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Brunei vs Oman statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 5.28M in Oman (ranked 124/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 119,499 sq mi for Oman (ranked 165th vs. 68th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Oman ranks 70/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Oman ranks 57/197 ($20,248).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Oman
Population
469088
5636678
Population rank 170/197 120/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$107B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 70/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$20,248
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 57/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$41,664
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
35.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$7,191
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 68/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$20,368
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
119,499 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
44.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
2.53
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
30.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
80.5 years
2025

Brunei and Oman: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Oman economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Oman
Year GDP
Brunei Oman
1960 - $44,234,656
1961 - $45,634,487
1962 - $56,273,202
1963 - $59,912,763
1964 - $61,872,526
1965 $114,039,501 $63,279,975
1966 $132,757,528 $67,759,973
1967 $139,029,537 $107,151,832
1968 $160,818,236 $188,879,849
1969 $161,210,236 $239,999,808
1970 $179,078,929 $256,319,795
1971 $197,525,768 $301,010,587
1972 $270,822,782 $366,883,548
1973 $433,095,527 $483,066,991
1974 $2,319,576,214 $1,645,917,776
1975 $2,496,420,258 $2,096,699,189
1976 $3,054,765,590 $2,560,220,035
1977 $3,681,242,528 $2,741,169,948
1978 $4,100,423,674 $2,740,301,390
1979 $6,044,367,628 $3,733,352,635
1980 $10,795,432,294 $5,981,760,278
1981 $9,367,218,664 $7,259,120,151
1982 $8,932,198,186 $7,554,719,456
1983 $7,927,590,750 $7,932,541,691
1984 $7,632,788,075 $8,821,443,151
1985 $6,967,623,884 $10,005,645,420
1986 $4,190,280,003 $7,324,167,369
1987 $4,918,010,080 $7,811,183,095
1988 $4,535,130,305 $8,386,215,865
1989 $4,983,622,881 $9,372,171,651
1990 $6,039,881,087 $13,310,273,082
1991 $6,284,497,300 $12,918,335,501
1992 $6,327,966,445 $14,183,615,085
1993 $6,203,339,925 $14,230,429,129
1994 $6,467,782,521 $14,715,214,564
1995 $7,700,144,057 $15,722,236,671
1996 $7,663,377,277 $17,402,080,624
1997 $7,793,034,390 $18,039,791,938
1998 $5,550,846,025 $16,044,213,264
1999 $6,309,070,375 $17,832,769,831
2000 $6,570,999,060 $22,259,557,867
2001 $6,096,155,748 $22,205,721,717
2002 $6,333,082,879 $23,065,539,662
2003 $7,167,725,265 $24,733,680,104
2004 $8,619,178,799 $28,378,933,680
2005 $10,547,202,612 $35,506,892,068
2006 $12,644,616,446 $42,577,633,290
2007 $13,432,029,496 $48,300,390,117
2008 $15,926,456,492 $69,804,681,404
2009 $11,912,904,529 $55,454,096,229
2010 $13,707,121,031 $64,993,498,049
2011 $18,524,791,071 $77,497,529,259
2012 $19,048,443,340 $87,408,842,653
2013 $18,094,148,099 $89,936,020,806
2014 $17,097,797,372 $92,699,089,727
2015 $12,930,296,852 $78,710,793,238
2016 $11,400,266,055 $75,128,738,622
2017 $12,128,168,047 $80,856,697,009
2018 $13,566,908,401 $91,505,851,756
2019 $13,469,235,348 $88,060,858,257
2020 $12,005,799,664 $75,909,492,848
2021 $14,006,496,614 $87,323,797,139
2022 $16,681,536,443 $109,852,795,839
2023 $15,095,084,686 $105,895,708,713
2024 $15,463,134,387 $106,942,782,835

Brunei and Oman economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Oman
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Oman
1960 - $83.4
1961 - $84.5
1962 - $102.3
1963 - $106.8
1964 - $108.1
1965 $1,029 $108.1
1966 $1,146 $113.2
1967 $1,149 $174.7
1968 $1,274 $300
1969 $1,226 $372
1970 $1,325 $387
1971 $1,432 $442
1972 $1,905 $524
1973 $2,939 $670
1974 $15,195 $2,203
1975 $15,793 $2,692
1976 $18,671 $3,143
1977 $21,747 $3,205
1978 $23,447 $3,044
1979 $33,501 $3,934
1980 $58,005 $5,974
1981 $48,793 $6,866
1982 $45,075 $6,759
1983 $38,720 $6,714
1984 $36,061 $7,070
1985 $31,827 $7,549
1986 $18,501 $5,182
1987 $21,030 $5,204
1988 $18,825 $5,279
1989 $20,090 $5,591
1990 $23,659 $7,546
1991 $23,932 $6,977
1992 $23,451 $7,318
1993 $22,397 $7,039
1994 $22,767 $7,068
1995 $26,443 $7,414
1996 $25,692 $8,068
1997 $25,522 $8,235
1998 $17,769 $7,219
1999 $19,752 $7,915
2000 $20,130 $9,754
2001 $18,288 $9,612
2002 $18,621 $9,869
2003 $20,678 $10,464
2004 $24,423 $11,801
2005 $29,386 $14,435
2006 $34,675 $16,931
2007 $36,217 $18,793
2008 $42,157 $26,577
2009 $30,946 $20,656
2010 $34,938 $23,570
2011 $46,383 $25,188
2012 $46,969 $24,642
2013 $44,003 $23,458
2014 $41,027 $23,161
2015 $30,625 $18,808
2016 $26,663 $17,110
2017 $28,024 $17,820
2018 $30,988 $19,902
2019 $30,427 $19,180
2020 $26,834 $16,785
2021 $31,007 $19,403
2022 $36,633 $23,224
2023 $32,891 $20,972
2024 $33,418 $20,248

Brunei vs. Oman life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Oman
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Oman
1950 50.6 29.3
1951 51.5 29.8
1952 52.4 30.2
1953 53.3 30.7
1954 54.2 31.2
1955 55 31.8
1956 55.7 32.4
1957 56.5 33
1958 57.3 33.8
1959 58 34.6
1960 58.7 35.4
1961 59.4 36.4
1962 58.8 37.4
1963 60.6 38.5
1964 61.3 39.6
1965 61.7 40.8
1966 62.4 42
1967 62.9 43.2
1968 63.5 44.4
1969 64 45.6
1970 64.5 46.6
1971 65 47.9
1972 65.4 48.7
1973 66 50
1974 66.4 51.2
1975 67 52.5
1976 67.4 54.4
1977 67.8 55.5
1978 68.3 57
1979 68.6 58.3
1980 69 59.6
1981 69.3 60.8
1982 69.7 62
1983 70 63.2
1984 70.2 64.3
1985 70.5 65.3
1986 70.8 66.2
1987 71 67
1988 71.2 67.7
1989 71.4 68.4
1990 71.6 69
1991 71.9 69.6
1992 72.1 70.1
1993 72.3 70.6
1994 72.6 71.1
1995 72.8 71.6
1996 73.1 72
1997 73.3 72.5
1998 73.6 72.9
1999 73.8 73.3
2000 74 73.6
2001 74.2 74
2002 74.4 74.3
2003 74.5 74.5
2004 74.6 74.8
2005 74.7 75.1
2006 74.8 75.4
2007 74.8 75.6
2008 74.8 76.1
2009 74.8 76.6
2010 74.8 77.2
2011 74.8 77.7
2012 74.8 78.2
2013 74.9 78.6
2014 74.9 79
2015 74.9 79.3
2016 74.9 79.6
2017 74.9 79.7
2018 75 79.9
2019 75 79.9
2020 75.1 77.8
2021 74.9 76
2022 72.9 77.9
2023 75.3 80
2024 75.5 80.2
2025 75.7 80.5

Brunei and Oman population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Oman
Year Population
Brunei Oman
1960 88,347 530,485
1961 92,517 539,854
1962 96,719 549,941
1963 101,159 560,827
1964 105,922 572,577
1965 110,838 585,236
1966 115,874 598,804
1967 121,017 613,318
1968 126,222 628,798
1969 131,446 645,255
1970 135,138 662,680
1971 137,921 681,119
1972 142,189 700,593
1973 147,369 721,179
1974 152,656 746,988
1975 158,070 778,864
1976 163,607 814,701
1977 169,277 855,314
1978 174,884 900,304
1979 180,422 949,116
1980 186,111 1,001,248
1981 191,977 1,057,320
1982 198,165 1,117,678
1983 204,741 1,181,459
1984 211,661 1,247,716
1985 218,919 1,325,480
1986 226,495 1,413,419
1987 233,860 1,500,996
1988 240,913 1,588,568
1989 248,064 1,676,228
1990 255,292 1,763,954
1991 262,596 1,851,473
1992 269,839 1,938,238
1993 276,971 2,021,675
1994 284,091 2,081,834
1995 291,195 2,120,528
1996 298,276 2,156,926
1997 305,341 2,190,720
1998 312,385 2,222,489
1999 319,411 2,252,909
2000 326,424 2,282,131
2001 333,345 2,310,217
2002 340,099 2,337,140
2003 346,637 2,363,796
2004 352,911 2,404,821
2005 358,916 2,459,802
2006 364,663 2,514,795
2007 370,873 2,570,174
2008 377,793 2,626,529
2009 384,952 2,684,659
2010 392,332 2,757,446
2011 399,389 3,076,763
2012 405,557 3,547,106
2013 411,202 3,833,913
2014 416,750 4,002,439
2015 422,212 4,184,895
2016 427,564 4,390,877
2017 432,772 4,537,396
2018 437,810 4,597,877
2019 442,680 4,591,241
2020 447,404 4,522,497
2021 451,721 4,500,424
2022 455,370 4,730,226
2023 458,949 5,049,269
2024 462,721 5,281,538

Fertility rates in Brunei and Oman

Fertility rate
Brunei

Oman
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Oman
1960 7.32 7.28
1961 7.19 7.29
1962 7.03 7.32
1963 6.89 7.33
1964 6.77 7.37
1965 6.65 7.39
1966 6.51 7.41
1967 6.37 7.44
1968 6.2 7.46
1969 6.01 7.49
1970 5.8 7.52
1971 5.62 7.56
1972 5.5 7.59
1973 5.36 7.63
1974 5.18 7.67
1975 4.99 7.71
1976 4.78 7.74
1977 4.58 7.78
1978 4.39 7.82
1979 4.22 7.85
1980 4.07 7.89
1981 3.94 7.9
1982 3.84 7.84
1983 3.75 7.75
1984 3.68 7.64
1985 3.61 7.51
1986 3.55 7.35
1987 3.49 7.18
1988 3.44 6.95
1989 3.36 6.72
1990 3.29 6.46
1991 3.21 6.2
1992 3.11 5.92
1993 3.01 5.64
1994 2.9 5.36
1995 2.79 5.07
1996 2.68 4.79
1997 2.6 4.52
1998 2.53 4.27
1999 2.46 4.06
2000 2.4 3.85
2001 2.34 3.66
2002 2.26 3.51
2003 2.19 3.37
2004 2.1 3.2
2005 2.02 3.03
2006 1.97 2.88
2007 1.93 2.76
2008 1.92 2.76
2009 1.92 2.83
2010 1.94 2.97
2011 1.96 2.96
2012 1.97 2.93
2013 1.98 2.95
2014 1.97 2.97
2015 1.95 2.97
2016 1.92 2.95
2017 1.88 2.92
2018 1.85 2.81
2019 1.82 2.7
2020 1.8 2.64
2021 1.78 2.59
2022 1.76 2.45
2023 1.75 2.53

Brunei and Oman demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Oman
Year Median age, years
Brunei Oman
1960 18.8 18.9
1961 18.1 18.8
1962 17.5 18.7
1963 17.1 18.6
1964 17 18.5
1965 17 18.4
1966 17.2 18.2
1967 17.3 18
1968 17.5 17.8
1969 17.7 17.5
1970 17.8 17.2
1971 17.9 16.9
1972 18 16.7
1973 18.2 16.4
1974 18.3 16.3
1975 18.6 16.2
1976 18.8 16.3
1977 19.1 16.3
1978 19.4 16.4
1979 19.6 16.4
1980 20 16.4
1981 20.3 16.5
1982 20.6 16.5
1983 21 16.5
1984 21.3 16.5
1985 21.7 16.6
1986 22 16.8
1987 22.3 17.1
1988 22.6 17.5
1989 22.8 17.9
1990 23.1 18.4
1991 23.4 18.8
1992 23.6 19.4
1993 23.8 19.9
1994 24.1 20.1
1995 24.4 20.1
1996 24.7 20.1
1997 24.9 20.2
1998 25.2 20.4
1999 25.5 20.6
2000 25.8 20.9
2001 26.1 21.3
2002 26.4 21.6
2003 26.8 22
2004 27.1 22.3
2005 27.5 22.7
2006 27.9 23.1
2007 28.1 23.5
2008 28 24
2009 28 24.6
2010 28 25.2
2011 28.1 26.5
2012 28.4 27.7
2013 28.8 28.2
2014 29.1 28.5
2015 29.5 28.8
2016 29.8 29.1
2017 30.2 29.4
2018 30.6 29.7
2019 31 29.9
2020 31.4 29.7
2021 31.8 29.7
2022 32.3 30
2023 32.8 30.3
2024 33.2 30.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Oman
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$102B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
28.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
4.3%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
5.4%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
47,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
+1.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
3.3%
2022
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
46.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
54.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
65.4
2025
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
110
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$22.3B
2022
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$18.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$39M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
869,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
1.87%
2020
Banked people share n/a
69.5%
2024

Energy

Brunei Oman
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
5,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$7.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
93.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
18.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
99.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
0.33%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
-213.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
8,158 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
1.95%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Oman
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+154,219
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
89%
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
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
68
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
55
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
60
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
0.14
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
10.6
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
99
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
97.3%
2022
English speaking
37.8%
2023
22%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
95.3%
2024

Health

Brunei Oman
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$707
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$52.9
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
80.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
2.06
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
13
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
10.4
2023
Obesity rate n/a
32.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
17%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
8.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Oman
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
22,626 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
5,682 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
9.11 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
n/a

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