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Brunei vs Thailand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 71.7M in Thailand (ranked 20/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 197,256 sq mi for Thailand (ranked 165th vs. 50th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Thailand ranks 30/197 ($526B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Thailand ranks 102/197 ($7,345).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Thailand
Population
469088
71619867
Population rank 170/197 21/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$526B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 30/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$7,345
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 102/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$24,708
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$333B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
64.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$4,642
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 84/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$7,948
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
197,256 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
363 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.21
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
76.8 years
2025

Brunei and Thailand: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Thailand economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Thailand
Year GDP
Brunei Thailand
1960 - $2,760,750,861
1961 - $3,034,037,811
1962 - $3,308,912,797
1963 - $3,540,403,457
1964 - $3,889,129,942
1965 $114,039,501 $4,388,937,649
1966 $132,757,528 $5,279,230,817
1967 $139,029,537 $5,638,461,442
1968 $160,818,236 $6,081,009,428
1969 $161,210,236 $6,695,336,567
1970 $179,078,929 $7,086,538,438
1971 $197,525,768 $7,375,000,024
1972 $270,822,782 $8,177,873,151
1973 $433,095,527 $10,838,587,358
1974 $2,319,576,214 $13,702,998,512
1975 $2,496,420,258 $14,882,770,594
1976 $3,054,765,590 $16,985,208,648
1977 $3,681,242,528 $19,779,312,261
1978 $4,100,423,674 $24,006,566,637
1979 $6,044,367,628 $27,371,650,825
1980 $10,795,432,294 $32,353,514,989
1981 $9,367,218,664 $34,846,039,194
1982 $8,932,198,186 $36,589,772,404
1983 $7,927,590,750 $40,042,798,388
1984 $7,632,788,075 $41,797,647,776
1985 $6,967,623,884 $38,900,711,333
1986 $4,190,280,003 $43,096,773,981
1987 $4,918,010,080 $50,535,446,555
1988 $4,535,130,305 $61,667,253,471
1989 $4,983,622,881 $72,250,748,100
1990 $6,039,881,087 $85,343,190,719
1991 $6,284,497,300 $98,234,714,971
1992 $6,327,966,445 $111,452,746,518
1993 $6,203,339,925 $128,889,262,951
1994 $6,467,782,521 $146,683,778,959
1995 $7,700,144,057 $169,278,916,593
1996 $7,663,377,277 $183,035,237,429
1997 $7,793,034,390 $150,180,456,566
1998 $5,550,846,025 $113,675,596,788
1999 $6,309,070,375 $126,669,211,779
2000 $6,570,999,060 $126,392,224,254
2001 $6,096,155,748 $120,296,476,180
2002 $6,333,082,879 $134,300,904,400
2003 $7,167,725,265 $152,280,615,246
2004 $8,619,178,799 $172,895,685,155
2005 $10,547,202,612 $189,318,408,469
2006 $12,644,616,446 $221,758,296,022
2007 $13,432,029,496 $262,942,621,455
2008 $15,926,456,492 $291,382,982,431
2009 $11,912,904,529 $281,710,630,187
2010 $13,707,121,031 $341,104,766,329
2011 $18,524,791,071 $370,818,739,624
2012 $19,048,443,340 $397,558,325,279
2013 $18,094,148,099 $420,333,654,593
2014 $17,097,797,372 $407,339,040,198
2015 $12,930,296,852 $401,296,238,228
2016 $11,400,266,055 $413,366,349,748
2017 $12,128,168,047 $456,356,813,537
2018 $13,566,908,401 $506,754,208,404
2019 $13,469,235,348 $543,976,691,794
2020 $12,005,799,664 $500,461,898,480
2021 $14,006,496,614 $506,194,668,790
2022 $16,681,536,443 $495,644,697,588
2023 $15,095,084,686 $515,906,283,941
2024 $15,463,134,387 $526,411,265,428

Brunei and Thailand economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Thailand
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Thailand
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $109.7
1962 - $116.2
1963 - $120.7
1964 - $128.6
1965 $1,029 $140.9
1966 $1,146 $164.5
1967 $1,149 $170.7
1968 $1,274 $178.8
1969 $1,226 $191.4
1970 $1,325 $197.1
1971 $1,432 $199.7
1972 $1,905 $215.6
1973 $2,939 $278.3
1974 $15,195 $343
1975 $15,793 $364
1976 $18,671 $405
1977 $21,747 $462
1978 $23,447 $548
1979 $33,501 $612
1980 $58,005 $709
1981 $48,793 $748
1982 $45,075 $770
1983 $38,720 $827
1984 $36,061 $847
1985 $31,827 $774
1986 $18,501 $842
1987 $21,030 $970
1988 $18,825 $1,164
1989 $20,090 $1,342
1990 $23,659 $1,559
1991 $23,932 $1,766
1992 $23,451 $1,972
1993 $22,397 $2,245
1994 $22,767 $2,518
1995 $26,443 $2,864
1996 $25,692 $3,055
1997 $25,522 $2,473
1998 $17,769 $1,848
1999 $19,752 $2,033
2000 $20,130 $2,006
2001 $18,288 $1,890
2002 $18,621 $2,090
2003 $20,678 $2,348
2004 $24,423 $2,642
2005 $29,386 $2,868
2006 $34,675 $3,331
2007 $36,217 $3,919
2008 $42,157 $4,309
2009 $30,946 $4,135
2010 $34,938 $4,974
2011 $46,383 $5,374
2012 $46,969 $5,726
2013 $44,003 $6,018
2014 $41,027 $5,801
2015 $30,625 $5,689
2016 $26,663 $5,834
2017 $28,024 $6,413
2018 $30,988 $7,100
2019 $30,427 $7,606
2020 $26,834 $6,986
2021 $31,007 $7,057
2022 $36,633 $6,909
2023 $32,891 $7,195
2024 $33,418 $7,345

Brunei vs. Thailand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Thailand
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Thailand
1950 50.6 45.2
1951 51.5 45.9
1952 52.4 46.5
1953 53.3 47.1
1954 54.2 47.6
1955 55 48.1
1956 55.7 48.6
1957 56.5 49.1
1958 57.3 49.5
1959 58 50.1
1960 58.7 50.6
1961 59.4 51.1
1962 58.8 51.4
1963 60.6 52
1964 61.3 52.5
1965 61.7 53.1
1966 62.4 53.7
1967 62.9 54.3
1968 63.5 55
1969 64 55.7
1970 64.5 56.5
1971 65 57.1
1972 65.4 57.7
1973 66 58.3
1974 66.4 59
1975 67 59.7
1976 67.4 60.4
1977 67.8 60.9
1978 68.3 61.3
1979 68.6 61.7
1980 69 62.2
1981 69.3 62.9
1982 69.7 63.6
1983 70 64.5
1984 70.2 65.5
1985 70.5 66.5
1986 70.8 67.3
1987 71 67.8
1988 71.2 68.2
1989 71.4 68.6
1990 71.6 68.9
1991 71.9 69.1
1992 72.1 69.4
1993 72.3 69.6
1994 72.6 69.7
1995 72.8 69.8
1996 73.1 69.9
1997 73.3 70.4
1998 73.6 70.7
1999 73.8 71
2000 74 71.2
2001 74.2 71.5
2002 74.4 71.8
2003 74.5 72.1
2004 74.6 72.1
2005 74.7 72.9
2006 74.8 73.3
2007 74.8 73.8
2008 74.8 74.2
2009 74.8 74.7
2010 74.8 75
2011 74.8 75.3
2012 74.8 75.6
2013 74.9 76
2014 74.9 76.3
2015 74.9 76.6
2016 74.9 76.8
2017 74.9 77
2018 75 77.2
2019 75 77.2
2020 75.1 77.3
2021 74.9 77.6
2022 72.9 75.3
2023 75.3 76.4
2024 75.5 76.6
2025 75.7 76.8

Brunei and Thailand population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Thailand
Year Population
Brunei Thailand
1960 88,347 26,851,747
1961 92,517 27,650,334
1962 96,719 28,481,040
1963 101,159 29,342,322
1964 105,922 30,232,141
1965 110,838 31,149,337
1966 115,874 32,086,071
1967 121,017 33,037,801
1968 126,222 34,002,560
1969 131,446 34,973,782
1970 135,138 35,954,408
1971 137,921 36,937,387
1972 142,189 37,933,929
1973 147,369 38,947,787
1974 152,656 39,952,891
1975 158,070 40,940,005
1976 163,607 41,896,504
1977 169,277 42,843,974
1978 174,884 43,788,976
1979 180,422 44,718,434
1980 186,111 45,650,022
1981 191,977 46,575,855
1982 198,165 47,494,577
1983 204,741 48,423,309
1984 211,661 49,351,708
1985 218,919 50,270,753
1986 226,495 51,177,834
1987 233,860 52,074,105
1988 240,913 52,969,595
1989 248,064 53,848,956
1990 255,292 54,738,329
1991 262,596 55,637,434
1992 269,839 56,528,834
1993 276,971 57,408,198
1994 284,091 58,260,854
1995 291,195 59,098,232
1996 298,276 59,920,064
1997 305,341 60,724,584
1998 312,385 61,522,630
1999 319,411 62,299,043
2000 326,424 63,007,815
2001 333,345 63,651,141
2002 340,099 64,266,437
2003 346,637 64,868,166
2004 352,911 65,452,047
2005 358,916 66,017,420
2006 364,663 66,567,687
2007 370,873 67,102,394
2008 377,793 67,619,830
2009 384,952 68,121,080
2010 392,332 68,579,447
2011 399,389 69,007,208
2012 405,557 69,436,098
2013 411,202 69,845,114
2014 416,750 70,216,367
2015 422,212 70,540,795
2016 427,564 70,859,841
2017 432,772 71,160,187
2018 437,810 71,376,079
2019 442,680 71,522,271
2020 447,404 71,641,484
2021 451,721 71,727,332
2022 455,370 71,735,329
2023 458,949 71,702,435
2024 462,721 71,668,011

Fertility rates in Brunei and Thailand

Fertility rate
Brunei

Thailand
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Thailand
1960 7.32 6.33
1961 7.19 6.32
1962 7.03 6.33
1963 6.89 6.34
1964 6.77 6.31
1965 6.65 6.26
1966 6.51 6.18
1967 6.37 6.08
1968 6.2 5.93
1969 6.01 5.7
1970 5.8 5.45
1971 5.62 5.25
1972 5.5 5.08
1973 5.36 4.85
1974 5.18 4.6
1975 4.99 4.36
1976 4.78 4.12
1977 4.58 3.87
1978 4.39 3.62
1979 4.22 3.45
1980 4.07 3.29
1981 3.94 3.13
1982 3.84 2.94
1983 3.75 2.76
1984 3.68 2.58
1985 3.61 2.45
1986 3.55 2.36
1987 3.49 2.26
1988 3.44 2.17
1989 3.36 2.14
1990 3.29 2.07
1991 3.21 2.04
1992 3.11 2.01
1993 3.01 1.97
1994 2.9 1.93
1995 2.79 1.89
1996 2.68 1.87
1997 2.6 1.85
1998 2.53 1.82
1999 2.46 1.77
2000 2.4 1.73
2001 2.34 1.71
2002 2.26 1.69
2003 2.19 1.67
2004 2.1 1.67
2005 2.02 1.64
2006 1.97 1.63
2007 1.93 1.62
2008 1.92 1.59
2009 1.92 1.57
2010 1.94 1.56
2011 1.96 1.57
2012 1.97 1.56
2013 1.98 1.53
2014 1.97 1.48
2015 1.95 1.45
2016 1.92 1.4
2017 1.88 1.36
2018 1.85 1.32
2019 1.82 1.29
2020 1.8 1.26
2021 1.78 1.23
2022 1.76 1.22
2023 1.75 1.21

Brunei and Thailand demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Thailand
Year Median age, years
Brunei Thailand
1960 18.8 18
1961 18.1 17.9
1962 17.5 17.7
1963 17.1 17.6
1964 17 17.5
1965 17 17.4
1966 17.2 17.3
1967 17.3 17.3
1968 17.5 17.3
1969 17.7 17.4
1970 17.8 17.5
1971 17.9 17.6
1972 18 17.8
1973 18.2 18
1974 18.3 18.2
1975 18.6 18.4
1976 18.8 18.7
1977 19.1 18.9
1978 19.4 19.2
1979 19.6 19.5
1980 20 19.9
1981 20.3 20.2
1982 20.6 20.6
1983 21 21
1984 21.3 21.5
1985 21.7 21.9
1986 22 22.4
1987 22.3 22.8
1988 22.6 23.3
1989 22.8 23.7
1990 23.1 24.3
1991 23.4 24.8
1992 23.6 25.4
1993 23.8 26
1994 24.1 26.6
1995 24.4 27.2
1996 24.7 27.7
1997 24.9 28.3
1998 25.2 28.9
1999 25.5 29.5
2000 25.8 30
2001 26.1 30.5
2002 26.4 30.9
2003 26.8 31.3
2004 27.1 31.7
2005 27.5 32.2
2006 27.9 32.6
2007 28.1 33.1
2008 28 33.6
2009 28 34
2010 28 34.5
2011 28.1 35
2012 28.4 35.4
2013 28.8 35.9
2014 29.1 36.3
2015 29.5 36.8
2016 29.8 37.3
2017 30.2 37.7
2018 30.6 38.2
2019 31 38.7
2020 31.4 39.2
2021 31.8 39.7
2022 32.3 40.2
2023 32.8 40.7
2024 33.2 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Thailand
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$510B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
2.52%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
1.17%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
455,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-3.07%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
0.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
32.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
26.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.4%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
100,001
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.18%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
25
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
860
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$520B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$237B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$9.58B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
39,916,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
5.95%
2020
Banked people share n/a
91.8%
2024

Energy

Brunei Thailand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
1,851 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$12.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
274.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
3.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
79.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
1.02%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
57.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
2,965 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
19.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Thailand
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.88%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+23,321
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
54.3%
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
57.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
34
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
4.81
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
91.1%
2022
English speaking
37.8%
2023
27.2%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
90.9%
2024

Health

Brunei Thailand
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$370
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$34.1
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
76.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.93
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
34
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
9.2
2023
Obesity rate n/a
15.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
7.99 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Thailand
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
2,752 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
86,394 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
76,313 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
436,817 mi
2020

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