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Brunei vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 165th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Syria
Population
469088
26304877
Population rank 170/197 57/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 142/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 35/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$354M
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 151/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$731
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
73 years
2025

Brunei and Syria: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Syria economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Syria
Year GDP
Brunei Syria
1960 - $857,704,413
1961 - $945,244,972
1962 - $1,110,565,881
1963 - $1,200,447,408
1964 - $1,339,494,267
1965 $114,039,501 $1,472,036,540
1966 $132,757,528 $1,342,287,553
1967 $139,029,537 $1,580,229,799
1968 $160,818,236 $1,753,746,430
1969 $161,210,236 $2,245,011,515
1970 $179,078,929 $2,140,384,010
1971 $197,525,768 $2,589,851,325
1972 $270,822,782 $3,059,681,698
1973 $433,095,527 $3,239,487,516
1974 $2,319,576,214 $5,159,557,148
1975 $2,496,420,258 $6,826,980,444
1976 $3,054,765,590 $7,633,528,867
1977 $3,681,242,528 $7,696,011,396
1978 $4,100,423,674 $9,275,200,458
1979 $6,044,367,628 $9,929,681,529
1980 $10,795,432,294 $13,062,420,382
1981 $9,367,218,664 $15,518,201,335
1982 $8,932,198,186 $16,298,929,011
1983 $7,927,590,750 $17,589,277,143
1984 $7,632,788,075 $17,503,078,174
1985 $6,967,623,884 $16,403,539,893
1986 $4,190,280,003 $13,293,205,278
1987 $4,918,010,080 $11,356,215,543
1988 $4,535,130,305 $10,577,041,645
1989 $4,983,622,881 $9,853,395,762
1990 $6,039,881,087 $12,308,624,418
1991 $6,284,497,300 $12,981,833,333
1992 $6,327,966,445 $13,253,565,861
1993 $6,203,339,925 $13,695,962,055
1994 $6,467,782,521 $10,122,020,000
1995 $7,700,144,057 $11,396,706,587
1996 $7,663,377,277 $13,789,560,878
1997 $7,793,034,390 $14,505,233,463
1998 $5,550,846,025 $15,200,846,154
1999 $6,309,070,375 $15,873,875,969
2000 $6,570,999,060 $18,937,052,543
2001 $6,096,155,748 $20,237,024,725
2002 $6,333,082,879 $20,669,357,462
2003 $7,167,725,265 $21,828,144,686
2004 $8,619,178,799 $25,086,950,495
2005 $10,547,202,612 $28,858,965,517
2006 $12,644,616,446 $33,751,788,856
2007 $13,432,029,496 $40,465,318,382
2008 $15,926,456,492 $52,557,913,569
2009 $11,912,904,529 $54,111,735,629
2010 $13,707,121,031 $61,390,830,875
2011 $18,524,791,071 $67,539,428,159
2012 $19,048,443,340 $43,190,318,033
2013 $18,094,148,099 $21,361,254,635
2014 $17,097,797,372 $21,502,061,466
2015 $12,930,296,852 $16,466,863,117
2016 $11,400,266,055 $12,597,854,877
2017 $12,128,168,047 $16,369,843,352
2018 $13,566,908,401 $21,497,782,868
2019 $13,469,235,348 $22,583,045,060
2020 $12,005,799,664 $12,047,752,036
2021 $14,006,496,614 $14,353,205,678
2022 $16,681,536,443 $23,622,827,080
2023 $15,095,084,686 $19,993,439,950
2024 $15,463,134,387 -

Brunei and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Syria
1960 - $183.5
1961 - $196.3
1962 - $223.9
1963 - $234.9
1964 - $254.2
1965 $1,029 $270.8
1966 $1,146 $239.3
1967 $1,149 $272.9
1968 $1,274 $293.3
1969 $1,226 $364
1970 $1,325 $335
1971 $1,432 $393
1972 $1,905 $448
1973 $2,939 $459
1974 $15,195 $707
1975 $15,793 $904
1976 $18,671 $976
1977 $21,747 $951
1978 $23,447 $1,108
1979 $33,501 $1,146
1980 $58,005 $1,458
1981 $48,793 $1,676
1982 $45,075 $1,703
1983 $38,720 $1,776
1984 $36,061 $1,706
1985 $31,827 $1,544
1986 $18,501 $1,208
1987 $21,030 $997
1988 $18,825 $898
1989 $20,090 $809
1990 $23,659 $978
1991 $23,932 $1,000
1992 $23,451 $990
1993 $22,397 $993
1994 $22,767 $712
1995 $26,443 $780
1996 $25,692 $918
1997 $25,522 $941
1998 $17,769 $961
1999 $19,752 $978
2000 $20,130 $1,138
2001 $18,288 $1,187
2002 $18,621 $1,183
2003 $20,678 $1,220
2004 $24,423 $1,368
2005 $29,386 $1,534
2006 $34,675 $1,719
2007 $36,217 $1,938
2008 $42,157 $2,429
2009 $30,946 $2,462
2010 $34,938 $2,731
2011 $46,383 $2,952
2012 $46,969 $1,898
2013 $44,003 $986
2014 $41,027 $1,061
2015 $30,625 $848
2016 $26,663 $656
2017 $28,024 $852
2018 $30,988 $1,098
2019 $30,427 $1,110
2020 $26,834 $572
2021 $31,007 $664
2022 $36,633 $1,052
2023 $32,891 $847
2024 $33,418 -

Brunei vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Syria
1950 50.6 42.5
1951 51.5 43.4
1952 52.4 44.3
1953 53.3 45.3
1954 54.2 46.4
1955 55 47.4
1956 55.7 48.5
1957 56.5 49.6
1958 57.3 50.7
1959 58 51.7
1960 58.7 52.7
1961 59.4 53.7
1962 58.8 54.6
1963 60.6 55.4
1964 61.3 56.2
1965 61.7 56.9
1966 62.4 57.6
1967 62.9 58
1968 63.5 59.1
1969 64 59.8
1970 64.5 60.6
1971 65 61.3
1972 65.4 62
1973 66 60.8
1974 66.4 63.4
1975 67 64.2
1976 67.4 64.8
1977 67.8 65.4
1978 68.3 65.9
1979 68.6 66.2
1980 69 66.5
1981 69.3 64.6
1982 69.7 60.8
1983 70 67.4
1984 70.2 67.7
1985 70.5 68
1986 70.8 68.4
1987 71 68.8
1988 71.2 69.2
1989 71.4 69.5
1990 71.6 69.8
1991 71.9 70.1
1992 72.1 70.2
1993 72.3 70.3
1994 72.6 70.3
1995 72.8 70.2
1996 73.1 70.2
1997 73.3 70.2
1998 73.6 70.2
1999 73.8 70.5
2000 74 70.9
2001 74.2 71.3
2002 74.4 71.7
2003 74.5 72.2
2004 74.6 72.5
2005 74.7 72.8
2006 74.8 73
2007 74.8 73.3
2008 74.8 73.4
2009 74.8 73.5
2010 74.8 73.5
2011 74.8 72.3
2012 74.8 66.2
2013 74.9 65.1
2014 74.9 65.5
2015 74.9 63.3
2016 74.9 65.2
2017 74.9 65.7
2018 75 67.4
2019 75 71
2020 75.1 71.9
2021 74.9 72.4
2022 72.9 72.8
2023 75.3 72.1
2024 75.5 72.6
2025 75.7 73

Brunei and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Syria
Year Population
Brunei Syria
1960 88,347 4,673,500
1961 92,517 4,815,466
1962 96,719 4,959,340
1963 101,159 5,110,467
1964 105,922 5,269,087
1965 110,838 5,435,267
1966 115,874 5,609,047
1967 121,017 5,790,198
1968 126,222 5,978,742
1969 131,446 6,175,166
1970 135,138 6,380,609
1971 137,921 6,598,094
1972 142,189 6,826,024
1973 147,369 7,060,321
1974 152,656 7,302,160
1975 158,070 7,554,364
1976 163,607 7,817,320
1977 169,277 8,090,501
1978 174,884 8,372,759
1979 180,422 8,661,909
1980 186,111 8,957,663
1981 191,977 9,260,189
1982 198,165 9,572,511
1983 204,741 9,904,809
1984 211,661 10,258,398
1985 218,919 10,625,672
1986 226,495 11,002,844
1987 233,860 11,388,923
1988 240,913 11,782,264
1989 248,064 12,179,060
1990 255,292 12,579,208
1991 262,596 12,980,821
1992 269,839 13,385,571
1993 276,971 13,795,686
1994 284,091 14,208,583
1995 291,195 14,616,801
1996 298,276 15,018,104
1997 305,341 15,417,542
1998 312,385 15,820,413
1999 319,411 16,228,061
2000 326,424 16,637,888
2001 333,345 17,051,338
2002 340,099 17,468,332
2003 346,637 17,889,296
2004 352,911 18,336,875
2005 358,916 18,814,091
2006 364,663 19,637,022
2007 370,873 20,884,125
2008 377,793 21,636,564
2009 384,952 21,976,969
2010 392,332 22,482,421
2011 399,389 22,878,098
2012 405,557 22,759,763
2013 411,202 21,666,917
2014 416,750 20,273,659
2015 422,212 19,424,618
2016 427,564 19,193,834
2017 432,772 19,224,668
2018 437,810 19,577,845
2019 442,680 20,353,534
2020 447,404 21,049,429
2021 451,721 21,628,839
2022 455,370 22,462,173
2023 458,949 23,594,623
2024 462,721 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Brunei and Syria

Fertility rate
Brunei

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Syria
1960 7.32 7.51
1961 7.19 7.5
1962 7.03 7.51
1963 6.89 7.51
1964 6.77 7.53
1965 6.65 7.53
1966 6.51 7.55
1967 6.37 7.56
1968 6.2 7.57
1969 6.01 7.59
1970 5.8 7.62
1971 5.62 7.6
1972 5.5 7.57
1973 5.36 7.55
1974 5.18 7.52
1975 4.99 7.49
1976 4.78 7.45
1977 4.58 7.42
1978 4.39 7.35
1979 4.22 7.25
1980 4.07 7.12
1981 3.94 6.97
1982 3.84 6.81
1983 3.75 6.69
1984 3.68 6.59
1985 3.61 6.48
1986 3.55 6.37
1987 3.49 6.2
1988 3.44 6
1989 3.36 5.78
1990 3.29 5.56
1991 3.21 5.34
1992 3.11 5.14
1993 3.01 4.99
1994 2.9 4.86
1995 2.79 4.7
1996 2.68 4.54
1997 2.6 4.37
1998 2.53 4.25
1999 2.46 4.14
2000 2.4 4.07
2001 2.34 3.98
2002 2.26 3.87
2003 2.19 3.76
2004 2.1 3.68
2005 2.02 3.61
2006 1.97 3.56
2007 1.93 3.54
2008 1.92 3.48
2009 1.92 3.42
2010 1.94 3.36
2011 1.96 3.29
2012 1.97 3.22
2013 1.98 3.17
2014 1.97 3.12
2015 1.95 3.07
2016 1.92 3.01
2017 1.88 2.97
2018 1.85 2.93
2019 1.82 2.88
2020 1.8 2.84
2021 1.78 2.8
2022 1.76 2.75
2023 1.75 2.71

Brunei and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Syria
Year Median age, years
Brunei Syria
1960 18.8 17.6
1961 18.1 17.3
1962 17.5 17.1
1963 17.1 16.9
1964 17 16.7
1965 17 16.5
1966 17.2 16.4
1967 17.3 16.2
1968 17.5 16.1
1969 17.7 16
1970 17.8 15.9
1971 17.9 15.8
1972 18 15.8
1973 18.2 15.7
1974 18.3 15.7
1975 18.6 15.7
1976 18.8 15.6
1977 19.1 15.6
1978 19.4 15.6
1979 19.6 15.6
1980 20 15.6
1981 20.3 15.6
1982 20.6 15.7
1983 21 15.8
1984 21.3 15.8
1985 21.7 15.9
1986 22 16
1987 22.3 16.1
1988 22.6 16.2
1989 22.8 16.4
1990 23.1 16.5
1991 23.4 16.7
1992 23.6 16.9
1993 23.8 17.1
1994 24.1 17.3
1995 24.4 17.5
1996 24.7 17.7
1997 24.9 17.9
1998 25.2 18.1
1999 25.5 18.3
2000 25.8 18.5
2001 26.1 18.8
2002 26.4 19
2003 26.8 19.2
2004 27.1 19.5
2005 27.5 19.7
2006 27.9 20.3
2007 28.1 21
2008 28 21.3
2009 28 21.5
2010 28 21.7
2011 28.1 21.9
2012 28.4 21.8
2013 28.8 21.2
2014 29.1 20.1
2015 29.5 19.5
2016 29.8 19.5
2017 30.2 19.6
2018 30.6 20.1
2019 31 20.9
2020 31.4 21.6
2021 31.8 22.2
2022 32.3 22.7
2023 32.8 23.3
2024 33.2 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
67
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10% n/a
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.8%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
32.2%
2010
Banked people share n/a
23.3%
2011

Energy

Brunei Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Brunei Syria
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
12
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
94.4%
2021
English speaking
37.8%
2023
4%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
34.7%
2019

Health

Brunei Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
1.19
2016
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
20.6
2023
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Syria
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
n/a

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