,007 $1,243
2022 $36,633 $1,158
2023 $32,891 $1,233
2024 $33,418 $1,359

Brunei vs. Myanmar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Myanmar
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Myanmar
1950 50.6 35.7
1951 51.5 36.5
1952 52.4 37.7
1953 53.3 38.6
1954 54.2 39.6
1955 55 40.4
1956 55.7 41.2
1957 56.5 42
1958 57.3 42.8
1959 58 43.4
1960 58.7 44.1
1961 59.4 44.6
1962 58.8 45.3
1963 60.6 46
1964 61.3 46.7
1965 61.7 47.4
1966 62.4 48.2
1967 62.9 48.9
1968 63.5 49.4
1969 64 50
1970 64.5 50.5
1971 65 51
1972 65.4 51.4
1973 66 51.8
1974 66.4 52.1
1975 67 52.5
1976 67.4 52.9
1977 67.8 53.3
1978 68.3 53.5
1979 68.6 54
1980 69 54.4
1981 69.3 54.7
1982 69.7 55
1983 70 55.3
1984 70.2 55.6
1985 70.5 55.8
1986 70.8 56.1
1987 71 56.4
1988 71.2 56.6
1989 71.4 56.9
1990 71.6 57.2
1991 71.9 57.4
1992 72.1 57.7
1993 72.3 58
1994 72.6 58.3
1995 72.8 58.7
1996 73.1 59.2
1997 73.3 59.5
1998 73.6 59.9
1999 73.8 60.1
2000 74 60.4
2001 74.2 60.6
2002 74.4 60.9
2003 74.5 61.2
2004 74.6 61.4
2005 74.7 61.7
2006 74.8 62
2007 74.8 62.4
2008 74.8 56.4
2009 74.8 63.1
2010 74.8 63.5
2011 74.8 63.9
2012 74.8 64.3
2013 74.9 64.6
2014 74.9 65
2015 74.9 65.3
2016 74.9 65.6
2017 74.9 65.9
2018 75 66.2
2019 75 66.5
2020 75.1 66.6
2021 74.9 65.6
2022 72.9 66.5
2023 75.3 66.9
2024 75.5 67.1
2025 75.7 67.3

Brunei and Myanmar population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Myanmar
Year Population
Brunei Myanmar
1960 88,347 21,730,250
1961 92,517 22,210,581
1962 96,719 22,704,719
1963 101,159 23,213,408
1964 105,922 23,737,315
1965 110,838 24,279,431
1966 115,874 24,836,496
1967 121,017 25,406,429
1968 126,222 25,989,662
1969 131,446 26,585,112
1970 135,138 27,193,016
1971 137,921 27,807,219
1972 142,189 28,428,324
1973 147,369 29,026,388
1974 152,656 29,598,167
1975 158,070 30,176,565
1976 163,607 30,758,811
1977 169,277 31,355,966
1978 174,884 31,972,976
1979 180,422 32,596,550
1980 186,111 33,227,204
1981 191,977 33,858,783
1982 198,165 34,482,965
1983 204,741 35,162,715
1984 211,661 35,899,313
1985 218,919 36,622,827
1986 226,495 37,314,878
1987 233,860 37,971,594
1988 240,913 38,600,927
1989 248,064 39,214,618
1990 255,292 39,817,251
1991 262,596 40,394,154
1992 269,839 40,950,342
1993 276,971 41,502,429
1994 284,091 42,055,143
1995 291,195 42,605,338
1996 298,276 43,154,860
1997 305,341 43,708,798
1998 312,385 44,257,793
1999 319,411 44,787,724
2000 326,424 45,290,841
2001 333,345 45,771,139
2002 340,099 46,232,653
2003 346,637 46,667,192
2004 352,911 47,068,772
2005 358,916 47,438,365
2006 364,663 47,785,135
2007 370,873 48,125,043
2008 377,793 48,390,793
2009 384,952 48,660,459
2010 392,332 49,024,382
2011 399,389 49,419,820
2012 405,557 49,837,446
2013 411,202 50,262,658
2014 416,750 50,681,634
2015 422,212 51,089,056
2016 427,564 51,495,696
2017 432,772 51,894,938
2018 437,810 52,272,247
2019 442,680 52,640,713
2020 447,404 53,016,522
2021 451,721 53,387,102
2022 455,370 53,756,787
2023 458,949 54,133,798
2024 462,721 54,500,091

Fertility rates in Brunei and Myanmar

Fertility rate
Brunei

Myanmar
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Myanmar
1960 7.32 5.9
1961 7.19 5.9
1962 7.03 5.9
1963 6.89 5.91
1964 6.77 5.91
1965 6.65 5.91
1966 6.51 5.88
1967 6.37 5.84
1968 6.2 5.8
1969 6.01 5.75
1970 5.8 5.68
1971 5.62 5.62
1972 5.5 5.53
1973 5.36 5.44
1974 5.18 5.34
1975 4.99 5.25
1976 4.78 5.16
1977 4.58 5.07
1978 4.39 4.99
1979 4.22 4.9
1980 4.07 4.79
1981 3.94 4.69
1982 3.84 4.66
1983 3.75 4.63
1984 3.68 4.52
1985 3.61 4.32
1986 3.55 4.08
1987 3.49 3.86
1988 3.44 3.67
1989 3.36 3.59
1990 3.29 3.5
1991 3.21 3.43
1992 3.11 3.35
1993 3.01 3.28
1994 2.9 3.2
1995 2.79 3.13
1996 2.68 3.06
1997 2.6 2.99
1998 2.53 2.91
1999 2.46 2.85
2000 2.4 2.81
2001 2.34 2.79
2002 2.26 2.77
2003 2.19 2.68
2004 2.1 2.59
2005 2.02 2.52
2006 1.97 2.47
2007 1.93 2.45
2008 1.92 2.4
2009 1.92 2.37
2010 1.94 2.34
2011 1.96 2.31
2012 1.97 2.28
2013 1.98 2.26
2014 1.97 2.25
2015 1.95 2.27
2016 1.92 2.27
2017 1.88 2.25
2018 1.85 2.23
2019 1.82 2.21
2020 1.8 2.18
2021 1.78 2.16
2022 1.76 2.13
2023 1.75 2.12

Brunei and Myanmar demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Myanmar
Year Median age, years
Brunei Myanmar
1960 18.8 20.9
1961 18.1 20.7
1962 17.5 20.5
1963 17.1 20.3
1964 17 20.1
1965 17 19.9
1966 17.2 19.8
1967 17.3 19.7
1968 17.5 19.6
1969 17.7 19.5
1970 17.8 19.5
1971 17.9 19.5
1972 18 19.6
1973 18.2 19.6
1974 18.3 19.7
1975 18.6 19.7
1976 18.8 19.8
1977 19.1 19.8
1978 19.4 19.9
1979 19.6 20
1980 20 20.1
1981 20.3 20.2
1982 20.6 20.3
1983 21 20.4
1984 21.3 20.5
1985 21.7 20.7
1986 22 20.9
1987 22.3 21.1
1988 22.6 21.3
1989 22.8 21.5
1990 23.1 21.7
1991 23.4 21.9
1992 23.6 22.1
1993 23.8 22.3
1994 24.1 22.5
1995 24.4 22.8
1996 24.7 23
1997 24.9 23.2
1998 25.2 23.5
1999 25.5 23.7
2000 25.8 24
2001 26.1 24.2
2002 26.4 24.5
2003 26.8 24.7
2004 27.1 25
2005 27.5 25.3
2006 27.9 25.5
2007 28.1 25.8
2008 28 26.2
2009 28 26.5
2010 28 26.8
2011 28.1 27.1
2012 28.4 27.4
2013 28.8 27.7
2014 29.1 28
2015 29.5 28.3
2016 29.8 28.6
2017 30.2 28.9
2018 30.6 29.2
2019 31 29.5
2020 31.4 29.7
2021 31.8 30
2022 32.3 30.3
2023 32.8 30.5
2024 33.2 30.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Myanmar
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$66.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
21.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
2%
2019
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
3.79%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
463,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-5.71%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
1.48%
2020
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
41.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
37.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
43.7
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25.5%
2017
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.8%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$9.34B
2023
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$1.15B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
903,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
14.3%
2019
Banked people share n/a
47.8%
2021

Energy

Brunei Myanmar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
400 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$14.3
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
33.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.62 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
45.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
62.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
3.7%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
-19%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
354 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
62.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
43.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
76.8%
2023

Society

Brunei Myanmar
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.67%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-37,979
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
32.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
23
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
16
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
13
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
3.87
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
20.4
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
93.5%
2020
English speaking
37.8%
2023
4.45%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Brunei Myanmar
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$58
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$37.8
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
67.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
13.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.75
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
185
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
38.7
2023
Obesity rate n/a
7.71%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
25
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
44.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
1.93 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Myanmar
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.44%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
4,624 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
50,183 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
106,853 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
97,555 mi
2013

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