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Brunei vs Portugal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 10.7M in Portugal (ranked 90/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 35,369 sq mi for Portugal (ranked 165th vs. 108th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Portugal ranks 47/197 ($309B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Portugal ranks 44/197 ($28,844).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Portugal
Population
469088
10687819
Population rank 170/197 92/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$309B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 47/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$28,844
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 44/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$50,617
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$293B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
91.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$27,381
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 26/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$15,657
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
35,369 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
303 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.44
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
47.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Brunei and Portugal: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Portugal economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Portugal
Year GDP
Brunei Portugal
1960 - $3,339,150,158
1961 - $3,573,719,085
1962 - $3,835,883,663
1963 - $4,084,251,593
1964 - $4,429,202,657
1965 $114,039,501 $4,901,711,248
1966 $132,757,528 $5,370,108,031
1967 $139,029,537 $6,002,607,030
1968 $160,818,236 $6,644,693,214
1969 $161,210,236 $7,287,555,035
1970 $179,078,929 $8,108,235,704
1971 $197,525,768 $9,201,604,240
1972 $270,822,782 $11,239,117,865
1973 $433,095,527 $15,090,564,186
1974 $2,319,576,214 $17,512,391,476
1975 $2,496,420,258 $19,347,607,843
1976 $3,054,765,590 $20,332,831,565
1977 $3,681,242,528 $21,439,523,311
1978 $4,100,423,674 $23,487,614,051
1979 $6,044,367,628 $26,622,819,672
1980 $10,795,432,294 $32,896,519,824
1981 $9,367,218,664 $31,977,276,873
1982 $8,932,198,186 $30,527,754,793
1983 $7,927,590,750 $27,239,650,742
1984 $7,632,788,075 $25,217,969,050
1985 $6,967,623,884 $27,115,807,742
1986 $4,190,280,003 $38,745,901,354
1987 $4,918,010,080 $48,182,925,857
1988 $4,535,130,305 $56,347,250,696
1989 $4,983,622,881 $60,594,092,182
1990 $6,039,881,087 $78,713,860,217
1991 $6,284,497,300 $89,233,599,278
1992 $6,327,966,445 $107,592,098,307
1993 $6,203,339,925 $95,009,751,901
1994 $6,467,782,521 $99,688,641,304
1995 $7,700,144,057 $118,122,007,430
1996 $7,663,377,277 $122,630,089,680
1997 $7,793,034,390 $117,016,535,163
1998 $5,550,846,025 $123,946,327,916
1999 $6,309,070,375 $127,470,385,557
2000 $6,570,999,060 $118,605,192,877
2001 $6,096,155,748 $121,604,107,165
2002 $6,333,082,879 $134,795,565,549
2003 $7,167,725,265 $165,226,175,537
2004 $8,619,178,799 $189,382,122,532
2005 $10,547,202,612 $197,253,876,705
2006 $12,644,616,446 $208,756,449,276
2007 $13,432,029,496 $240,496,147,317
2008 $15,926,456,492 $263,416,394,624
2009 $11,912,904,529 $244,667,762,836
2010 $13,707,121,031 $238,443,864,993
2011 $18,524,791,071 $245,426,767,676
2012 $19,048,443,340 $216,536,676,772
2013 $18,094,148,099 $226,677,408,292
2014 $17,097,797,372 $230,078,616,300
2015 $12,930,296,852 $199,038,523,120
2016 $11,400,266,055 $206,305,431,242
2017 $12,128,168,047 $220,862,990,767
2018 $13,566,908,401 $242,092,894,543
2019 $13,469,235,348 $240,115,970,063
2020 $12,005,799,664 $229,618,773,423
2021 $14,006,496,614 $256,055,879,091
2022 $16,681,536,443 $256,898,675,069
2023 $15,095,084,686 $289,696,962,620
2024 $15,463,134,387 $308,683,317,393

Brunei and Portugal economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Portugal
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Portugal
1960 - $377
1961 - $400
1962 - $426
1963 - $452
1964 - $490
1965 $1,029 $545
1966 $1,146 $601
1967 $1,149 $676
1968 $1,274 $752
1969 $1,226 $832
1970 $1,325 $934
1971 $1,432 $1,065
1972 $1,905 $1,302
1973 $2,939 $1,748
1974 $15,195 $2,000
1975 $15,793 $2,128
1976 $18,671 $2,173
1977 $21,747 $2,267
1978 $23,447 $2,457
1979 $33,501 $2,756
1980 $58,005 $3,368
1981 $48,793 $3,246
1982 $45,075 $3,080
1983 $38,720 $2,735
1984 $36,061 $2,523
1985 $31,827 $2,705
1986 $18,501 $3,862
1987 $21,030 $4,804
1988 $18,825 $5,624
1989 $20,090 $6,056
1990 $23,659 $7,885
1991 $23,932 $8,959
1992 $23,451 $10,811
1993 $22,397 $9,535
1994 $22,767 $9,977
1995 $26,443 $11,781
1996 $25,692 $12,185
1997 $25,522 $11,576
1998 $17,769 $12,199
1999 $19,752 $12,475
2000 $20,130 $11,526
2001 $18,288 $11,735
2002 $18,621 $12,937
2003 $20,678 $15,798
2004 $24,423 $18,064
2005 $29,386 $18,780
2006 $34,675 $19,839
2007 $36,217 $22,811
2008 $42,157 $24,949
2009 $30,946 $23,151
2010 $34,938 $22,552
2011 $46,383 $23,247
2012 $46,969 $20,593
2013 $44,003 $21,676
2014 $41,027 $22,121
2015 $30,625 $19,216
2016 $26,663 $19,980
2017 $28,024 $21,442
2018 $30,988 $23,541
2019 $30,427 $23,343
2020 $26,834 $22,299
2021 $31,007 $24,711
2022 $36,633 $24,621
2023 $32,891 $27,386
2024 $33,418 $28,844

Brunei vs. Portugal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Portugal
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Portugal
1950 50.6 58.5
1951 51.5 58.7
1952 52.4 59.8
1953 53.3 61.1
1954 54.2 62.2
1955 55 61.4
1956 55.7 61.2
1957 56.5 61.4
1958 57.3 63.7
1959 58 62.9
1960 58.7 64.1
1961 59.4 62.8
1962 58.8 64.3
1963 60.6 64.9
1964 61.3 65.1
1965 61.7 66.1
1966 62.4 65.6
1967 62.9 66.5
1968 63.5 66.8
1969 64 66.4
1970 64.5 67.1
1971 65 66.8
1972 65.4 69.2
1973 66 68.6
1974 66.4 69.1
1975 67 68.8
1976 67.4 69.1
1977 67.8 70.3
1978 68.3 70.8
1979 68.6 71.6
1980 69 71.7
1981 69.3 71.9
1982 69.7 72.7
1983 70 72.7
1984 70.2 72.9
1985 70.5 73.2
1986 70.8 73.6
1987 71 74.1
1988 71.2 74.1
1989 71.4 74.7
1990 71.6 74.3
1991 71.9 74.2
1992 72.1 74.9
1993 72.3 74.8
1994 72.6 75.7
1995 72.8 75.5
1996 73.1 75.5
1997 73.3 75.9
1998 73.6 76.1
1999 73.8 76.3
2000 74 76.8
2001 74.2 77.2
2002 74.4 77.4
2003 74.5 77.6
2004 74.6 78.4
2005 74.7 78.3
2006 74.8 79.1
2007 74.8 79.3
2008 74.8 79.6
2009 74.8 79.8
2010 74.8 80.1
2011 74.8 80.6
2012 74.8 80.6
2013 74.9 80.9
2014 74.9 81.3
2015 74.9 81.3
2016 74.9 81.4
2017 74.9 81.7
2018 75 81.6
2019 75 82
2020 75.1 81.4
2021 74.9 81.4
2022 72.9 81.2
2023 75.3 82.4
2024 75.5 82.6
2025 75.7 82.7

Brunei and Portugal population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Portugal
Year Population
Brunei Portugal
1960 88,347 8,857,716
1961 92,517 8,929,316
1962 96,719 8,993,985
1963 101,159 9,030,355
1964 105,922 9,035,365
1965 110,838 8,998,595
1966 115,874 8,930,990
1967 121,017 8,874,520
1968 126,222 8,836,650
1969 131,446 8,757,705
1970 135,138 8,680,431
1971 137,921 8,643,756
1972 142,189 8,630,430
1973 147,369 8,633,100
1974 152,656 8,754,365
1975 158,070 9,093,470
1976 163,607 9,355,810
1977 169,277 9,455,675
1978 174,884 9,558,250
1979 180,422 9,661,265
1980 186,111 9,766,312
1981 191,977 9,851,362
1982 198,165 9,911,771
1983 204,741 9,957,865
1984 211,661 9,996,232
1985 218,919 10,023,613
1986 226,495 10,032,734
1987 233,860 10,030,031
1988 240,913 10,019,610
1989 248,064 10,005,000
1990 255,292 9,983,218
1991 262,596 9,960,235
1992 269,839 9,952,494
1993 276,971 9,964,675
1994 284,091 9,991,525
1995 291,195 10,026,176
1996 298,276 10,063,945
1997 305,341 10,108,977
1998 312,385 10,160,196
1999 319,411 10,217,828
2000 326,424 10,289,898
2001 333,345 10,362,722
2002 340,099 10,419,631
2003 346,637 10,458,821
2004 352,911 10,483,861
2005 358,916 10,503,330
2006 364,663 10,522,288
2007 370,873 10,542,964
2008 377,793 10,558,177
2009 384,952 10,568,247
2010 392,332 10,573,100
2011 399,389 10,557,560
2012 405,557 10,514,844
2013 411,202 10,457,295
2014 416,750 10,401,062
2015 422,212 10,358,076
2016 427,564 10,325,452
2017 432,772 10,300,300
2018 437,810 10,283,822
2019 442,680 10,286,263
2020 447,404 10,297,081
2021 451,721 10,361,831
2022 455,370 10,434,332
2023 458,949 10,578,174
2024 462,721 10,701,636

Fertility rates in Brunei and Portugal

Fertility rate
Brunei

Portugal
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Portugal
1960 7.32 3.16
1961 7.19 3.21
1962 7.03 3.23
1963 6.89 3.12
1964 6.77 3.21
1965 6.65 3.15
1966 6.51 3.16
1967 6.37 3.16
1968 6.2 3.12
1969 6.01 3.12
1970 5.8 3.01
1971 5.62 3
1972 5.5 2.86
1973 5.36 2.77
1974 5.18 2.7
1975 4.99 2.75
1976 4.78 2.82
1977 4.58 2.69
1978 4.39 2.45
1979 4.22 2.31
1980 4.07 2.25
1981 3.94 2.13
1982 3.84 2.07
1983 3.75 1.95
1984 3.68 1.9
1985 3.61 1.72
1986 3.55 1.66
1987 3.49 1.62
1988 3.44 1.61
1989 3.36 1.57
1990 3.29 1.56
1991 3.21 1.56
1992 3.11 1.54
1993 3.01 1.52
1994 2.9 1.45
1995 2.79 1.41
1996 2.68 1.44
1997 2.6 1.47
1998 2.53 1.47
1999 2.46 1.5
2000 2.4 1.55
2001 2.34 1.45
2002 2.26 1.46
2003 2.19 1.44
2004 2.1 1.4
2005 2.02 1.41
2006 1.97 1.37
2007 1.93 1.35
2008 1.92 1.39
2009 1.92 1.34
2010 1.94 1.39
2011 1.96 1.35
2012 1.97 1.28
2013 1.98 1.21
2014 1.97 1.24
2015 1.95 1.31
2016 1.92 1.37
2017 1.88 1.38
2018 1.85 1.42
2019 1.82 1.44
2020 1.8 1.42
2021 1.78 1.35
2022 1.76 1.43
2023 1.75 1.44

Brunei and Portugal demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Portugal
Year Median age, years
Brunei Portugal
1960 18.8 27.9
1961 18.1 28.1
1962 17.5 28.3
1963 17.1 28.5
1964 17 28.7
1965 17 28.8
1966 17.2 29
1967 17.3 29.1
1968 17.5 29.2
1969 17.7 29.4
1970 17.8 29.6
1971 17.9 29.7
1972 18 29.6
1973 18.2 29.6
1974 18.3 29.7
1975 18.6 29.7
1976 18.8 29.8
1977 19.1 29.9
1978 19.4 30
1979 19.6 30.3
1980 20 30.6
1981 20.3 30.8
1982 20.6 31.1
1983 21 31.4
1984 21.3 31.7
1985 21.7 32.1
1986 22 32.5
1987 22.3 32.9
1988 22.6 33.3
1989 22.8 33.7
1990 23.1 34.2
1991 23.4 34.6
1992 23.6 35
1993 23.8 35.4
1994 24.1 35.7
1995 24.4 36.1
1996 24.7 36.4
1997 24.9 36.8
1998 25.2 37.1
1999 25.5 37.4
2000 25.8 37.7
2001 26.1 38
2002 26.4 38.3
2003 26.8 38.6
2004 27.1 39
2005 27.5 39.4
2006 27.9 39.8
2007 28.1 40.2
2008 28 40.6
2009 28 41
2010 28 41.5
2011 28.1 41.9
2012 28.4 42.4
2013 28.8 42.9
2014 29.1 43.4
2015 29.5 43.8
2016 29.8 44.3
2017 30.2 44.7
2018 30.6 45.2
2019 31 45.6
2020 31.4 46.1
2021 31.8 46.5
2022 32.3 46.8
2023 32.8 47.2
2024 33.2 47.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Portugal
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$285B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
43.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
4.55%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
1.52%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
52,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
+0.52%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
6.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
66.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
18.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
70.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
26.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.7%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
171,797
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.95%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
40
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$61.9B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$42.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$1.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
4,208,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
12.2%
2020
Banked people share n/a
91.4%
2024

Energy

Brunei Portugal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
1,853 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$25.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
36.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
3.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
63.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
32.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
14.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
77.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
5,146 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
64.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
30.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Portugal
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+20,648
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
68.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
77.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
57
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
87
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
0.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
8.2
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
96.8%
2021
English speaking
37.8%
2023
27.3%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
88.5%
2024

Health

Brunei Portugal
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$2,744
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$817
2023
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.08%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
5.77
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.2 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
3.2
2023
Obesity rate n/a
22.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
82
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
25.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
8.88 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Portugal
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
3,305 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
15,328 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
12,788 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
n/a

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