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Brunei vs Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 50.4M in Sudan (ranked 30/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 721,239 sq mi for Sudan (ranked 165th vs. 15th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Sudan
Population
469088
52963918
Population rank 170/197 29/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$49.9B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 93/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$989
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 178/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$2,127
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$136B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
252%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$2,691
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 107/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$1,875
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
721,239 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Brunei and Sudan: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Sudan economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Sudan
Year GDP
Brunei Sudan
1960 - $1,126,364,162
1961 - $1,222,860,429
1962 - $1,328,259,625
1963 - $1,351,234,926
1964 - $1,388,282,600
1965 $114,039,501 $1,446,869,619
1966 $132,757,528 $1,484,491,676
1967 $139,029,537 $1,607,409,539
1968 $160,818,236 $1,677,771,401
1969 $161,210,236 $1,847,501,441
1970 $179,078,929 $2,100,229,759
1971 $197,525,768 $2,288,340,041
1972 $270,822,782 $2,483,055,722
1973 $433,095,527 $3,077,254,460
1974 $2,319,576,214 $3,958,931,660
1975 $2,496,420,258 $4,823,090,192
1976 $3,054,765,590 $6,013,210,816
1977 $3,681,242,528 $7,499,005,639
1978 $4,100,423,674 $8,128,719,315
1979 $6,044,367,628 $8,418,407,787
1980 $10,795,432,294 $8,951,800,000
1981 $9,367,218,664 $10,753,888,154
1982 $8,932,198,186 $8,732,542,274
1983 $7,927,590,750 $8,230,153,846
1984 $7,632,788,075 $10,447,615,385
1985 $6,967,623,884 $8,075,259,600
1986 $4,190,280,003 $10,092,200,000
1987 $4,918,010,080 $12,093,333,333
1988 $4,535,130,305 $14,372,555,556
1989 $4,983,622,881 $21,408,111,111
1990 $6,039,881,087 $33,641,222,222
1991 $6,284,497,300 $44,171,194,366
1992 $6,327,966,445 $7,031,933,492
1993 $6,203,339,925 $8,881,005,436
1994 $6,467,782,521 $12,793,794,737
1995 $7,700,144,057 $13,830,363,900
1996 $7,663,377,277 $9,018,300,725
1997 $7,793,034,390 $11,681,175,864
1998 $5,550,846,025 $11,250,221,537
1999 $6,309,070,375 $10,682,028,340
2000 $6,570,999,060 $12,257,299,147
2001 $6,096,155,748 $15,716,361,792
2002 $6,333,082,879 $18,137,128,388
2003 $7,167,725,265 $21,355,298,460
2004 $8,619,178,799 $26,646,007,251
2005 $10,547,202,612 $35,182,711,988
2006 $12,644,616,446 $45,263,831,634
2007 $13,432,029,496 $59,440,139,775
2008 $15,926,456,492 $64,833,083,257
2009 $11,912,904,529 $51,621,044,077
2010 $13,707,121,031 $58,962,978,034
2011 $18,524,791,071 $55,018,567,211
2012 $19,048,443,340 $37,632,919,967
2013 $18,094,148,099 $43,024,018,082
2014 $17,097,797,372 $49,516,748,618
2015 $12,930,296,852 $51,726,758,677
2016 $11,400,266,055 $42,630,376,000
2017 $12,128,168,047 $41,283,617,976
2018 $13,566,908,401 $32,333,780,383
2019 $13,469,235,348 $32,338,079,165
2020 $12,005,799,664 $27,034,593,750
2021 $14,006,496,614 $34,229,513,775
2022 $16,681,536,443 $51,666,875,363
2023 $15,095,084,686 $39,898,289,821
2024 $15,463,134,387 $49,909,807,030

Brunei and Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Sudan
1960 - $134.7
1961 - $141.6
1962 - $148.9
1963 - $146.6
1964 - $145.7
1965 $1,029 $146.8
1966 $1,146 $145.6
1967 $1,149 $152.4
1968 $1,274 $153.7
1969 $1,226 $163.5
1970 $1,325 $179.6
1971 $1,432 $189
1972 $1,905 $198.2
1973 $2,939 $235.8
1974 $15,195 $291.5
1975 $15,793 $343
1976 $18,671 $413
1977 $21,747 $497
1978 $23,447 $518
1979 $33,501 $515
1980 $58,005 $525
1981 $48,793 $605
1982 $45,075 $472
1983 $38,720 $431
1984 $36,061 $534
1985 $31,827 $406
1986 $18,501 $497
1987 $21,030 $584
1988 $18,825 $680
1989 $20,090 $992
1990 $23,659 $1,528
1991 $23,932 $1,966
1992 $23,451 $307
1993 $22,397 $379
1994 $22,767 $532
1995 $26,443 $561
1996 $25,692 $357
1997 $25,522 $453
1998 $17,769 $425
1999 $19,752 $394
2000 $20,130 $441
2001 $18,288 $551
2002 $18,621 $621
2003 $20,678 $714
2004 $24,423 $872
2005 $29,386 $1,125
2006 $34,675 $1,415
2007 $36,217 $1,814
2008 $42,157 $1,928
2009 $30,946 $1,493
2010 $34,938 $1,665
2011 $46,383 $1,522
2012 $46,969 $1,019
2013 $44,003 $1,139
2014 $41,027 $1,275
2015 $30,625 $1,292
2016 $26,663 $1,033
2017 $28,024 $967
2018 $30,988 $731
2019 $30,427 $710
2020 $26,834 $578
2021 $31,007 $712
2022 $36,633 $1,046
2023 $32,891 $797
2024 $33,418 $989

Brunei vs. Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Sudan
1950 50.6 45.8
1951 51.5 46.2
1952 52.4 46.5
1953 53.3 46.9
1954 54.2 47.3
1955 55 47.7
1956 55.7 48.1
1957 56.5 48.5
1958 57.3 48.9
1959 58 49.2
1960 58.7 49.6
1961 59.4 50
1962 58.8 50.4
1963 60.6 50.8
1964 61.3 50.9
1965 61.7 51
1966 62.4 51.3
1967 62.9 51.5
1968 63.5 51.8
1969 64 52
1970 64.5 52.3
1971 65 52.5
1972 65.4 52.8
1973 66 53
1974 66.4 53.2
1975 67 53.3
1976 67.4 53.3
1977 67.8 53.5
1978 68.3 53.3
1979 68.6 53.4
1980 69 54.1
1981 69.3 54.4
1982 69.7 54.4
1983 70 49.6
1984 70.2 49.8
1985 70.5 50
1986 70.8 54.6
1987 71 54.7
1988 71.2 55
1989 71.4 54.9
1990 71.6 55.5
1991 71.9 55.6
1992 72.1 56
1993 72.3 56.1
1994 72.6 57
1995 72.8 57.4
1996 73.1 57.6
1997 73.3 58.1
1998 73.6 58.3
1999 73.8 58.6
2000 74 58.9
2001 74.2 59.3
2002 74.4 59.3
2003 74.5 58.3
2004 74.6 56.8
2005 74.7 57.2
2006 74.8 60.4
2007 74.8 61.4
2008 74.8 61.3
2009 74.8 62.7
2010 74.8 63
2011 74.8 63.2
2012 74.8 63.4
2013 74.9 63.4
2014 74.9 64
2015 74.9 64.4
2016 74.9 64.7
2017 74.9 65.1
2018 75 65.5
2019 75 65.8
2020 75.1 65.1
2021 74.9 64.5
2022 72.9 65.7
2023 75.3 66.3
2024 75.5 66.5
2025 75.7 66.7

Brunei and Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Sudan
Year Population
Brunei Sudan
1960 88,347 8,364,489
1961 92,517 8,634,941
1962 96,719 8,919,028
1963 101,159 9,218,077
1964 105,922 9,531,109
1965 110,838 9,858,030
1966 115,874 10,197,578
1967 121,017 10,550,597
1968 126,222 10,917,999
1969 131,446 11,298,936
1970 135,138 11,695,771
1971 137,921 12,105,539
1972 142,189 12,527,856
1973 147,369 13,049,315
1974 152,656 13,580,723
1975 158,070 14,064,798
1976 163,607 14,569,716
1977 169,277 15,086,614
1978 174,884 15,695,003
1979 180,422 16,355,352
1980 186,111 17,058,905
1981 191,977 17,780,572
1982 198,165 18,486,645
1983 204,741 19,109,770
1984 211,661 19,546,528
1985 218,919 19,905,872
1986 226,495 20,288,238
1987 233,860 20,704,904
1988 240,913 21,138,431
1989 248,064 21,578,022
1990 255,292 22,021,481
1991 262,596 22,470,676
1992 269,839 22,927,355
1993 276,971 23,445,592
1994 284,091 24,043,948
1995 291,195 24,672,143
1996 298,276 25,231,528
1997 305,341 25,799,821
1998 312,385 26,458,999
1999 319,411 27,130,613
2000 326,424 27,816,745
2001 333,345 28,516,770
2002 340,099 29,228,727
2003 346,637 29,896,035
2004 352,911 30,556,637
2005 358,916 31,262,444
2006 364,663 31,992,435
2007 370,873 32,764,135
2008 377,793 33,623,980
2009 384,952 34,569,113
2010 392,332 35,414,399
2011 399,389 36,140,806
2012 405,557 36,923,178
2013 411,202 37,785,849
2014 416,750 38,823,318
2015 422,212 40,024,431
2016 427,564 41,259,892
2017 432,772 42,714,306
2018 437,810 44,230,596
2019 442,680 45,548,175
2020 447,404 46,789,231
2021 451,721 48,066,924
2022 455,370 49,383,346
2023 458,949 50,042,791
2024 462,721 50,448,963

Fertility rates in Brunei and Sudan

Fertility rate
Brunei

Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Sudan
1960 7.32 6.66
1961 7.19 6.66
1962 7.03 6.7
1963 6.89 6.76
1964 6.77 6.8
1965 6.65 6.84
1966 6.51 6.88
1967 6.37 6.91
1968 6.2 6.95
1969 6.01 6.97
1970 5.8 6.99
1971 5.62 7.02
1972 5.5 6.98
1973 5.36 6.94
1974 5.18 6.91
1975 4.99 6.87
1976 4.78 6.82
1977 4.58 6.78
1978 4.39 6.72
1979 4.22 6.65
1980 4.07 6.59
1981 3.94 6.53
1982 3.84 6.47
1983 3.75 6.41
1984 3.68 6.34
1985 3.61 6.28
1986 3.55 6.23
1987 3.49 6.18
1988 3.44 6.13
1989 3.36 6.11
1990 3.29 6.07
1991 3.21 6.05
1992 3.11 6.02
1993 3.01 5.97
1994 2.9 5.91
1995 2.79 5.86
1996 2.68 5.79
1997 2.6 5.72
1998 2.53 5.65
1999 2.46 5.62
2000 2.4 5.6
2001 2.34 5.56
2002 2.26 5.53
2003 2.19 5.49
2004 2.1 5.46
2005 2.02 5.4
2006 1.97 5.33
2007 1.93 5.27
2008 1.92 5.21
2009 1.92 5.17
2010 1.94 5.14
2011 1.96 5.09
2012 1.97 5.03
2013 1.98 4.97
2014 1.97 4.91
2015 1.95 4.9
2016 1.92 4.83
2017 1.88 4.76
2018 1.85 4.68
2019 1.82 4.62
2020 1.8 4.54
2021 1.78 4.46
2022 1.76 4.38
2023 1.75 4.32

Brunei and Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Sudan
Year Median age, years
Brunei Sudan
1960 18.8 16.7
1961 18.1 16.7
1962 17.5 16.7
1963 17.1 16.6
1964 17 16.5
1965 17 16.5
1966 17.2 16.4
1967 17.3 16.4
1968 17.5 16.3
1969 17.7 16.3
1970 17.8 16.2
1971 17.9 16.2
1972 18 16.1
1973 18.2 16
1974 18.3 15.9
1975 18.6 16
1976 18.8 16
1977 19.1 16.1
1978 19.4 16.2
1979 19.6 16.4
1980 20 16.5
1981 20.3 16.6
1982 20.6 16.7
1983 21 16.7
1984 21.3 16.8
1985 21.7 16.8
1986 22 16.8
1987 22.3 16.9
1988 22.6 16.9
1989 22.8 16.8
1990 23.1 16.8
1991 23.4 16.8
1992 23.6 16.8
1993 23.8 16.8
1994 24.1 16.8
1995 24.4 16.8
1996 24.7 16.8
1997 24.9 16.8
1998 25.2 16.8
1999 25.5 16.9
2000 25.8 16.9
2001 26.1 17
2002 26.4 17
2003 26.8 17.1
2004 27.1 17.1
2005 27.5 17.1
2006 27.9 17.2
2007 28.1 17.3
2008 28 17.3
2009 28 17.4
2010 28 17.5
2011 28.1 17.4
2012 28.4 17.5
2013 28.8 17.5
2014 29.1 17.7
2015 29.5 17.9
2016 29.8 18.1
2017 30.2 18.3
2018 30.6 18.6
2019 31 18.7
2020 31.4 18.9
2021 31.8 19
2022 32.3 19.2
2023 32.8 19.3
2024 33.2 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$36.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
6.17%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
2.02%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
0.92%
2021
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
144,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-2.68%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
7.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
54.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
23%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
35.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
27.8%
2014
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.2%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$178M
2017
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$900M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
836,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
20.9%
2018
Banked people share n/a
15.3%
2014

Energy

Brunei Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$8.15
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
30.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
61%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
4.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
18.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
278.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
58%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
71.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
66%
2023

Society

Brunei Sudan
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.62%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-544,257
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
36.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
27.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
15
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
5.1
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
60.7%
2018
English speaking
37.8%
2023
93.7%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
26.4%
2020

Health

Brunei Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$31.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$16.2
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
17.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.26
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
256
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
50.1
2023
Obesity rate n/a
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
33
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Sudan
% of world land
0.004%
2025
1.25%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
14,296 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
435,002 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
68,892 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
19,263 mi
2019

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