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Brunei vs Palestine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 165th vs. 164th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Palestine
Population
469088
5459557
Population rank 170/197 122/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$13.7B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 146/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$2,592
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 147/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$4,371
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$765
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 151/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$7,705
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
2,326 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
3.31
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Brunei and Palestine: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Palestine economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Palestine
Year GDP
Brunei Palestine
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 $2,843,300,000
1995 $7,700,144,057 $3,282,800,000
1996 $7,663,377,277 $3,409,600,000
1997 $7,793,034,390 $3,759,800,000
1998 $5,550,846,025 $4,067,800,000
1999 $6,309,070,375 $4,271,200,000
2000 $6,570,999,060 $4,313,600,000
2001 $6,096,155,748 $4,003,700,000
2002 $6,333,082,879 $3,555,800,000
2003 $7,167,725,265 $3,968,000,000
2004 $8,619,178,799 $4,603,100,000
2005 $10,547,202,612 $5,125,700,000
2006 $12,644,616,446 $5,348,300,000
2007 $13,432,029,496 $5,815,700,000
2008 $15,926,456,492 $7,310,400,000
2009 $11,912,904,529 $8,085,700,000
2010 $13,707,121,031 $9,681,500,000
2011 $18,524,791,071 $11,186,100,000
2012 $19,048,443,340 $12,208,400,000
2013 $18,094,148,099 $13,515,500,000
2014 $17,097,797,372 $13,989,700,000
2015 $12,930,296,852 $13,972,400,000
2016 $11,400,266,055 $15,405,400,000
2017 $12,128,168,047 $16,128,000,000
2018 $13,566,908,401 $16,276,600,000
2019 $13,469,235,348 $17,133,500,000
2020 $12,005,799,664 $15,531,700,000
2021 $14,006,496,614 $18,109,000,000
2022 $16,681,536,443 $19,165,500,000
2023 $15,095,084,686 $17,847,900,000
2024 $15,463,134,387 $13,711,100,000

Brunei and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Palestine
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 $1,202
1995 $26,443 $1,327
1996 $25,692 $1,317
1997 $25,522 $1,389
1998 $17,769 $1,465
1999 $19,752 $1,499
2000 $20,130 $1,476
2001 $18,288 $1,336
2002 $18,621 $1,156
2003 $20,678 $1,258
2004 $24,423 $1,422
2005 $29,386 $1,544
2006 $34,675 $1,570
2007 $36,217 $1,664
2008 $42,157 $2,035
2009 $30,946 $2,192
2010 $34,938 $2,557
2011 $46,383 $2,881
2012 $46,969 $3,067
2013 $44,003 $3,315
2014 $41,027 $3,352
2015 $30,625 $3,272
2016 $26,663 $3,528
2017 $28,024 $3,620
2018 $30,988 $3,562
2019 $30,427 $3,657
2020 $26,834 $3,234
2021 $31,007 $3,679
2022 $36,633 $3,800
2023 $32,891 $3,455
2024 $33,418 $2,592

Brunei vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Palestine
1950 50.6 45.7
1951 51.5 46
1952 52.4 46.3
1953 53.3 46.6
1954 54.2 46.9
1955 55 47.2
1956 55.7 47.6
1957 56.5 48
1958 57.3 48.4
1959 58 48.8
1960 58.7 49.3
1961 59.4 49.8
1962 58.8 50.4
1963 60.6 51
1964 61.3 51.6
1965 61.7 52.2
1966 62.4 52.8
1967 62.9 50.9
1968 63.5 54.1
1969 64 54.7
1970 64.5 55.4
1971 65 56
1972 65.4 56.7
1973 66 57.6
1974 66.4 58
1975 67 58.7
1976 67.4 59.4
1977 67.8 60.1
1978 68.3 60.8
1979 68.6 61.5
1980 69 62.2
1981 69.3 62.8
1982 69.7 63.5
1983 70 64.1
1984 70.2 64.7
1985 70.5 65.3
1986 70.8 65.7
1987 71 66.3
1988 71.2 66.7
1989 71.4 67.1
1990 71.6 67.8
1991 71.9 68.2
1992 72.1 68.5
1993 72.3 68.8
1994 72.6 69.3
1995 72.8 69.6
1996 73.1 70
1997 73.3 70.3
1998 73.6 70.6
1999 73.8 70.8
2000 74 70.3
2001 74.2 69.8
2002 74.4 70.9
2003 74.5 71
2004 74.6 71.1
2005 74.7 72
2006 74.8 71.8
2007 74.8 72.1
2008 74.8 72.2
2009 74.8 72.3
2010 74.8 73.3
2011 74.8 73.6
2012 74.8 73.7
2013 74.9 74.1
2014 74.9 72.8
2015 74.9 74.6
2016 74.9 74.9
2017 74.9 75.2
2018 75 75.4
2019 75 75.8
2020 75.1 75
2021 74.9 73.9
2022 72.9 76.7
2023 75.3 65.2
2024 75.5 69.2
2025 75.7 73.1

Brunei and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Palestine
Year Population
Brunei Palestine
1960 88,347 -
1961 92,517 -
1962 96,719 -
1963 101,159 -
1964 105,922 -
1965 110,838 -
1966 115,874 -
1967 121,017 -
1968 126,222 -
1969 131,446 -
1970 135,138 -
1971 137,921 -
1972 142,189 -
1973 147,369 -
1974 152,656 -
1975 158,070 -
1976 163,607 -
1977 169,277 -
1978 174,884 -
1979 180,422 -
1980 186,111 -
1981 191,977 -
1982 198,165 -
1983 204,741 -
1984 211,661 -
1985 218,919 -
1986 226,495 -
1987 233,860 -
1988 240,913 -
1989 248,064 -
1990 255,292 1,978,248
1991 262,596 2,068,845
1992 269,839 2,163,591
1993 276,971 2,262,676
1994 284,091 2,366,298
1995 291,195 2,474,666
1996 298,276 2,587,997
1997 305,341 2,706,518
1998 312,385 2,776,568
1999 319,411 2,848,431
2000 326,424 2,922,153
2001 333,345 2,997,784
2002 340,099 3,075,373
2003 346,637 3,154,969
2004 352,911 3,236,626
2005 358,916 3,320,396
2006 364,663 3,406,334
2007 370,873 3,494,496
2008 377,793 3,591,977
2009 384,952 3,689,099
2010 392,332 3,786,161
2011 399,389 3,882,986
2012 405,557 3,979,998
2013 411,202 4,076,708
2014 416,750 4,173,398
2015 422,212 4,270,092
2016 427,564 4,367,088
2017 432,772 4,454,805
2018 437,810 4,569,087
2019 442,680 4,685,306
2020 447,404 4,803,269
2021 451,721 4,922,749
2022 455,370 5,043,612
2023 458,949 5,165,775
2024 462,721 5,289,152

Fertility rates in Brunei and Palestine

Fertility rate
Brunei

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Palestine
1960 7.32 -
1961 7.19 -
1962 7.03 -
1963 6.89 -
1964 6.77 -
1965 6.65 -
1966 6.51 -
1967 6.37 -
1968 6.2 -
1969 6.01 -
1970 5.8 -
1971 5.62 -
1972 5.5 -
1973 5.36 -
1974 5.18 -
1975 4.99 -
1976 4.78 -
1977 4.58 -
1978 4.39 -
1979 4.22 -
1980 4.07 -
1981 3.94 -
1982 3.84 -
1983 3.75 -
1984 3.68 -
1985 3.61 -
1986 3.55 -
1987 3.49 -
1988 3.44 -
1989 3.36 -
1990 3.29 6.81
1991 3.21 6.75
1992 3.11 6.65
1993 3.01 6.5
1994 2.9 6.33
1995 2.79 6.16
1996 2.68 5.99
1997 2.6 5.82
1998 2.53 5.69
1999 2.46 5.58
2000 2.4 5.46
2001 2.34 5.34
2002 2.26 5.22
2003 2.19 5.06
2004 2.1 4.97
2005 2.02 4.87
2006 1.97 4.74
2007 1.93 4.63
2008 1.92 4.51
2009 1.92 4.44
2010 1.94 4.43
2011 1.96 4.31
2012 1.97 4.15
2013 1.98 4.05
2014 1.97 4
2015 1.95 3.98
2016 1.92 3.89
2017 1.88 3.77
2018 1.85 3.67
2019 1.82 3.59
2020 1.8 3.51
2021 1.78 3.44
2022 1.76 3.38
2023 1.75 3.31

Brunei and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Palestine
Year Median age, years
Brunei Palestine
1960 18.8 -
1961 18.1 -
1962 17.5 -
1963 17.1 -
1964 17 -
1965 17 -
1966 17.2 -
1967 17.3 -
1968 17.5 -
1969 17.7 -
1970 17.8 -
1971 17.9 -
1972 18 -
1973 18.2 -
1974 18.3 -
1975 18.6 -
1976 18.8 -
1977 19.1 -
1978 19.4 -
1979 19.6 -
1980 20 -
1981 20.3 -
1982 20.6 -
1983 21 -
1984 21.3 -
1985 21.7 -
1986 22 -
1987 22.3 -
1988 22.6 -
1989 22.8 -
1990 23.1 15.4
1991 23.4 15.4
1992 23.6 15.4
1993 23.8 15.5
1994 24.1 15.5
1995 24.4 15.6
1996 24.7 15.7
1997 24.9 15.8
1998 25.2 15.9
1999 25.5 16
2000 25.8 16.2
2001 26.1 16.3
2002 26.4 16.5
2003 26.8 16.7
2004 27.1 16.9
2005 27.5 17.1
2006 27.9 17.4
2007 28.1 17.6
2008 28 17.9
2009 28 18.1
2010 28 18.4
2011 28.1 18.6
2012 28.4 18.9
2013 28.8 19.1
2014 29.1 19.4
2015 29.5 19.6
2016 29.8 19.8
2017 30.2 19.9
2018 30.6 20
2019 31 20.2
2020 31.4 20.3
2021 31.8 20.4
2022 32.3 20.6
2023 32.8 20.8
2024 33.2 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
5.43%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
67
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.5%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
9.43%
2018
Banked people share n/a
39.6%
2024

Energy

Brunei Palestine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
15.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Palestine
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
18
2025
Higher education index
53
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
154
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
97.9%
2024
English speaking
37.8%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
86.6%
2023

Health

Brunei Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
2.17
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Brunei Palestine
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
n/a

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