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Brunei vs Nepal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 29.7M in Nepal (ranked 51/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 55,348 sq mi for Nepal (ranked 165th vs. 92nd).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Nepal
Population
469088
29627185
Population rank 170/197 52/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$42.9B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 101/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$1,447
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 164/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$5,737
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$20.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
49.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$693
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 155/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$2,569
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
55,348 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
536 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.98
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
26 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
70.9 years
2025

Brunei and Nepal: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Nepal economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Nepal
Year GDP
Brunei Nepal
1960 - $508,334,414
1961 - $531,959,562
1962 - $574,091,101
1963 - $496,947,904
1964 - $496,098,775
1965 $114,039,501 $735,267,082
1966 $132,757,528 $906,811,944
1967 $139,029,537 $841,974,025
1968 $160,818,236 $772,231,387
1969 $161,210,236 $788,641,965
1970 $179,078,929 $865,975,309
1971 $197,525,768 $882,765,472
1972 $270,822,782 $1,024,098,400
1973 $433,095,527 $972,101,725
1974 $2,319,576,214 $1,217,953,547
1975 $2,496,420,258 $1,575,789,254
1976 $3,054,765,590 $1,452,788,985
1977 $3,681,242,528 $1,382,400,000
1978 $4,100,423,674 $1,604,162,497
1979 $6,044,367,628 $1,851,250,008
1980 $10,795,432,294 $1,945,916,583
1981 $9,367,218,664 $2,275,583,317
1982 $8,932,198,186 $2,395,423,742
1983 $7,927,590,750 $2,447,174,803
1984 $7,632,788,075 $2,581,207,388
1985 $6,967,623,884 $2,619,913,956
1986 $4,190,280,003 $2,850,782,044
1987 $4,918,010,080 $2,957,255,380
1988 $4,535,130,305 $3,487,009,748
1989 $4,983,622,881 $3,525,225,787
1990 $6,039,881,087 $3,627,560,239
1991 $6,284,497,300 $3,921,476,085
1992 $6,327,966,445 $3,401,211,581
1993 $6,203,339,925 $3,660,041,667
1994 $6,467,782,521 $4,066,775,510
1995 $7,700,144,057 $4,401,104,418
1996 $7,663,377,277 $4,521,580,381
1997 $7,793,034,390 $4,918,691,917
1998 $5,550,846,025 $4,856,255,044
1999 $6,309,070,375 $5,033,642,384
2000 $6,570,999,060 $5,494,252,208
2001 $6,096,155,748 $6,007,055,042
2002 $6,333,082,879 $6,050,875,807
2003 $7,167,725,265 $6,330,473,097
2004 $8,619,178,799 $7,273,938,315
2005 $10,547,202,612 $8,130,258,378
2006 $12,644,616,446 $9,043,715,356
2007 $13,432,029,496 $10,325,618,017
2008 $15,926,456,492 $12,545,438,605
2009 $11,912,904,529 $12,854,985,464
2010 $13,707,121,031 $16,002,656,434
2011 $18,524,791,071 $21,573,872,421
2012 $19,048,443,340 $21,703,100,877
2013 $18,094,148,099 $22,162,204,925
2014 $17,097,797,372 $22,731,612,922
2015 $12,930,296,852 $24,360,801,287
2016 $11,400,266,055 $24,524,109,484
2017 $12,128,168,047 $28,971,588,940
2018 $13,566,908,401 $33,111,525,237
2019 $13,469,235,348 $34,186,180,699
2020 $12,005,799,664 $33,433,659,301
2021 $14,006,496,614 $36,924,841,394
2022 $16,681,536,443 $41,182,939,601
2023 $15,095,084,686 $41,047,772,331
2024 $15,463,134,387 $42,914,268,287

Brunei and Nepal economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Nepal
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Nepal
1960 - $50.2
1961 - $51.6
1962 - $54.6
1963 - $46.3
1964 - $45.3
1965 $1,029 $65.8
1966 $1,146 $79.5
1967 $1,149 $72.3
1968 $1,274 $64.9
1969 $1,226 $64.8
1970 $1,325 $69.6
1971 $1,432 $69.5
1972 $1,905 $78.8
1973 $2,939 $73.2
1974 $15,195 $89.8
1975 $15,793 $113.6
1976 $18,671 $102.5
1977 $21,747 $95.3
1978 $23,447 $108.1
1979 $33,501 $121.9
1980 $58,005 $125.1
1981 $48,793 $142.9
1982 $45,075 $147
1983 $38,720 $146.6
1984 $36,061 $151.1
1985 $31,827 $149.9
1986 $18,501 $159.5
1987 $21,030 $162
1988 $18,825 $187.1
1989 $20,090 $185
1990 $23,659 $185.8
1991 $23,932 $195.7
1992 $23,451 $165
1993 $22,397 $172.8
1994 $22,767 $187.3
1995 $26,443 $197.8
1996 $25,692 $198.8
1997 $25,522 $211.8
1998 $17,769 $205.1
1999 $19,752 $208.6
2000 $20,130 $223.8
2001 $18,288 $240.8
2002 $18,621 $238.9
2003 $20,678 $246.4
2004 $24,423 $279.6
2005 $29,386 $309
2006 $34,675 $340
2007 $36,217 $385
2008 $42,157 $465
2009 $30,946 $473
2010 $34,938 $585
2011 $46,383 $786
2012 $46,969 $788
2013 $44,003 $803
2014 $41,027 $821
2015 $30,625 $876
2016 $26,663 $877
2017 $28,024 $1,034
2018 $30,988 $1,179
2019 $30,427 $1,203
2020 $26,834 $1,154
2021 $31,007 $1,253
2022 $36,633 $1,386
2023 $32,891 $1,382
2024 $33,418 $1,447

Brunei vs. Nepal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Nepal
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Nepal
1950 50.6 37.6
1951 51.5 37.6
1952 52.4 37.7
1953 53.3 37.7
1954 54.2 37.8
1955 55 37.9
1956 55.7 37.9
1957 56.5 38
1958 57.3 38.1
1959 58 38.4
1960 58.7 38.7
1961 59.4 39
1962 58.8 39.3
1963 60.6 39.6
1964 61.3 40.2
1965 61.7 40.7
1966 62.4 41.2
1967 62.9 41.7
1968 63.5 42.2
1969 64 42.7
1970 64.5 43.2
1971 65 43.6
1972 65.4 44.1
1973 66 44.5
1974 66.4 44.9
1975 67 45.5
1976 67.4 46
1977 67.8 46.6
1978 68.3 47.2
1979 68.6 47.8
1980 69 48.3
1981 69.3 48.7
1982 69.7 49.2
1983 70 49.7
1984 70.2 50.2
1985 70.5 50.9
1986 70.8 51.6
1987 71 52.4
1988 71.2 53.1
1989 71.4 54
1990 71.6 54.8
1991 71.9 55.6
1992 72.1 56.7
1993 72.3 57.6
1994 72.6 58.6
1995 72.8 59.3
1996 73.1 60
1997 73.3 60.8
1998 73.6 61.5
1999 73.8 62
2000 74 62.6
2001 74.2 63.3
2002 74.4 63.5
2003 74.5 64.2
2004 74.6 64.7
2005 74.7 65.3
2006 74.8 65.9
2007 74.8 66.2
2008 74.8 66.4
2009 74.8 66.6
2010 74.8 66.8
2011 74.8 67.1
2012 74.8 67.4
2013 74.9 67.6
2014 74.9 67.8
2015 74.9 67.4
2016 74.9 68.4
2017 74.9 68.7
2018 75 69
2019 75 69.3
2020 75.1 69.1
2021 74.9 68.4
2022 72.9 70.1
2023 75.3 70.4
2024 75.5 70.6
2025 75.7 70.9

Brunei and Nepal population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Nepal
Year Population
Brunei Nepal
1960 88,347 10,123,658
1961 92,517 10,318,396
1962 96,719 10,521,116
1963 101,159 10,729,818
1964 105,922 10,946,392
1965 110,838 11,173,411
1966 115,874 11,408,710
1967 121,017 11,652,716
1968 126,222 11,906,266
1969 131,446 12,167,036
1970 135,138 12,436,190
1971 137,921 12,710,061
1972 142,189 12,989,099
1973 147,369 13,275,239
1974 152,656 13,568,435
1975 158,070 13,870,695
1976 163,607 14,177,649
1977 169,277 14,499,175
1978 174,884 14,839,695
1979 180,422 15,190,590
1980 186,111 15,553,105
1981 191,977 15,922,423
1982 198,165 16,297,987
1983 204,741 16,689,119
1984 211,661 17,085,242
1985 218,919 17,477,692
1986 226,495 17,868,124
1987 233,860 18,250,505
1988 240,913 18,638,661
1989 248,064 19,057,807
1990 255,292 19,524,573
1991 262,596 20,036,500
1992 269,839 20,609,707
1993 276,971 21,180,159
1994 284,091 21,717,479
1995 291,195 22,245,439
1996 298,276 22,741,862
1997 305,341 23,219,463
1998 312,385 23,680,357
1999 319,411 24,125,199
2000 326,424 24,546,509
2001 333,345 24,946,748
2002 340,099 25,328,981
2003 346,637 25,688,758
2004 352,911 26,016,656
2005 358,916 26,309,458
2006 364,663 26,565,425
2007 370,873 26,788,492
2008 377,793 26,990,037
2009 384,952 27,173,035
2010 392,332 27,341,952
2011 399,389 27,464,494
2012 405,557 27,534,915
2013 411,202 27,589,996
2014 416,750 27,672,370
2015 422,212 27,823,629
2016 427,564 27,955,462
2017 432,772 28,011,258
2018 437,810 28,079,689
2019 442,680 28,414,064
2020 447,404 28,966,574
2021 451,721 29,475,010
2022 455,370 29,715,436
2023 458,949 29,694,614
2024 462,721 29,651,054

Fertility rates in Brunei and Nepal

Fertility rate
Brunei

Nepal
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Nepal
1960 7.32 6.07
1961 7.19 6.09
1962 7.03 6.08
1963 6.89 6.06
1964 6.77 6.04
1965 6.65 6.01
1966 6.51 5.98
1967 6.37 5.95
1968 6.2 5.94
1969 6.01 5.89
1970 5.8 5.87
1971 5.62 5.85
1972 5.5 5.8
1973 5.36 5.7
1974 5.18 5.75
1975 4.99 5.73
1976 4.78 5.72
1977 4.58 5.69
1978 4.39 5.68
1979 4.22 5.64
1980 4.07 5.6
1981 3.94 5.58
1982 3.84 5.55
1983 3.75 5.54
1984 3.68 5.51
1985 3.61 5.46
1986 3.55 5.4
1987 3.49 5.35
1988 3.44 5.31
1989 3.36 5.26
1990 3.29 5.21
1991 3.21 5.15
1992 3.11 5.07
1993 3.01 5.04
1994 2.9 4.96
1995 2.79 4.87
1996 2.68 4.67
1997 2.6 4.44
1998 2.53 4.28
1999 2.46 4.13
2000 2.4 3.98
2001 2.34 3.79
2002 2.26 3.6
2003 2.19 3.44
2004 2.1 3.28
2005 2.02 3.12
2006 1.97 2.97
2007 1.93 2.86
2008 1.92 2.74
2009 1.92 2.63
2010 1.94 2.54
2011 1.96 2.46
2012 1.97 2.42
2013 1.98 2.36
2014 1.97 2.32
2015 1.95 2.27
2016 1.92 2.23
2017 1.88 2.17
2018 1.85 2.12
2019 1.82 2.08
2020 1.8 2.05
2021 1.78 2.03
2022 1.76 2
2023 1.75 1.98

Brunei and Nepal demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Nepal
Year Median age, years
Brunei Nepal
1960 18.8 19.5
1961 18.1 19.5
1962 17.5 19.6
1963 17.1 19.6
1964 17 19.6
1965 17 19.6
1966 17.2 19.6
1967 17.3 19.7
1968 17.5 19.7
1969 17.7 19.7
1970 17.8 19.7
1971 17.9 19.7
1972 18 19.7
1973 18.2 19.7
1974 18.3 19.7
1975 18.6 19.7
1976 18.8 19.7
1977 19.1 19.7
1978 19.4 19.6
1979 19.6 19.6
1980 20 19.6
1981 20.3 19.5
1982 20.6 19.5
1983 21 19.5
1984 21.3 19.5
1985 21.7 19.4
1986 22 19.4
1987 22.3 19.3
1988 22.6 19.2
1989 22.8 19.2
1990 23.1 19.2
1991 23.4 19.2
1992 23.6 19.2
1993 23.8 19.2
1994 24.1 19.2
1995 24.4 19.2
1996 24.7 19.2
1997 24.9 19.2
1998 25.2 19.2
1999 25.5 19.3
2000 25.8 19.3
2001 26.1 19.4
2002 26.4 19.5
2003 26.8 19.7
2004 27.1 19.8
2005 27.5 20
2006 27.9 20.3
2007 28.1 20.5
2008 28 20.8
2009 28 21
2010 28 21.3
2011 28.1 21.6
2012 28.4 21.8
2013 28.8 22
2014 29.1 22.2
2015 29.5 22.4
2016 29.8 22.7
2017 30.2 22.9
2018 30.6 23.2
2019 31 23.7
2020 31.4 24.5
2021 31.8 25
2022 32.3 25.4
2023 32.8 25.7
2024 33.2 26

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Finance

Brunei Nepal
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$43.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
23.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
3.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
1.08%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
112,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-3.98%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
10.7%
2017
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
55.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.7%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$12.5B
2023
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$28.4B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
230,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
13.4%
2020
Banked people share n/a
60%
2024

Energy

Brunei Nepal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
520 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$9.81
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
17.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
26.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
73.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
6.78%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
27.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
321 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
83.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
99%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
94%
2023

Society

Brunei Nepal
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.36%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-401,282
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
22.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
34.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
34
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
45
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
2.1
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
16.3
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
71.2%
2021
English speaking
37.8%
2023
3%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
55.8%
2023

Health

Brunei Nepal
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$88.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$49.2
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
70.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
10.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.87
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
142
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
26.5
2023
Obesity rate n/a
7.18%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
7.7%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
4
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
28.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
1.06 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Nepal
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.1%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
1,867 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
14,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
23,020 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
49,758 mi
2015

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