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Brunei vs South Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 165th vs. 41st).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei South Sudan
Population
469088
12387398
Population rank 170/197 81/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$12B
2015
GDP rank 142/197 150/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$1,080
2015
GDP per capita rank 35/197 172/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$1,155
2015
Government debt
$354M
2024
$6.87B
2015
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
63.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$618
2015
Government debt per person rank 151/185 159/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$1,540
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
243,990 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
49 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
3.86
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Brunei and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Brunei and South Sudan economies compared

GDP
Brunei

South Sudan
Year GDP
Brunei South Sudan
1965 $114,039,501 -
1966 $132,757,528 -
1967 $139,029,537 -
1968 $160,818,236 -
1969 $161,210,236 -
1970 $179,078,929 -
1971 $197,525,768 -
1972 $270,822,782 -
1973 $433,095,527 -
1974 $2,319,576,214 -
1975 $2,496,420,258 -
1976 $3,054,765,590 -
1977 $3,681,242,528 -
1978 $4,100,423,674 -
1979 $6,044,367,628 -
1980 $10,795,432,294 -
1981 $9,367,218,664 -
1982 $8,932,198,186 -
1983 $7,927,590,750 -
1984 $7,632,788,075 -
1985 $6,967,623,884 -
1986 $4,190,280,003 -
1987 $4,918,010,080 -
1988 $4,535,130,305 -
1989 $4,983,622,881 -
1990 $6,039,881,087 -
1991 $6,284,497,300 -
1992 $6,327,966,445 -
1993 $6,203,339,925 -
1994 $6,467,782,521 -
1995 $7,700,144,057 -
1996 $7,663,377,277 -
1997 $7,793,034,390 -
1998 $5,550,846,025 -
1999 $6,309,070,375 -
2000 $6,570,999,060 -
2001 $6,096,155,748 -
2002 $6,333,082,879 -
2003 $7,167,725,265 -
2004 $8,619,178,799 -
2005 $10,547,202,612 -
2006 $12,644,616,446 -
2007 $13,432,029,496 -
2008 $15,926,456,492 $14,586,253,383
2009 $11,912,904,529 $12,231,264,525
2010 $13,707,121,031 $14,602,072,411
2011 $18,524,791,071 $14,907,308,933
2012 $19,048,443,340 $11,931,472,169
2013 $18,094,148,099 $18,426,469,017
2014 $17,097,797,372 $13,962,212,847
2015 $12,930,296,852 $11,997,800,760
2016 $11,400,266,055 -
2017 $12,128,168,047 -
2018 $13,566,908,401 -
2019 $13,469,235,348 -
2020 $12,005,799,664 -
2021 $14,006,496,614 -
2022 $16,681,536,443 -
2023 $15,095,084,686 -
2024 $15,463,134,387 -

Brunei and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

South Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Brunei South Sudan
1965 $1,029 -
1966 $1,146 -
1967 $1,149 -
1968 $1,274 -
1969 $1,226 -
1970 $1,325 -
1971 $1,432 -
1972 $1,905 -
1973 $2,939 -
1974 $15,195 -
1975 $15,793 -
1976 $18,671 -
1977 $21,747 -
1978 $23,447 -
1979 $33,501 -
1980 $58,005 -
1981 $48,793 -
1982 $45,075 -
1983 $38,720 -
1984 $36,061 -
1985 $31,827 -
1986 $18,501 -
1987 $21,030 -
1988 $18,825 -
1989 $20,090 -
1990 $23,659 -
1991 $23,932 -
1992 $23,451 -
1993 $22,397 -
1994 $22,767 -
1995 $26,443 -
1996 $25,692 -
1997 $25,522 -
1998 $17,769 -
1999 $19,752 -
2000 $20,130 -
2001 $18,288 -
2002 $18,621 -
2003 $20,678 -
2004 $24,423 -
2005 $29,386 -
2006 $34,675 -
2007 $36,217 -
2008 $42,157 $1,654
2009 $30,946 $1,323
2010 $34,938 $1,498
2011 $46,383 $1,449
2012 $46,969 $1,109
2013 $44,003 $1,650
2014 $41,027 $1,243
2015 $30,625 $1,080
2016 $26,663 -
2017 $28,024 -
2018 $30,988 -
2019 $30,427 -
2020 $26,834 -
2021 $31,007 -
2022 $36,633 -
2023 $32,891 -
2024 $33,418 -

Brunei vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

South Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei South Sudan
1950 50.6 30.2
1951 51.5 30.6
1952 52.4 31
1953 53.3 31.4
1954 54.2 31.7
1955 55 32
1956 55.7 31.6
1957 56.5 30.9
1958 57.3 27.6
1959 58 27.8
1960 58.7 28.1
1961 59.4 28.3
1962 58.8 28.5
1963 60.6 28.2
1964 61.3 32.5
1965 61.7 28.8
1966 62.4 25.6
1967 62.9 25.9
1968 63.5 26.1
1969 64 25.4
1970 64.5 25.6
1971 65 31
1972 65.4 31.3
1973 66 36.3
1974 66.4 36.6
1975 67 36.9
1976 67.4 37.1
1977 67.8 37.4
1978 68.3 37.6
1979 68.6 37.8
1980 69 38
1981 69.3 38.3
1982 69.7 38.7
1983 70 34.7
1984 70.2 31.8
1985 70.5 32.4
1986 70.8 32.8
1987 71 20.7
1988 71.2 11
1989 71.4 28.2
1990 71.6 28.6
1991 71.9 29.2
1992 72.1 21.9
1993 72.3 22.3
1994 72.6 44.9
1995 72.8 31.5
1996 73.1 32.1
1997 73.3 33.1
1998 73.6 19
1999 73.8 44.5
2000 74 47.6
2001 74.2 48.6
2002 74.4 49.4
2003 74.5 52.3
2004 74.6 53.1
2005 74.7 54
2006 74.8 54.7
2007 74.8 55.4
2008 74.8 56.3
2009 74.8 56.8
2010 74.8 57.5
2011 74.8 57.7
2012 74.8 58.2
2013 74.9 58.3
2014 74.9 45.6
2015 74.9 39.8
2016 74.9 36.7
2017 74.9 35.4
2018 75 51.9
2019 75 58.1
2020 75.1 57.6
2021 74.9 57
2022 72.9 57.2
2023 75.3 57.6
2024 75.5 57.7
2025 75.7 57.9

Brunei and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

South Sudan
Year Population
Brunei South Sudan
1960 88,347 2,931,559
1961 92,517 2,976,724
1962 96,719 3,024,308
1963 101,159 3,072,669
1964 105,922 3,129,918
1965 110,838 3,189,835
1966 115,874 3,236,423
1967 121,017 3,277,648
1968 126,222 3,321,528
1969 131,446 3,365,533
1970 135,138 3,409,614
1971 137,921 3,468,646
1972 142,189 3,542,497
1973 147,369 3,627,383
1974 152,656 3,723,259
1975 158,070 3,821,494
1976 163,607 3,921,910
1977 169,277 4,024,032
1978 174,884 4,127,657
1979 180,422 4,232,605
1980 186,111 4,339,030
1981 191,977 4,447,272
1982 198,165 4,557,686
1983 204,741 4,661,574
1984 211,661 4,750,627
1985 218,919 4,834,296
1986 226,495 4,921,240
1987 233,860 4,962,395
1988 240,913 4,848,029
1989 248,064 4,713,229
1990 255,292 4,737,633
1991 262,596 4,836,677
1992 269,839 4,909,749
1993 276,971 4,956,002
1994 284,091 5,071,184
1995 291,195 5,225,836
1996 298,276 5,356,925
1997 305,341 5,509,136
1998 312,385 5,620,068
1999 319,411 5,771,628
2000 326,424 6,032,267
2001 333,345 6,308,391
2002 340,099 6,596,806
2003 346,637 6,903,127
2004 352,911 7,233,041
2005 358,916 7,590,143
2006 364,663 7,976,526
2007 370,873 8,388,788
2008 377,793 8,817,647
2009 384,952 9,243,556
2010 392,332 9,745,953
2011 399,389 10,288,109
2012 405,557 10,756,240
2013 411,202 11,166,275
2014 416,750 11,235,073
2015 422,212 11,107,561
2016 427,564 10,830,102
2017 432,772 10,259,154
2018 437,810 10,122,977
2019 442,680 10,423,384
2020 447,404 10,698,467
2021 451,721 10,865,780
2022 455,370 11,021,177
2023 458,949 11,483,374
2024 462,721 11,943,408

Fertility rates in Brunei and South Sudan

Fertility rate
Brunei

South Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Brunei South Sudan
1960 7.32 7.16
1961 7.19 7.18
1962 7.03 7.2
1963 6.89 7.2
1964 6.77 7.22
1965 6.65 7.22
1966 6.51 7.25
1967 6.37 7.26
1968 6.2 7.26
1969 6.01 7.28
1970 5.8 7.29
1971 5.62 7.3
1972 5.5 7.31
1973 5.36 7.31
1974 5.18 7.31
1975 4.99 7.33
1976 4.78 7.33
1977 4.58 7.33
1978 4.39 7.33
1979 4.22 7.32
1980 4.07 7.33
1981 3.94 7.33
1982 3.84 7.34
1983 3.75 7.34
1984 3.68 7.35
1985 3.61 7.36
1986 3.55 7.38
1987 3.49 7.39
1988 3.44 7.38
1989 3.36 7.37
1990 3.29 7.38
1991 3.21 7.38
1992 3.11 7.37
1993 3.01 7.36
1994 2.9 7.35
1995 2.79 7.34
1996 2.68 7.32
1997 2.6 7.2
1998 2.53 7.08
1999 2.46 6.94
2000 2.4 6.8
2001 2.34 6.65
2002 2.26 6.52
2003 2.19 6.35
2004 2.1 6.19
2005 2.02 6.02
2006 1.97 5.85
2007 1.93 5.7
2008 1.92 5.57
2009 1.92 5.45
2010 1.94 5.32
2011 1.96 5.19
2012 1.97 5.06
2013 1.98 4.94
2014 1.97 4.82
2015 1.95 4.7
2016 1.92 4.58
2017 1.88 4.48
2018 1.85 4.37
2019 1.82 4.26
2020 1.8 4.16
2021 1.78 4.05
2022 1.76 3.96
2023 1.75 3.86

Brunei and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

South Sudan
Year Median age, years
Brunei South Sudan
1960 18.8 18.6
1961 18.1 18.5
1962 17.5 18.5
1963 17.1 18.4
1964 17 18.4
1965 17 18.3
1966 17.2 18.3
1967 17.3 18.2
1968 17.5 18
1969 17.7 17.9
1970 17.8 17.7
1971 17.9 17.6
1972 18 17.5
1973 18.2 17.5
1974 18.3 17.4
1975 18.6 17.4
1976 18.8 17.3
1977 19.1 17.2
1978 19.4 17.2
1979 19.6 17.1
1980 20 17.1
1981 20.3 17
1982 20.6 16.9
1983 21 16.8
1984 21.3 16.8
1985 21.7 16.7
1986 22 16.6
1987 22.3 16.5
1988 22.6 16.8
1989 22.8 17.1
1990 23.1 17
1991 23.4 17
1992 23.6 17
1993 23.8 16.9
1994 24.1 16.9
1995 24.4 16.9
1996 24.7 16.9
1997 24.9 16.9
1998 25.2 17
1999 25.5 17.1
2000 25.8 17.2
2001 26.1 17.3
2002 26.4 17.3
2003 26.8 17.3
2004 27.1 17.4
2005 27.5 17.6
2006 27.9 17.8
2007 28.1 18
2008 28 18.2
2009 28 18.4
2010 28 18.7
2011 28.1 19
2012 28.4 19.2
2013 28.8 19.3
2014 29.1 19
2015 29.5 18.6
2016 29.8 18.2
2017 30.2 17.4
2018 30.6 17.3
2019 31 17.8
2020 31.4 18.2
2021 31.8 18.4
2022 32.3 18.7
2023 32.8 19
2024 33.2 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei South Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$11.7B
2015
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
26.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
1.57%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
6.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
53,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
+2%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
12.3%
2008
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
56.6%
2015
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
33.1%
2015
Economic freedom index
67
2025
41
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
33%
2016
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.8%
2016
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$72.9M
2023
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$1.14B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
0.39%
2018
Banked people share n/a
5.83%
2021

Energy

Brunei South Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
69 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$15.1
2015
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
73.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
32.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
0.4%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
-860%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
46.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
0.34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
5.4%
2023

Society

Brunei South Sudan
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+15,374
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
21.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
5.62
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
8
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
14.1
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
36.7
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
34.5%
2018
English speaking
37.8%
2023
94%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
9.27%
2020

Health

Brunei South Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$49.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$17
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
49.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.04
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
98.7
2023
Obesity rate n/a
8.79%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Brunei South Sudan
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
20,429 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
109,449 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
27,633 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
n/a

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