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Brunei vs Sweden statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 10.6M in Sweden (ranked 93/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 157,248 sq mi for Sweden (ranked 165th vs. 58th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Sweden ranks 25/197 ($610B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Sweden ranks 15/197 ($57,723).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Sweden
Population
469088
10654722
Population rank 170/197 93/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$610B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 25/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$57,723
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 15/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$71,030
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$199B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
33.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$18,842
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 32/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$40,075
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
157,248 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
67.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Brunei and Sweden: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Sweden economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Sweden
Year GDP
Brunei Sweden
1960 - $15,930,258,332
1961 - $17,329,819,494
1962 - $18,794,282,717
1963 - $20,342,365,392
1964 - $22,685,750,575
1965 $114,039,501 $24,964,233,891
1966 $132,757,528 $27,155,028,520
1967 $139,029,537 $29,475,219,787
1968 $160,818,236 $31,278,230,634
1969 $161,210,236 $33,967,691,454
1970 $179,078,929 $38,037,663,342
1971 $197,525,768 $41,506,627,519
1972 $270,822,782 $48,883,734,672
1973 $433,095,527 $59,319,523,962
1974 $2,319,576,214 $65,918,391,224
1975 $2,496,420,258 $82,766,182,746
1976 $3,054,765,590 $89,233,541,404
1977 $3,681,242,528 $94,332,865,494
1978 $4,100,423,674 $104,292,130,796
1979 $6,044,367,628 $123,208,942,175
1980 $10,795,432,294 $141,887,695,763
1981 $9,367,218,664 $129,500,408,224
1982 $8,932,198,186 $114,216,043,040
1983 $7,927,590,750 $104,863,313,508
1984 $7,632,788,075 $109,044,297,251
1985 $6,967,623,884 $113,959,392,485
1986 $4,190,280,003 $150,281,594,980
1987 $4,918,010,080 $182,746,413,791
1988 $4,535,130,305 $206,688,963,474
1989 $4,983,622,881 $217,634,838,449
1990 $6,039,881,087 $261,469,578,631
1991 $6,284,497,300 $273,834,608,020
1992 $6,327,966,445 $283,912,173,667
1993 $6,203,339,925 $212,647,043,708
1994 $6,467,782,521 $228,701,658,891
1995 $7,700,144,057 $267,052,836,695
1996 $7,663,377,277 $291,952,430,659
1997 $7,793,034,390 $268,251,974,486
1998 $5,550,846,025 $270,889,570,938
1999 $6,309,070,375 $274,320,415,376
2000 $6,570,999,060 $262,905,197,442
2001 $6,096,155,748 $242,499,249,693
2002 $6,333,082,879 $267,373,345,247
2003 $7,167,725,265 $334,074,051,173
2004 $8,619,178,799 $384,547,211,147
2005 $10,547,202,612 $391,690,329,314
2006 $12,644,616,446 $422,530,427,476
2007 $13,432,029,496 $490,050,156,833
2008 $15,926,456,492 $514,616,528,349
2009 $11,912,904,529 $434,313,804,907
2010 $13,707,121,031 $492,753,255,886
2011 $18,524,791,071 $570,541,353,129
2012 $19,048,443,340 $549,742,183,874
2013 $18,094,148,099 $584,128,116,410
2014 $17,097,797,372 $577,730,245,154
2015 $12,930,296,852 $501,698,263,621
2016 $11,400,266,055 $514,218,206,628
2017 $12,128,168,047 $536,083,940,229
2018 $13,566,908,401 $551,312,498,430
2019 $13,469,235,348 $532,169,294,166
2020 $12,005,799,664 $545,147,614,972
2021 $14,006,496,614 $637,186,904,844
2022 $16,681,536,443 $579,895,717,344
2023 $15,095,084,686 $585,489,968,189
2024 $15,463,134,387 $610,117,791,237

Brunei and Sweden economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Sweden
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Sweden
1960 - $2,128
1961 - $2,304
1962 - $2,485
1963 - $2,675
1964 - $2,961
1965 $1,029 $3,228
1966 $1,146 $3,478
1967 $1,149 $3,746
1968 $1,274 $3,953
1969 $1,226 $4,263
1970 $1,325 $4,729
1971 $1,432 $5,125
1972 $1,905 $6,018
1973 $2,939 $7,291
1974 $15,195 $8,078
1975 $15,793 $10,103
1976 $18,671 $10,853
1977 $21,747 $11,432
1978 $23,447 $12,602
1979 $33,501 $14,856
1980 $58,005 $17,073
1981 $48,793 $15,564
1982 $45,075 $13,719
1983 $38,720 $12,590
1984 $36,061 $13,080
1985 $31,827 $13,647
1986 $18,501 $17,955
1987 $21,030 $21,761
1988 $18,825 $24,499
1989 $20,090 $25,625
1990 $23,659 $30,550
1991 $23,932 $31,777
1992 $23,451 $32,754
1993 $22,397 $24,390
1994 $22,767 $26,046
1995 $26,443 $30,254
1996 $25,692 $33,023
1997 $25,522 $30,324
1998 $17,769 $30,606
1999 $19,752 $30,969
2000 $20,130 $29,633
2001 $18,288 $27,259
2002 $18,621 $29,958
2003 $20,678 $37,292
2004 $24,423 $42,758
2005 $29,386 $43,379
2006 $34,675 $46,532
2007 $36,217 $53,569
2008 $42,157 $55,817
2009 $30,946 $46,708
2010 $34,938 $52,543
2011 $46,383 $60,380
2012 $46,969 $57,750
2013 $44,003 $60,844
2014 $41,027 $59,584
2015 $30,625 $51,198
2016 $26,663 $51,820
2017 $28,024 $53,301
2018 $30,988 $54,182
2019 $30,427 $51,773
2020 $26,834 $52,654
2021 $31,007 $61,175
2022 $36,633 $55,297
2023 $32,891 $55,567
2024 $33,418 $57,723

Brunei vs. Sweden life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Sweden
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Sweden
1950 50.6 71.1
1951 51.5 71.4
1952 52.4 71.8
1953 53.3 71.9
1954 54.2 72.4
1955 55 72.6
1956 55.7 72.7
1957 56.5 72.5
1958 57.3 73.2
1959 58 73.4
1960 58.7 73
1961 59.4 73.5
1962 58.8 73.4
1963 60.6 73.5
1964 61.3 73.7
1965 61.7 73.9
1966 62.4 74.1
1967 62.9 74.1
1968 63.5 74
1969 64 74.1
1970 64.5 74.7
1971 65 74.6
1972 65.4 74.7
1973 66 74.9
1974 66.4 75
1975 67 75
1976 67.4 75
1977 67.8 75.4
1978 68.3 75.5
1979 68.6 75.5
1980 69 75.7
1981 69.3 76
1982 69.7 76.3
1983 70 76.6
1984 70.2 76.8
1985 70.5 76.7
1986 70.8 77
1987 71 77.1
1988 71.2 77
1989 71.4 77.7
1990 71.6 77.6
1991 71.9 77.7
1992 72.1 78.1
1993 72.3 78.1
1994 72.6 78.7
1995 72.8 78.8
1996 73.1 79
1997 73.3 79.3
1998 73.6 79.4
1999 73.8 79.5
2000 74 79.7
2001 74.2 79.8
2002 74.4 79.9
2003 74.5 80.2
2004 74.6 80.5
2005 74.7 80.6
2006 74.8 80.8
2007 74.8 81
2008 74.8 81.1
2009 74.8 81.4
2010 74.8 81.5
2011 74.8 81.8
2012 74.8 81.7
2013 74.9 81.9
2014 74.9 82.2
2015 74.9 82.2
2016 74.9 82.3
2017 74.9 82.4
2018 75 82.5
2019 75 83.1
2020 75.1 82.4
2021 74.9 83
2022 72.9 83
2023 75.3 83.3
2024 75.5 83.4
2025 75.7 83.6

Brunei and Sweden population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Sweden
Year Population
Brunei Sweden
1960 88,347 7,484,656
1961 92,517 7,519,998
1962 96,719 7,561,588
1963 101,159 7,604,328
1964 105,922 7,661,354
1965 110,838 7,733,853
1966 115,874 7,807,797
1967 121,017 7,867,931
1968 126,222 7,912,273
1969 131,446 7,968,072
1970 135,138 8,042,801
1971 137,921 8,098,334
1972 142,189 8,122,300
1973 147,369 8,136,312
1974 152,656 8,159,955
1975 158,070 8,192,437
1976 163,607 8,222,286
1977 169,277 8,251,540
1978 174,884 8,275,599
1979 180,422 8,293,678
1980 186,111 8,310,531
1981 191,977 8,320,503
1982 198,165 8,325,263
1983 204,741 8,329,033
1984 211,661 8,336,605
1985 218,919 8,350,386
1986 226,495 8,369,829
1987 233,860 8,397,804
1988 240,913 8,436,489
1989 248,064 8,492,964
1990 255,292 8,558,835
1991 262,596 8,617,375
1992 269,839 8,668,067
1993 276,971 8,718,561
1994 284,091 8,780,745
1995 291,195 8,826,939
1996 298,276 8,840,998
1997 305,341 8,846,062
1998 312,385 8,850,974
1999 319,411 8,857,874
2000 326,424 8,872,109
2001 333,345 8,895,960
2002 340,099 8,924,958
2003 346,637 8,958,229
2004 352,911 8,993,531
2005 358,916 9,029,572
2006 364,663 9,080,505
2007 370,873 9,148,092
2008 377,793 9,219,637
2009 384,952 9,298,515
2010 392,332 9,378,126
2011 399,389 9,449,213
2012 405,557 9,519,374
2013 411,202 9,600,379
2014 416,750 9,696,110
2015 422,212 9,799,186
2016 427,564 9,923,085
2017 432,772 10,057,698
2018 437,810 10,175,214
2019 442,680 10,278,887
2020 447,404 10,353,442
2021 451,721 10,415,811
2022 455,370 10,486,941
2023 458,949 10,536,632
2024 462,721 10,569,709

Fertility rates in Brunei and Sweden

Fertility rate
Brunei

Sweden
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Sweden
1960 7.32 2.17
1961 7.19 2.21
1962 7.03 2.25
1963 6.89 2.33
1964 6.77 2.47
1965 6.65 2.39
1966 6.51 2.37
1967 6.37 2.28
1968 6.2 2.07
1969 6.01 1.93
1970 5.8 1.92
1971 5.62 1.96
1972 5.5 1.91
1973 5.36 1.87
1974 5.18 1.87
1975 4.99 1.77
1976 4.78 1.68
1977 4.58 1.64
1978 4.39 1.6
1979 4.22 1.66
1980 4.07 1.68
1981 3.94 1.63
1982 3.84 1.62
1983 3.75 1.61
1984 3.68 1.66
1985 3.61 1.74
1986 3.55 1.8
1987 3.49 1.84
1988 3.44 1.96
1989 3.36 2.01
1990 3.29 2.13
1991 3.21 2.11
1992 3.11 2.09
1993 3.01 1.99
1994 2.9 1.88
1995 2.79 1.73
1996 2.68 1.6
1997 2.6 1.52
1998 2.53 1.5
1999 2.46 1.5
2000 2.4 1.54
2001 2.34 1.57
2002 2.26 1.65
2003 2.19 1.71
2004 2.1 1.75
2005 2.02 1.77
2006 1.97 1.85
2007 1.93 1.88
2008 1.92 1.91
2009 1.92 1.94
2010 1.94 1.98
2011 1.96 1.9
2012 1.97 1.91
2013 1.98 1.89
2014 1.97 1.88
2015 1.95 1.85
2016 1.92 1.85
2017 1.88 1.78
2018 1.85 1.76
2019 1.82 1.71
2020 1.8 1.67
2021 1.78 1.67
2022 1.76 1.53
2023 1.75 1.45

Brunei and Sweden demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Sweden
Year Median age, years
Brunei Sweden
1960 18.8 36
1961 18.1 36.2
1962 17.5 36.3
1963 17.1 36.3
1964 17 36.3
1965 17 36.2
1966 17.2 36
1967 17.3 35.9
1968 17.5 35.8
1969 17.7 35.6
1970 17.8 35.4
1971 17.9 35.3
1972 18 35.3
1973 18.2 35.3
1974 18.3 35.3
1975 18.6 35.3
1976 18.8 35.4
1977 19.1 35.5
1978 19.4 35.7
1979 19.6 36
1980 20 36.2
1981 20.3 36.5
1982 20.6 36.8
1983 21 37.1
1984 21.3 37.4
1985 21.7 37.6
1986 22 37.9
1987 22.3 38.1
1988 22.6 38.2
1989 22.8 38.3
1990 23.1 38.3
1991 23.4 38.3
1992 23.6 38.4
1993 23.8 38.4
1994 24.1 38.4
1995 24.4 38.5
1996 24.7 38.6
1997 24.9 38.8
1998 25.2 39
1999 25.5 39.2
2000 25.8 39.4
2001 26.1 39.5
2002 26.4 39.7
2003 26.8 39.8
2004 27.1 40
2005 27.5 40.2
2006 27.9 40.4
2007 28.1 40.5
2008 28 40.6
2009 28 40.7
2010 28 40.7
2011 28.1 40.8
2012 28.4 40.9
2013 28.8 40.9
2014 29.1 40.9
2015 29.5 40.9
2016 29.8 40.8
2017 30.2 40.7
2018 30.6 40.6
2019 31 40.5
2020 31.4 40.6
2021 31.8 40.7
2022 32.3 40.7
2023 32.8 40.9
2024 33.2 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Sweden
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$622B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
49.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
7.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-1.45%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
8.31%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
65.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
22.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
77.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
22.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.8%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
575,426
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
7.06%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
45
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
278
2002
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$290B
2003
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$62.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$4.47B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
1,957,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
4.85%
2010
Banked people share n/a
98.6%
2024

Energy

Brunei Sweden
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
4,289 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$15.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
35.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
3.36 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
24.9%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
57.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
49.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
27.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
12,150 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
67.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
39.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.2%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Sweden
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+50,115
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
92
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
80
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
1.15
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
37.8%
2023
89%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
95.5%
2024

Health

Brunei Sweden
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$6,152
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$780
2023
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
4.31
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
30 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
2.5
2023
Obesity rate n/a
15.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
89
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
22.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
9.57 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Sweden
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.27%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
14,877 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
11,514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
108,031 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
356,129 mi
2016

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