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Brunei vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 165th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Somalia
Population
469088
20177806
Population rank 170/197 66/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$765
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 151/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Brunei and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Somalia
Year GDP
Brunei Somalia
1960 - $180,459,937
1961 - $191,659,914
1962 - $203,531,928
1963 - $216,145,936
1964 - $229,529,913
1965 $114,039,501 $243,725,898
1966 $132,757,528 $257,375,897
1967 $139,029,537 $271,781,887
1968 $160,818,236 $286,719,885
1969 $161,210,236 $306,357,285
1970 $179,078,929 $347,985,394
1971 $197,525,768 $347,039,446
1972 $270,822,782 $447,883,941
1973 $433,095,527 $483,699,611
1974 $2,319,576,214 $572,504,036
1975 $2,496,420,258 $757,015,879
1976 $3,054,765,590 $871,344,245
1977 $3,681,242,528 $498,550,725
1978 $4,100,423,674 $564,571,823
1979 $6,044,367,628 $589,566,929
1980 $10,795,432,294 $602,515,548
1981 $9,367,218,664 $699,302,473
1982 $8,932,198,186 $774,578,932
1983 $7,927,590,750 $735,408,642
1984 $7,632,788,075 $787,434,542
1985 $6,967,623,884 $875,702,247
1986 $4,190,280,003 $916,590,786
1987 $4,918,010,080 $1,018,972,664
1988 $4,535,130,305 $1,051,596,967
1989 $4,983,622,881 $1,181,360,844
1990 $6,039,881,087 $1,031,282,081
1991 $6,284,497,300 $717,974,930
1992 $6,327,966,445 $709,297,579
1993 $6,203,339,925 $1,260,132,956
1994 $6,467,782,521 $1,481,205,098
1995 $7,700,144,057 $1,534,756,135
1996 $7,663,377,277 $1,792,234,297
1997 $7,793,034,390 $2,191,749,014
1998 $5,550,846,025 $2,962,047,564
1999 $6,309,070,375 $3,045,751,528
2000 $6,570,999,060 $3,412,797,450
2001 $6,096,155,748 $2,252,847,465
2002 $6,333,082,879 $2,192,684,135
2003 $7,167,725,265 $2,836,724,352
2004 $8,619,178,799 $3,859,592,813
2005 $10,547,202,612 $4,683,246,454
2006 $12,644,616,446 $5,026,743,282
2007 $13,432,029,496 $5,430,713,729
2008 $15,926,456,492 $5,913,620,293
2009 $11,912,904,529 $2,948,594,552
2010 $13,707,121,031 $2,687,807,004
2011 $18,524,791,071 $2,906,000,097
2012 $19,048,443,340 $4,364,670,160
2013 $18,094,148,099 $5,062,881,600
2014 $17,097,797,372 $5,728,399,720
2015 $12,930,296,852 $6,152,149,100
2016 $11,400,266,055 $6,613,743,070
2017 $12,128,168,047 $7,621,501,710
2018 $13,566,908,401 $7,873,440,830
2019 $13,469,235,348 $8,655,023,960
2020 $12,005,799,664 $8,628,393,720
2021 $14,006,496,614 $9,483,997,390
2022 $16,681,536,443 $10,202,767,270
2023 $15,095,084,686 $10,968,517,090
2024 $15,463,134,387 $12,108,515,110

Brunei and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Somalia
1960 - $62.7
1961 - $64.9
1962 - $67.2
1963 - $69.5
1964 - $71.9
1965 $1,029 $74.4
1966 $1,146 $76.5
1967 $1,149 $78.7
1968 $1,274 $80.8
1969 $1,226 $84.1
1970 $1,325 $93.1
1971 $1,432 $90.4
1972 $1,905 $113.7
1973 $2,939 $119.6
1974 $15,195 $137.9
1975 $15,793 $177.8
1976 $18,671 $199.6
1977 $21,747 $111.2
1978 $23,447 $117.3
1979 $33,501 $108.2
1980 $58,005 $101.5
1981 $48,793 $116.9
1982 $45,075 $129
1983 $38,720 $118.6
1984 $36,061 $122.5
1985 $31,827 $130.8
1986 $18,501 $131.4
1987 $21,030 $141
1988 $18,825 $145.3
1989 $20,090 $166
1990 $23,659 $145.6
1991 $23,932 $105.4
1992 $23,451 $109.2
1993 $22,397 $188.6
1994 $22,767 $210.8
1995 $26,443 $210.7
1996 $25,692 $237.2
1997 $25,522 $280.1
1998 $17,769 $363
1999 $19,752 $359
2000 $20,130 $386
2001 $18,288 $244.9
2002 $18,621 $229.6
2003 $20,678 $286.3
2004 $24,423 $375
2005 $29,386 $440
2006 $34,675 $458
2007 $36,217 $480
2008 $42,157 $507
2009 $30,946 $246.5
2010 $34,938 $219.2
2011 $46,383 $235.3
2012 $46,969 $350
2013 $44,003 $393
2014 $41,027 $429
2015 $30,625 $446
2016 $26,663 $461
2017 $28,024 $511
2018 $30,988 $510
2019 $30,427 $540
2020 $26,834 $518
2021 $31,007 $549
2022 $36,633 $573
2023 $32,891 $597
2024 $33,418 $637

Brunei vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Somalia
1950 50.6 41.5
1951 51.5 41.7
1952 52.4 41.9
1953 53.3 42.1
1954 54.2 42.3
1955 55 42.5
1956 55.7 42.7
1957 56.5 42.9
1958 57.3 43.1
1959 58 43.3
1960 58.7 43.5
1961 59.4 43.7
1962 58.8 44
1963 60.6 44.2
1964 61.3 44.4
1965 61.7 44.6
1966 62.4 44.8
1967 62.9 45.1
1968 63.5 45.3
1969 64 45.5
1970 64.5 45.6
1971 65 45.8
1972 65.4 46
1973 66 46.2
1974 66.4 44.3
1975 67 44.5
1976 67.4 44.7
1977 67.8 47
1978 68.3 47
1979 68.6 47.4
1980 69 47.6
1981 69.3 47.8
1982 69.7 48
1983 70 48.2
1984 70.2 48.4
1985 70.5 48.3
1986 70.8 48.4
1987 71 49
1988 71.2 43.9
1989 71.4 46.6
1990 71.6 46.9
1991 71.9 25.4
1992 72.1 25
1993 72.3 50.6
1994 72.6 50.3
1995 72.8 50.6
1996 73.1 50.5
1997 73.3 50.3
1998 73.6 50.8
1999 73.8 50.6
2000 74 50.7
2001 74.2 50.8
2002 74.4 50.8
2003 74.5 50.7
2004 74.6 50.7
2005 74.7 50.9
2006 74.8 50.9
2007 74.8 50.9
2008 74.8 51.5
2009 74.8 52.1
2010 74.8 48.9
2011 74.8 32.5
2012 74.8 49.1
2013 74.9 54
2014 74.9 54.4
2015 74.9 55.1
2016 74.9 55.3
2017 74.9 52.2
2018 75 54.8
2019 75 57.2
2020 75.1 57.1
2021 74.9 55.7
2022 72.9 53.9
2023 75.3 58.8
2024 75.5 59
2025 75.7 59.1

Brunei and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Somalia
Year Population
Brunei Somalia
1960 88,347 2,876,331
1961 92,517 2,952,054
1962 96,719 3,030,091
1963 101,159 3,110,361
1964 105,922 3,192,796
1965 110,838 3,277,874
1966 115,874 3,365,106
1967 121,017 3,454,537
1968 126,222 3,546,590
1969 131,446 3,641,015
1970 135,138 3,738,448
1971 137,921 3,837,691
1972 142,189 3,939,436
1973 147,369 4,045,592
1974 152,656 4,151,842
1975 158,070 4,257,535
1976 163,607 4,365,812
1977 169,277 4,484,050
1978 174,884 4,814,892
1979 180,422 5,449,117
1980 186,111 5,936,154
1981 191,977 5,982,849
1982 198,165 6,003,840
1983 204,741 6,198,430
1984 211,661 6,428,389
1985 218,919 6,693,289
1986 226,495 6,974,788
1987 233,860 7,228,302
1988 240,913 7,235,360
1989 248,064 7,114,817
1990 255,292 7,082,811
1991 262,596 6,813,760
1992 269,839 6,495,107
1993 276,971 6,681,399
1994 284,091 7,026,797
1995 291,195 7,285,007
1996 298,276 7,554,474
1997 305,341 7,824,525
1998 312,385 8,155,417
1999 319,411 8,492,059
2000 326,424 8,838,713
2001 333,345 9,198,493
2002 340,099 9,550,063
2003 346,637 9,909,157
2004 352,911 10,280,998
2005 358,916 10,644,228
2006 364,663 10,975,502
2007 370,873 11,322,582
2008 377,793 11,663,084
2009 384,952 11,961,201
2010 392,332 12,261,756
2011 399,389 12,348,830
2012 405,557 12,461,160
2013 411,202 12,869,594
2014 416,750 13,339,491
2015 422,212 13,806,963
2016 427,564 14,348,740
2017 432,772 14,916,629
2018 437,810 15,452,487
2019 442,680 16,030,971
2020 447,404 16,651,191
2021 451,721 17,271,431
2022 455,370 17,801,897
2023 458,949 18,358,615
2024 462,721 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Brunei and Somalia

Fertility rate
Brunei

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Somalia
1960 7.32 7.25
1961 7.19 7.25
1962 7.03 7.26
1963 6.89 7.26
1964 6.77 7.26
1965 6.65 7.26
1966 6.51 7.26
1967 6.37 7.25
1968 6.2 7.23
1969 6.01 7.21
1970 5.8 7.18
1971 5.62 7.15
1972 5.5 7.12
1973 5.36 7.09
1974 5.18 7.06
1975 4.99 7.03
1976 4.78 7.02
1977 4.58 7
1978 4.39 7.13
1979 4.22 7.16
1980 4.07 7.18
1981 3.94 7.23
1982 3.84 7.25
1983 3.75 7.28
1984 3.68 7.3
1985 3.61 7.33
1986 3.55 7.35
1987 3.49 7.37
1988 3.44 7.4
1989 3.36 7.42
1990 3.29 7.44
1991 3.21 7.47
1992 3.11 7.5
1993 3.01 7.53
1994 2.9 7.54
1995 2.79 7.58
1996 2.68 7.62
1997 2.6 7.66
1998 2.53 7.66
1999 2.46 7.66
2000 2.4 7.65
2001 2.34 7.64
2002 2.26 7.63
2003 2.19 7.6
2004 2.1 7.57
2005 2.02 7.53
2006 1.97 7.49
2007 1.93 7.46
2008 1.92 7.42
2009 1.92 7.38
2010 1.94 7.32
2011 1.96 7.27
2012 1.97 7.21
2013 1.98 7.14
2014 1.97 7.06
2015 1.95 6.98
2016 1.92 6.88
2017 1.88 6.77
2018 1.85 6.66
2019 1.82 6.56
2020 1.8 6.45
2021 1.78 6.35
2022 1.76 6.26
2023 1.75 6.13

Brunei and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Brunei Somalia
1960 18.8 18.1
1961 18.1 17.9
1962 17.5 17.8
1963 17.1 17.7
1964 17 17.6
1965 17 17.5
1966 17.2 17.5
1967 17.3 17.5
1968 17.5 17.5
1969 17.7 17.5
1970 17.8 17.5
1971 17.9 17.6
1972 18 17.6
1973 18.2 17.6
1974 18.3 17.7
1975 18.6 17.7
1976 18.8 17.7
1977 19.1 17.7
1978 19.4 17.7
1979 19.6 17.6
1980 20 17.6
1981 20.3 17.5
1982 20.6 17.4
1983 21 17.4
1984 21.3 17.3
1985 21.7 17.2
1986 22 17.1
1987 22.3 17
1988 22.6 16.8
1989 22.8 16.7
1990 23.1 16.5
1991 23.4 16.5
1992 23.6 16.7
1993 23.8 16.8
1994 24.1 16.7
1995 24.4 16.6
1996 24.7 16.5
1997 24.9 16.4
1998 25.2 16.4
1999 25.5 16.3
2000 25.8 16.3
2001 26.1 16.2
2002 26.4 16.2
2003 26.8 16.1
2004 27.1 16
2005 27.5 15.9
2006 27.9 15.7
2007 28.1 15.6
2008 28 15.6
2009 28 15.6
2010 28 15.7
2011 28.1 15.8
2012 28.4 16
2013 28.8 16
2014 29.1 16
2015 29.5 16.1
2016 29.8 16.1
2017 30.2 16.2
2018 30.6 16.2
2019 31 16.3
2020 31.4 16.3
2021 31.8 16.4
2022 32.3 16.5
2023 32.8 16.5
2024 33.2 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
67
2025
29
2025
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
n/a
Banked people share n/a
38.7%
2014

Energy

Brunei Somalia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
95.4%
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
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Brunei Somalia
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
9
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
54.1%
2022
English speaking
37.8%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
27.6%
2022

Health

Brunei Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.02
2014
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate n/a
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Somalia
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
9,321 mi
2018

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