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Brunei vs Nicaragua statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 6.92M in Nicaragua (ranked 108/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 46,464 sq mi for Nicaragua (ranked 165th vs. 98th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Nicaragua
Population
469088
7079664
Population rank 170/197 107/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$19.7B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 131/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$2,848
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 141/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$8,709
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$7.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
38.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$1,114
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 139/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$2,445
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
46,464 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
2.22
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
26.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
75.3 years
2025

Brunei and Nicaragua: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Nicaragua
Year GDP
Brunei Nicaragua
1960 - $227,223,322
1961 - $244,144,237
1962 - $269,283,804
1963 - $297,324,163
1964 - $347,119,918
1965 $114,039,501 $564,290,020
1966 $132,757,528 $607,140,010
1967 $139,029,537 $657,140,011
1968 $160,818,236 $692,859,985
1969 $161,210,236 $750,000,003
1970 $179,078,929 $778,569,939
1971 $197,525,768 $828,569,953
1972 $270,822,782 $878,570,045
1973 $433,095,527 $1,092,900,015
1974 $2,319,576,214 $1,521,400,012
1975 $2,496,420,258 $1,581,599,959
1976 $3,054,765,590 $1,836,899,999
1977 $3,681,242,528 $2,226,999,874
1978 $4,100,423,674 $2,127,699,979
1979 $6,044,367,628 $1,567,599,982
1980 $10,795,432,294 $2,144,300,006
1981 $9,367,218,664 $2,474,700,227
1982 $8,932,198,186 $2,454,499,872
1983 $7,927,590,750 $2,753,100,058
1984 $7,632,788,075 $3,117,599,872
1985 $6,967,623,884 $2,683,699,935
1986 $4,190,280,003 $2,885,799,994
1987 $4,918,010,080 $3,851,200,118
1988 $4,535,130,305 $2,630,900,096
1989 $4,983,622,881 $1,013,184,756
1990 $6,039,881,087 $1,009,455,484
1991 $6,284,497,300 $1,488,804,124
1992 $6,327,966,445 $1,792,800,000
1993 $6,203,339,925 $1,756,454,248
1994 $6,467,782,521 $3,863,185,119
1995 $7,700,144,057 $4,140,470,000
1996 $7,663,377,277 $4,308,351,903
1997 $7,793,034,390 $4,389,973,490
1998 $5,550,846,025 $4,635,347,386
1999 $6,309,070,375 $4,856,026,259
2000 $6,570,999,060 $5,109,587,050
2001 $6,096,155,748 $5,351,752,034
2002 $6,333,082,879 $5,223,727,303
2003 $7,167,725,265 $5,322,228,351
2004 $8,619,178,799 $5,792,932,838
2005 $10,547,202,612 $6,321,324,279
2006 $12,644,616,446 $6,763,672,381
2007 $13,432,029,496 $7,423,375,015
2008 $15,926,456,492 $8,496,967,597
2009 $11,912,904,529 $8,298,702,489
2010 $13,707,121,031 $8,758,602,233
2011 $18,524,791,071 $9,774,329,333
2012 $19,048,443,340 $10,532,017,232
2013 $18,094,148,099 $10,982,988,249
2014 $17,097,797,372 $11,880,438,824
2015 $12,930,296,852 $12,756,696,261
2016 $11,400,266,055 $13,286,093,388
2017 $12,128,168,047 $13,785,893,007
2018 $13,566,908,401 $13,025,221,974
2019 $13,469,235,348 $12,699,023,614
2020 $12,005,799,664 $12,726,422,432
2021 $14,006,496,614 $14,209,020,362
2022 $16,681,536,443 $15,634,572,502
2023 $15,095,084,686 $17,805,842,284
2024 $15,463,134,387 $19,693,982,968

Brunei and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Nicaragua
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Nicaragua
1960 - $127.5
1961 - $132.9
1962 - $142.3
1963 - $152.5
1964 - $172.7
1965 $1,029 $272.3
1966 $1,146 $284
1967 $1,149 $297.9
1968 $1,274 $304
1969 $1,226 $319
1970 $1,325 $321
1971 $1,432 $331
1972 $1,905 $341
1973 $2,939 $413
1974 $15,195 $557
1975 $15,793 $561
1976 $18,671 $633
1977 $21,747 $744
1978 $23,447 $691
1979 $33,501 $495
1980 $58,005 $659
1981 $48,793 $740
1982 $45,075 $714
1983 $38,720 $780
1984 $36,061 $861
1985 $31,827 $724
1986 $18,501 $761
1987 $21,030 $992
1988 $18,825 $662
1989 $20,090 $249.2
1990 $23,659 $242.5
1991 $23,932 $350
1992 $23,451 $411
1993 $22,397 $394
1994 $22,767 $849
1995 $26,443 $892
1996 $25,692 $911
1997 $25,522 $913
1998 $17,769 $949
1999 $19,752 $980
2000 $20,130 $1,017
2001 $18,288 $1,052
2002 $18,621 $1,014
2003 $20,678 $1,021
2004 $24,423 $1,099
2005 $29,386 $1,183
2006 $34,675 $1,248
2007 $36,217 $1,350
2008 $42,157 $1,524
2009 $30,946 $1,467
2010 $34,938 $1,527
2011 $46,383 $1,680
2012 $46,969 $1,785
2013 $44,003 $1,835
2014 $41,027 $1,958
2015 $30,625 $2,074
2016 $26,663 $2,132
2017 $28,024 $2,183
2018 $30,988 $2,035
2019 $30,427 $1,959
2020 $26,834 $1,938
2021 $31,007 $2,138
2022 $36,633 $2,323
2023 $32,891 $2,609
2024 $33,418 $2,848

Brunei vs. Nicaragua life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Nicaragua
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Nicaragua
1950 50.6 40.6
1951 51.5 40.8
1952 52.4 41.9
1953 53.3 42.4
1954 54.2 43.1
1955 55 43.7
1956 55.7 44.3
1957 56.5 44.9
1958 57.3 45.5
1959 58 46.1
1960 58.7 46.4
1961 59.4 47.3
1962 58.8 48
1963 60.6 48.8
1964 61.3 49.6
1965 61.7 50.6
1966 62.4 51.6
1967 62.9 52.3
1968 63.5 52.9
1969 64 53.4
1970 64.5 53.8
1971 65 54.2
1972 65.4 48
1973 66 55
1974 66.4 55.4
1975 67 55.8
1976 67.4 56.1
1977 67.8 56.1
1978 68.3 53.5
1979 68.6 50.8
1980 69 58
1981 69.3 58.3
1982 69.7 58.7
1983 70 56.9
1984 70.2 56.1
1985 70.5 56.4
1986 70.8 57.6
1987 71 57.3
1988 71.2 59.8
1989 71.4 61.9
1990 71.6 62.5
1991 71.9 63.3
1992 72.1 63.7
1993 72.3 64.1
1994 72.6 64.5
1995 72.8 64.9
1996 73.1 65.2
1997 73.3 65.5
1998 73.6 64.1
1999 73.8 65.9
2000 74 66.4
2001 74.2 67
2002 74.4 68
2003 74.5 68.7
2004 74.6 69.5
2005 74.7 70.4
2006 74.8 71
2007 74.8 71.2
2008 74.8 71.4
2009 74.8 71.5
2010 74.8 71.8
2011 74.8 72
2012 74.8 72.4
2013 74.9 72.6
2014 74.9 72.8
2015 74.9 72.9
2016 74.9 73.2
2017 74.9 73.4
2018 75 73.9
2019 75 73.8
2020 75.1 70.8
2021 74.9 70.5
2022 72.9 74.5
2023 75.3 74.9
2024 75.5 75.1
2025 75.7 75.3

Brunei and Nicaragua population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Nicaragua
Year Population
Brunei Nicaragua
1960 88,347 1,782,370
1961 92,517 1,836,451
1962 96,719 1,892,320
1963 101,159 1,950,159
1964 105,922 2,010,176
1965 110,838 2,072,681
1966 115,874 2,137,820
1967 121,017 2,205,567
1968 126,222 2,275,836
1969 131,446 2,348,398
1970 135,138 2,423,065
1971 137,921 2,499,825
1972 142,189 2,573,578
1973 147,369 2,649,278
1974 152,656 2,732,075
1975 158,070 2,816,943
1976 163,607 2,903,851
1977 169,277 2,992,534
1978 174,884 3,080,314
1979 180,422 3,164,525
1980 186,111 3,252,403
1981 191,977 3,345,674
1982 198,165 3,438,745
1983 204,741 3,530,282
1984 211,661 3,619,104
1985 218,919 3,706,479
1986 226,495 3,794,157
1987 233,860 3,882,164
1988 240,913 3,972,320
1989 248,064 4,066,476
1990 255,292 4,162,559
1991 262,596 4,259,637
1992 269,839 4,357,026
1993 276,971 4,453,732
1994 284,091 4,549,316
1995 291,195 4,642,931
1996 298,276 4,729,974
1997 305,341 4,809,573
1998 312,385 4,883,655
1999 319,411 4,954,018
2000 326,424 5,022,633
2001 333,345 5,087,825
2002 340,099 5,149,909
2003 346,637 5,210,963
2004 352,911 5,272,912
2005 358,916 5,342,105
2006 364,663 5,418,855
2007 370,873 5,497,243
2008 377,793 5,576,593
2009 384,952 5,656,601
2010 392,332 5,737,450
2011 399,389 5,819,051
2012 405,557 5,901,287
2013 411,202 5,983,845
2014 416,750 6,066,492
2015 422,212 6,149,417
2016 427,564 6,232,666
2017 432,772 6,316,231
2018 437,810 6,400,080
2019 442,680 6,483,657
2020 447,404 6,565,267
2021 451,721 6,644,741
2022 455,370 6,730,654
2023 458,949 6,823,613
2024 462,721 6,916,140

Fertility rates in Brunei and Nicaragua

Fertility rate
Brunei

Nicaragua
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Nicaragua
1960 7.32 7.16
1961 7.19 7.11
1962 7.03 7.1
1963 6.89 7.08
1964 6.77 7.06
1965 6.65 7.03
1966 6.51 6.99
1967 6.37 6.94
1968 6.2 6.89
1969 6.01 6.83
1970 5.8 6.77
1971 5.62 6.71
1972 5.5 6.65
1973 5.36 6.59
1974 5.18 6.52
1975 4.99 6.45
1976 4.78 6.37
1977 4.58 6.28
1978 4.39 6.16
1979 4.22 6.07
1980 4.07 5.96
1981 3.94 5.84
1982 3.84 5.74
1983 3.75 5.61
1984 3.68 5.49
1985 3.61 5.36
1986 3.55 5.22
1987 3.49 5.07
1988 3.44 4.93
1989 3.36 4.76
1990 3.29 4.6
1991 3.21 4.43
1992 3.11 4.27
1993 3.01 4.1
1994 2.9 3.94
1995 2.79 3.78
1996 2.68 3.62
1997 2.6 3.47
1998 2.53 3.34
1999 2.46 3.22
2000 2.4 3.12
2001 2.34 3
2002 2.26 2.89
2003 2.19 2.83
2004 2.1 2.78
2005 2.02 2.77
2006 1.97 2.73
2007 1.93 2.7
2008 1.92 2.66
2009 1.92 2.63
2010 1.94 2.6
2011 1.96 2.56
2012 1.97 2.53
2013 1.98 2.49
2014 1.97 2.46
2015 1.95 2.43
2016 1.92 2.41
2017 1.88 2.38
2018 1.85 2.35
2019 1.82 2.32
2020 1.8 2.3
2021 1.78 2.27
2022 1.76 2.24
2023 1.75 2.22

Brunei and Nicaragua demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Nicaragua
Year Median age, years
Brunei Nicaragua
1960 18.8 16.2
1961 18.1 16.1
1962 17.5 16
1963 17.1 15.9
1964 17 15.9
1965 17 15.9
1966 17.2 16
1967 17.3 16
1968 17.5 16
1969 17.7 16.1
1970 17.8 16.1
1971 17.9 16.1
1972 18 16.2
1973 18.2 16.2
1974 18.3 16.2
1975 18.6 16.2
1976 18.8 16.2
1977 19.1 16.2
1978 19.4 16.2
1979 19.6 16.2
1980 20 16.2
1981 20.3 16.2
1982 20.6 16.2
1983 21 16.3
1984 21.3 16.3
1985 21.7 16.3
1986 22 16.3
1987 22.3 16.4
1988 22.6 16.4
1989 22.8 16.5
1990 23.1 16.7
1991 23.4 16.8
1992 23.6 17
1993 23.8 17.2
1994 24.1 17.4
1995 24.4 17.6
1996 24.7 17.9
1997 24.9 18.1
1998 25.2 18.4
1999 25.5 18.8
2000 25.8 19.1
2001 26.1 19.4
2002 26.4 19.7
2003 26.8 20.1
2004 27.1 20.4
2005 27.5 20.8
2006 27.9 21.1
2007 28.1 21.4
2008 28 21.7
2009 28 22
2010 28 22.2
2011 28.1 22.5
2012 28.4 22.8
2013 28.8 23.1
2014 29.1 23.4
2015 29.5 23.7
2016 29.8 24
2017 30.2 24.3
2018 30.6 24.7
2019 31 25
2020 31.4 25.3
2021 31.8 25.6
2022 32.3 25.9
2023 32.8 26.3
2024 33.2 26.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Nicaragua
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$17.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
27.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
+0.86%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
5.2%
2018
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
46.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
27.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
54
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
37.2%
2014
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$6.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$5.25B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
474,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
15.2%
1999
Banked people share n/a
23.5%
2024

Energy

Brunei Nicaragua
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
608 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$12.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
5.73 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.84 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
39.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
50.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
17%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
46.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
682 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
69.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
14.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
88.3%
2023

Society

Brunei Nicaragua
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-8,189
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
60.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.1 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
14
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
25
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
16.9
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
82.6%
2015
English speaking
37.8%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
58.2%
2023

Health

Brunei Nicaragua
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$208.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$74.3
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
75.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
5.16%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.66
2018
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
60
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
13.4
2023
Obesity rate n/a
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
10.4%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
58
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
3.67 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Nicaragua
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
6,718 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
19,656 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
11,998 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
14,849 mi
2014

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