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Brunei vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 165th vs. 158th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Qatar
Population
469088
2964497
Population rank 170/197 137/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Brunei and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Qatar
Year GDP
Brunei Qatar
1965 $114,039,501 -
1966 $132,757,528 -
1967 $139,029,537 -
1968 $160,818,236 -
1969 $161,210,236 -
1970 $179,078,929 $301,791,302
1971 $197,525,768 $387,703,106
1972 $270,822,782 $510,262,500
1973 $433,095,527 $793,885,560
1974 $2,319,576,214 $2,401,403,227
1975 $2,496,420,258 $2,512,773,166
1976 $3,054,765,590 $3,284,273,987
1977 $3,681,242,528 $3,617,564,638
1978 $4,100,423,674 $4,052,000,413
1979 $6,044,367,628 $5,632,962,997
1980 $10,795,432,294 $7,829,165,262
1981 $9,367,218,664 $8,661,263,764
1982 $8,932,198,186 $7,596,703,214
1983 $7,927,590,750 $6,467,582,308
1984 $7,632,788,075 $6,704,395,824
1985 $6,967,623,884 $6,153,296,456
1986 $4,190,280,003 $5,053,021,951
1987 $4,918,010,080 $5,446,428,681
1988 $4,535,130,305 $6,038,187,033
1989 $4,983,622,881 $6,487,912,088
1990 $6,039,881,087 $7,360,439,423
1991 $6,284,497,300 $6,883,516,484
1992 $6,327,966,445 $7,646,153,984
1993 $6,203,339,925 $7,156,593,654
1994 $6,467,782,521 $7,374,450,769
1995 $7,700,144,057 $8,137,911,978
1996 $7,663,377,277 $9,059,340,385
1997 $7,793,034,390 $11,297,802,115
1998 $5,550,846,025 $10,255,495,027
1999 $6,309,070,375 $12,393,131,868
2000 $6,570,999,060 $17,759,890,110
2001 $6,096,155,748 $17,538,461,538
2002 $6,333,082,879 $19,363,736,264
2003 $7,167,725,265 $23,533,791,209
2004 $8,619,178,799 $31,734,065,934
2005 $10,547,202,612 $44,530,494,505
2006 $12,644,616,446 $60,882,142,857
2007 $13,432,029,496 $79,712,087,912
2008 $15,926,456,492 $115,270,054,945
2009 $11,912,904,529 $97,798,351,648
2010 $13,707,121,031 $125,122,306,346
2011 $18,524,791,071 $167,775,268,626
2012 $19,048,443,340 $186,833,502,363
2013 $18,094,148,099 $198,727,642,967
2014 $17,097,797,372 $206,224,598,571
2015 $12,930,296,852 $161,739,955,577
2016 $11,400,266,055 $151,732,181,868
2017 $12,128,168,047 $161,099,122,225
2018 $13,566,908,401 $183,334,953,819
2019 $13,469,235,348 $176,371,267,692
2020 $12,005,799,664 $144,411,363,352
2021 $14,006,496,614 $179,732,009,560
2022 $16,681,536,443 $235,709,325,714
2023 $15,095,084,686 $213,002,809,341
2024 $15,463,134,387 $217,982,967,033

Brunei and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Qatar
1965 $1,029 -
1966 $1,146 -
1967 $1,149 -
1968 $1,274 -
1969 $1,226 -
1970 $1,325 $2,594
1971 $1,432 $2,952
1972 $1,905 $3,483
1973 $2,939 $4,905
1974 $15,195 $13,540
1975 $15,793 $13,014
1976 $18,671 $15,710
1977 $21,747 $16,058
1978 $23,447 $16,757
1979 $33,501 $21,777
1980 $58,005 $28,375
1981 $48,793 $29,505
1982 $45,075 $24,385
1983 $38,720 $19,616
1984 $36,061 $19,272
1985 $31,827 $16,815
1986 $18,501 $13,213
1987 $21,030 $13,719
1988 $18,825 $14,682
1989 $20,090 $15,243
1990 $23,659 $16,722
1991 $23,932 $15,133
1992 $23,451 $16,280
1993 $22,397 $14,770
1994 $22,767 $14,765
1995 $26,443 $15,823
1996 $25,692 $17,125
1997 $25,522 $20,523
1998 $17,769 $17,665
1999 $19,752 $20,234
2000 $20,130 $27,535
2001 $18,288 $25,871
2002 $18,621 $27,227
2003 $20,678 $31,602
2004 $24,423 $41,036
2005 $29,386 $53,950
2006 $34,675 $62,582
2007 $36,217 $65,954
2008 $42,157 $80,781
2009 $30,946 $60,786
2010 $34,938 $77,387
2011 $46,383 $103,262
2012 $46,969 $108,470
2013 $44,003 $103,697
2014 $41,027 $95,841
2015 $30,625 $68,985
2016 $26,663 $61,254
2017 $28,024 $63,280
2018 $30,988 $71,040
2019 $30,427 $66,841
2020 $26,834 $51,684
2021 $31,007 $71,752
2022 $36,633 $88,701
2023 $32,891 $80,196
2024 $33,418 $76,276

Brunei vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Qatar
1950 50.6 50.8
1951 51.5 51.5
1952 52.4 52.1
1953 53.3 52.8
1954 54.2 53.5
1955 55 54.2
1956 55.7 54.9
1957 56.5 55.6
1958 57.3 56.3
1959 58 57
1960 58.7 57.8
1961 59.4 58.5
1962 58.8 59.2
1963 60.6 60
1964 61.3 60.7
1965 61.7 61.4
1966 62.4 62.2
1967 62.9 62.9
1968 63.5 63.6
1969 64 64.2
1970 64.5 64.9
1971 65 65.5
1972 65.4 66.1
1973 66 66.6
1974 66.4 67.2
1975 67 67.7
1976 67.4 68.2
1977 67.8 68.6
1978 68.3 69.1
1979 68.6 69.5
1980 69 69.9
1981 69.3 70.3
1982 69.7 70.7
1983 70 71.1
1984 70.2 71.5
1985 70.5 71.8
1986 70.8 72.2
1987 71 72.5
1988 71.2 72.8
1989 71.4 73.1
1990 71.6 73.4
1991 71.9 73.7
1992 72.1 73.9
1993 72.3 74.1
1994 72.6 74.2
1995 72.8 74.4
1996 73.1 74.6
1997 73.3 74.7
1998 73.6 74.9
1999 73.8 75
2000 74 75.3
2001 74.2 75.5
2002 74.4 75.8
2003 74.5 76.1
2004 74.6 76.5
2005 74.7 76.9
2006 74.8 77.3
2007 74.8 77.7
2008 74.8 78.3
2009 74.8 78.8
2010 74.8 79.4
2011 74.8 80
2012 74.8 80.5
2013 74.9 81
2014 74.9 81.4
2015 74.9 81.8
2016 74.9 82.1
2017 74.9 82.5
2018 75 82.7
2019 75 82.9
2020 75.1 80.4
2021 74.9 81.1
2022 72.9 81.9
2023 75.3 82.4
2024 75.5 82.5
2025 75.7 82.7

Brunei and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Qatar
Year Population
Brunei Qatar
1960 88,347 36,010
1961 92,517 39,680
1962 96,719 44,630
1963 101,159 50,380
1964 105,922 56,867
1965 110,838 64,065
1966 115,874 72,192
1967 121,017 81,439
1968 126,222 91,749
1969 131,446 103,025
1970 135,138 116,350
1971 137,921 131,346
1972 142,189 146,506
1973 147,369 161,841
1974 152,656 177,362
1975 158,070 193,087
1976 163,607 209,052
1977 169,277 225,285
1978 174,884 241,808
1979 180,422 258,670
1980 186,111 275,913
1981 191,977 293,553
1982 198,165 311,537
1983 204,741 329,709
1984 211,661 347,878
1985 218,919 365,940
1986 226,495 382,422
1987 233,860 397,005
1988 240,913 411,264
1989 248,064 425,646
1990 255,292 440,175
1991 262,596 454,853
1992 269,839 469,657
1993 276,971 484,545
1994 284,091 499,459
1995 291,195 514,325
1996 298,276 529,019
1997 305,341 550,500
1998 312,385 580,540
1999 319,411 612,500
2000 326,424 644,989
2001 333,345 677,925
2002 340,099 711,205
2003 346,637 744,682
2004 352,911 773,332
2005 358,916 825,408
2006 364,663 972,831
2007 370,873 1,208,595
2008 377,793 1,426,938
2009 384,952 1,608,903
2010 392,332 1,616,832
2011 399,389 1,624,761
2012 405,557 1,722,438
2013 411,202 1,916,426
2014 416,750 2,151,745
2015 422,212 2,344,557
2016 427,564 2,477,113
2017 432,772 2,545,820
2018 437,810 2,580,734
2019 442,680 2,638,657
2020 447,404 2,794,148
2021 451,721 2,504,910
2022 455,370 2,657,333
2023 458,949 2,656,032
2024 462,721 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Brunei and Qatar

Fertility rate
Brunei

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Qatar
1960 7.32 6.53
1961 7.19 6.53
1962 7.03 6.53
1963 6.89 6.53
1964 6.77 6.53
1965 6.65 6.53
1966 6.51 6.52
1967 6.37 6.46
1968 6.2 6.39
1969 6.01 6.31
1970 5.8 6.23
1971 5.62 6.15
1972 5.5 6.07
1973 5.36 6.01
1974 5.18 5.94
1975 4.99 5.86
1976 4.78 5.78
1977 4.58 5.69
1978 4.39 5.58
1979 4.22 5.46
1980 4.07 5.33
1981 3.94 5.2
1982 3.84 5.04
1983 3.75 4.9
1984 3.68 4.76
1985 3.61 4.64
1986 3.55 4.57
1987 3.49 4.54
1988 3.44 4.51
1989 3.36 4.41
1990 3.29 4.23
1991 3.21 3.99
1992 3.11 3.85
1993 3.01 3.77
1994 2.9 3.67
1995 2.79 3.56
1996 2.68 3.44
1997 2.6 3.33
1998 2.53 3.21
1999 2.46 3.12
2000 2.4 3.07
2001 2.34 3.08
2002 2.26 3.01
2003 2.19 2.93
2004 2.1 2.79
2005 2.02 2.64
2006 1.97 2.51
2007 1.93 2.44
2008 1.92 2.37
2009 1.92 2.25
2010 1.94 2.14
2011 1.96 2.07
2012 1.97 2.04
2013 1.98 2.03
2014 1.97 2.03
2015 1.95 1.98
2016 1.92 1.86
2017 1.88 1.83
2018 1.85 1.76
2019 1.82 1.73
2020 1.8 1.68
2021 1.78 1.61
2022 1.76 1.74
2023 1.75 1.73

Brunei and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Brunei Qatar
1960 18.8 18
1961 18.1 19
1962 17.5 20.1
1963 17.1 21.1
1964 17 21.8
1965 17 22.5
1966 17.2 23
1967 17.3 23.5
1968 17.5 24
1969 17.7 24.4
1970 17.8 23.7
1971 17.9 22.2
1972 18 21.3
1973 18.2 20.9
1974 18.3 20.8
1975 18.6 21
1976 18.8 21.3
1977 19.1 21.8
1978 19.4 22.3
1979 19.6 22.9
1980 20 23.5
1981 20.3 24.1
1982 20.6 24.8
1983 21 25.6
1984 21.3 26.3
1985 21.7 27
1986 22 27.4
1987 22.3 27.5
1988 22.6 27.5
1989 22.8 27.6
1990 23.1 27.7
1991 23.4 27.9
1992 23.6 28.1
1993 23.8 28.4
1994 24.1 28.7
1995 24.4 29.1
1996 24.7 29.6
1997 24.9 29.9
1998 25.2 29.8
1999 25.5 29.8
2000 25.8 29.9
2001 26.1 30.1
2002 26.4 30.5
2003 26.8 30.9
2004 27.1 31
2005 27.5 30.9
2006 27.9 30.6
2007 28.1 30.1
2008 28 30.1
2009 28 30.8
2010 28 31.3
2011 28.1 31.2
2012 28.4 31
2013 28.8 30.9
2014 29.1 31.1
2015 29.5 31.2
2016 29.8 31.4
2017 30.2 31.6
2018 30.6 31.9
2019 31 32.3
2020 31.4 32.6
2021 31.8 32.9
2022 32.3 33.4
2023 32.8 34.1
2024 33.2 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
20.2%
2020
Banked people share n/a
65.9%
2011

Energy

Brunei Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Qatar
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
59
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
97.8%
2014
English speaking
37.8%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Brunei Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
2.5
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate n/a
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Qatar
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
4,374 mi
2016

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