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Brunei vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 165th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Sao Tome
Population
469088
244055
Population rank 170/197 176/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 142/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Brunei and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Brunei Sao Tome
1965 $114,039,501 -
1966 $132,757,528 -
1967 $139,029,537 -
1968 $160,818,236 -
1969 $161,210,236 -
1970 $179,078,929 $37,211,826
1971 $197,525,768 $37,288,845
1972 $270,822,782 $41,430,257
1973 $433,095,527 $56,011,245
1974 $2,319,576,214 $57,817,591
1975 $2,496,420,258 $60,101,710
1976 $3,054,765,590 $52,039,421
1977 $3,681,242,528 $49,207,692
1978 $4,100,423,674 $55,044,563
1979 $6,044,367,628 $65,755,928
1980 $10,795,432,294 $81,662,231
1981 $9,367,218,664 $83,499,264
1982 $8,932,198,186 $80,307,763
1983 $7,927,590,750 $75,110,289
1984 $7,632,788,075 $78,213,796
1985 $6,967,623,884 $82,733,069
1986 $4,190,280,003 $115,928,907
1987 $4,918,010,080 $115,952,925
1988 $4,535,130,305 $99,000,764
1989 $4,983,622,881 $98,545,367
1990 $6,039,881,087 $119,297,933
1991 $6,284,497,300 $107,484,143
1992 $6,327,966,445 $94,861,781
1993 $6,203,339,925 $125,742,229
1994 $6,467,782,521 $131,338,415
1995 $7,700,144,057 $103,695,237
1996 $7,663,377,277 $135,188,166
1997 $7,793,034,390 $91,920,274
1998 $5,550,846,025 $72,285,404
1999 $6,309,070,375 $77,302,212
2000 $6,570,999,060 $76,198,395
2001 $6,096,155,748 $75,951,133
2002 $6,333,082,879 $85,171,074
2003 $7,167,725,265 $102,085,769
2004 $8,619,178,799 $114,582,284
2005 $10,547,202,612 $136,450,662
2006 $12,644,616,446 $142,775,104
2007 $13,432,029,496 $149,146,919
2008 $15,926,456,492 $188,021,165
2009 $11,912,904,529 $200,668,065
2010 $13,707,121,031 $190,021,192
2011 $18,524,791,071 $226,455,001
2012 $19,048,443,340 $229,371,348
2013 $18,094,148,099 $267,041,748
2014 $17,097,797,372 $293,119,143
2015 $12,930,296,852 $259,999,643
2016 $11,400,266,055 $292,267,272
2017 $12,128,168,047 $322,002,845
2018 $13,566,908,401 $383,717,328
2019 $13,469,235,348 $412,976,083
2020 $12,005,799,664 $471,229,485
2021 $14,006,496,614 $524,402,456
2022 $16,681,536,443 $540,809,499
2023 $15,095,084,686 $678,976,265
2024 $15,463,134,387 $764,274,043

Brunei and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Sao Tome
1965 $1,029 -
1966 $1,146 -
1967 $1,149 -
1968 $1,274 -
1969 $1,226 -
1970 $1,325 $479
1971 $1,432 $470
1972 $1,905 $511
1973 $2,939 $676
1974 $15,195 $683
1975 $15,793 $693
1976 $18,671 $585
1977 $21,747 $539
1978 $23,447 $587
1979 $33,501 $683
1980 $58,005 $829
1981 $48,793 $830
1982 $45,075 $783
1983 $38,720 $720
1984 $36,061 $735
1985 $31,827 $761
1986 $18,501 $1,043
1987 $21,030 $1,018
1988 $18,825 $847
1989 $20,090 $821
1990 $23,659 $970
1991 $23,932 $855
1992 $23,451 $740
1993 $22,397 $964
1994 $22,767 $990
1995 $26,443 $769
1996 $25,692 $987
1997 $25,522 $662
1998 $17,769 $514
1999 $19,752 $543
2000 $20,130 $529
2001 $18,288 $519
2002 $18,621 $568
2003 $20,678 $664
2004 $24,423 $727
2005 $29,386 $844
2006 $34,675 $862
2007 $36,217 $879
2008 $42,157 $1,082
2009 $30,946 $1,128
2010 $34,938 $1,045
2011 $46,383 $1,220
2012 $46,969 $1,211
2013 $44,003 $1,383
2014 $41,027 $1,490
2015 $30,625 $1,298
2016 $26,663 $1,435
2017 $28,024 $1,556
2018 $30,988 $1,826
2019 $30,427 $1,935
2020 $26,834 $2,167
2021 $31,007 $2,363
2022 $36,633 $2,390
2023 $32,891 $2,941
2024 $33,418 $3,245

Brunei vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Sao Tome
1950 50.6 39.1
1951 51.5 39.1
1952 52.4 39.1
1953 53.3 39.1
1954 54.2 39.2
1955 55 39.3
1956 55.7 39.5
1957 56.5 40.1
1958 57.3 41
1959 58 42.1
1960 58.7 43.6
1961 59.4 45.2
1962 58.8 46.8
1963 60.6 48.4
1964 61.3 49.7
1965 61.7 51.1
1966 62.4 52.3
1967 62.9 53.4
1968 63.5 54.5
1969 64 55.4
1970 64.5 56.3
1971 65 57
1972 65.4 57.4
1973 66 57.9
1974 66.4 58.3
1975 67 58.6
1976 67.4 58.8
1977 67.8 59
1978 68.3 59.1
1979 68.6 59.3
1980 69 59.4
1981 69.3 59.4
1982 69.7 59.5
1983 70 59.7
1984 70.2 59.9
1985 70.5 60.1
1986 70.8 57.6
1987 71 60.7
1988 71.2 60.8
1989 71.4 59.7
1990 71.6 60.7
1991 71.9 60.8
1992 72.1 60.7
1993 72.3 60.6
1994 72.6 60.6
1995 72.8 60.5
1996 73.1 60.6
1997 73.3 60.6
1998 73.6 60.8
1999 73.8 61
2000 74 61.2
2001 74.2 61.5
2002 74.4 61.8
2003 74.5 62.2
2004 74.6 62.6
2005 74.7 62.4
2006 74.8 63
2007 74.8 63.3
2008 74.8 63.4
2009 74.8 63.7
2010 74.8 63.9
2011 74.8 64.1
2012 74.8 64.5
2013 74.9 64.9
2014 74.9 65.5
2015 74.9 66
2016 74.9 66.6
2017 74.9 67.1
2018 75 67.6
2019 75 68
2020 75.1 68
2021 74.9 68
2022 72.9 69.2
2023 75.3 69.7
2024 75.5 69.9
2025 75.7 70.1

Brunei and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Brunei Sao Tome
1960 88,347 68,012
1961 92,517 68,707
1962 96,719 69,403
1963 101,159 70,112
1964 105,922 70,865
1965 110,838 71,680
1966 115,874 72,576
1967 121,017 73,596
1968 126,222 74,765
1969 131,446 76,083
1970 135,138 77,626
1971 137,921 79,330
1972 142,189 81,041
1973 147,369 82,798
1974 152,656 84,672
1975 158,070 86,708
1976 163,607 88,922
1977 169,277 91,301
1978 174,884 93,794
1979 180,422 96,252
1980 186,111 98,544
1981 191,977 100,615
1982 198,165 102,508
1983 204,741 104,380
1984 211,661 106,394
1985 218,919 108,658
1986 226,495 111,150
1987 233,860 113,919
1988 240,913 116,939
1989 248,064 119,979
1990 255,292 122,980
1991 262,596 125,697
1992 269,839 128,110
1993 276,971 130,467
1994 284,091 132,732
1995 291,195 134,895
1996 298,276 136,962
1997 305,341 138,922
1998 312,385 140,751
1999 319,411 142,442
2000 326,424 144,018
2001 333,345 146,375
2002 340,099 149,922
2003 346,637 153,814
2004 352,911 157,705
2005 358,916 161,639
2006 364,663 165,638
2007 370,873 169,700
2008 377,793 173,793
2009 384,952 177,853
2010 392,332 181,802
2011 399,389 185,649
2012 405,557 189,439
2013 411,202 193,148
2014 416,750 196,767
2015 422,212 200,291
2016 427,564 203,689
2017 432,772 206,970
2018 437,810 210,187
2019 442,680 213,392
2020 447,404 217,435
2021 451,721 221,961
2022 455,370 226,305
2023 458,949 230,871
2024 462,721 235,536

Fertility rates in Brunei and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Brunei

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Sao Tome
1960 7.32 6.24
1961 7.19 6.26
1962 7.03 6.28
1963 6.89 6.31
1964 6.77 6.33
1965 6.65 6.35
1966 6.51 6.37
1967 6.37 6.39
1968 6.2 6.42
1969 6.01 6.44
1970 5.8 6.47
1971 5.62 6.49
1972 5.5 6.51
1973 5.36 6.53
1974 5.18 6.53
1975 4.99 6.53
1976 4.78 6.52
1977 4.58 6.5
1978 4.39 6.47
1979 4.22 6.43
1980 4.07 6.39
1981 3.94 6.33
1982 3.84 6.28
1983 3.75 6.22
1984 3.68 6.16
1985 3.61 6.1
1986 3.55 6.05
1987 3.49 5.99
1988 3.44 5.94
1989 3.36 5.88
1990 3.29 5.83
1991 3.21 5.77
1992 3.11 5.7
1993 3.01 5.64
1994 2.9 5.56
1995 2.79 5.55
1996 2.68 5.47
1997 2.6 5.4
1998 2.53 5.3
1999 2.46 5.23
2000 2.4 5.16
2001 2.34 5.1
2002 2.26 5.06
2003 2.19 5.01
2004 2.1 4.96
2005 2.02 4.94
2006 1.97 4.93
2007 1.93 4.96
2008 1.92 4.91
2009 1.92 4.84
2010 1.94 4.77
2011 1.96 4.72
2012 1.97 4.66
2013 1.98 4.58
2014 1.97 4.49
2015 1.95 4.35
2016 1.92 4.2
2017 1.88 4.07
2018 1.85 3.98
2019 1.82 3.9
2020 1.8 3.83
2021 1.78 3.76
2022 1.76 3.7
2023 1.75 3.64

Brunei and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Brunei Sao Tome
1960 18.8 24.2
1961 18.1 24.3
1962 17.5 24.1
1963 17.1 23.5
1964 17 22.4
1965 17 21
1966 17.2 19.5
1967 17.3 18.5
1968 17.5 17.7
1969 17.7 17.2
1970 17.8 16.9
1971 17.9 16.9
1972 18 17
1973 18.2 17
1974 18.3 17.1
1975 18.6 17.1
1976 18.8 17.1
1977 19.1 17.2
1978 19.4 17.2
1979 19.6 17.3
1980 20 17.3
1981 20.3 17.4
1982 20.6 17.4
1983 21 17.4
1984 21.3 17.4
1985 21.7 17.4
1986 22 17.4
1987 22.3 17.4
1988 22.6 17.4
1989 22.8 17.4
1990 23.1 17.4
1991 23.4 17.3
1992 23.6 17.3
1993 23.8 17.2
1994 24.1 17.2
1995 24.4 17.3
1996 24.7 17.3
1997 24.9 17.4
1998 25.2 17.5
1999 25.5 17.7
2000 25.8 17.9
2001 26.1 18
2002 26.4 18.1
2003 26.8 18.3
2004 27.1 18.4
2005 27.5 18.5
2006 27.9 18.6
2007 28.1 18.7
2008 28 18.7
2009 28 18.7
2010 28 18.8
2011 28.1 18.9
2012 28.4 18.9
2013 28.8 18.9
2014 29.1 18.9
2015 29.5 19
2016 29.8 19
2017 30.2 19.1
2018 30.6 19.3
2019 31 19.4
2020 31.4 19.5
2021 31.8 19.7
2022 32.3 19.9
2023 32.8 20.1
2024 33.2 20.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
73.2%
2018

Energy

Brunei Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
42.5%
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
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Brunei Sao Tome
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
45
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
93.8%
2022
English speaking
37.8%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Brunei Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate n/a
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Sao Tome
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
808 mi
2018

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