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Brunei vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 165th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Samoa
Population
469088
220288
Population rank 170/197 177/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Brunei and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Samoa
Year GDP
Brunei Samoa
1965 $114,039,501 -
1966 $132,757,528 -
1967 $139,029,537 -
1968 $160,818,236 -
1969 $161,210,236 -
1970 $179,078,929 $45,208,338
1971 $197,525,768 $53,719,569
1972 $270,822,782 $62,566,116
1973 $433,095,527 $82,452,985
1974 $2,319,576,214 $93,549,611
1975 $2,496,420,258 $93,489,283
1976 $3,054,765,590 $85,003,078
1977 $3,681,242,528 $98,295,671
1978 $4,100,423,674 $108,223,444
1979 $6,044,367,628 $122,257,393
1980 $10,795,432,294 $125,747,038
1981 $9,367,218,664 $118,190,655
1982 $8,932,198,186 $121,221,652
1983 $7,927,590,750 $111,862,824
1984 $7,632,788,075 $109,200,934
1985 $6,967,623,884 $95,572,173
1986 $4,190,280,003 $100,947,849
1987 $4,918,010,080 $111,713,922
1988 $4,535,130,305 $133,016,065
1989 $4,983,622,881 $122,888,610
1990 $6,039,881,087 $125,766,270
1991 $6,284,497,300 $125,597,205
1992 $6,327,966,445 $132,303,041
1993 $6,203,339,925 $133,122,897
1994 $6,467,782,521 $221,098,107
1995 $7,700,144,057 $224,865,731
1996 $7,663,377,277 $249,907,869
1997 $7,793,034,390 $285,475,592
1998 $5,550,846,025 $269,485,244
1999 $6,309,070,375 $255,408,060
2000 $6,570,999,060 $258,856,140
2001 $6,096,155,748 $266,299,591
2002 $6,333,082,879 $281,790,134
2003 $7,167,725,265 $333,426,188
2004 $8,619,178,799 $407,747,565
2005 $10,547,202,612 $476,801,793
2006 $12,644,616,446 $499,923,758
2007 $13,432,029,496 $573,548,460
2008 $15,926,456,492 $641,346,192
2009 $11,912,904,529 $628,006,115
2010 $13,707,121,031 $680,260,907
2011 $18,524,791,071 $744,097,050
2012 $19,048,443,340 $773,141,661
2013 $18,094,148,099 $797,736,334
2014 $17,097,797,372 $796,683,520
2015 $12,930,296,852 $824,150,499
2016 $11,400,266,055 $843,924,797
2017 $12,128,168,047 $884,844,384
2018 $13,566,908,401 $878,448,433
2019 $13,469,235,348 $912,950,466
2020 $12,005,799,664 $868,898,358
2021 $14,006,496,614 $843,923,639
2022 $16,681,536,443 $832,945,206
2023 $15,095,084,686 $938,189,444
2024 $15,463,134,387 $1,068,025,244

Brunei and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Samoa
1965 $1,029 -
1966 $1,146 -
1967 $1,149 -
1968 $1,274 -
1969 $1,226 -
1970 $1,325 $322
1971 $1,432 $377
1972 $1,905 $433
1973 $2,939 $563
1974 $15,195 $626
1975 $15,793 $610
1976 $18,671 $541
1977 $21,747 $615
1978 $23,447 $671
1979 $33,501 $751
1980 $58,005 $765
1981 $48,793 $713
1982 $45,075 $728
1983 $38,720 $671
1984 $36,061 $655
1985 $31,827 $573
1986 $18,501 $604
1987 $21,030 $666
1988 $18,825 $790
1989 $20,090 $728
1990 $23,659 $744
1991 $23,932 $742
1992 $23,451 $777
1993 $22,397 $775
1994 $22,767 $1,277
1995 $26,443 $1,288
1996 $25,692 $1,419
1997 $25,522 $1,608
1998 $17,769 $1,506
1999 $19,752 $1,417
2000 $20,130 $1,425
2001 $18,288 $1,454
2002 $18,621 $1,528
2003 $20,678 $1,798
2004 $24,423 $2,189
2005 $29,386 $2,550
2006 $34,675 $2,663
2007 $36,217 $3,039
2008 $42,157 $3,374
2009 $30,946 $3,279
2010 $34,938 $3,524
2011 $46,383 $3,822
2012 $46,969 $3,935
2013 $44,003 $4,024
2014 $41,027 $3,983
2015 $30,625 $4,084
2016 $26,663 $4,147
2017 $28,024 $4,308
2018 $30,988 $4,232
2019 $30,427 $4,352
2020 $26,834 $4,100
2021 $31,007 $3,948
2022 $36,633 $3,869
2023 $32,891 $4,330
2024 $33,418 $4,899

Brunei vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Samoa
1950 50.6 49.2
1951 51.5 49.8
1952 52.4 50.4
1953 53.3 51
1954 54.2 51.6
1955 55 52.2
1956 55.7 52.8
1957 56.5 53.4
1958 57.3 54
1959 58 54.6
1960 58.7 55.2
1961 59.4 55.7
1962 58.8 56.3
1963 60.6 56.9
1964 61.3 54
1965 61.7 57.9
1966 62.4 58.2
1967 62.9 58.9
1968 63.5 59.4
1969 64 59.9
1970 64.5 60.4
1971 65 60.9
1972 65.4 61.4
1973 66 61.9
1974 66.4 62.3
1975 67 62.8
1976 67.4 63.3
1977 67.8 63.7
1978 68.3 64.1
1979 68.6 64.5
1980 69 65
1981 69.3 65.3
1982 69.7 65.6
1983 70 66
1984 70.2 66.3
1985 70.5 66.6
1986 70.8 66.8
1987 71 67
1988 71.2 67.3
1989 71.4 67.6
1990 71.6 67.8
1991 71.9 68
1992 72.1 68.5
1993 72.3 68.8
1994 72.6 69.2
1995 72.8 69.5
1996 73.1 69.8
1997 73.3 70
1998 73.6 70.3
1999 73.8 70.6
2000 74 70.8
2001 74.2 71
2002 74.4 71.2
2003 74.5 71.4
2004 74.6 71.5
2005 74.7 71.5
2006 74.8 71.6
2007 74.8 71.6
2008 74.8 71.5
2009 74.8 69.5
2010 74.8 71.5
2011 74.8 71.4
2012 74.8 71.2
2013 74.9 71.2
2014 74.9 71.1
2015 74.9 71.1
2016 74.9 71
2017 74.9 71
2018 75 71.1
2019 75 70.3
2020 75.1 70.7
2021 74.9 71.1
2022 72.9 71.6
2023 75.3 71.7
2024 75.5 71.8
2025 75.7 71.9

Brunei and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Samoa
Year Population
Brunei Samoa
1960 88,347 112,490
1961 92,517 115,496
1962 96,719 118,597
1963 101,159 121,764
1964 105,922 124,894
1965 110,838 127,978
1966 115,874 131,073
1967 121,017 133,764
1968 126,222 136,020
1969 131,446 138,233
1970 135,138 140,400
1971 137,921 142,503
1972 142,189 144,538
1973 147,369 146,516
1974 152,656 149,431
1975 158,070 153,344
1976 163,607 157,113
1977 169,277 159,753
1978 174,884 161,375
1979 180,422 162,882
1980 186,111 164,322
1981 191,977 165,678
1982 198,165 166,484
1983 204,741 166,714
1984 211,661 166,796
1985 218,919 166,849
1986 226,495 167,061
1987 233,860 167,661
1988 240,913 168,346
1989 248,064 168,768
1990 255,292 169,042
1991 262,596 169,368
1992 269,839 170,331
1993 276,971 171,774
1994 284,091 173,159
1995 291,195 174,571
1996 298,276 176,071
1997 305,341 177,547
1998 312,385 178,905
1999 319,411 180,275
2000 326,424 181,685
2001 333,345 183,166
2002 340,099 184,471
2003 346,637 185,430
2004 352,911 186,249
2005 358,916 186,978
2006 364,663 187,709
2007 370,873 188,753
2008 377,793 190,107
2009 384,952 191,513
2010 392,332 193,023
2011 399,389 194,713
2012 405,557 196,498
2013 411,202 198,268
2014 416,750 200,037
2015 422,212 201,782
2016 427,564 203,499
2017 432,772 205,415
2018 437,810 207,582
2019 442,680 209,780
2020 447,404 211,944
2021 451,721 213,779
2022 455,370 215,261
2023 458,949 216,663
2024 462,721 218,019

Fertility rates in Brunei and Samoa

Fertility rate
Brunei

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Samoa
1960 7.32 7.78
1961 7.19 7.77
1962 7.03 7.76
1963 6.89 7.73
1964 6.77 7.7
1965 6.65 7.65
1966 6.51 7.6
1967 6.37 7.55
1968 6.2 7.5
1969 6.01 7.43
1970 5.8 7.34
1971 5.62 7.22
1972 5.5 7.07
1973 5.36 6.91
1974 5.18 6.75
1975 4.99 6.61
1976 4.78 6.47
1977 4.58 6.31
1978 4.39 6.15
1979 4.22 5.99
1980 4.07 5.86
1981 3.94 5.75
1982 3.84 5.68
1983 3.75 5.62
1984 3.68 5.55
1985 3.61 5.49
1986 3.55 5.42
1987 3.49 5.32
1988 3.44 5.21
1989 3.36 5.11
1990 3.29 5.01
1991 3.21 4.91
1992 3.11 4.87
1993 3.01 4.83
1994 2.9 4.79
1995 2.79 4.77
1996 2.68 4.74
1997 2.6 4.7
1998 2.53 4.64
1999 2.46 4.57
2000 2.4 4.52
2001 2.34 4.48
2002 2.26 4.44
2003 2.19 4.39
2004 2.1 4.34
2005 2.02 4.32
2006 1.97 4.32
2007 1.93 4.36
2008 1.92 4.42
2009 1.92 4.47
2010 1.94 4.52
2011 1.96 4.56
2012 1.97 4.55
2013 1.98 4.49
2014 1.97 4.42
2015 1.95 4.34
2016 1.92 4.26
2017 1.88 4.2
2018 1.85 4.14
2019 1.82 4.06
2020 1.8 4
2021 1.78 3.94
2022 1.76 3.88
2023 1.75 3.83

Brunei and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Brunei Samoa
1960 18.8 15
1961 18.1 14.9
1962 17.5 14.8
1963 17.1 14.6
1964 17 14.6
1965 17 14.5
1966 17.2 14.5
1967 17.3 14.5
1968 17.5 14.5
1969 17.7 14.5
1970 17.8 14.6
1971 17.9 14.7
1972 18 14.8
1973 18.2 14.9
1974 18.3 15
1975 18.6 15.3
1976 18.8 15.5
1977 19.1 15.8
1978 19.4 16
1979 19.6 16.2
1980 20 16.4
1981 20.3 16.6
1982 20.6 16.8
1983 21 17.1
1984 21.3 17.4
1985 21.7 17.6
1986 22 17.8
1987 22.3 18
1988 22.6 18.2
1989 22.8 18.3
1990 23.1 18.4
1991 23.4 18.5
1992 23.6 18.7
1993 23.8 19
1994 24.1 19.3
1995 24.4 19.6
1996 24.7 19.7
1997 24.9 19.8
1998 25.2 19.9
1999 25.5 19.9
2000 25.8 19.8
2001 26.1 19.7
2002 26.4 19.7
2003 26.8 19.9
2004 27.1 20.1
2005 27.5 20.3
2006 27.9 20.4
2007 28.1 20.6
2008 28 20.7
2009 28 20.8
2010 28 20.8
2011 28.1 20.8
2012 28.4 20.8
2013 28.8 21
2014 29.1 21.1
2015 29.5 21.2
2016 29.8 21.3
2017 30.2 21.4
2018 30.6 21.4
2019 31 21.5
2020 31.4 21.4
2021 31.8 21.4
2022 32.3 21.1
2023 32.8 21
2024 33.2 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.7%
2013
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
19.8%
2020

Energy

Brunei Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
35.9%
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
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Samoa
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
17.4%
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
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
48
2025
Higher education index
53
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
99.1%
2021
English speaking
37.8%
2023
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Brunei Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate n/a
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Samoa
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
715 mi
2018

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