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Brunei vs Papua New Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 10.6M in Papua New Guinea (ranked 92/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 174,850 sq mi for Papua New Guinea (ranked 165th vs. 54th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Papua New Guinea
Population
469088
10911445
Population rank 170/197 90/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$32.5B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 109/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$3,076
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 140/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$4,889
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$17.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
52%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$1,652
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 123/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$2,561
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
174,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
60.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
3.1
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
23.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
66.4 years
2025

Brunei and Papua New Guinea: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP
Brunei Papua New Guinea
1960 - $230,496,037
1961 - $244,832,039
1962 - $261,184,042
1963 - $275,968,044
1964 - $305,312,049
1965 $114,039,501 $344,176,055
1966 $132,757,528 $390,992,063
1967 $139,029,537 $441,728,183
1968 $160,818,236 $485,184,190
1969 $161,210,236 $551,263,864
1970 $179,078,929 $645,568,215
1971 $197,525,768 $717,750,278
1972 $270,822,782 $858,761,926
1973 $433,095,527 $1,299,079,410
1974 $2,319,576,214 $1,467,417,672
1975 $2,496,420,258 $1,356,603,608
1976 $3,054,765,590 $1,511,843,235
1977 $3,681,242,528 $1,640,746,619
1978 $4,100,423,674 $1,947,878,831
1979 $6,044,367,628 $2,293,760,511
1980 $10,795,432,294 $2,545,808,456
1981 $9,367,218,664 $2,498,190,847
1982 $8,932,198,186 $2,368,719,683
1983 $7,927,590,750 $2,562,351,551
1984 $7,632,788,075 $2,552,662,617
1985 $6,967,623,884 $2,423,339,172
1986 $4,190,280,003 $2,647,995,602
1987 $4,918,010,080 $3,143,851,794
1988 $4,535,130,305 $3,656,177,881
1989 $4,983,622,881 $3,546,472,566
1990 $6,039,881,087 $3,219,729,083
1991 $6,284,497,300 $3,787,394,958
1992 $6,327,966,445 $4,377,980,510
1993 $6,203,339,925 $4,974,550,286
1994 $6,467,782,521 $5,502,786,070
1995 $7,700,144,057 $4,636,057,476
1996 $7,663,377,277 $5,155,311,077
1997 $7,793,034,390 $4,936,615,299
1998 $5,550,846,025 $3,789,443,015
1999 $6,309,070,375 $3,477,038,204
2000 $6,570,999,060 $3,521,339,699
2001 $6,096,155,748 $3,081,024,212
2002 $6,333,082,879 $2,999,511,040
2003 $7,167,725,265 $3,536,411,824
2004 $8,619,178,799 $3,927,157,867
2005 $10,547,202,612 $4,865,892,972
2006 $12,644,616,446 $8,354,911,041
2007 $13,432,029,496 $9,545,028,944
2008 $15,926,456,492 $11,670,892,801
2009 $11,912,904,529 $11,619,456,449
2010 $13,707,121,031 $14,250,786,675
2011 $18,524,791,071 $17,985,138,066
2012 $19,048,443,340 $21,295,168,666
2013 $18,094,148,099 $21,261,338,065
2014 $17,097,797,372 $23,210,823,987
2015 $12,930,296,852 $21,723,437,010
2016 $11,400,266,055 $20,758,876,953
2017 $12,128,168,047 $22,742,699,138
2018 $13,566,908,401 $24,109,780,708
2019 $13,469,235,348 $24,750,626,030
2020 $12,005,799,664 $23,848,447,850
2021 $14,006,496,614 $26,109,413,521
2022 $16,681,536,443 $31,653,185,953
2023 $15,095,084,686 $30,816,367,067
2024 $15,463,134,387 $32,538,480,024

Brunei and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Papua New Guinea
1960 - $115.5
1961 - $119.7
1962 - $124.7
1963 - $128.9
1964 - $139.5
1965 $1,029 $153.9
1966 $1,146 $171.1
1967 $1,149 $189
1968 $1,274 $202.9
1969 $1,226 $225.3
1970 $1,325 $257.6
1971 $1,432 $279.7
1972 $1,905 $327
1973 $2,939 $483
1974 $15,195 $533
1975 $15,793 $482
1976 $18,671 $525
1977 $21,747 $558
1978 $23,447 $648
1979 $33,501 $748
1980 $58,005 $813
1981 $48,793 $781
1982 $45,075 $726
1983 $38,720 $769
1984 $36,061 $750
1985 $31,827 $697
1986 $18,501 $745
1987 $21,030 $865
1988 $18,825 $985
1989 $20,090 $934
1990 $23,659 $826
1991 $23,932 $942
1992 $23,451 $1,051
1993 $22,397 $1,151
1994 $22,767 $1,228
1995 $26,443 $998
1996 $25,692 $1,071
1997 $25,522 $990
1998 $17,769 $733
1999 $19,752 $650
2000 $20,130 $636
2001 $18,288 $538
2002 $18,621 $506
2003 $20,678 $577
2004 $24,423 $621
2005 $29,386 $744
2006 $34,675 $1,238
2007 $36,217 $1,371
2008 $42,157 $1,625
2009 $30,946 $1,569
2010 $34,938 $1,867
2011 $46,383 $2,288
2012 $46,969 $2,635
2013 $44,003 $2,561
2014 $41,027 $2,723
2015 $30,625 $2,485
2016 $26,663 $2,316
2017 $28,024 $2,478
2018 $30,988 $2,566
2019 $30,427 $2,576
2020 $26,834 $2,430
2021 $31,007 $2,608
2022 $36,633 $3,102
2023 $32,891 $2,966
2024 $33,418 $3,076

Brunei vs. Papua New Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Papua New Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Papua New Guinea
1950 50.6 39.4
1951 51.5 35.5
1952 52.4 40.7
1953 53.3 41.3
1954 54.2 42
1955 55 42.6
1956 55.7 43.3
1957 56.5 43.9
1958 57.3 44.6
1959 58 45.1
1960 58.7 45.8
1961 59.4 46.4
1962 58.8 46.7
1963 60.6 47.7
1964 61.3 48.3
1965 61.7 48.9
1966 62.4 49.6
1967 62.9 50.2
1968 63.5 50.9
1969 64 51.5
1970 64.5 52.1
1971 65 52.6
1972 65.4 53.3
1973 66 53.9
1974 66.4 54.4
1975 67 55
1976 67.4 55.5
1977 67.8 56
1978 68.3 56.5
1979 68.6 57
1980 69 57.4
1981 69.3 57.8
1982 69.7 58.1
1983 70 58.3
1984 70.2 58.6
1985 70.5 58.8
1986 70.8 59
1987 71 59.2
1988 71.2 59.4
1989 71.4 59.6
1990 71.6 59.8
1991 71.9 59.9
1992 72.1 60.3
1993 72.3 60.5
1994 72.6 60.7
1995 72.8 60.9
1996 73.1 61.1
1997 73.3 61.3
1998 73.6 60.4
1999 73.8 61.5
2000 74 61.6
2001 74.2 61.6
2002 74.4 61.6
2003 74.5 61.7
2004 74.6 61.8
2005 74.7 61.9
2006 74.8 62
2007 74.8 62.2
2008 74.8 62.5
2009 74.8 62.8
2010 74.8 63.1
2011 74.8 63.4
2012 74.8 63.6
2013 74.9 63.9
2014 74.9 64.2
2015 74.9 64.5
2016 74.9 64.7
2017 74.9 64.9
2018 75 65.1
2019 75 65.3
2020 75.1 65.1
2021 74.9 64.4
2022 72.9 65.3
2023 75.3 66.1
2024 75.5 66.3
2025 75.7 66.4

Brunei and Papua New Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Papua New Guinea
Year Population
Brunei Papua New Guinea
1960 88,347 1,995,110
1961 92,517 2,046,127
1962 96,719 2,093,919
1963 101,159 2,141,376
1964 105,922 2,188,325
1965 110,838 2,235,820
1966 115,874 2,285,774
1967 121,017 2,337,532
1968 126,222 2,390,803
1969 131,446 2,446,927
1970 135,138 2,505,628
1971 137,921 2,566,421
1972 142,189 2,628,432
1973 147,369 2,690,629
1974 152,656 2,752,671
1975 158,070 2,814,820
1976 163,607 2,877,327
1977 169,277 2,940,327
1978 174,884 3,003,714
1979 180,422 3,067,341
1980 186,111 3,131,512
1981 191,977 3,197,019
1982 198,165 3,264,291
1983 204,741 3,333,633
1984 211,661 3,405,198
1985 218,919 3,478,936
1986 226,495 3,554,793
1987 233,860 3,632,543
1988 240,913 3,711,880
1989 248,064 3,796,078
1990 255,292 3,896,481
1991 262,596 4,021,837
1992 269,839 4,166,699
1993 276,971 4,320,872
1994 284,091 4,480,208
1995 291,195 4,644,278
1996 298,276 4,813,361
1997 305,341 4,987,883
1998 312,385 5,166,390
1999 319,411 5,349,333
2000 326,424 5,537,064
2001 333,345 5,728,435
2002 340,099 5,924,003
2003 346,637 6,123,997
2004 352,911 6,328,041
2005 358,916 6,535,905
2006 364,663 6,747,720
2007 370,873 6,963,345
2008 377,793 7,183,002
2009 384,952 7,406,438
2010 392,332 7,633,523
2011 399,389 7,859,346
2012 405,557 8,081,390
2013 411,202 8,302,698
2014 416,750 8,523,441
2015 422,212 8,743,246
2016 427,564 8,961,718
2017 432,772 9,178,714
2018 437,810 9,394,513
2019 442,680 9,609,010
2020 447,404 9,815,746
2021 451,721 10,012,896
2022 455,370 10,203,169
2023 458,949 10,389,635
2024 462,721 10,576,502

Fertility rates in Brunei and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate
Brunei

Papua New Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Papua New Guinea
1960 7.32 6.02
1961 7.19 6.07
1962 7.03 6.14
1963 6.89 6.15
1964 6.77 6.19
1965 6.65 6.2
1966 6.51 6.23
1967 6.37 6.24
1968 6.2 6.25
1969 6.01 6.26
1970 5.8 6.25
1971 5.62 6.23
1972 5.5 6.2
1973 5.36 6.16
1974 5.18 6.11
1975 4.99 6.07
1976 4.78 6.02
1977 4.58 5.96
1978 4.39 5.88
1979 4.22 5.79
1980 4.07 5.71
1981 3.94 5.65
1982 3.84 5.59
1983 3.75 5.56
1984 3.68 5.51
1985 3.61 5.47
1986 3.55 5.42
1987 3.49 5.36
1988 3.44 5.3
1989 3.36 5.24
1990 3.29 5.18
1991 3.21 5.11
1992 3.11 5.03
1993 3.01 4.96
1994 2.9 4.87
1995 2.79 4.78
1996 2.68 4.73
1997 2.6 4.68
1998 2.53 4.63
1999 2.46 4.59
2000 2.4 4.53
2001 2.34 4.47
2002 2.26 4.42
2003 2.19 4.36
2004 2.1 4.28
2005 2.02 4.22
2006 1.97 4.15
2007 1.93 4.08
2008 1.92 4.01
2009 1.92 3.94
2010 1.94 3.88
2011 1.96 3.82
2012 1.97 3.75
2013 1.98 3.68
2014 1.97 3.63
2015 1.95 3.56
2016 1.92 3.5
2017 1.88 3.43
2018 1.85 3.38
2019 1.82 3.32
2020 1.8 3.27
2021 1.78 3.22
2022 1.76 3.17
2023 1.75 3.1

Brunei and Papua New Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Papua New Guinea
Year Median age, years
Brunei Papua New Guinea
1960 18.8 18.5
1961 18.1 18.4
1962 17.5 18.3
1963 17.1 18.1
1964 17 18
1965 17 17.9
1966 17.2 17.8
1967 17.3 17.6
1968 17.5 17.5
1969 17.7 17.4
1970 17.8 17.3
1971 17.9 17.2
1972 18 17.1
1973 18.2 17.2
1974 18.3 17.2
1975 18.6 17.3
1976 18.8 17.4
1977 19.1 17.5
1978 19.4 17.7
1979 19.6 17.8
1980 20 18
1981 20.3 18.1
1982 20.6 18.2
1983 21 18.3
1984 21.3 18.3
1985 21.7 18.4
1986 22 18.5
1987 22.3 18.5
1988 22.6 18.6
1989 22.8 18.6
1990 23.1 18.7
1991 23.4 18.8
1992 23.6 18.9
1993 23.8 19
1994 24.1 19.1
1995 24.4 19.2
1996 24.7 19.4
1997 24.9 19.5
1998 25.2 19.6
1999 25.5 19.7
2000 25.8 19.8
2001 26.1 19.9
2002 26.4 19.9
2003 26.8 20
2004 27.1 20.2
2005 27.5 20.3
2006 27.9 20.4
2007 28.1 20.6
2008 28 20.7
2009 28 20.9
2010 28 21
2011 28.1 21.2
2012 28.4 21.3
2013 28.8 21.5
2014 29.1 21.7
2015 29.5 21.9
2016 29.8 22
2017 30.2 22.2
2018 30.6 22.4
2019 31 22.6
2020 31.4 22.8
2021 31.8 23
2022 32.3 23.2
2023 32.8 23.4
2024 33.2 23.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Papua New Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$31.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
21.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
0.78%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
0.31%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-2.61%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
2.69%
2022
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
41.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
37.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
31%
2009
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.9%
2009
Listed domestic companies n/a
6
2016
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.68B
2017
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$3.9B
2023
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$3.87M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
39,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
0.04%
2018

Energy

Brunei Papua New Guinea
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
5.95 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.57 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
54.6%
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
40%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
35.3%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
20.5%
2023

Society

Brunei Papua New Guinea
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-707
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
13.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
38.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
31
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
29
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
9.4
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
12.6
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
87.1%
2022
English speaking
37.8%
2023
70.4%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
24.1%
2023

Health

Brunei Papua New Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$81.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$7.51
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
66.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
32.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.06
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
189
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
40.3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
21.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
14.1%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
39.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
1.13 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Papua New Guinea
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.3%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
16,532 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
5,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
138,051 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
5,809 mi
2011

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