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Brunei vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 165th vs. 195th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Nauru
Population
469088
12088
Population rank 170/197 195/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 142/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

Brunei and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Nauru economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Nauru
Year GDP
Brunei Nauru
1965 $114,039,501 -
1966 $132,757,528 -
1967 $139,029,537 -
1968 $160,818,236 -
1969 $161,210,236 -
1970 $179,078,929 $17,570,366
1971 $197,525,768 $19,009,433
1972 $270,822,782 $21,734,269
1973 $433,095,527 $26,529,817
1974 $2,319,576,214 $35,994,511
1975 $2,496,420,258 $40,106,776
1976 $3,054,765,590 $40,287,427
1977 $3,681,242,528 $40,444,702
1978 $4,100,423,674 $41,754,147
1979 $6,044,367,628 $44,431,330
1980 $10,795,432,294 $46,947,124
1981 $9,367,218,664 $51,689,637
1982 $8,932,198,186 $52,877,742
1983 $7,927,590,750 $48,439,093
1984 $7,632,788,075 $47,363,231
1985 $6,967,623,884 $41,548,741
1986 $4,190,280,003 $39,939,391
1987 $4,918,010,080 $40,118,410
1988 $4,535,130,305 $45,931,134
1989 $4,983,622,881 $53,736,786
1990 $6,039,881,087 $55,572,376
1991 $6,284,497,300 $52,533,789
1992 $6,327,966,445 $51,133,123
1993 $6,203,339,925 $43,542,088
1994 $6,467,782,521 $39,742,511
1995 $7,700,144,057 $39,969,706
1996 $7,663,377,277 $37,458,801
1997 $7,793,034,390 $37,331,507
1998 $5,550,846,025 $29,664,451
1999 $6,309,070,375 $27,328,613
2000 $6,570,999,060 $26,930,980
2001 $6,096,155,748 $22,613,288
2002 $6,333,082,879 $21,017,424
2003 $7,167,725,265 $24,778,160
2004 $8,619,178,799 $30,587,566
2005 $10,547,202,612 $30,282,840
2006 $12,644,616,446 $29,183,627
2007 $13,432,029,496 $23,068,623
2008 $15,926,456,492 $37,184,925
2009 $11,912,904,529 $44,024,970
2010 $13,707,121,031 $47,442,299
2011 $18,524,791,071 $65,444,174
2012 $19,048,443,340 $100,794,925
2013 $18,094,148,099 $94,385,015
2014 $17,097,797,372 $98,752,257
2015 $12,930,296,852 $84,383,389
2016 $11,400,266,055 $97,276,023
2017 $12,128,168,047 $108,862,279
2018 $13,566,908,401 $130,937,590
2019 $13,469,235,348 $124,871,111
2020 $12,005,799,664 $124,530,027
2021 $14,006,496,614 $175,513,985
2022 $16,681,536,443 $152,190,819
2023 $15,095,084,686 $151,455,968
2024 $15,463,134,387 $160,350,640

Brunei and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Nauru
1965 $1,029 -
1966 $1,146 -
1967 $1,149 -
1968 $1,274 -
1969 $1,226 -
1970 $1,325 $2,619
1971 $1,432 $2,811
1972 $1,905 $3,191
1973 $2,939 $3,864
1974 $15,195 $5,199
1975 $15,793 $5,740
1976 $18,671 $5,703
1977 $21,747 $5,646
1978 $23,447 $5,721
1979 $33,501 $5,950
1980 $58,005 $6,138
1981 $48,793 $6,594
1982 $45,075 $6,577
1983 $38,720 $5,896
1984 $36,061 $5,654
1985 $31,827 $4,859
1986 $18,501 $4,569
1987 $21,030 $4,485
1988 $18,825 $5,012
1989 $20,090 $5,723
1990 $23,659 $5,776
1991 $23,932 $5,333
1992 $23,451 $5,103
1993 $22,397 $4,310
1994 $22,767 $3,921
1995 $26,443 $3,932
1996 $25,692 $3,679
1997 $25,522 $3,661
1998 $17,769 $2,909
1999 $19,752 $2,683
2000 $20,130 $2,649
2001 $18,288 $2,232
2002 $18,621 $2,085
2003 $20,678 $2,463
2004 $24,423 $3,041
2005 $29,386 $3,014
2006 $34,675 $2,908
2007 $36,217 $2,302
2008 $42,157 $3,715
2009 $30,946 $4,395
2010 $34,938 $4,724
2011 $46,383 $6,481
2012 $46,969 $9,817
2013 $44,003 $8,975
2014 $41,027 $9,193
2015 $30,625 $7,703
2016 $26,663 $8,724
2017 $28,024 $9,613
2018 $30,988 $11,409
2019 $30,427 $10,777
2020 $26,834 $10,696
2021 $31,007 $14,990
2022 $36,633 $12,896
2023 $32,891 $12,754
2024 $33,418 $13,422

Brunei vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Nauru
1950 50.6 56.6
1951 51.5 56.8
1952 52.4 57
1953 53.3 57.2
1954 54.2 57.4
1955 55 57.5
1956 55.7 57.6
1957 56.5 57.7
1958 57.3 57.8
1959 58 57.9
1960 58.7 57.9
1961 59.4 58
1962 58.8 58
1963 60.6 58.1
1964 61.3 58.2
1965 61.7 58.3
1966 62.4 58.4
1967 62.9 58.6
1968 63.5 58.6
1969 64 58.4
1970 64.5 58.4
1971 65 58.4
1972 65.4 58.4
1973 66 58.4
1974 66.4 58.3
1975 67 58.3
1976 67.4 58.2
1977 67.8 58.1
1978 68.3 58.3
1979 68.6 58.4
1980 69 58.5
1981 69.3 58.6
1982 69.7 58.6
1983 70 58.7
1984 70.2 58.7
1985 70.5 58.6
1986 70.8 58.6
1987 71 58.6
1988 71.2 58.7
1989 71.4 58.9
1990 71.6 59.1
1991 71.9 59.3
1992 72.1 59.5
1993 72.3 59.8
1994 72.6 60
1995 72.8 60.1
1996 73.1 60.1
1997 73.3 60
1998 73.6 59.9
1999 73.8 59.7
2000 74 59.6
2001 74.2 59.5
2002 74.4 59.4
2003 74.5 59.4
2004 74.6 59.3
2005 74.7 59.4
2006 74.8 59.4
2007 74.8 59.5
2008 74.8 59.7
2009 74.8 59.9
2010 74.8 60.1
2011 74.8 60.3
2012 74.8 60.5
2013 74.9 60.7
2014 74.9 60.8
2015 74.9 60.9
2016 74.9 61
2017 74.9 61.1
2018 75 61.2
2019 75 61.4
2020 75.1 61.5
2021 74.9 61.3
2022 72.9 61.9
2023 75.3 62.1
2024 75.5 62.3
2025 75.7 62.4

Brunei and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Nauru
Year Population
Brunei Nauru
1960 88,347 4,607
1961 92,517 4,774
1962 96,719 4,979
1963 101,159 5,226
1964 105,922 5,515
1965 110,838 5,832
1966 115,874 6,043
1967 121,017 6,135
1968 126,222 6,328
1969 131,446 6,581
1970 135,138 6,710
1971 137,921 6,762
1972 142,189 6,812
1973 147,369 6,866
1974 152,656 6,923
1975 158,070 6,987
1976 163,607 7,064
1977 169,277 7,163
1978 174,884 7,298
1979 180,422 7,468
1980 186,111 7,649
1981 191,977 7,839
1982 198,165 8,040
1983 204,741 8,216
1984 211,661 8,377
1985 218,919 8,551
1986 226,495 8,742
1987 233,860 8,946
1988 240,913 9,165
1989 248,064 9,390
1990 255,292 9,622
1991 262,596 9,850
1992 269,839 10,021
1993 276,971 10,102
1994 284,091 10,137
1995 291,195 10,165
1996 298,276 10,183
1997 305,341 10,197
1998 312,385 10,198
1999 319,411 10,187
2000 326,424 10,168
2001 333,345 10,130
2002 340,099 10,082
2003 346,637 10,059
2004 352,911 10,060
2005 358,916 10,049
2006 364,663 10,034
2007 370,873 10,020
2008 377,793 10,009
2009 384,952 10,016
2010 392,332 10,043
2011 399,389 10,098
2012 405,557 10,267
2013 411,202 10,517
2014 416,750 10,742
2015 422,212 10,954
2016 427,564 11,150
2017 432,772 11,324
2018 437,810 11,477
2019 442,680 11,587
2020 447,404 11,643
2021 451,721 11,709
2022 455,370 11,801
2023 458,949 11,875
2024 462,721 11,947

Fertility rates in Brunei and Nauru

Fertility rate
Brunei

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Nauru
1960 7.32 5.34
1961 7.19 5.38
1962 7.03 5.42
1963 6.89 5.44
1964 6.77 5.47
1965 6.65 5.48
1966 6.51 5.41
1967 6.37 5.29
1968 6.2 5.14
1969 6.01 4.94
1970 5.8 4.74
1971 5.62 4.54
1972 5.5 4.36
1973 5.36 4.19
1974 5.18 4.07
1975 4.99 3.97
1976 4.78 3.9
1977 4.58 3.86
1978 4.39 3.84
1979 4.22 3.85
1980 4.07 3.88
1981 3.94 3.94
1982 3.84 3.99
1983 3.75 4.06
1984 3.68 4.11
1985 3.61 4.14
1986 3.55 4.15
1987 3.49 4.14
1988 3.44 4.11
1989 3.36 4.07
1990 3.29 4.02
1991 3.21 3.99
1992 3.11 3.95
1993 3.01 3.89
1994 2.9 3.84
1995 2.79 3.81
1996 2.68 3.78
1997 2.6 3.74
1998 2.53 3.68
1999 2.46 3.64
2000 2.4 3.54
2001 2.34 3.46
2002 2.26 3.4
2003 2.19 3.39
2004 2.1 3.38
2005 2.02 3.38
2006 1.97 3.4
2007 1.93 3.5
2008 1.92 3.67
2009 1.92 3.85
2010 1.94 4.02
2011 1.96 4.12
2012 1.97 4.12
2013 1.98 4.1
2014 1.97 4.09
2015 1.95 4.08
2016 1.92 4.03
2017 1.88 3.88
2018 1.85 3.68
2019 1.82 3.53
2020 1.8 3.47
2021 1.78 3.43
2022 1.76 3.38
2023 1.75 3.33

Brunei and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Brunei Nauru
1960 18.8 23.8
1961 18.1 24
1962 17.5 23.9
1963 17.1 23.7
1964 17 23.4
1965 17 23.1
1966 17.2 22.9
1967 17.3 22.9
1968 17.5 21.2
1969 17.7 18.9
1970 17.8 18.7
1971 17.9 19.1
1972 18 19.4
1973 18.2 19.8
1974 18.3 20.4
1975 18.6 21
1976 18.8 21.5
1977 19.1 22.1
1978 19.4 22.9
1979 19.6 23.6
1980 20 24.2
1981 20.3 24.7
1982 20.6 25.1
1983 21 25.2
1984 21.3 24.5
1985 21.7 23.7
1986 22 22.8
1987 22.3 22.1
1988 22.6 21.4
1989 22.8 20.8
1990 23.1 20.2
1991 23.4 19.7
1992 23.6 19.4
1993 23.8 19.3
1994 24.1 19.3
1995 24.4 19.3
1996 24.7 19.4
1997 24.9 19.5
1998 25.2 19.6
1999 25.5 19.8
2000 25.8 20.1
2001 26.1 20.4
2002 26.4 20.6
2003 26.8 20.8
2004 27.1 21
2005 27.5 21.2
2006 27.9 21.3
2007 28.1 21.5
2008 28 21.7
2009 28 21.8
2010 28 21.8
2011 28.1 21.8
2012 28.4 21.7
2013 28.8 21.6
2014 29.1 21.5
2015 29.5 21.4
2016 29.8 21.5
2017 30.2 21.6
2018 30.6 21.8
2019 31 21.9
2020 31.4 21.8
2021 31.8 21.7
2022 32.3 21.6
2023 32.8 21.5
2024 33.2 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
67
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.4%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
2.32%
2018

Energy

Brunei Nauru
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
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
1.9%
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
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Nauru
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
56
2025
Higher education index
53
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
154
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
96.6%
2023
English speaking
37.8%
2023
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

Brunei Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate n/a
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Nauru
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
18.6 mi
2002

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