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Brunei vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 165th vs. 146th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Rwanda
Population
469088
14826674
Population rank 170/197 77/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Brunei and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Rwanda
Year GDP
Brunei Rwanda
1960 - $119,000,024
1961 - $122,000,016
1962 - $125,000,008
1963 - $128,000,000
1964 - $129,999,994
1965 $114,039,501 $148,799,980
1966 $132,757,528 $124,525,703
1967 $139,029,537 $159,560,018
1968 $160,818,236 $172,200,018
1969 $161,210,236 $188,700,037
1970 $179,078,929 $219,900,006
1971 $197,525,768 $222,952,504
1972 $270,822,782 $246,457,838
1973 $433,095,527 $290,746,157
1974 $2,319,576,214 $308,458,423
1975 $2,496,420,258 $571,863,500
1976 $3,054,765,590 $637,753,853
1977 $3,681,242,528 $746,650,613
1978 $4,100,423,674 $905,709,076
1979 $6,044,367,628 $1,109,346,131
1980 $10,795,432,294 $1,254,765,642
1981 $9,367,218,664 $1,407,062,527
1982 $8,932,198,186 $1,407,243,139
1983 $7,927,590,750 $1,479,687,587
1984 $7,632,788,075 $1,587,413,084
1985 $6,967,623,884 $1,715,626,331
1986 $4,190,280,003 $1,944,710,684
1987 $4,918,010,080 $2,157,432,668
1988 $4,535,130,305 $2,395,492,687
1989 $4,983,622,881 $2,405,022,593
1990 $6,039,881,087 $2,550,185,679
1991 $6,284,497,300 $1,911,600,237
1992 $6,327,966,445 $2,029,026,962
1993 $6,203,339,925 $1,971,525,712
1994 $6,467,782,521 $753,636,370
1995 $7,700,144,057 $1,293,535,193
1996 $7,663,377,277 $1,382,334,879
1997 $7,793,034,390 $1,851,558,197
1998 $5,550,846,025 $1,989,343,546
1999 $6,309,070,375 $2,157,108,263
2000 $6,570,999,060 $2,068,836,754
2001 $6,096,155,748 $1,966,600,715
2002 $6,333,082,879 $1,966,003,468
2003 $7,167,725,265 $2,138,237,279
2004 $8,619,178,799 $2,376,496,067
2005 $10,547,202,612 $2,933,819,766
2006 $12,644,616,446 $3,319,784,539
2007 $13,432,029,496 $4,070,507,895
2008 $15,926,456,492 $5,179,854,065
2009 $11,912,904,529 $5,674,476,969
2010 $13,707,121,031 $6,124,756,654
2011 $18,524,791,071 $6,884,913,658
2012 $19,048,443,340 $7,654,761,045
2013 $18,094,148,099 $7,819,964,024
2014 $17,097,797,372 $8,238,966,120
2015 $12,930,296,852 $8,543,760,206
2016 $11,400,266,055 $8,695,272,061
2017 $12,128,168,047 $9,252,833,894
2018 $13,566,908,401 $9,637,904,519
2019 $13,469,235,348 $10,349,300,277
2020 $12,005,799,664 $10,174,386,855
2021 $14,006,496,614 $11,078,787,095
2022 $16,681,536,443 $13,316,161,006
2023 $15,095,084,686 $14,331,722,700
2024 $15,463,134,387 $14,251,642,231

Brunei and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Rwanda
1960 - $39.4
1961 - $39.3
1962 - $39.2
1963 - $39.3
1964 - $39
1965 $1,029 $43.5
1966 $1,146 $35.4
1967 $1,149 $44
1968 $1,274 $46
1969 $1,226 $48.9
1970 $1,325 $55.2
1971 $1,432 $54.4
1972 $1,905 $58.4
1973 $2,939 $66.9
1974 $15,195 $68.9
1975 $15,793 $124.1
1976 $18,671 $134.4
1977 $21,747 $152.7
1978 $23,447 $179.9
1979 $33,501 $213.8
1980 $58,005 $234.4
1981 $48,793 $254.6
1982 $45,075 $246.4
1983 $38,720 $250.6
1984 $36,061 $259.9
1985 $31,827 $271.6
1986 $18,501 $297.7
1987 $21,030 $320
1988 $18,825 $344
1989 $20,090 $335
1990 $23,659 $346
1991 $23,932 $254
1992 $23,451 $264.1
1993 $22,397 $247
1994 $22,767 $111
1995 $26,443 $228
1996 $25,692 $206
1997 $25,522 $238.7
1998 $17,769 $246.2
1999 $19,752 $264.7
2000 $20,130 $251.9
2001 $18,288 $237.3
2002 $18,621 $234
2003 $20,678 $249
2004 $24,423 $269.5
2005 $29,386 $324
2006 $34,675 $357
2007 $36,217 $426
2008 $42,157 $528
2009 $30,946 $564
2010 $34,938 $594
2011 $46,383 $651
2012 $46,969 $707
2013 $44,003 $705
2014 $41,027 $725
2015 $30,625 $734
2016 $26,663 $730
2017 $28,024 $758
2018 $30,988 $772
2019 $30,427 $810
2020 $26,834 $779
2021 $31,007 $830
2022 $36,633 $975
2023 $32,891 $1,027
2024 $33,418 $1,000

Brunei vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Rwanda
1950 50.6 43.2
1951 51.5 43.5
1952 52.4 43.8
1953 53.3 44.1
1954 54.2 44.4
1955 55 44.8
1956 55.7 45.2
1957 56.5 45.6
1958 57.3 46.1
1959 58 46.5
1960 58.7 47
1961 59.4 47.5
1962 58.8 47.8
1963 60.6 44
1964 61.3 48.1
1965 61.7 48.2
1966 62.4 48.1
1967 62.9 48
1968 63.5 47.7
1969 64 47.4
1970 64.5 47.1
1971 65 46.8
1972 65.4 46.3
1973 66 45.9
1974 66.4 45.6
1975 67 45.3
1976 67.4 45.3
1977 67.8 45.6
1978 68.3 46.2
1979 68.6 47.1
1980 69 48.1
1981 69.3 49.2
1982 69.7 50.2
1983 70 50.9
1984 70.2 51.4
1985 70.5 51.7
1986 70.8 51.7
1987 71 51.5
1988 71.2 50.9
1989 71.4 49.5
1990 71.6 47.8
1991 71.9 46.2
1992 72.1 44.4
1993 72.3 42.9
1994 72.6 12.2
1995 72.8 41.5
1996 73.1 42.5
1997 73.3 42
1998 73.6 43.1
1999 73.8 45.7
2000 74 47.8
2001 74.2 49.5
2002 74.4 51.3
2003 74.5 53.5
2004 74.6 55.5
2005 74.7 57
2006 74.8 58.3
2007 74.8 59.5
2008 74.8 60.6
2009 74.8 61.8
2010 74.8 62.8
2011 74.8 63.5
2012 74.8 64.2
2013 74.9 64.7
2014 74.9 65.1
2015 74.9 65.4
2016 74.9 65.7
2017 74.9 66.1
2018 75 66.4
2019 75 66.7
2020 75.1 67
2021 74.9 66.8
2022 72.9 67.5
2023 75.3 67.8
2024 75.5 68
2025 75.7 68.2

Brunei and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Rwanda
Year Population
Brunei Rwanda
1960 88,347 3,022,294
1961 92,517 3,106,779
1962 96,719 3,186,025
1963 101,159 3,258,890
1964 105,922 3,334,834
1965 110,838 3,423,210
1966 115,874 3,521,626
1967 121,017 3,629,577
1968 126,222 3,744,010
1969 131,446 3,861,271
1970 135,138 3,980,669
1971 137,921 4,100,044
1972 142,189 4,220,335
1973 147,369 4,345,047
1974 152,656 4,474,228
1975 158,070 4,607,728
1976 163,607 4,745,954
1977 169,277 4,888,240
1978 174,884 5,035,171
1979 180,422 5,189,541
1980 186,111 5,353,259
1981 191,977 5,527,230
1982 198,165 5,711,549
1983 204,741 5,905,311
1984 211,661 6,107,627
1985 218,919 6,317,228
1986 226,495 6,531,881
1987 233,860 6,749,493
1988 240,913 6,968,071
1989 248,064 7,184,706
1990 255,292 7,375,307
1991 262,596 7,526,966
1992 269,839 7,683,266
1993 276,971 7,981,132
1994 284,091 6,792,352
1995 291,195 5,674,118
1996 298,276 6,708,764
1997 305,341 7,755,238
1998 312,385 8,081,681
1999 319,411 8,147,912
2000 326,424 8,213,931
2001 333,345 8,287,094
2002 340,099 8,400,180
2003 346,637 8,586,875
2004 352,911 8,816,844
2005 358,916 9,054,528
2006 364,663 9,299,246
2007 370,873 9,549,933
2008 377,793 9,804,269
2009 384,952 10,060,432
2010 392,332 10,317,553
2011 399,389 10,573,733
2012 405,557 10,829,901
2013 411,202 11,093,340
2014 416,750 11,364,757
2015 422,212 11,640,022
2016 427,564 11,919,183
2017 432,772 12,202,060
2018 437,810 12,487,996
2019 442,680 12,776,103
2020 447,404 13,065,837
2021 451,721 13,355,260
2022 455,370 13,651,030
2023 458,949 13,954,471
2024 462,721 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Brunei and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Brunei

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Rwanda
1960 7.32 8.28
1961 7.19 8.28
1962 7.03 8.27
1963 6.89 8.27
1964 6.77 8.27
1965 6.65 8.25
1966 6.51 8.23
1967 6.37 8.21
1968 6.2 8.19
1969 6.01 8.18
1970 5.8 8.15
1971 5.62 8.09
1972 5.5 8.09
1973 5.36 8.09
1974 5.18 8.1
1975 4.99 8.1
1976 4.78 8.12
1977 4.58 8.14
1978 4.39 8.16
1979 4.22 8.13
1980 4.07 8.12
1981 3.94 8.1
1982 3.84 8.06
1983 3.75 8
1984 3.68 7.91
1985 3.61 7.79
1986 3.55 7.61
1987 3.49 7.43
1988 3.44 7.23
1989 3.36 7.03
1990 3.29 6.8
1991 3.21 6.62
1992 3.11 6.54
1993 3.01 6.48
1994 2.9 6.42
1995 2.79 6.35
1996 2.68 6.29
1997 2.6 6.24
1998 2.53 6.17
1999 2.46 6.06
2000 2.4 5.97
2001 2.34 5.89
2002 2.26 5.82
2003 2.19 5.74
2004 2.1 5.64
2005 2.02 5.5
2006 1.97 5.34
2007 1.93 5.14
2008 1.92 4.92
2009 1.92 4.71
2010 1.94 4.52
2011 1.96 4.33
2012 1.97 4.2
2013 1.98 4.14
2014 1.97 4.12
2015 1.95 4.11
2016 1.92 4.11
2017 1.88 4.08
2018 1.85 4.05
2019 1.82 3.99
2020 1.8 3.91
2021 1.78 3.84
2022 1.76 3.78
2023 1.75 3.7

Brunei and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Brunei Rwanda
1960 18.8 15.5
1961 18.1 15.1
1962 17.5 14.9
1963 17.1 14.8
1964 17 14.7
1965 17 14.8
1966 17.2 14.9
1967 17.3 15.1
1968 17.5 15.3
1969 17.7 15.5
1970 17.8 15.7
1971 17.9 15.9
1972 18 16
1973 18.2 16.2
1974 18.3 16.3
1975 18.6 16.4
1976 18.8 16.5
1977 19.1 16.6
1978 19.4 16.6
1979 19.6 16.5
1980 20 16.5
1981 20.3 16.4
1982 20.6 16.2
1983 21 16.1
1984 21.3 16
1985 21.7 15.8
1986 22 15.7
1987 22.3 15.6
1988 22.6 15.6
1989 22.8 15.5
1990 23.1 15.5
1991 23.4 15.5
1992 23.6 15.6
1993 23.8 15.7
1994 24.1 15
1995 24.4 14.3
1996 24.7 14.6
1997 24.9 14.8
1998 25.2 15.3
1999 25.5 15.8
2000 25.8 16.3
2001 26.1 16.8
2002 26.4 17.1
2003 26.8 17.4
2004 27.1 17.6
2005 27.5 17.8
2006 27.9 18
2007 28.1 18.1
2008 28 18.3
2009 28 18.4
2010 28 18.5
2011 28.1 18.7
2012 28.4 18.8
2013 28.8 19
2014 29.1 19.1
2015 29.5 19.3
2016 29.8 19.4
2017 30.2 19.6
2018 30.6 19.7
2019 31 19.8
2020 31.4 19.9
2021 31.8 20
2022 32.3 20.3
2023 32.8 20.5
2024 33.2 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.1%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
50%
2017

Energy

Brunei Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Brunei Rwanda
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
57
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
78.8%
2022
English speaking
37.8%
2023
15%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
34.2%
2023

Health

Brunei Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate n/a
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Rwanda
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
2,920 mi
2021

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