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Brunei vs Panama statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 4.52M in Panama (ranked 128/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 28,641 sq mi for Panama (ranked 165th vs. 115th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Panama
Population
469088
4614993
Population rank 170/197 128/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$86.3B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 77/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$19,103
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 61/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$41,405
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$48.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$10,816
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 55/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$10,503
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
28,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
2.12
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
30.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
80 years
2025

Brunei and Panama: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Panama economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Panama
Year GDP
Brunei Panama
1960 - $537,147,100
1961 - $599,026,300
1962 - $652,120,900
1963 - $722,784,500
1964 - $776,137,500
1965 $114,039,501 $852,485,300
1966 $132,757,528 $928,833,000
1967 $139,029,537 $1,034,376,400
1968 $160,818,236 $1,112,791,100
1969 $161,210,236 $1,221,305,700
1970 $179,078,929 $1,351,006,400
1971 $197,525,768 $1,523,917,200
1972 $270,822,782 $1,673,411,700
1973 $433,095,527 $1,913,793,400
1974 $2,319,576,214 $2,188,307,600
1975 $2,496,420,258 $2,435,304,100
1976 $3,054,765,590 $2,588,106,000
1977 $3,681,242,528 $2,738,261,900
1978 $4,100,423,674 $3,244,558,600
1979 $6,044,367,628 $3,704,551,600
1980 $10,795,432,294 $4,614,086,400
1981 $9,367,218,664 $5,222,421,500
1982 $8,932,198,186 $5,769,767,900
1983 $7,927,590,750 $5,923,755,900
1984 $7,632,788,075 $6,183,387,100
1985 $6,967,623,884 $6,541,517,100
1986 $4,190,280,003 $6,797,834,200
1987 $4,918,010,080 $6,827,665,300
1988 $4,535,130,305 $5,902,783,400
1989 $4,983,622,881 $5,918,469,800
1990 $6,039,881,087 $6,433,967,000
1991 $6,284,497,300 $7,074,675,500
1992 $6,327,966,445 $8,042,337,700
1993 $6,203,339,925 $8,782,585,400
1994 $6,467,782,521 $9,365,289,800
1995 $7,700,144,057 $9,573,813,700
1996 $7,663,377,277 $9,197,503,300
1997 $7,793,034,390 $10,058,854,400
1998 $5,550,846,025 $11,019,557,700
1999 $6,309,070,375 $11,660,704,800
2000 $6,570,999,060 $11,966,497,000
2001 $6,096,155,748 $12,252,906,300
2002 $6,333,082,879 $12,800,851,300
2003 $7,167,725,265 $13,603,456,000
2004 $8,619,178,799 $15,100,203,400
2005 $10,547,202,612 $16,623,906,700
2006 $12,644,616,446 $18,659,721,500
2007 $13,432,029,496 $21,717,433,800
2008 $15,926,456,492 $25,721,328,000
2009 $11,912,904,529 $27,791,215,500
2010 $13,707,121,031 $30,231,009,500
2011 $18,524,791,071 $35,687,738,300
2012 $19,048,443,340 $41,595,439,700
2013 $18,094,148,099 $46,949,496,500
2014 $17,097,797,372 $51,427,104,900
2015 $12,930,296,852 $55,767,806,100
2016 $11,400,266,055 $59,760,858,700
2017 $12,128,168,047 $64,327,688,800
2018 $13,566,908,401 $67,316,471,200
2019 $13,469,235,348 $69,778,991,200
2020 $12,005,799,664 $57,059,846,500
2021 $14,006,496,614 $67,396,392,500
2022 $16,681,536,443 $76,276,116,700
2023 $15,095,084,686 $83,318,176,900
2024 $15,463,134,387 $86,260,400,000

Brunei and Panama economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Panama
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Panama
1960 - $477
1961 - $516
1962 - $546
1963 - $587
1964 - $611
1965 $1,029 $651
1966 $1,146 $689
1967 $1,149 $745
1968 $1,274 $778
1969 $1,226 $830
1970 $1,325 $893
1971 $1,432 $979
1972 $1,905 $1,046
1973 $2,939 $1,164
1974 $15,195 $1,296
1975 $15,793 $1,406
1976 $18,671 $1,457
1977 $21,747 $1,503
1978 $23,447 $1,738
1979 $33,501 $1,938
1980 $58,005 $2,357
1981 $48,793 $2,605
1982 $45,075 $2,811
1983 $38,720 $2,819
1984 $36,061 $2,875
1985 $31,827 $2,972
1986 $18,501 $3,019
1987 $21,030 $2,966
1988 $18,825 $2,509
1989 $20,090 $2,462
1990 $23,659 $2,620
1991 $23,932 $2,821
1992 $23,451 $3,140
1993 $22,397 $3,358
1994 $22,767 $3,508
1995 $26,443 $3,514
1996 $25,692 $3,308
1997 $25,522 $3,546
1998 $17,769 $3,808
1999 $19,752 $3,950
2000 $20,130 $3,975
2001 $18,288 $3,992
2002 $18,621 $4,091
2003 $20,678 $4,265
2004 $24,423 $4,645
2005 $29,386 $5,018
2006 $34,675 $5,529
2007 $36,217 $6,318
2008 $42,157 $7,348
2009 $30,946 $7,797
2010 $34,938 $8,331
2011 $46,383 $9,662
2012 $46,969 $11,065
2013 $44,003 $12,273
2014 $41,027 $13,213
2015 $30,625 $14,083
2016 $26,663 $14,832
2017 $28,024 $15,695
2018 $30,988 $16,151
2019 $30,427 $16,478
2020 $26,834 $13,291
2021 $31,007 $15,510
2022 $36,633 $17,332
2023 $32,891 $18,686
2024 $33,418 $19,103

Brunei vs. Panama life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Panama
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Panama
1950 50.6 55.4
1951 51.5 55.9
1952 52.4 56.4
1953 53.3 56.8
1954 54.2 57.2
1955 55 57.5
1956 55.7 57.9
1957 56.5 58.3
1958 57.3 58.9
1959 58 59.6
1960 58.7 60.3
1961 59.4 60.9
1962 58.8 61.4
1963 60.6 61.8
1964 61.3 62.1
1965 61.7 62.3
1966 62.4 62.6
1967 62.9 62.9
1968 63.5 63.2
1969 64 63.7
1970 64.5 64.1
1971 65 64.7
1972 65.4 65.2
1973 66 65.8
1974 66.4 66.6
1975 67 67.2
1976 67.4 67.8
1977 67.8 68.3
1978 68.3 68.7
1979 68.6 69.1
1980 69 69.5
1981 69.3 69.8
1982 69.7 69.9
1983 70 70.1
1984 70.2 70.4
1985 70.5 70.5
1986 70.8 70.7
1987 71 70.8
1988 71.2 70.9
1989 71.4 70.1
1990 71.6 71.3
1991 71.9 71.3
1992 72.1 71.5
1993 72.3 71.8
1994 72.6 71.9
1995 72.8 72
1996 73.1 72.2
1997 73.3 72.5
1998 73.6 72.8
1999 73.8 73.1
2000 74 73.4
2001 74.2 73.8
2002 74.4 74.2
2003 74.5 74.6
2004 74.6 74.8
2005 74.7 75.2
2006 74.8 75.4
2007 74.8 75.7
2008 74.8 75.9
2009 74.8 76.2
2010 74.8 76.4
2011 74.8 76.7
2012 74.8 76.9
2013 74.9 77.1
2014 74.9 77.4
2015 74.9 77.6
2016 74.9 77.8
2017 74.9 77.9
2018 75 78.3
2019 75 78.5
2020 75.1 76.3
2021 74.9 77
2022 72.9 79.3
2023 75.3 79.6
2024 75.5 79.8
2025 75.7 80

Brunei and Panama population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Panama
Year Population
Brunei Panama
1960 88,347 1,126,005
1961 92,517 1,159,870
1962 96,719 1,195,301
1963 101,159 1,232,124
1964 105,922 1,270,065
1965 110,838 1,308,835
1966 115,874 1,348,388
1967 121,017 1,388,628
1968 126,222 1,429,447
1969 131,446 1,470,886
1970 135,138 1,513,070
1971 137,921 1,556,081
1972 142,189 1,599,723
1973 147,369 1,643,690
1974 152,656 1,687,926
1975 158,070 1,732,389
1976 163,607 1,776,935
1977 169,277 1,821,543
1978 174,884 1,866,311
1979 180,422 1,911,552
1980 186,111 1,957,534
1981 191,977 2,004,418
1982 198,165 2,052,271
1983 204,741 2,101,106
1984 211,661 2,150,782
1985 218,919 2,200,915
1986 226,495 2,251,325
1987 233,860 2,301,970
1988 240,913 2,352,848
1989 248,064 2,403,820
1990 255,292 2,455,583
1991 262,596 2,508,265
1992 269,839 2,561,336
1993 276,971 2,615,099
1994 284,091 2,669,546
1995 291,195 2,724,557
1996 298,276 2,780,227
1997 305,341 2,836,695
1998 312,385 2,893,914
1999 319,411 2,951,822
2000 326,424 3,010,369
2001 333,345 3,069,537
2002 340,099 3,129,344
2003 346,637 3,189,807
2004 352,911 3,251,155
2005 358,916 3,313,026
2006 364,663 3,375,024
2007 370,873 3,437,490
2008 377,793 3,500,648
2009 384,952 3,564,381
2010 392,332 3,628,535
2011 399,389 3,693,505
2012 405,557 3,759,256
2013 411,202 3,825,329
2014 416,750 3,892,101
2015 422,212 3,960,035
2016 427,564 4,029,086
2017 432,772 4,098,707
2018 437,810 4,167,860
2019 442,680 4,234,700
2020 447,404 4,293,261
2021 451,721 4,345,405
2022 455,370 4,400,773
2023 458,949 4,458,759
2024 462,721 4,515,577

Fertility rates in Brunei and Panama

Fertility rate
Brunei

Panama
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Panama
1960 7.32 5.83
1961 7.19 5.87
1962 7.03 5.87
1963 6.89 5.87
1964 6.77 5.81
1965 6.65 5.73
1966 6.51 5.65
1967 6.37 5.53
1968 6.2 5.41
1969 6.01 5.29
1970 5.8 5.18
1971 5.62 5.05
1972 5.5 4.91
1973 5.36 4.74
1974 5.18 4.58
1975 4.99 4.41
1976 4.78 4.26
1977 4.58 4.12
1978 4.39 3.98
1979 4.22 3.88
1980 4.07 3.8
1981 3.94 3.72
1982 3.84 3.66
1983 3.75 3.6
1984 3.68 3.52
1985 3.61 3.43
1986 3.55 3.34
1987 3.49 3.25
1988 3.44 3.17
1989 3.36 3.12
1990 3.29 3.07
1991 3.21 3
1992 3.11 2.95
1993 3.01 2.91
1994 2.9 2.88
1995 2.79 2.85
1996 2.68 2.83
1997 2.6 2.81
1998 2.53 2.79
1999 2.46 2.77
2000 2.4 2.74
2001 2.34 2.72
2002 2.26 2.7
2003 2.19 2.68
2004 2.1 2.68
2005 2.02 2.64
2006 1.97 2.62
2007 1.93 2.61
2008 1.92 2.61
2009 1.92 2.59
2010 1.94 2.59
2011 1.96 2.6
2012 1.97 2.59
2013 1.98 2.57
2014 1.97 2.55
2015 1.95 2.53
2016 1.92 2.5
2017 1.88 2.46
2018 1.85 2.4
2019 1.82 2.29
2020 1.8 2.18
2021 1.78 2.15
2022 1.76 2.14
2023 1.75 2.12

Brunei and Panama demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Panama
Year Median age, years
Brunei Panama
1960 18.8 17.8
1961 18.1 17.8
1962 17.5 17.7
1963 17.1 17.6
1964 17 17.6
1965 17 17.5
1966 17.2 17.5
1967 17.3 17.5
1968 17.5 17.5
1969 17.7 17.6
1970 17.8 17.6
1971 17.9 17.7
1972 18 17.7
1973 18.2 17.8
1974 18.3 18
1975 18.6 18.1
1976 18.8 18.3
1977 19.1 18.4
1978 19.4 18.6
1979 19.6 18.8
1980 20 19
1981 20.3 19.2
1982 20.6 19.5
1983 21 19.7
1984 21.3 19.9
1985 21.7 20.2
1986 22 20.4
1987 22.3 20.7
1988 22.6 21
1989 22.8 21.3
1990 23.1 21.5
1991 23.4 21.8
1992 23.6 22.1
1993 23.8 22.4
1994 24.1 22.7
1995 24.4 22.9
1996 24.7 23.2
1997 24.9 23.5
1998 25.2 23.7
1999 25.5 24
2000 25.8 24.3
2001 26.1 24.5
2002 26.4 24.8
2003 26.8 25.1
2004 27.1 25.3
2005 27.5 25.6
2006 27.9 25.9
2007 28.1 26.1
2008 28 26.4
2009 28 26.7
2010 28 27
2011 28.1 27.2
2012 28.4 27.5
2013 28.8 27.8
2014 29.1 28
2015 29.5 28.3
2016 29.8 28.5
2017 30.2 28.8
2018 30.6 29.1
2019 31 29.4
2020 31.4 29.7
2021 31.8 30
2022 32.3 30.3
2023 32.8 30.6
2024 33.2 30.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Panama
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$81.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
21.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
2.47%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
0.97%
1999
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-3.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
8.61%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
68.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
26.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
65.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
37.6%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.2%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
0
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
36
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$18.3B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$6.86B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$532M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
647,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
9.3%
2020
Banked people share n/a
64.1%
2024

Energy

Brunei Panama
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
1,063 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$34.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
14.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
3.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
76.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
28%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
17.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
171.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
2,546 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
79.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
66.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
97%
2023

Society

Brunei Panama
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+6,706
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
69.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
60
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
33
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
11.3
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
13.9
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
140
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
96.3%
2024
English speaking
37.8%
2023
14%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
68.5%
2023

Health

Brunei Panama
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$1,472
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$547
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
80 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.41%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
1.73
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
37
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
13.3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
37.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
11.1%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
5.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
4.66 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Panama
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
6,343 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
8,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
16,138 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
n/a

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