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Brunei vs New Zealand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 5.34M in New Zealand (ranked 121/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 101,665 sq mi for New Zealand (ranked 165th vs. 74th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei New Zealand
Population
469088
5406623
Population rank 170/197 124/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$260B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 53/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$48,747
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 26/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$55,094
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$133B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
55.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$24,936
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 28/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$36,132
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
101,665 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
38.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
82.4 years
2025

Brunei and New Zealand: Comparison Charts

Brunei and New Zealand economies compared

GDP
Brunei

New Zealand
Year GDP
Brunei New Zealand
1960 - $5,536,098,360
1961 - $5,721,994,864
1962 - $6,133,158,532
1963 - $6,699,741,645
1964 - $7,340,766,415
1965 $114,039,501 $5,706,251,400
1966 $132,757,528 $5,917,437,693
1967 $139,029,537 $6,016,017,227
1968 $160,818,236 $5,228,045,415
1969 $161,210,236 $5,814,357,709
1970 $179,078,929 $6,495,605,331
1971 $197,525,768 $7,911,136,757
1972 $270,822,782 $9,567,331,065
1973 $433,095,527 $12,802,281,898
1974 $2,319,576,214 $13,940,981,798
1975 $2,496,420,258 $12,861,983,284
1976 $3,054,765,590 $13,604,832,424
1977 $3,681,242,528 $15,446,825,318
1978 $4,100,423,674 $18,530,518,395
1979 $6,044,367,628 $20,731,243,113
1980 $10,795,432,294 $23,244,547,385
1981 $9,367,218,664 $24,417,617,184
1982 $8,932,198,186 $24,164,603,059
1983 $7,927,590,750 $24,309,279,706
1984 $7,632,788,075 $21,665,975,319
1985 $6,967,623,884 $24,679,795,396
1986 $4,190,280,003 $30,604,668,357
1987 $4,918,010,080 $40,376,354,070
1988 $4,535,130,305 $45,176,811,594
1989 $4,983,622,881 $43,920,222,525
1990 $6,039,881,087 $45,495,129,385
1991 $6,284,497,300 $42,745,329,732
1992 $6,327,966,445 $41,649,829,860
1993 $6,203,339,925 $46,775,620,817
1994 $6,467,782,521 $55,314,732,279
1995 $7,700,144,057 $63,918,703,507
1996 $7,663,377,277 $70,140,835,299
1997 $7,793,034,390 $66,075,143,415
1998 $5,550,846,025 $56,227,169,851
1999 $6,309,070,375 $58,762,260,626
2000 $6,570,999,060 $52,623,281,957
2001 $6,096,155,748 $53,872,425,917
2002 $6,333,082,879 $66,627,729,311
2003 $7,167,725,265 $88,250,885,550
2004 $8,619,178,799 $103,905,210,084
2005 $10,547,202,612 $114,720,129,550
2006 $12,644,616,446 $111,538,810,713
2007 $13,432,029,496 $137,188,946,866
2008 $15,926,456,492 $133,437,126,590
2009 $11,912,904,529 $121,663,439,315
2010 $13,707,121,031 $146,887,902,524
2011 $18,524,791,071 $168,484,908,960
2012 $19,048,443,340 $176,560,711,239
2013 $18,094,148,099 $191,012,364,177
2014 $17,097,797,372 $201,518,402,787
2015 $12,930,296,852 $178,224,167,088
2016 $11,400,266,055 $189,100,085,275
2017 $12,128,168,047 $206,745,969,246
2018 $13,566,908,401 $211,985,631,173
2019 $13,469,235,348 $213,006,341,102
2020 $12,005,799,664 $213,029,554,654
2021 $14,006,496,614 $253,977,931,815
2022 $16,681,536,443 $249,509,991,440
2023 $15,095,084,686 $255,194,972,673
2024 $15,463,134,387 $260,235,932,559

Brunei and New Zealand economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

New Zealand
Year GDP per capita
Brunei New Zealand
1960 - $2,334
1961 - $2,365
1962 - $2,471
1963 - $2,646
1964 - $2,839
1965 $1,029 $2,171
1966 $1,146 $2,211
1967 $1,149 $2,208
1968 $1,274 $1,902
1969 $1,226 $2,097
1970 $1,325 $2,311
1971 $1,432 $2,773
1972 $1,905 $3,295
1973 $2,939 $4,323
1974 $15,195 $4,611
1975 $15,793 $4,172
1976 $18,671 $4,374
1977 $21,747 $4,951
1978 $23,447 $5,937
1979 $33,501 $6,668
1980 $58,005 $7,467
1981 $48,793 $7,814
1982 $45,075 $7,656
1983 $38,720 $7,598
1984 $36,061 $6,714
1985 $31,827 $7,601
1986 $18,501 $9,428
1987 $21,030 $12,331
1988 $18,825 $13,759
1989 $20,090 $13,312
1990 $23,659 $13,663
1991 $23,932 $12,230
1992 $23,451 $11,793
1993 $22,397 $13,094
1994 $22,767 $15,280
1995 $26,443 $17,400
1996 $25,692 $18,794
1997 $25,522 $17,474
1998 $17,769 $14,738
1999 $19,752 $15,322
2000 $20,130 $13,641
2001 $18,288 $13,883
2002 $18,621 $16,874
2003 $20,678 $21,914
2004 $24,423 $25,420
2005 $29,386 $27,751
2006 $34,675 $26,655
2007 $36,217 $32,480
2008 $42,157 $31,325
2009 $30,946 $28,277
2010 $34,938 $33,762
2011 $46,383 $38,432
2012 $46,969 $40,054
2013 $44,003 $43,000
2014 $41,027 $44,618
2015 $30,625 $38,665
2016 $26,663 $40,114
2017 $28,024 $42,950
2018 $30,988 $43,257
2019 $30,427 $42,779
2020 $26,834 $41,851
2021 $31,007 $49,689
2022 $36,633 $48,760
2023 $32,891 $48,655
2024 $33,418 $48,747

Brunei vs. New Zealand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

New Zealand
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei New Zealand
1950 50.6 69.3
1951 51.5 69.1
1952 52.4 69.4
1953 53.3 70.2
1954 54.2 70.3
1955 55 70.5
1956 55.7 70.7
1957 56.5 70.3
1958 57.3 70.9
1959 58 70.8
1960 58.7 71.2
1961 59.4 70.9
1962 58.8 71.2
1963 60.6 71.3
1964 61.3 71.3
1965 61.7 71.2
1966 62.4 71.1
1967 62.9 71.4
1968 63.5 71.1
1969 64 71.5
1970 64.5 71.2
1971 65 71.7
1972 65.4 71.8
1973 66 71.7
1974 66.4 71.9
1975 67 72.2
1976 67.4 72.4
1977 67.8 72.1
1978 68.3 73
1979 68.6 73.1
1980 69 72.9
1981 69.3 73.6
1982 69.7 73.7
1983 70 73.8
1984 70.2 74.4
1985 70.5 73.9
1986 70.8 74.1
1987 71 74.2
1988 71.2 74.5
1989 71.4 74.9
1990 71.6 75.4
1991 71.9 76.1
1992 72.1 76.2
1993 72.3 76.5
1994 72.6 76.9
1995 72.8 76.8
1996 73.1 76.8
1997 73.3 77.3
1998 73.6 78.2
1999 73.8 77.9
2000 74 78.7
2001 74.2 78.7
2002 74.4 78.9
2003 74.5 79.1
2004 74.6 79.4
2005 74.7 80
2006 74.8 80
2007 74.8 80.1
2008 74.8 80.2
2009 74.8 80.5
2010 74.8 81.1
2011 74.8 80.8
2012 74.8 81.2
2013 74.9 81.6
2014 74.9 81.4
2015 74.9 81.6
2016 74.9 82
2017 74.9 81.6
2018 75 81.9
2019 75 81.8
2020 75.1 82.7
2021 74.9 82.3
2022 72.9 81
2023 75.3 82.1
2024 75.5 82.2
2025 75.7 82.4

Brunei and New Zealand population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

New Zealand
Year Population
Brunei New Zealand
1960 88,347 2,371,800
1961 92,517 2,419,700
1962 96,719 2,482,000
1963 101,159 2,531,800
1964 105,922 2,585,400
1965 110,838 2,628,400
1966 115,874 2,675,900
1967 121,017 2,724,100
1968 126,222 2,748,100
1969 131,446 2,772,800
1970 135,138 2,810,700
1971 137,921 2,853,000
1972 142,189 2,903,900
1973 147,369 2,961,300
1974 152,656 3,023,700
1975 158,070 3,083,100
1976 163,607 3,110,500
1977 169,277 3,120,200
1978 174,884 3,121,200
1979 180,422 3,109,000
1980 186,111 3,112,900
1981 191,977 3,124,900
1982 198,165 3,156,100
1983 204,741 3,199,300
1984 211,661 3,227,100
1985 218,919 3,247,100
1986 226,495 3,246,300
1987 233,860 3,274,400
1988 240,913 3,283,400
1989 248,064 3,299,200
1990 255,292 3,329,800
1991 262,596 3,495,100
1992 269,839 3,531,700
1993 276,971 3,572,200
1994 284,091 3,620,000
1995 291,195 3,673,400
1996 298,276 3,732,000
1997 305,341 3,781,300
1998 312,385 3,815,000
1999 319,411 3,835,100
2000 326,424 3,857,700
2001 333,345 3,880,500
2002 340,099 3,948,500
2003 346,637 4,027,200
2004 352,911 4,087,500
2005 358,916 4,133,900
2006 364,663 4,184,600
2007 370,873 4,223,800
2008 377,793 4,259,800
2009 384,952 4,302,600
2010 392,332 4,350,700
2011 399,389 4,384,000
2012 405,557 4,408,100
2013 411,202 4,442,100
2014 416,750 4,516,500
2015 422,212 4,609,400
2016 427,564 4,714,100
2017 432,772 4,813,600
2018 437,810 4,900,600
2019 442,680 4,979,200
2020 447,404 5,090,200
2021 451,721 5,111,300
2022 455,370 5,117,100
2023 458,949 5,245,000
2024 462,721 5,338,500

Fertility rates in Brunei and New Zealand

Fertility rate
Brunei

New Zealand
Year Fertility rate
Brunei New Zealand
1960 7.32 4.24
1961 7.19 4.31
1962 7.03 4.19
1963 6.89 4.05
1964 6.77 3.8
1965 6.65 3.54
1966 6.51 3.41
1967 6.37 3.35
1968 6.2 3.34
1969 6.01 3.28
1970 5.8 3.17
1971 5.62 3.18
1972 5.5 3
1973 5.36 2.76
1974 5.18 2.58
1975 4.99 2.37
1976 4.78 2.27
1977 4.58 2.21
1978 4.39 2.07
1979 4.22 2.12
1980 4.07 2.03
1981 3.94 2.01
1982 3.84 1.95
1983 3.75 1.92
1984 3.68 1.93
1985 3.61 1.93
1986 3.55 1.96
1987 3.49 2.03
1988 3.44 2.1
1989 3.36 2.12
1990 3.29 2.18
1991 3.21 2.09
1992 3.11 2.06
1993 3.01 2.04
1994 2.9 1.98
1995 2.79 1.98
1996 2.68 1.96
1997 2.6 1.96
1998 2.53 1.89
1999 2.46 1.97
2000 2.4 1.98
2001 2.34 1.97
2002 2.26 1.89
2003 2.19 1.93
2004 2.1 1.98
2005 2.02 1.97
2006 1.97 2.01
2007 1.93 2.18
2008 1.92 2.19
2009 1.92 2.13
2010 1.94 2.17
2011 1.96 2.09
2012 1.97 2.1
2013 1.98 2.01
2014 1.97 1.92
2015 1.95 1.99
2016 1.92 1.87
2017 1.88 1.81
2018 1.85 1.71
2019 1.82 1.72
2020 1.8 1.61
2021 1.78 1.64
2022 1.76 1.66
2023 1.75 1.56

Brunei and New Zealand demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

New Zealand
Year Median age, years
Brunei New Zealand
1960 18.8 27.5
1961 18.1 27.1
1962 17.5 26.8
1963 17.1 26.4
1964 17 26.2
1965 17 26
1966 17.2 25.9
1967 17.3 25.8
1968 17.5 25.7
1969 17.7 25.7
1970 17.8 25.6
1971 17.9 25.7
1972 18 25.9
1973 18.2 26
1974 18.3 26.2
1975 18.6 26.3
1976 18.8 26.5
1977 19.1 26.8
1978 19.4 27.1
1979 19.6 27.5
1980 20 27.9
1981 20.3 28.2
1982 20.6 28.5
1983 21 28.8
1984 21.3 29.1
1985 21.7 29.4
1986 22 29.8
1987 22.3 30.1
1988 22.6 30.4
1989 22.8 30.8
1990 23.1 31.1
1991 23.4 31.4
1992 23.6 31.7
1993 23.8 32
1994 24.1 32.3
1995 24.4 32.6
1996 24.7 32.8
1997 24.9 33.2
1998 25.2 33.6
1999 25.5 34
2000 25.8 34.3
2001 26.1 34.6
2002 26.4 34.8
2003 26.8 35
2004 27.1 35.2
2005 27.5 35.5
2006 27.9 35.8
2007 28.1 36.1
2008 28 36.4
2009 28 36.6
2010 28 36.8
2011 28.1 37
2012 28.4 37.2
2013 28.8 37.4
2014 29.1 37.5
2015 29.5 37.4
2016 29.8 37.3
2017 30.2 37.2
2018 30.6 37.3
2019 31 37.3
2020 31.4 37.5
2021 31.8 37.8
2022 32.3 38.1
2023 32.8 38.3
2024 33.2 38.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei New Zealand
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$247B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
43%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
5.28%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-5.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
4.72%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
67.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
19.6%
2022
Economic freedom index
67
2025
78.1
2025
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
112
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$92.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$22.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$598M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
996,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
18.8%
2018
Banked people share n/a
97.9%
2024

Energy

Brunei New Zealand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
3,629 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$14.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
35.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
6.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
55.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
28.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
39.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
31.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
7,952 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
81.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
59.5%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei New Zealand
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+18,766
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
87.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
89
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
83
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
91
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
1.11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
9.6
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
37.8%
2023
97.8%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
96.2%
2023

Health

Brunei New Zealand
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$4,804
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$561
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
82.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
3.57
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
4.7
2023
Obesity rate n/a
34.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
12.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
10 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei New Zealand
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.18%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
19,044 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
37,494 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
38,418 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
60,159 mi
2020

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