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Brunei vs Sri Lanka statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 21.9M in Sri Lanka (ranked 61/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 23,884 sq mi for Sri Lanka (ranked 165th vs. 122nd).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Sri Lanka
Population
469088
22125995
Population rank 170/197 63/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$99B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 71/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$4,516
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 125/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$15,633
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$98.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
105.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$4,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 86/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$2,982
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
23,884 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
918 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.97
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
34.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
77.9 years
2025

Brunei and Sri Lanka: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Sri Lanka
Year GDP
Brunei Sri Lanka
1960 - $1,409,873,950
1961 - $1,444,327,731
1962 - $1,434,156,379
1963 - $1,240,672,269
1964 - $1,309,747,899
1965 $114,039,501 $1,698,319,328
1966 $132,757,528 $1,751,470,588
1967 $139,029,537 $1,859,465,021
1968 $160,818,236 $1,801,344,538
1969 $161,210,236 $1,965,546,218
1970 $179,078,929 $2,296,470,588
1971 $197,525,768 $2,369,308,600
1972 $270,822,782 $2,553,936,348
1973 $433,095,527 $2,875,625,000
1974 $2,319,576,214 $3,574,586,466
1975 $2,496,420,258 $3,791,298,146
1976 $3,054,765,590 $3,591,319,857
1977 $3,681,242,528 $4,104,509,583
1978 $4,100,423,674 $2,733,183,857
1979 $6,044,367,628 $3,364,611,432
1980 $10,795,432,294 $4,024,621,900
1981 $9,367,218,664 $4,415,844,156
1982 $8,932,198,186 $4,768,765,017
1983 $7,927,590,750 $5,167,913,302
1984 $7,632,788,075 $6,043,474,843
1985 $6,967,623,884 $5,978,460,972
1986 $4,190,280,003 $6,405,210,564
1987 $4,918,010,080 $6,682,167,120
1988 $4,535,130,305 $6,978,371,581
1989 $4,983,622,881 $6,987,267,684
1990 $6,039,881,087 $8,032,551,173
1991 $6,284,497,300 $9,000,362,582
1992 $6,327,966,445 $9,703,011,636
1993 $6,203,339,925 $10,338,679,636
1994 $6,467,782,521 $11,717,604,209
1995 $7,700,144,057 $13,029,697,561
1996 $7,663,377,277 $13,897,738,375
1997 $7,793,034,390 $15,091,913,884
1998 $5,550,846,025 $15,794,972,847
1999 $6,309,070,375 $15,656,327,860
2000 $6,570,999,060 $16,330,814,180
2001 $6,096,155,748 $15,749,753,805
2002 $6,333,082,879 $16,536,535,647
2003 $7,167,725,265 $18,881,765,437
2004 $8,619,178,799 $20,662,525,941
2005 $10,547,202,612 $24,405,791,045
2006 $12,644,616,446 $28,279,802,406
2007 $13,432,029,496 $32,350,238,760
2008 $15,926,456,492 $40,713,826,215
2009 $11,912,904,529 $42,066,224,093
2010 $13,707,121,031 $58,636,161,082
2011 $18,524,791,071 $67,753,284,044
2012 $19,048,443,340 $70,447,216,891
2013 $18,094,148,099 $77,000,578,167
2014 $17,097,797,372 $82,528,535,714
2015 $12,930,296,852 $85,090,301,052
2016 $11,400,266,055 $88,000,211,172
2017 $12,128,168,047 $94,369,350,286
2018 $13,566,908,401 $94,450,015,983
2019 $13,469,235,348 $88,998,706,297
2020 $12,005,799,664 $84,335,574,582
2021 $14,006,496,614 $88,556,698,938
2022 $16,681,536,443 $74,143,020,263
2023 $15,095,084,686 $83,716,142,582
2024 $15,463,134,387 $98,963,185,510

Brunei and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Sri Lanka
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Sri Lanka
1960 - $145.9
1961 - $145.9
1962 - $141.4
1963 - $119.4
1964 - $122.9
1965 $1,029 $155.6
1966 $1,146 $156.6
1967 $1,149 $162.3
1968 $1,274 $153.5
1969 $1,226 $163.6
1970 $1,325 $186.9
1971 $1,432 $188.8
1972 $1,905 $199.4
1973 $2,939 $220.2
1974 $15,195 $268.7
1975 $15,793 $279.8
1976 $18,671 $260.3
1977 $21,747 $292.1
1978 $23,447 $191
1979 $33,501 $230.8
1980 $58,005 $271.1
1981 $48,793 $292.5
1982 $45,075 $312
1983 $38,720 $336
1984 $36,061 $391
1985 $31,827 $385
1986 $18,501 $407
1987 $21,030 $420
1988 $18,825 $434
1989 $20,090 $430
1990 $23,659 $491
1991 $23,932 $546
1992 $23,451 $580
1993 $22,397 $607
1994 $22,767 $678
1995 $26,443 $742
1996 $25,692 $776
1997 $25,522 $827
1998 $17,769 $849
1999 $19,752 $826
2000 $20,130 $846
2001 $18,288 $804
2002 $18,621 $835
2003 $20,678 $946
2004 $24,423 $1,029
2005 $29,386 $1,207
2006 $34,675 $1,390
2007 $36,217 $1,579
2008 $42,157 $1,974
2009 $30,946 $2,027
2010 $34,938 $2,808
2011 $46,383 $3,225
2012 $46,969 $3,328
2013 $44,003 $3,741
2014 $41,027 $3,972
2015 $30,625 $4,058
2016 $26,663 $4,149
2017 $28,024 $4,399
2018 $30,988 $4,359
2019 $30,427 $4,082
2020 $26,834 $3,848
2021 $31,007 $3,997
2022 $36,633 $3,343
2023 $32,891 $3,799
2024 $33,418 $4,516

Brunei vs. Sri Lanka life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Sri Lanka
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Sri Lanka
1950 50.6 53.2
1951 51.5 54
1952 52.4 54.9
1953 53.3 55.6
1954 54.2 56.4
1955 55 57.2
1956 55.7 57.9
1957 56.5 58.5
1958 57.3 59.3
1959 58 60
1960 58.7 60.6
1961 59.4 61.2
1962 58.8 61.6
1963 60.6 62
1964 61.3 62.4
1965 61.7 62.8
1966 62.4 63.2
1967 62.9 63.6
1968 63.5 63.9
1969 64 64.1
1970 64.5 64.4
1971 65 64.2
1972 65.4 64.6
1973 66 64.8
1974 66.4 65
1975 67 65.4
1976 67.4 65.8
1977 67.8 66.4
1978 68.3 66.8
1979 68.6 67.5
1980 69 68
1981 69.3 68.4
1982 69.7 68.7
1983 70 68.7
1984 70.2 68.8
1985 70.5 68.9
1986 70.8 69
1987 71 69
1988 71.2 69
1989 71.4 67.3
1990 71.6 69.2
1991 71.9 69.1
1992 72.1 69.6
1993 72.3 70
1994 72.6 70.2
1995 72.8 69.7
1996 73.1 69.8
1997 73.3 69.9
1998 73.6 70.1
1999 73.8 70.4
2000 74 71.2
2001 74.2 71.8
2002 74.4 72.3
2003 74.5 72.4
2004 74.6 68
2005 74.7 73.1
2006 74.8 72.8
2007 74.8 73
2008 74.8 72.6
2009 74.8 70.3
2010 74.8 74.5
2011 74.8 74.7
2012 74.8 75.2
2013 74.9 75.5
2014 74.9 75.8
2015 74.9 76
2016 74.9 76.1
2017 74.9 76.2
2018 75 76.5
2019 75 76.7
2020 75.1 76.9
2021 74.9 76.3
2022 72.9 77.3
2023 75.3 77.5
2024 75.5 77.7
2025 75.7 77.9

Brunei and Sri Lanka population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Sri Lanka
Year Population
Brunei Sri Lanka
1960 88,347 9,661,389
1961 92,517 9,899,372
1962 96,719 10,143,754
1963 101,159 10,395,040
1964 105,922 10,653,397
1965 110,838 10,916,965
1966 115,874 11,183,928
1967 121,017 11,457,328
1968 126,222 11,736,088
1969 131,446 12,013,858
1970 135,138 12,287,110
1971 137,921 12,551,910
1972 142,189 12,809,205
1973 147,369 13,060,916
1974 152,656 13,305,693
1975 158,070 13,548,984
1976 163,607 13,796,770
1977 169,277 14,049,371
1978 174,884 14,310,128
1979 180,422 14,579,614
1980 186,111 14,847,974
1981 191,977 15,099,414
1982 198,165 15,286,567
1983 204,741 15,388,794
1984 211,661 15,441,860
1985 218,919 15,544,154
1986 226,495 15,731,256
1987 233,860 15,916,576
1988 240,913 16,078,621
1989 248,064 16,248,557
1990 255,292 16,352,458
1991 262,596 16,475,354
1992 269,839 16,739,284
1993 276,971 17,025,918
1994 284,091 17,275,773
1995 291,195 17,564,068
1996 298,276 17,905,018
1997 305,341 18,248,200
1998 312,385 18,596,003
1999 319,411 18,944,731
2000 326,424 19,293,054
2001 333,345 19,600,362
2002 340,099 19,805,752
2003 346,637 19,951,521
2004 352,911 20,087,605
2005 358,916 20,216,524
2006 364,663 20,352,411
2007 370,873 20,492,545
2008 377,793 20,629,378
2009 384,952 20,756,435
2010 392,332 20,879,089
2011 399,389 21,009,048
2012 405,557 21,169,458
2013 411,202 20,585,000
2014 416,750 20,778,000
2015 422,212 20,970,000
2016 427,564 21,209,000
2017 432,772 21,453,000
2018 437,810 21,670,000
2019 442,680 21,803,000
2020 447,404 21,919,000
2021 451,721 22,156,000
2022 455,370 22,181,000
2023 458,949 22,037,000
2024 462,721 21,916,000

Fertility rates in Brunei and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate
Brunei

Sri Lanka
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Sri Lanka
1960 7.32 5.35
1961 7.19 5.24
1962 7.03 5.18
1963 6.89 5.12
1964 6.77 5.06
1965 6.65 4.93
1966 6.51 4.83
1967 6.37 4.79
1968 6.2 4.66
1969 6.01 4.5
1970 5.8 4.39
1971 5.62 4.27
1972 5.5 4.16
1973 5.36 4
1974 5.18 3.86
1975 4.99 3.82
1976 4.78 3.78
1977 4.58 3.74
1978 4.39 3.81
1979 4.22 3.82
1980 4.07 3.73
1981 3.94 3.65
1982 3.84 3.32
1983 3.75 3.11
1984 3.68 3.01
1985 3.61 2.9
1986 3.55 2.74
1987 3.49 2.64
1988 3.44 2.57
1989 3.36 2.58
1990 3.29 2.54
1991 3.21 2.51
1992 3.11 2.49
1993 3.01 2.44
1994 2.9 2.4
1995 2.79 2.35
1996 2.68 2.29
1997 2.6 2.22
1998 2.53 2.14
1999 2.46 2.14
2000 2.4 2.21
2001 2.34 2.28
2002 2.26 2.31
2003 2.19 2.3
2004 2.1 2.27
2005 2.02 2.26
2006 1.97 2.29
2007 1.93 2.3
2008 1.92 2.23
2009 1.92 2.18
2010 1.94 2.13
2011 1.96 2.14
2012 1.97 2.17
2013 1.98 2.18
2014 1.97 2.13
2015 1.95 2.09
2016 1.92 2.06
2017 1.88 2.04
2018 1.85 2.03
2019 1.82 2.02
2020 1.8 2.01
2021 1.78 2
2022 1.76 1.98
2023 1.75 1.97

Brunei and Sri Lanka demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Sri Lanka
Year Median age, years
Brunei Sri Lanka
1960 18.8 19.5
1961 18.1 19.5
1962 17.5 19.5
1963 17.1 19.5
1964 17 19.5
1965 17 19.5
1966 17.2 19.6
1967 17.3 19.7
1968 17.5 19.8
1969 17.7 19.9
1970 17.8 20
1971 17.9 20.1
1972 18 20.2
1973 18.2 20.4
1974 18.3 20.6
1975 18.6 20.7
1976 18.8 20.9
1977 19.1 21
1978 19.4 21.2
1979 19.6 21.3
1980 20 21.5
1981 20.3 21.6
1982 20.6 21.7
1983 21 21.9
1984 21.3 22
1985 21.7 22.2
1986 22 22.5
1987 22.3 22.8
1988 22.6 23.1
1989 22.8 23.4
1990 23.1 23.6
1991 23.4 23.9
1992 23.6 24.3
1993 23.8 24.6
1994 24.1 24.9
1995 24.4 25.3
1996 24.7 25.8
1997 24.9 26.2
1998 25.2 26.5
1999 25.5 26.9
2000 25.8 27.2
2001 26.1 27.6
2002 26.4 27.9
2003 26.8 28.2
2004 27.1 28.5
2005 27.5 28.8
2006 27.9 29
2007 28.1 29.3
2008 28 29.6
2009 28 29.9
2010 28 30.2
2011 28.1 30.5
2012 28.4 30.8
2013 28.8 31.1
2014 29.1 31.4
2015 29.5 31.7
2016 29.8 32
2017 30.2 32.3
2018 30.6 32.5
2019 31 32.8
2020 31.4 33.1
2021 31.8 33.3
2022 32.3 33.6
2023 32.8 33.8
2024 33.2 34.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Sri Lanka
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$84.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
20.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
1.64%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
317,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-5.49%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
4.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
25.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
49.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.1%
2019
Listed domestic companies n/a
284
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$19.5B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$6.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$6.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
540,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
8.22%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.7%
2024

Energy

Brunei Sri Lanka
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
474 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$29.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
20.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
53.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
48.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
6.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
60%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
684 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
49.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
40.8%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Sri Lanka
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-27,245
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
19.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.11 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
32
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
51
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
3.43
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
19.7
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
57
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
92.7%
2023
English speaking
37.8%
2023
18.3%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
51.2%
2023

Health

Brunei Sri Lanka
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$145.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$58.5
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
77.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
14.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
1.19
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
25.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
18
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate n/a
10.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
19.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Sri Lanka
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
1,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
11,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
8,122 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
70,894 mi
2010

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