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Brunei vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 165th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Romania
Population
469088
18962595
Population rank 170/197 69/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Brunei and Romania: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Romania economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Romania
Year GDP
Brunei Romania
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 $38,067,567,568
1988 $4,535,130,305 $40,424,528,302
1989 $4,983,622,881 $41,450,777,202
1990 $6,039,881,087 $38,247,882,300
1991 $6,284,497,300 $28,850,634,900
1992 $6,327,966,445 $25,121,666,667
1993 $6,203,339,925 $26,361,160,450
1994 $6,467,782,521 $30,072,805,104
1995 $7,700,144,057 $37,430,162,103
1996 $7,663,377,277 $36,937,074,278
1997 $7,793,034,390 $35,575,214,078
1998 $5,550,846,025 $41,696,091,974
1999 $6,309,070,375 $35,953,156,754
2000 $6,570,999,060 $37,253,739,511
2001 $6,096,155,748 $40,395,116,581
2002 $6,333,082,879 $46,065,502,703
2003 $7,167,725,265 $57,806,384,143
2004 $8,619,178,799 $74,973,656,852
2005 $10,547,202,612 $98,454,380,120
2006 $12,644,616,446 $122,023,735,993
2007 $13,432,029,496 $174,588,782,939
2008 $15,926,456,492 $214,315,932,061
2009 $11,912,904,529 $174,110,532,659
2010 $13,707,121,031 $170,064,350,672
2011 $18,524,791,071 $192,623,977,894
2012 $19,048,443,340 $179,117,323,107
2013 $18,094,148,099 $189,798,603,751
2014 $17,097,797,372 $199,722,319,676
2015 $12,930,296,852 $177,885,131,240
2016 $11,400,266,055 $185,290,759,249
2017 $12,128,168,047 $210,147,385,855
2018 $13,566,908,401 $243,468,683,030
2019 $13,469,235,348 $251,677,082,534
2020 $12,005,799,664 $252,033,792,712
2021 $14,006,496,614 $286,578,196,368
2022 $16,681,536,443 $296,354,358,293
2023 $15,095,084,686 $350,775,856,415
2024 $15,463,134,387 $382,767,571,329

Brunei and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Romania
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 $1,659
1988 $18,825 $1,753
1989 $20,090 $1,790
1990 $23,659 $1,648
1991 $23,932 $1,254
1992 $23,451 $1,102
1993 $22,397 $1,158
1994 $22,767 $1,323
1995 $26,443 $1,650
1996 $25,692 $1,633
1997 $25,522 $1,577
1998 $17,769 $1,853
1999 $19,752 $1,600
2000 $20,130 $1,660
2001 $18,288 $1,825
2002 $18,621 $2,120
2003 $20,678 $2,679
2004 $24,423 $3,495
2005 $29,386 $4,618
2006 $34,675 $5,758
2007 $36,217 $8,360
2008 $42,157 $10,435
2009 $30,946 $8,548
2010 $34,938 $8,400
2011 $46,383 $9,561
2012 $46,969 $8,930
2013 $44,003 $9,498
2014 $41,027 $10,032
2015 $30,625 $8,977
2016 $26,663 $9,405
2017 $28,024 $10,728
2018 $30,988 $12,502
2019 $30,427 $12,992
2020 $26,834 $13,082
2021 $31,007 $14,987
2022 $36,633 $15,558
2023 $32,891 $18,404
2024 $33,418 $20,072

Brunei vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Romania
1950 50.6 60.5
1951 51.5 61.2
1952 52.4 61.8
1953 53.3 62.5
1954 54.2 63
1955 55 63.3
1956 55.7 63.6
1957 56.5 64
1958 57.3 64.4
1959 58 64.9
1960 58.7 65.6
1961 59.4 66.4
1962 58.8 67.2
1963 60.6 67.8
1964 61.3 68.4
1965 61.7 68.4
1966 62.4 68.2
1967 62.9 68.1
1968 63.5 67.9
1969 64 67.2
1970 64.5 67.9
1971 65 68.4
1972 65.4 69
1973 66 68.7
1974 66.4 69.5
1975 67 69.6
1976 67.4 69.9
1977 67.8 69.5
1978 68.3 69.8
1979 68.6 69.5
1980 69 69.2
1981 69.3 69.5
1982 69.7 69.8
1983 70 69.8
1984 70.2 69.9
1985 70.5 69.4
1986 70.8 69.7
1987 71 69.1
1988 71.2 69.4
1989 71.4 69.5
1990 71.6 69.8
1991 71.9 70
1992 72.1 69.5
1993 72.3 69.5
1994 72.6 69.3
1995 72.8 69.3
1996 73.1 68.8
1997 73.3 69.1
1998 73.6 69.9
1999 73.8 70.6
2000 74 71.2
2001 74.2 71.1
2002 74.4 70.8
2003 74.5 70.8
2004 74.6 71.1
2005 74.7 71.6
2006 74.8 72.2
2007 74.8 72.8
2008 74.8 73.2
2009 74.8 73.5
2010 74.8 73.6
2011 74.8 74.3
2012 74.8 74.3
2013 74.9 74.9
2014 74.9 74.8
2015 74.9 74.7
2016 74.9 75
2017 74.9 75
2018 75 75.1
2019 75 75.3
2020 75.1 74
2021 74.9 72.7
2022 72.9 75.3
2023 75.3 75.9
2024 75.5 76.1
2025 75.7 76.2

Brunei and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Romania
Year Population
Brunei Romania
1960 88,347 18,406,905
1961 92,517 18,555,250
1962 96,719 18,676,550
1963 101,159 18,797,850
1964 105,922 18,919,126
1965 110,838 19,031,576
1966 115,874 19,215,450
1967 121,017 19,534,242
1968 126,222 19,799,831
1969 131,446 20,009,141
1970 135,138 20,250,398
1971 137,921 20,461,567
1972 142,189 20,657,957
1973 147,369 20,835,681
1974 152,656 21,029,429
1975 158,070 21,293,583
1976 163,607 21,551,634
1977 169,277 21,756,096
1978 174,884 21,951,464
1979 180,422 22,090,488
1980 186,111 22,207,282
1981 191,977 22,353,070
1982 198,165 22,475,741
1983 204,741 22,560,478
1984 211,661 22,640,547
1985 218,919 22,732,999
1986 226,495 22,836,841
1987 233,860 22,949,430
1988 240,913 23,057,662
1989 248,064 23,161,458
1990 255,292 23,201,835
1991 262,596 23,001,155
1992 269,839 22,794,284
1993 276,971 22,763,280
1994 284,091 22,730,211
1995 291,195 22,684,270
1996 298,276 22,619,004
1997 305,341 22,553,978
1998 312,385 22,507,344
1999 319,411 22,472,040
2000 326,424 22,442,971
2001 333,345 22,131,970
2002 340,099 21,730,496
2003 346,637 21,574,326
2004 352,911 21,451,748
2005 358,916 21,319,685
2006 364,663 21,193,760
2007 370,873 20,882,982
2008 377,793 20,537,875
2009 384,952 20,367,487
2010 392,332 20,246,871
2011 399,389 20,147,528
2012 405,557 20,058,035
2013 411,202 19,983,693
2014 416,750 19,908,979
2015 422,212 19,815,616
2016 427,564 19,702,267
2017 432,772 19,588,715
2018 437,810 19,473,970
2019 442,680 19,371,648
2020 447,404 19,265,250
2021 451,721 19,122,059
2022 455,370 19,048,502
2023 458,949 19,059,479
2024 462,721 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Brunei and Romania

Fertility rate
Brunei

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Romania
1960 7.32 2.34
1961 7.19 2.17
1962 7.03 2.04
1963 6.89 2.01
1964 6.77 1.96
1965 6.65 1.91
1966 6.51 1.9
1967 6.37 3.66
1968 6.2 3.63
1969 6.01 3.19
1970 5.8 2.89
1971 5.62 2.67
1972 5.5 2.55
1973 5.36 2.44
1974 5.18 2.71
1975 4.99 2.59
1976 4.78 2.54
1977 4.58 2.57
1978 4.39 2.52
1979 4.22 2.49
1980 4.07 2.43
1981 3.94 2.36
1982 3.84 2.17
1983 3.75 2.06
1984 3.68 2.26
1985 3.61 2.31
1986 3.55 2.39
1987 3.49 2.38
1988 3.44 2.3
1989 3.36 2.22
1990 3.29 1.83
1991 3.21 1.59
1992 3.11 1.51
1993 3.01 1.43
1994 2.9 1.4
1995 2.79 1.33
1996 2.68 1.3
1997 2.6 1.32
1998 2.53 1.32
1999 2.46 1.3
2000 2.4 1.31
2001 2.34 1.27
2002 2.26 1.27
2003 2.19 1.3
2004 2.1 1.33
2005 2.02 1.4
2006 1.97 1.42
2007 1.93 1.45
2008 1.92 1.6
2009 1.92 1.66
2010 1.94 1.59
2011 1.96 1.47
2012 1.97 1.52
2013 1.98 1.46
2014 1.97 1.56
2015 1.95 1.62
2016 1.92 1.69
2017 1.88 1.78
2018 1.85 1.76
2019 1.82 1.77
2020 1.8 1.8
2021 1.78 1.81
2022 1.76 1.71
2023 1.75 1.71

Brunei and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Romania
Year Median age, years
Brunei Romania
1960 18.8 28.5
1961 18.1 28.9
1962 17.5 29.3
1963 17.1 29.7
1964 17 30.2
1965 17 30.6
1966 17.2 31
1967 17.3 31.3
1968 17.5 31.3
1969 17.7 31.3
1970 17.8 31.4
1971 17.9 31.4
1972 18 31.5
1973 18.2 31.5
1974 18.3 31.6
1975 18.6 31.7
1976 18.8 31.8
1977 19.1 31.8
1978 19.4 31.7
1979 19.6 31.7
1980 20 31.8
1981 20.3 31.9
1982 20.6 32
1983 21 32.1
1984 21.3 32.3
1985 21.7 32.5
1986 22 32.7
1987 22.3 32.8
1988 22.6 32.8
1989 22.8 32.9
1990 23.1 33
1991 23.4 33.1
1992 23.6 33.3
1993 23.8 33.6
1994 24.1 33.8
1995 24.4 34
1996 24.7 34.2
1997 24.9 34.4
1998 25.2 34.6
1999 25.5 34.7
2000 25.8 34.8
2001 26.1 34.8
2002 26.4 35.3
2003 26.8 36
2004 27.1 36.6
2005 27.5 37
2006 27.9 37.3
2007 28.1 37.7
2008 28 38.2
2009 28 38.8
2010 28 39.3
2011 28.1 39.8
2012 28.4 40.2
2013 28.8 40.5
2014 29.1 40.9
2015 29.5 41.3
2016 29.8 41.7
2017 30.2 42
2018 30.6 42.3
2019 31 42.6
2020 31.4 42.9
2021 31.8 43.2
2022 32.3 43.3
2023 32.8 43.5
2024 33.2 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
1.73%
2020
Banked people share n/a
71.3%
2024

Energy

Brunei Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Romania
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
46
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
99.2%
2021
English speaking
37.8%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Brunei Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate n/a
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Romania
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
53,679 mi
2023

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