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Brunei vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 165th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Seychelles
Population
469088
125181
Population rank 170/197 181/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Brunei and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Seychelles
Year GDP
Brunei Seychelles
1960 - $12,012,025
1961 - $11,592,024
1962 - $12,642,026
1963 - $13,923,029
1964 - $15,393,032
1965 $114,039,501 $15,603,032
1966 $132,757,528 $16,443,034
1967 $139,029,537 $16,632,032
1968 $160,818,236 $16,074,028
1969 $161,210,236 $16,452,028
1970 $179,078,929 $18,432,032
1971 $197,525,768 $21,965,951
1972 $270,822,782 $30,645,123
1973 $433,095,527 $36,896,280
1974 $2,319,576,214 $43,134,496
1975 $2,496,420,258 $47,803,146
1976 $3,054,765,590 $49,278,982
1977 $3,681,242,528 $64,526,401
1978 $4,100,423,674 $85,552,366
1979 $6,044,367,628 $127,261,099
1980 $10,795,432,294 $156,783,830
1981 $9,367,218,664 $163,750,728
1982 $8,932,198,186 $157,211,790
1983 $7,927,590,750 $156,098,237
1984 $7,632,788,075 $160,992,921
1985 $6,967,623,884 $179,691,483
1986 $4,190,280,003 $221,147,061
1987 $4,918,010,080 $265,212,957
1988 $4,535,130,305 $301,985,618
1989 $4,983,622,881 $324,333,367
1990 $6,039,881,087 $392,163,561
1991 $6,284,497,300 $398,307,170
1992 $6,327,966,445 $461,409,399
1993 $6,203,339,925 $504,230,621
1994 $6,467,782,521 $517,570,058
1995 $7,700,144,057 $540,733,048
1996 $7,663,377,277 $535,250,347
1997 $7,793,034,390 $598,966,982
1998 $5,550,846,025 $647,287,376
1999 $6,309,070,375 $662,838,615
2000 $6,570,999,060 $654,212,394
2001 $6,096,155,748 $662,064,156
2002 $6,333,082,879 $742,134,838
2003 $7,167,725,265 $750,847,230
2004 $8,619,178,799 $893,012,218
2005 $10,547,202,612 $977,899,382
2006 $12,644,616,446 $1,081,441,283
2007 $13,432,029,496 $1,077,308,814
2008 $15,926,456,492 $979,597,394
2009 $11,912,904,529 $850,901,620
2010 $13,707,121,031 $981,616,542
2011 $18,524,791,071 $1,058,918,707
2012 $19,048,443,340 $1,089,407,839
2013 $18,094,148,099 $1,333,160,407
2014 $17,097,797,372 $1,387,577,870
2015 $12,930,296,852 $1,432,403,352
2016 $11,400,266,055 $1,568,513,348
2017 $12,128,168,047 $1,675,370,641
2018 $13,566,908,401 $1,784,313,927
2019 $13,469,235,348 $1,868,690,097
2020 $12,005,799,664 $1,382,551,752
2021 $14,006,496,614 $1,487,173,795
2022 $16,681,536,443 $2,018,346,589
2023 $15,095,084,686 $2,187,379,755
2024 $15,463,134,387 $2,167,239,562

Brunei and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Seychelles
1960 - $288.1
1961 - $270.3
1962 - $287
1963 - $308
1964 - $332
1965 $1,029 $328
1966 $1,146 $338
1967 $1,149 $333
1968 $1,274 $314
1969 $1,226 $314
1970 $1,325 $344
1971 $1,432 $402
1972 $1,905 $547
1973 $2,939 $649
1974 $15,195 $745
1975 $15,793 $806
1976 $18,671 $814
1977 $21,747 $1,044
1978 $23,447 $1,377
1979 $33,501 $2,030
1980 $58,005 $2,478
1981 $48,793 $2,557
1982 $45,075 $2,441
1983 $38,720 $2,426
1984 $36,061 $2,488
1985 $31,827 $2,754
1986 $18,501 $3,368
1987 $21,030 $3,872
1988 $18,825 $4,392
1989 $20,090 $4,689
1990 $23,659 $5,642
1991 $23,932 $5,655
1992 $23,451 $6,520
1993 $22,397 $6,979
1994 $22,767 $6,975
1995 $26,443 $7,181
1996 $25,692 $7,004
1997 $25,522 $7,747
1998 $17,769 $8,210
1999 $19,752 $8,243
2000 $20,130 $8,064
2001 $18,288 $8,153
2002 $18,621 $8,864
2003 $20,678 $9,070
2004 $24,423 $10,828
2005 $29,386 $11,802
2006 $34,675 $12,783
2007 $36,217 $12,669
2008 $42,157 $11,265
2009 $30,946 $9,747
2010 $34,938 $10,935
2011 $46,383 $12,110
2012 $46,969 $12,337
2013 $44,003 $14,821
2014 $41,027 $15,188
2015 $30,625 $15,333
2016 $26,663 $16,567
2017 $28,024 $17,480
2018 $30,988 $18,440
2019 $30,427 $19,142
2020 $26,834 $14,041
2021 $31,007 $14,983
2022 $36,633 $16,837
2023 $32,891 $18,263
2024 $33,418 $17,859

Brunei vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Seychelles
1950 50.6 57.8
1951 51.5 58
1952 52.4 58.4
1953 53.3 58.7
1954 54.2 59
1955 55 59.4
1956 55.7 59.8
1957 56.5 60.2
1958 57.3 60.4
1959 58 60.4
1960 58.7 60.5
1961 59.4 60.6
1962 58.8 60.7
1963 60.6 60.9
1964 61.3 61.2
1965 61.7 61.4
1966 62.4 61.7
1967 62.9 62.1
1968 63.5 62.6
1969 64 63.3
1970 64.5 64
1971 65 64.6
1972 65.4 65.3
1973 66 65.9
1974 66.4 66.4
1975 67 66.8
1976 67.4 67.2
1977 67.8 67.6
1978 68.3 67.9
1979 68.6 68.2
1980 69 68.5
1981 69.3 68.7
1982 69.7 69
1983 70 69.3
1984 70.2 69.5
1985 70.5 69.6
1986 70.8 69.8
1987 71 69.9
1988 71.2 70
1989 71.4 70.1
1990 71.6 70.2
1991 71.9 70.3
1992 72.1 70.3
1993 72.3 70.4
1994 72.6 70.5
1995 72.8 70.6
1996 73.1 70.8
1997 73.3 70.8
1998 73.6 71.1
1999 73.8 71.2
2000 74 71.3
2001 74.2 71.4
2002 74.4 71.5
2003 74.5 71.7
2004 74.6 71.7
2005 74.7 71.9
2006 74.8 72
2007 74.8 72.2
2008 74.8 72.3
2009 74.8 72.4
2010 74.8 72.5
2011 74.8 72.5
2012 74.8 72.5
2013 74.9 72.4
2014 74.9 72.4
2015 74.9 72.3
2016 74.9 72.2
2017 74.9 72.2
2018 75 72.2
2019 75 72.1
2020 75.1 74.1
2021 74.9 71.2
2022 72.9 71.2
2023 75.3 72.9
2024 75.5 73
2025 75.7 73.1

Brunei and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Seychelles
Year Population
Brunei Seychelles
1960 88,347 41,700
1961 92,517 42,889
1962 96,719 44,042
1963 101,159 45,176
1964 105,922 46,322
1965 110,838 47,500
1966 115,874 48,699
1967 121,017 49,911
1968 126,222 51,134
1969 131,446 52,365
1970 135,138 53,600
1971 137,921 54,695
1972 142,189 56,029
1973 147,369 56,892
1974 152,656 57,937
1975 158,070 59,292
1976 163,607 60,504
1977 169,277 61,786
1978 174,884 62,150
1979 180,422 62,686
1980 186,111 63,261
1981 191,977 64,035
1982 198,165 64,413
1983 204,741 64,335
1984 211,661 64,717
1985 218,919 65,244
1986 226,495 65,652
1987 233,860 68,499
1988 240,913 68,755
1989 248,064 69,167
1990 255,292 69,507
1991 262,596 70,439
1992 269,839 70,763
1993 276,971 72,253
1994 284,091 74,205
1995 291,195 75,304
1996 298,276 76,417
1997 305,341 77,319
1998 312,385 78,846
1999 319,411 80,410
2000 326,424 81,131
2001 333,345 81,202
2002 340,099 83,723
2003 346,637 82,781
2004 352,911 82,475
2005 358,916 82,858
2006 364,663 84,600
2007 370,873 85,033
2008 377,793 86,956
2009 384,952 87,298
2010 392,332 89,770
2011 399,389 87,441
2012 405,557 88,303
2013 411,202 89,949
2014 416,750 91,359
2015 422,212 93,419
2016 427,564 94,677
2017 432,772 95,843
2018 437,810 96,762
2019 442,680 97,625
2020 447,404 98,462
2021 451,721 99,258
2022 455,370 119,878
2023 458,949 119,773
2024 462,721 121,354

Fertility rates in Brunei and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Brunei

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Seychelles
1960 7.32 5.31
1961 7.19 5.42
1962 7.03 5.51
1963 6.89 5.61
1964 6.77 5.69
1965 6.65 5.72
1966 6.51 6.13
1967 6.37 5.9
1968 6.2 5.61
1969 6.01 5.48
1970 5.8 5.31
1971 5.62 5.69
1972 5.5 5.16
1973 5.36 4.78
1974 5.18 5.1
1975 4.99 4.75
1976 4.78 4.09
1977 4.58 3.75
1978 4.39 3.92
1979 4.22 3.66
1980 4.07 3.79
1981 3.94 3.67
1982 3.84 3.13
1983 3.75 3.22
1984 3.68 3.24
1985 3.61 3.09
1986 3.55 3.07
1987 3.49 2.92
1988 3.44 2.79
1989 3.36 2.67
1990 3.29 2.61
1991 3.21 2.69
1992 3.11 2.53
1993 3.01 2.58
1994 2.9 2.6
1995 2.79 2.36
1996 2.68 2.31
1997 2.6 2.1
1998 2.53 2.04
1999 2.46 2.04
2000 2.4 2.08
2001 2.34 1.98
2002 2.26 2.04
2003 2.19 2.06
2004 2.1 2.01
2005 2.02 2.2
2006 1.97 2.11
2007 1.93 2.24
2008 1.92 2.33
2009 1.92 2.38
2010 1.94 2.16
2011 1.96 2.33
2012 1.97 2.37
2013 1.98 2.26
2014 1.97 2.25
2015 1.95 2.31
2016 1.92 2.39
2017 1.88 2.41
2018 1.85 2.41
2019 1.82 2.36
2020 1.8 2.29
2021 1.78 2.46
2022 1.76 2.01
2023 1.75 2.02

Brunei and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Brunei Seychelles
1960 18.8 21.9
1961 18.1 21.6
1962 17.5 21.3
1963 17.1 21
1964 17 20.6
1965 17 20.2
1966 17.2 19.8
1967 17.3 19.4
1968 17.5 19
1969 17.7 18.7
1970 17.8 18.5
1971 17.9 18.4
1972 18 18.5
1973 18.2 18.6
1974 18.3 18.7
1975 18.6 18.9
1976 18.8 19
1977 19.1 19.3
1978 19.4 19.6
1979 19.6 19.9
1980 20 20.4
1981 20.3 20.7
1982 20.6 21.1
1983 21 21.4
1984 21.3 21.7
1985 21.7 22
1986 22 22.3
1987 22.3 22.5
1988 22.6 22.9
1989 22.8 23.3
1990 23.1 23.6
1991 23.4 24
1992 23.6 24.5
1993 23.8 24.8
1994 24.1 25.2
1995 24.4 25.4
1996 24.7 25.7
1997 24.9 26.1
1998 25.2 26.4
1999 25.5 26.8
2000 25.8 27.3
2001 26.1 27.7
2002 26.4 28.1
2003 26.8 28.5
2004 27.1 28.9
2005 27.5 29.3
2006 27.9 29.6
2007 28.1 30
2008 28 30.4
2009 28 30.8
2010 28 31.2
2011 28.1 31.4
2012 28.4 31.5
2013 28.8 31.6
2014 29.1 31.8
2015 29.5 32.1
2016 29.8 32.3
2017 30.2 32.6
2018 30.6 32.9
2019 31 33.2
2020 31.4 33.6
2021 31.8 34
2022 32.3 34.4
2023 32.8 34.7
2024 33.2 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
18.4%
2020

Energy

Brunei Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
1.9%
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
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Seychelles
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
72
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
96.2%
2020
English speaking
37.8%
2023
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Brunei Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
3.82
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Seychelles
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
327 mi
2015

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