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Brunei vs Singapore statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 6.04M in Singapore (ranked 113/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 277.2 sq mi for Singapore (ranked 165th vs. 177th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Singapore
Population
469088
6105665
Population rank 170/197 113/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$547B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 27/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$90,674
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 7/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$150,689
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$954B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
174.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$158,044
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 1/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$55,248
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
277.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
0.97
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
36.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
84 years
2025

Brunei and Singapore: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Singapore economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Singapore
Year GDP
Brunei Singapore
1960 - $704,751,700
1961 - $764,629,788
1962 - $826,239,212
1963 - $917,608,012
1964 - $894,153,311
1965 $114,039,501 $974,644,096
1966 $132,757,528 $1,096,425,608
1967 $139,029,537 $1,238,035,816
1968 $160,818,236 $1,425,706,091
1969 $161,210,236 $1,659,893,768
1970 $179,078,929 $1,920,574,150
1971 $197,525,768 $2,263,785,444
1972 $270,822,782 $2,721,440,981
1973 $433,095,527 $3,696,213,333
1974 $2,319,576,214 $5,221,534,956
1975 $2,496,420,258 $5,633,673,930
1976 $3,054,765,590 $6,327,077,974
1977 $3,681,242,528 $6,618,585,074
1978 $4,100,423,674 $7,517,176,355
1979 $6,044,367,628 $9,296,921,724
1980 $10,795,432,294 $11,896,256,783
1981 $9,367,218,664 $14,175,228,844
1982 $8,932,198,186 $16,084,252,378
1983 $7,927,590,750 $17,784,112,150
1984 $7,632,788,075 $19,749,361,098
1985 $6,967,623,884 $19,156,532,746
1986 $4,190,280,003 $18,586,746,057
1987 $4,918,010,080 $20,919,215,578
1988 $4,535,130,305 $25,371,462,488
1989 $4,983,622,881 $30,465,364,739
1990 $6,039,881,087 $36,144,336,769
1991 $6,284,497,300 $45,466,164,978
1992 $6,327,966,445 $52,131,320,033
1993 $6,203,339,925 $60,603,815,716
1994 $6,467,782,521 $73,688,724,431
1995 $7,700,144,057 $87,812,540,788
1996 $7,663,377,277 $96,293,086,513
1997 $7,793,034,390 $100,123,787,215
1998 $5,550,846,025 $85,728,207,782
1999 $6,309,070,375 $86,286,849,755
2000 $6,570,999,060 $96,076,539,926
2001 $6,096,155,748 $89,793,790,670
2002 $6,333,082,879 $92,538,372,870
2003 $7,167,725,265 $97,646,401,096
2004 $8,619,178,799 $115,033,593,101
2005 $10,547,202,612 $127,807,848,728
2006 $12,644,616,446 $148,627,286,361
2007 $13,432,029,496 $180,941,701,358
2008 $15,926,456,492 $193,617,323,539
2009 $11,912,904,529 $194,150,283,772
2010 $13,707,121,031 $239,807,980,591
2011 $18,524,791,071 $279,356,499,090
2012 $19,048,443,340 $295,092,888,077
2013 $18,094,148,099 $307,576,360,585
2014 $17,097,797,372 $314,863,580,758
2015 $12,930,296,852 $307,998,545,269
2016 $11,400,266,055 $319,646,468,521
2017 $12,128,168,047 $343,673,334,902
2018 $13,566,908,401 $377,123,710,561
2019 $13,469,235,348 $376,161,998,830
2020 $12,005,799,664 $349,165,858,545
2021 $14,006,496,614 $436,591,382,250
2022 $16,681,536,443 $509,017,841,147
2023 $15,095,084,686 $505,439,514,078
2024 $15,463,134,387 $547,386,645,892

Brunei and Singapore economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Singapore
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Singapore
1960 - $428
1961 - $449
1962 - $472
1963 - $511
1964 - $486
1965 $1,029 $517
1966 $1,146 $567
1967 $1,149 $626
1968 $1,274 $709
1969 $1,226 $813
1970 $1,325 $926
1971 $1,432 $1,071
1972 $1,905 $1,264
1973 $2,939 $1,685
1974 $15,195 $2,342
1975 $15,793 $2,490
1976 $18,671 $2,759
1977 $21,747 $2,846
1978 $23,447 $3,194
1979 $33,501 $3,901
1980 $58,005 $4,928
1981 $48,793 $5,597
1982 $45,075 $6,078
1983 $38,720 $6,633
1984 $36,061 $7,228
1985 $31,827 $7,002
1986 $18,501 $6,800
1987 $21,030 $7,539
1988 $18,825 $8,914
1989 $20,090 $10,395
1990 $23,659 $11,862
1991 $23,932 $14,502
1992 $23,451 $16,136
1993 $22,397 $18,290
1994 $22,767 $21,552
1995 $26,443 $24,915
1996 $25,692 $26,233
1997 $25,522 $26,376
1998 $17,769 $21,829
1999 $19,752 $21,797
2000 $20,130 $23,853
2001 $18,288 $21,700
2002 $18,621 $22,160
2003 $20,678 $23,730
2004 $24,423 $27,608
2005 $29,386 $29,961
2006 $34,675 $33,768
2007 $36,217 $39,433
2008 $42,157 $40,009
2009 $30,946 $38,927
2010 $34,938 $47,237
2011 $46,383 $53,891
2012 $46,969 $55,548
2013 $44,003 $56,967
2014 $41,027 $57,565
2015 $30,625 $55,646
2016 $26,663 $57,006
2017 $28,024 $61,236
2018 $30,988 $66,882
2019 $30,427 $65,952
2020 $26,834 $61,410
2021 $31,007 $80,056
2022 $36,633 $90,299
2023 $32,891 $85,412
2024 $33,418 $90,674

Brunei vs. Singapore life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Singapore
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Singapore
1950 50.6 54.1
1951 51.5 55.3
1952 52.4 56.4
1953 53.3 57.5
1954 54.2 59.4
1955 55 61.2
1956 55.7 62.6
1957 56.5 63.4
1958 57.3 64
1959 58 64.8
1960 58.7 65.3
1961 59.4 65.7
1962 58.8 66.1
1963 60.6 66.5
1964 61.3 66.7
1965 61.7 66.9
1966 62.4 67.2
1967 62.9 67.3
1968 63.5 67.7
1969 64 68.1
1970 64.5 68.5
1971 65 68.8
1972 65.4 69
1973 66 69.4
1974 66.4 69.7
1975 67 70.2
1976 67.4 70.6
1977 67.8 70.9
1978 68.3 71.2
1979 68.6 71.4
1980 69 71.5
1981 69.3 71.7
1982 69.7 72
1983 70 72.4
1984 70.2 72.6
1985 70.5 73.1
1986 70.8 73.6
1987 71 74
1988 71.2 74
1989 71.4 74.3
1990 71.6 74.6
1991 71.9 75.1
1992 72.1 75.3
1993 72.3 75.5
1994 72.6 75.6
1995 72.8 75.7
1996 73.1 76.1
1997 73.3 76.4
1998 73.6 76.9
1999 73.8 77.3
2000 74 77.8
2001 74.2 78.3
2002 74.4 78.7
2003 74.5 79.2
2004 74.6 79.7
2005 74.7 80.3
2006 74.8 80.6
2007 74.8 80.9
2008 74.8 81.1
2009 74.8 81.4
2010 74.8 81.6
2011 74.8 81.9
2012 74.8 82.2
2013 74.9 82.5
2014 74.9 82.6
2015 74.9 82.7
2016 74.9 82.9
2017 74.9 83.1
2018 75 83.4
2019 75 83.7
2020 75.1 83.7
2021 74.9 83.5
2022 72.9 82.9
2023 75.3 83.7
2024 75.5 83.9
2025 75.7 84

Brunei and Singapore population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Singapore
Year Population
Brunei Singapore
1960 88,347 1,646,400
1961 92,517 1,702,400
1962 96,719 1,750,200
1963 101,159 1,795,000
1964 105,922 1,841,600
1965 110,838 1,886,900
1966 115,874 1,934,400
1967 121,017 1,977,600
1968 126,222 2,012,000
1969 131,446 2,042,500
1970 135,138 2,074,507
1971 137,921 2,112,900
1972 142,189 2,152,400
1973 147,369 2,193,000
1974 152,656 2,229,800
1975 158,070 2,262,600
1976 163,607 2,293,300
1977 169,277 2,325,300
1978 174,884 2,353,600
1979 180,422 2,383,500
1980 186,111 2,413,945
1981 191,977 2,532,835
1982 198,165 2,646,466
1983 204,741 2,681,061
1984 211,661 2,732,221
1985 218,919 2,735,957
1986 226,495 2,733,373
1987 233,860 2,774,789
1988 240,913 2,846,108
1989 248,064 2,930,901
1990 255,292 3,047,132
1991 262,596 3,135,083
1992 269,839 3,230,698
1993 276,971 3,313,471
1994 284,091 3,419,048
1995 291,195 3,524,506
1996 298,276 3,670,704
1997 305,341 3,796,038
1998 312,385 3,927,213
1999 319,411 3,958,723
2000 326,424 4,027,887
2001 333,345 4,138,012
2002 340,099 4,175,950
2003 346,637 4,114,826
2004 352,911 4,166,664
2005 358,916 4,265,762
2006 364,663 4,401,365
2007 370,873 4,588,599
2008 377,793 4,839,396
2009 384,952 4,987,573
2010 392,332 5,076,732
2011 399,389 5,183,688
2012 405,557 5,312,437
2013 411,202 5,399,162
2014 416,750 5,469,724
2015 422,212 5,535,002
2016 427,564 5,607,283
2017 432,772 5,612,253
2018 437,810 5,638,676
2019 442,680 5,703,569
2020 447,404 5,685,807
2021 451,721 5,453,566
2022 455,370 5,637,022
2023 458,949 5,917,648
2024 462,721 6,036,860

Fertility rates in Brunei and Singapore

Fertility rate
Brunei

Singapore
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Singapore
1960 7.32 5.76
1961 7.19 5.41
1962 7.03 5.21
1963 6.89 5.16
1964 6.77 4.97
1965 6.65 4.66
1966 6.51 4.46
1967 6.37 3.91
1968 6.2 3.53
1969 6.01 3.22
1970 5.8 3.07
1971 5.62 3.02
1972 5.5 3.04
1973 5.36 2.79
1974 5.18 2.35
1975 4.99 2.07
1976 4.78 2.11
1977 4.58 1.82
1978 4.39 1.79
1979 4.22 1.79
1980 4.07 1.82
1981 3.94 1.78
1982 3.84 1.74
1983 3.75 1.61
1984 3.68 1.62
1985 3.61 1.61
1986 3.55 1.43
1987 3.49 1.62
1988 3.44 1.96
1989 3.36 1.75
1990 3.29 1.83
1991 3.21 1.73
1992 3.11 1.72
1993 3.01 1.74
1994 2.9 1.71
1995 2.79 1.67
1996 2.68 1.66
1997 2.6 1.61
1998 2.53 1.48
1999 2.46 1.47
2000 2.4 1.6
2001 2.34 1.41
2002 2.26 1.37
2003 2.19 1.27
2004 2.1 1.26
2005 2.02 1.26
2006 1.97 1.28
2007 1.93 1.29
2008 1.92 1.28
2009 1.92 1.22
2010 1.94 1.15
2011 1.96 1.2
2012 1.97 1.29
2013 1.98 1.19
2014 1.97 1.25
2015 1.95 1.24
2016 1.92 1.2
2017 1.88 1.16
2018 1.85 1.14
2019 1.82 1.14
2020 1.8 1.1
2021 1.78 1.12
2022 1.76 1.04
2023 1.75 0.97

Brunei and Singapore demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Singapore
Year Median age, years
Brunei Singapore
1960 18.8 18.2
1961 18.1 18.1
1962 17.5 18
1963 17.1 18
1964 17 18.1
1965 17 18.2
1966 17.2 18.4
1967 17.3 18.6
1968 17.5 18.9
1969 17.7 19.3
1970 17.8 19.7
1971 17.9 20.1
1972 18 20.6
1973 18.2 21
1974 18.3 21.5
1975 18.6 22
1976 18.8 22.6
1977 19.1 23.1
1978 19.4 23.6
1979 19.6 24.2
1980 20 24.7
1981 20.3 25.3
1982 20.6 25.9
1983 21 26.4
1984 21.3 26.9
1985 21.7 27.3
1986 22 27.8
1987 22.3 28.3
1988 22.6 28.7
1989 22.8 29.1
1990 23.1 29.5
1991 23.4 29.8
1992 23.6 30.1
1993 23.8 30.4
1994 24.1 30.7
1995 24.4 31
1996 24.7 31.2
1997 24.9 31.4
1998 25.2 31.6
1999 25.5 31.9
2000 25.8 32.2
2001 26.1 32.5
2002 26.4 32.7
2003 26.8 33
2004 27.1 33.3
2005 27.5 33.5
2006 27.9 33.6
2007 28.1 33.6
2008 28 33.5
2009 28 33.6
2010 28 33.7
2011 28.1 33.9
2012 28.4 34
2013 28.8 34.1
2014 29.1 34.2
2015 29.5 34.4
2016 29.8 34.5
2017 30.2 34.8
2018 30.6 35
2019 31 35.2
2020 31.4 35.5
2021 31.8 35.8
2022 32.3 35.9
2023 32.8 36.2
2024 33.2 36.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Singapore
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$451B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
2.19%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
2.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
59,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
+3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
2.74%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
73%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
21.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
84.1
2025
Number of millionaires n/a
333,204
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.69%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
49
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
400
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$638B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$384B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
2,742,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
3.04%
2018
Banked people share n/a
98%
2024

Energy

Brunei Singapore
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
5,283 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
57.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
9.64 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
97.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
0.38%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
279.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
9,750 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
4.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Singapore
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+20,011
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
94.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
84
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
0.07
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
97.7%
2021
English speaking
37.8%
2023
96.4%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Brunei Singapore
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$4,321
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$1,069
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
2.6
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate n/a
14%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
68
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
1.81 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Singapore
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
45.9 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
2.55 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
58 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
2,175 mi
2017

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