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Brunei vs Nigeria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 233M in Nigeria (ranked 6/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 351,650 sq mi for Nigeria (ranked 165th vs. 30th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Nigeria
Population
469088
241467099
Population rank 170/197 6/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$188B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 58/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$807
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 186/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$6,440
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$99.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
52.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$427
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 170/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$1,020
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
351,650 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
662 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
4.48
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
54.8 years
2025

Brunei and Nigeria: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Nigeria economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Nigeria
Year GDP
Brunei Nigeria
1960 - $4,196,174,502
1961 - $4,467,287,893
1962 - $4,909,399,176
1963 - $5,165,590,254
1964 - $5,552,931,319
1965 $114,039,501 $5,874,537,650
1966 $132,757,528 $6,366,917,453
1967 $139,029,537 $5,203,237,919
1968 $160,818,236 $5,200,997,920
1969 $161,210,236 $6,634,317,346
1970 $179,078,929 $12,546,094,982
1971 $197,525,768 $9,181,769,912
1972 $270,822,782 $12,274,416,018
1973 $433,095,527 $15,162,871,287
1974 $2,319,576,214 $24,846,641,318
1975 $2,496,420,258 $27,778,934,625
1976 $3,054,765,590 $36,308,883,249
1977 $3,681,242,528 $36,035,407,725
1978 $4,100,423,674 $36,527,862,209
1979 $6,044,367,628 $47,259,911,894
1980 $10,795,432,294 $64,201,788,123
1981 $9,367,218,664 $164,475,209,516
1982 $8,932,198,186 $142,769,363,314
1983 $7,927,590,750 $97,094,911,792
1984 $7,632,788,075 $73,484,359,521
1985 $6,967,623,884 $73,745,821,158
1986 $4,190,280,003 $54,805,852,581
1987 $4,918,010,080 $52,676,041,931
1988 $4,535,130,305 $49,648,470,440
1989 $4,983,622,881 $44,003,061,108
1990 $6,039,881,087 $54,035,795,388
1991 $6,284,497,300 $59,526,833,412
1992 $6,327,966,445 $52,058,181,854
1993 $6,203,339,925 $56,721,051,402
1994 $6,467,782,521 $80,399,613,064
1995 $7,700,144,057 $140,919,776,986
1996 $7,663,377,277 $185,730,236,700
1997 $7,793,034,390 $200,850,397,618
1998 $5,550,846,025 $218,416,200,673
1999 $6,309,070,375 $59,145,077,039
2000 $6,570,999,060 $69,171,451,627
2001 $6,096,155,748 $73,557,840,064
2002 $6,333,082,879 $95,054,059,303
2003 $7,167,725,265 $104,738,954,264
2004 $8,619,178,799 $135,764,731,646
2005 $10,547,202,612 $175,670,569,969
2006 $12,644,616,446 $238,454,997,161
2007 $13,432,029,496 $278,260,846,800
2008 $15,926,456,492 $339,476,276,258
2009 $11,912,904,529 $295,008,835,381
2010 $13,707,121,031 $366,990,417,129
2011 $18,524,791,071 $414,466,676,831
2012 $19,048,443,340 $463,971,018,239
2013 $18,094,148,099 $520,117,180,314
2014 $17,097,797,372 $574,183,763,412
2015 $12,930,296,852 $493,026,682,801
2016 $11,400,266,055 $404,649,125,252
2017 $12,128,168,047 $375,745,731,053
2018 $13,566,908,401 $421,739,251,509
2019 $13,469,235,348 $474,517,490,844
2020 $12,005,799,664 $432,198,898,468
2021 $14,006,496,614 $440,833,635,874
2022 $16,681,536,443 $477,403,400,101
2023 $15,095,084,686 $363,846,332,835
2024 $15,463,134,387 $187,759,703,100

Brunei and Nigeria economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Nigeria
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Nigeria
1960 - $93.1
1961 - $97.1
1962 - $104.5
1963 - $107.7
1964 - $113.3
1965 $1,029 $117.3
1966 $1,146 $124.4
1967 $1,149 $99.5
1968 $1,274 $97.3
1969 $1,226 $121.4
1970 $1,325 $224.5
1971 $1,432 $160.5
1972 $1,905 $209.5
1973 $2,939 $252.4
1974 $15,195 $403
1975 $15,793 $438
1976 $18,671 $556
1977 $21,747 $536
1978 $23,447 $527
1979 $33,501 $661
1980 $58,005 $870
1981 $48,793 $2,162
1982 $45,075 $1,822
1983 $38,720 $1,207
1984 $36,061 $890
1985 $31,827 $869
1986 $18,501 $628
1987 $21,030 $588
1988 $18,825 $540
1989 $20,090 $465
1990 $23,659 $556
1991 $23,932 $597
1992 $23,451 $509
1993 $22,397 $540
1994 $22,767 $745
1995 $26,443 $1,272
1996 $25,692 $1,633
1997 $25,522 $1,720
1998 $17,769 $1,822
1999 $19,752 $481
2000 $20,130 $547
2001 $18,288 $566
2002 $18,621 $712
2003 $20,678 $763
2004 $24,423 $962
2005 $29,386 $1,211
2006 $34,675 $1,600
2007 $36,217 $1,816
2008 $42,157 $2,154
2009 $30,946 $1,820
2010 $34,938 $2,202
2011 $46,383 $2,418
2012 $46,969 $2,633
2013 $44,003 $2,873
2014 $41,027 $3,089
2015 $30,625 $2,586
2016 $26,663 $2,070
2017 $28,024 $1,876
2018 $30,988 $2,058
2019 $30,427 $2,265
2020 $26,834 $2,020
2021 $31,007 $2,017
2022 $36,633 $2,139
2023 $32,891 $1,597
2024 $33,418 $807

Brunei vs. Nigeria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Nigeria
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Nigeria
1950 50.6 35.5
1951 51.5 35.7
1952 52.4 35.9
1953 53.3 36
1954 54.2 36.2
1955 55 36.3
1956 55.7 36.5
1957 56.5 36.6
1958 57.3 36.8
1959 58 37
1960 58.7 37.2
1961 59.4 37.4
1962 58.8 37.6
1963 60.6 37.8
1964 61.3 38
1965 61.7 38.2
1966 62.4 38.4
1967 62.9 37.5
1968 63.5 38.6
1969 64 38.9
1970 64.5 40
1971 65 40.6
1972 65.4 41.3
1973 66 41.8
1974 66.4 42.5
1975 67 43.1
1976 67.4 44.2
1977 67.8 44.8
1978 68.3 45.3
1979 68.6 45.7
1980 69 46
1981 69.3 46.3
1982 69.7 46.4
1983 70 46.4
1984 70.2 46.3
1985 70.5 46.2
1986 70.8 46
1987 71 45.9
1988 71.2 45.8
1989 71.4 45.8
1990 71.6 45.7
1991 71.9 45.5
1992 72.1 45.6
1993 72.3 45.8
1994 72.6 45.7
1995 72.8 45.9
1996 73.1 45.8
1997 73.3 46
1998 73.6 46.1
1999 73.8 46.6
2000 74 47.1
2001 74.2 47.5
2002 74.4 48
2003 74.5 48.6
2004 74.6 49.1
2005 74.7 49.5
2006 74.8 49.9
2007 74.8 50.4
2008 74.8 50.7
2009 74.8 51.1
2010 74.8 51.3
2011 74.8 51.5
2012 74.8 51.7
2013 74.9 51.8
2014 74.9 51.9
2015 74.9 51.9
2016 74.9 52.2
2017 74.9 52.4
2018 75 52.7
2019 75 53
2020 75.1 53.1
2021 74.9 53.5
2022 72.9 54.1
2023 75.3 54.5
2024 75.5 54.6
2025 75.7 54.8

Brunei and Nigeria population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Nigeria
Year Population
Brunei Nigeria
1960 88,347 45,053,782
1961 92,517 45,989,310
1962 96,719 46,965,292
1963 101,159 47,973,575
1964 105,922 49,012,016
1965 110,838 50,086,764
1966 115,874 51,188,234
1967 121,017 52,293,065
1968 126,222 53,432,783
1969 131,446 54,631,914
1970 135,138 55,893,838
1971 137,921 57,214,684
1972 142,189 58,601,748
1973 147,369 60,082,139
1974 152,656 61,679,144
1975 158,070 63,410,815
1976 163,607 65,258,009
1977 169,277 67,234,590
1978 174,884 69,326,532
1979 180,422 71,498,242
1980 186,111 73,764,641
1981 191,977 76,068,103
1982 198,165 78,378,701
1983 204,741 80,438,260
1984 211,661 82,526,443
1985 218,919 84,897,973
1986 226,495 87,235,953
1987 233,860 89,591,716
1988 240,913 92,020,090
1989 248,064 94,531,014
1990 255,292 97,120,925
1991 262,596 99,720,162
1992 269,839 102,372,770
1993 276,971 105,122,069
1994 284,091 107,935,714
1995 291,195 110,819,428
1996 298,276 113,754,779
1997 305,341 116,754,792
1998 312,385 119,846,254
1999 319,411 123,047,320
2000 326,424 126,382,494
2001 333,345 129,862,595
2002 340,099 133,471,989
2003 346,637 137,202,644
2004 352,911 141,057,045
2005 358,916 145,017,253
2006 364,663 149,077,334
2007 370,873 153,267,261
2008 377,793 157,595,014
2009 384,952 162,049,464
2010 392,332 166,642,886
2011 399,389 171,379,598
2012 405,557 176,200,625
2013 411,202 181,049,443
2014 416,750 185,896,915
2015 422,212 190,671,878
2016 427,564 195,443,700
2017 432,772 200,254,579
2018 437,810 204,938,755
2019 442,680 209,485,641
2020 447,404 213,996,181
2021 451,721 218,529,286
2022 455,370 223,150,896
2023 458,949 227,882,945
2024 462,721 232,679,478

Fertility rates in Brunei and Nigeria

Fertility rate
Brunei

Nigeria
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Nigeria
1960 7.32 6.36
1961 7.19 6.35
1962 7.03 6.36
1963 6.89 6.35
1964 6.77 6.36
1965 6.65 6.37
1966 6.51 6.39
1967 6.37 6.4
1968 6.2 6.42
1969 6.01 6.44
1970 5.8 6.47
1971 5.62 6.53
1972 5.5 6.58
1973 5.36 6.63
1974 5.18 6.7
1975 4.99 6.77
1976 4.78 6.81
1977 4.58 6.86
1978 4.39 6.92
1979 4.22 6.89
1980 4.07 6.85
1981 3.94 6.82
1982 3.84 6.8
1983 3.75 6.78
1984 3.68 6.7
1985 3.61 6.62
1986 3.55 6.56
1987 3.49 6.5
1988 3.44 6.5
1989 3.36 6.49
1990 3.29 6.46
1991 3.21 6.43
1992 3.11 6.39
1993 3.01 6.35
1994 2.9 6.32
1995 2.79 6.27
1996 2.68 6.22
1997 2.6 6.14
1998 2.53 6.07
1999 2.46 6.08
2000 2.4 6.12
2001 2.34 6.13
2002 2.26 6.12
2003 2.19 6.1
2004 2.1 6.09
2005 2.02 6.06
2006 1.97 6.05
2007 1.93 6.03
2008 1.92 6.02
2009 1.92 5.99
2010 1.94 5.95
2011 1.96 5.89
2012 1.97 5.8
2013 1.98 5.69
2014 1.97 5.62
2015 1.95 5.5
2016 1.92 5.34
2017 1.88 5.18
2018 1.85 5.02
2019 1.82 4.86
2020 1.8 4.7
2021 1.78 4.64
2022 1.76 4.55
2023 1.75 4.48

Brunei and Nigeria demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Nigeria
Year Median age, years
Brunei Nigeria
1960 18.8 19.3
1961 18.1 19.3
1962 17.5 19.3
1963 17.1 19.3
1964 17 19.3
1965 17 19.3
1966 17.2 19.3
1967 17.3 19.2
1968 17.5 19.2
1969 17.7 19.1
1970 17.8 18.9
1971 17.9 18.8
1972 18 18.7
1973 18.2 18.6
1974 18.3 18.5
1975 18.6 18.4
1976 18.8 18.3
1977 19.1 18.2
1978 19.4 18
1979 19.6 17.9
1980 20 17.8
1981 20.3 17.7
1982 20.6 17.6
1983 21 17.5
1984 21.3 17.4
1985 21.7 17.3
1986 22 17.3
1987 22.3 17.3
1988 22.6 17.3
1989 22.8 17.3
1990 23.1 17.3
1991 23.4 17.3
1992 23.6 17.4
1993 23.8 17.4
1994 24.1 17.5
1995 24.4 17.6
1996 24.7 17.6
1997 24.9 17.7
1998 25.2 17.8
1999 25.5 17.9
2000 25.8 17.9
2001 26.1 17.9
2002 26.4 17.9
2003 26.8 17.9
2004 27.1 17.9
2005 27.5 17.9
2006 27.9 17.9
2007 28.1 17.9
2008 28 17.8
2009 28 17.8
2010 28 17.8
2011 28.1 17.7
2012 28.4 17.7
2013 28.8 17.7
2014 29.1 17.7
2015 29.5 17.8
2016 29.8 17.8
2017 30.2 17.9
2018 30.6 18
2019 31 18.2
2020 31.4 18.3
2021 31.8 18.5
2022 32.3 18.7
2023 32.8 18.8
2024 33.2 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Nigeria
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$291B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
0.32%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
0.81%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
223,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-4.48%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
3.45%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
47%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
29.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
53.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
26.3%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
4
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
169
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$54.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$38.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$21.3B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
5,265,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
0.8%
2020
Banked people share n/a
63.3%
2024

Energy

Brunei Nigeria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
333 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$17.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.56 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
55.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
80.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
1.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
-66.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
135.6 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
23.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
24.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.2%
2023

Society

Brunei Nigeria
% of world population
0.006%
2024
2.86%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-35,202
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
55%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
12.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
26
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
58
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
21.7
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
20.7
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
70.4%
2024
English speaking
37.8%
2023
60.6%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
39.2%
2023

Health

Brunei Nigeria
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$90.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$69.2
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
54.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
6.76%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.39
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
993
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
104.9
2023
Obesity rate n/a
12.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
3%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
3.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
3.78 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Nigeria
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.61%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
1,511 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
267,948 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
81,611 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
121,167 mi
2017

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