Brunei vs North Korea statistics compared

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 165th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Brunei and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Brunei and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Brunei

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Brunei	North Korea
1965	$114,039,501	-
1966	$132,757,528	-
1967	$139,029,537	-
1968	$160,818,236	-
1969	$161,210,236	-
1970	$179,078,929	-
1971	$197,525,768	-
1972	$270,822,782	-
1973	$433,095,527	-
1974	$2,319,576,214	-
1975	$2,496,420,258	-
1976	$3,054,765,590	-
1977	$3,681,242,528	-
1978	$4,100,423,674	-
1979	$6,044,367,628	-
1980	$10,795,432,294	-
1981	$9,367,218,664	-
1982	$8,932,198,186	-
1983	$7,927,590,750	-
1984	$7,632,788,075	-
1985	$6,967,623,884	-
1986	$4,190,280,003	-
1987	$4,918,010,080	-
1988	$4,535,130,305	-
1989	$4,983,622,881	-
1990	$6,039,881,087	-
1991	$6,284,497,300	-
1992	$6,327,966,445	-
1993	$6,203,339,925	-
1994	$6,467,782,521	-
1995	$7,700,144,057	-
1996	$7,663,377,277	-
1997	$7,793,034,390	-
1998	$5,550,846,025	-
1999	$6,309,070,375	-
2000	$6,570,999,060	-
2001	$6,096,155,748	-
2002	$6,333,082,879	-
2003	$7,167,725,265	-
2004	$8,619,178,799	-
2005	$10,547,202,612	-
2006	$12,644,616,446	-
2007	$13,432,029,496	-
2008	$15,926,456,492	-
2009	$11,912,904,529	$23,356,470,000
2010	$13,707,121,031	$25,995,513,000
2011	$18,524,791,071	$29,005,020,000
2012	$19,048,443,340	$29,890,710,000
2013	$18,094,148,099	$30,588,922,000
2014	$17,097,797,372	$30,554,460,000
2015	$12,930,296,852	$30,723,030,000
2016	$11,400,266,055	$28,882,640,000
2017	$12,128,168,047	$29,105,440,000
2018	$13,566,908,401	$28,536,400,000
2019	$13,469,235,348	$28,222,880,000
2020	$12,005,799,664	$27,728,240,000
2021	$14,006,496,614	$32,301,720,000
2022	$16,681,536,443	$28,971,360,000
2023	$15,095,084,686	$32,155,360,000
2024	$15,463,134,387	$34,943,120,000

Brunei and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Brunei

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Brunei	North Korea
1965	$1,029	-
1966	$1,146	-
1967	$1,149	-
1968	$1,274	-
1969	$1,226	-
1970	$1,325	-
1971	$1,432	-
1972	$1,905	-
1973	$2,939	-
1974	$15,195	-
1975	$15,793	-
1976	$18,671	-
1977	$21,747	-
1978	$23,447	-
1979	$33,501	-
1980	$58,005	-
1981	$48,793	-
1982	$45,075	-
1983	$38,720	-
1984	$36,061	-
1985	$31,827	-
1986	$18,501	-
1987	$21,030	-
1988	$18,825	-
1989	$20,090	-
1990	$23,659	-
1991	$23,932	-
1992	$23,451	-
1993	$22,397	-
1994	$22,767	-
1995	$26,443	-
1996	$25,692	-
1997	$25,522	-
1998	$17,769	-
1999	$19,752	-
2000	$20,130	-
2001	$18,288	-
2002	$18,621	-
2003	$20,678	-
2004	$24,423	-
2005	$29,386	-
2006	$34,675	-
2007	$36,217	-
2008	$42,157	-
2009	$30,946	$939
2010	$34,938	$1,040
2011	$46,383	$1,156
2012	$46,969	$1,186
2013	$44,003	$1,208
2014	$41,027	$1,201
2015	$30,625	$1,201
2016	$26,663	$1,124
2017	$28,024	$1,127
2018	$30,988	$1,100
2019	$30,427	$1,084
2020	$26,834	$1,061
2021	$31,007	$1,231
2022	$36,633	$1,100
2023	$32,891	$1,217
2024	$33,418	$1,319

Brunei vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Brunei

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Brunei	North Korea
1950	50.6	14.2
1951	51.5	17.7
1952	52.4	32.8
1953	53.3	40.3
1954	54.2	50.6
1955	55	51.8
1956	55.7	52.8
1957	56.5	53.7
1958	57.3	54.5
1959	58	55.2
1960	58.7	55.8
1961	59.4	56.4
1962	58.8	57
1963	60.6	57.6
1964	61.3	58.2
1965	61.7	58.8
1966	62.4	59.4
1967	62.9	60.1
1968	63.5	60.8
1969	64	61.4
1970	64.5	62
1971	65	62.7
1972	65.4	63.3
1973	66	63.8
1974	66.4	64.3
1975	67	64.8
1976	67.4	65.3
1977	67.8	65.8
1978	68.3	66.3
1979	68.6	66.7
1980	69	67.2
1981	69.3	67.7
1982	69.7	68.1
1983	70	68.5
1984	70.2	68.9
1985	70.5	69.2
1986	70.8	69.5
1987	71	69.8
1988	71.2	70.1
1989	71.4	70.3
1990	71.6	70.5
1991	71.9	70.7
1992	72.1	71
1993	72.3	70.8
1994	72.6	70.5
1995	72.8	60.8
1996	73.1	60.8
1997	73.3	60.9
1998	73.6	60.9
1999	73.8	60.9
2000	74	60.9
2001	74.2	60.9
2002	74.4	60.9
2003	74.5	69.4
2004	74.6	69.3
2005	74.7	69.2
2006	74.8	69.1
2007	74.8	69
2008	74.8	69.3
2009	74.8	69.7
2010	74.8	70.2
2011	74.8	70.8
2012	74.8	71.3
2013	74.9	71.9
2014	74.9	72.5
2015	74.9	72.8
2016	74.9	73
2017	74.9	73
2018	75	73
2019	75	72.9
2020	75.1	72.8
2021	74.9	73.4
2022	72.9	73.6
2023	75.3	73.6
2024	75.5	73.7
2025	75.7	73.9

Brunei and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Brunei

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Brunei	North Korea
1960	88,347	11,722,953
1961	92,517	11,990,713
1962	96,719	12,262,882
1963	101,159	12,567,057
1964	105,922	12,889,770
1965	110,838	13,219,369
1966	115,874	13,569,094
1967	121,017	13,958,350
1968	126,222	14,365,596
1969	131,446	14,767,615
1970	135,138	15,172,775
1971	137,921	15,572,457
1972	142,189	15,975,069
1973	147,369	16,350,367
1974	152,656	16,673,121
1975	158,070	16,971,055
1976	163,607	17,243,450
1977	169,277	17,492,798
1978	174,884	17,735,995
1979	180,422	17,983,470
1980	186,111	18,236,786
1981	191,977	18,501,295
1982	198,165	18,776,357
1983	204,741	19,054,034
1984	211,661	19,335,043
1985	218,919	19,620,388
1986	226,495	19,910,855
1987	233,860	20,205,483
1988	240,913	20,503,161
1989	248,064	20,804,367
1990	255,292	21,112,137
1991	262,596	21,428,638
1992	269,839	21,750,911
1993	276,971	22,073,352
1994	284,091	22,393,975
1995	291,195	22,669,304
1996	298,276	22,895,746
1997	305,341	23,110,830
1998	312,385	23,311,564
1999	319,411	23,497,599
2000	326,424	23,665,910
2001	333,345	23,815,358
2002	340,099	23,943,973
2003	346,637	24,090,380
2004	352,911	24,254,943
2005	358,916	24,396,433
2006	364,663	24,524,507
2007	370,873	24,646,383
2008	377,793	24,764,618
2009	384,952	24,878,332
2010	392,332	24,987,258
2011	399,389	25,097,874
2012	405,557	25,211,728
2013	411,202	25,329,451
2014	416,750	25,451,262
2015	422,212	25,575,350
2016	427,564	25,698,326
2017	432,772	25,817,709
2018	437,810	25,931,147
2019	442,680	26,037,632
2020	447,404	26,136,312
2021	451,721	26,232,534
2022	455,370	26,328,845
2023	458,949	26,418,204
2024	462,721	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Brunei and North Korea

Fertility rate

Brunei

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Brunei	North Korea
1960	7.32	3.57
1961	7.19	3.26
1962	7.03	3.41
1963	6.89	3.63
1964	6.77	3.55
1965	6.65	3.56
1966	6.51	3.71
1967	6.37	4.05
1968	6.2	3.87
1969	6.01	3.86
1970	5.8	3.85
1971	5.62	3.74
1972	5.5	3.89
1973	5.36	3.35
1974	5.18	3.14
1975	4.99	3.05
1976	4.78	2.84
1977	4.58	2.77
1978	4.39	2.79
1979	4.22	2.85
1980	4.07	2.84
1981	3.94	2.92
1982	3.84	2.85
1983	3.75	2.78
1984	3.68	2.71
1985	3.61	2.65
1986	3.55	2.59
1987	3.49	2.53
1988	3.44	2.47
1989	3.36	2.41
1990	3.29	2.39
1991	3.21	2.35
1992	3.11	2.29
1993	3.01	2.22
1994	2.9	2.18
1995	2.79	2.15
1996	2.68	2.09
1997	2.6	2.03
1998	2.53	1.99
1999	2.46	1.97
2000	2.4	1.94
2001	2.34	1.94
2002	2.26	1.92
2003	2.19	1.91
2004	2.1	1.9
2005	2.02	1.87
2006	1.97	1.94
2007	1.93	1.94
2008	1.92	1.97
2009	1.92	1.91
2010	1.94	1.89
2011	1.96	1.88
2012	1.97	1.88
2013	1.98	1.88
2014	1.97	1.87
2015	1.95	1.86
2016	1.92	1.86
2017	1.88	1.85
2018	1.85	1.83
2019	1.82	1.83
2020	1.8	1.82
2021	1.78	1.81
2022	1.76	1.8
2023	1.75	1.78

Brunei and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Brunei

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Brunei	North Korea
1960	18.8	19.9
1961	18.1	20.2
1962	17.5	20.6
1963	17.1	20.8
1964	17	21
1965	17	21.2
1966	17.2	21.3
1967	17.3	21.4
1968	17.5	21.4
1969	17.7	21.4
1970	17.8	21.4
1971	17.9	21.2
1972	18	20.9
1973	18.2	20.7
1974	18.3	20.7
1975	18.6	20.9
1976	18.8	21.1
1977	19.1	21.4
1978	19.4	21.8
1979	19.6	22.2
1980	20	22.5
1981	20.3	22.8
1982	20.6	23.1
1983	21	23.5
1984	21.3	23.9
1985	21.7	24.2
1986	22	24.5
1987	22.3	24.8
1988	22.6	25.1
1989	22.8	25.6
1990	23.1	26
1991	23.4	26.4
1992	23.6	26.8
1993	23.8	27.2
1994	24.1	27.6
1995	24.4	28
1996	24.7	28.3
1997	24.9	28.8
1998	25.2	29.2
1999	25.5	29.6
2000	25.8	30.1
2001	26.1	30.5
2002	26.4	31
2003	26.8	31.4
2004	27.1	31.8
2005	27.5	32.1
2006	27.9	32.5
2007	28.1	32.9
2008	28	33.3
2009	28	33.7
2010	28	34
2011	28.1	34.3
2012	28.4	34.5
2013	28.8	34.7
2014	29.1	35
2015	29.5	35.2
2016	29.8	35.4
2017	30.2	35.7
2018	30.6	35.9
2019	31	36.2
2020	31.4	36.4
2021	31.8	36.6
2022	32.3	36.8
2023	32.8	37.1
2024	33.2	37.3

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