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Brunei vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 165th vs. 176th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Tonga
Population
469088
103744
Population rank 170/197 183/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 142/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 35/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$354M
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 151/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Brunei and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Tonga
Year GDP
Brunei Tonga
1965 $114,039,501 -
1966 $132,757,528 -
1967 $139,029,537 -
1968 $160,818,236 -
1969 $161,210,236 -
1970 $179,078,929 -
1971 $197,525,768 -
1972 $270,822,782 -
1973 $433,095,527 -
1974 $2,319,576,214 -
1975 $2,496,420,258 $32,506,742
1976 $3,054,765,590 $30,036,417
1977 $3,681,242,528 $34,139,388
1978 $4,100,423,674 $41,567,472
1979 $6,044,367,628 $44,667,002
1980 $10,795,432,294 $53,260,077
1981 $9,367,218,664 $62,242,013
1982 $8,932,198,186 $62,068,161
1983 $7,927,590,750 $60,863,964
1984 $7,632,788,075 $64,248,355
1985 $6,967,623,884 $60,058,663
1986 $4,190,280,003 $68,195,856
1987 $4,918,010,080 $81,667,133
1988 $4,535,130,305 $106,657,267
1989 $4,983,622,881 $106,344,855
1990 $6,039,881,087 $113,563,822
1991 $6,284,497,300 $132,201,141
1992 $6,327,966,445 $137,066,291
1993 $6,203,339,925 $138,489,884
1994 $6,467,782,521 $195,990,986
1995 $7,700,144,057 $208,871,666
1996 $7,663,377,277 $222,100,576
1997 $7,793,034,390 $214,991,452
1998 $5,550,846,025 $191,504,893
1999 $6,309,070,375 $199,208,718
2000 $6,570,999,060 $204,848,488
2001 $6,096,155,748 $181,117,230
2002 $6,333,082,879 $182,764,281
2003 $7,167,725,265 $202,246,591
2004 $8,619,178,799 $230,678,011
2005 $10,547,202,612 $261,823,805
2006 $12,644,616,446 $292,232,703
2007 $13,432,029,496 $298,519,623
2008 $15,926,456,492 $344,438,844
2009 $11,912,904,529 $312,415,028
2010 $13,707,121,031 $366,887,375
2011 $18,524,791,071 $414,143,828
2012 $19,048,443,340 $471,122,971
2013 $18,094,148,099 $451,788,498
2014 $17,097,797,372 $440,997,735
2015 $12,930,296,852 $437,525,539
2016 $11,400,266,055 $420,828,255
2017 $12,128,168,047 $459,976,847
2018 $13,566,908,401 $489,714,530
2019 $13,469,235,348 $494,197,854
2020 $12,005,799,664 $496,856,304
2021 $14,006,496,614 $518,228,029
2022 $16,681,536,443 $518,180,029
2023 $15,095,084,686 $508,735,107
2024 $15,463,134,387 -

Brunei and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Tonga
1965 $1,029 -
1966 $1,146 -
1967 $1,149 -
1968 $1,274 -
1969 $1,226 -
1970 $1,325 -
1971 $1,432 -
1972 $1,905 -
1973 $2,939 -
1974 $15,195 -
1975 $15,793 $349
1976 $18,671 $315
1977 $21,747 $353
1978 $23,447 $428
1979 $33,501 $458
1980 $58,005 $545
1981 $48,793 $636
1982 $45,075 $633
1983 $38,720 $621
1984 $36,061 $656
1985 $31,827 $613
1986 $18,501 $696
1987 $21,030 $830
1988 $18,825 $1,078
1989 $20,090 $1,070
1990 $23,659 $1,139
1991 $23,932 $1,323
1992 $23,451 $1,370
1993 $22,397 $1,383
1994 $22,767 $1,957
1995 $26,443 $2,084
1996 $25,692 $2,215
1997 $25,522 $2,136
1998 $17,769 $1,889
1999 $19,752 $1,952
2000 $20,130 $1,995
2001 $18,288 $1,754
2002 $18,621 $1,759
2003 $20,678 $1,936
2004 $24,423 $2,195
2005 $29,386 $2,478
2006 $34,675 $2,750
2007 $36,217 $2,797
2008 $42,157 $3,218
2009 $30,946 $2,914
2010 $34,938 $3,416
2011 $46,383 $3,850
2012 $46,969 $4,384
2013 $44,003 $4,219
2014 $41,027 $4,137
2015 $30,625 $4,124
2016 $26,663 $3,988
2017 $28,024 $4,366
2018 $30,988 $4,639
2019 $30,427 $4,677
2020 $26,834 $4,700
2021 $31,007 $4,913
2022 $36,633 $4,933
2023 $32,891 $4,864
2024 $33,418 -

Brunei vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Tonga
1950 50.6 48.4
1951 51.5 49.8
1952 52.4 51.2
1953 53.3 52.4
1954 54.2 53.6
1955 55 54.7
1956 55.7 55.7
1957 56.5 56.5
1958 57.3 57.2
1959 58 57.8
1960 58.7 58.3
1961 59.4 58.8
1962 58.8 59.3
1963 60.6 59.8
1964 61.3 60.3
1965 61.7 60.7
1966 62.4 61.2
1967 62.9 61.7
1968 63.5 62.2
1969 64 62.7
1970 64.5 63.2
1971 65 63.6
1972 65.4 64.1
1973 66 64.4
1974 66.4 64.8
1975 67 65.1
1976 67.4 65.4
1977 67.8 65.6
1978 68.3 65.9
1979 68.6 66
1980 69 66.2
1981 69.3 66.4
1982 69.7 66.3
1983 70 66.7
1984 70.2 66.8
1985 70.5 66.9
1986 70.8 67.1
1987 71 67.2
1988 71.2 67.3
1989 71.4 67.4
1990 71.6 67.5
1991 71.9 67.7
1992 72.1 67.9
1993 72.3 68.2
1994 72.6 68.4
1995 72.8 68.6
1996 73.1 68.8
1997 73.3 69
1998 73.6 69.2
1999 73.8 69.4
2000 74 69.6
2001 74.2 69.8
2002 74.4 70
2003 74.5 70.2
2004 74.6 70.4
2005 74.7 70.6
2006 74.8 70.7
2007 74.8 70.9
2008 74.8 71
2009 74.8 70.9
2010 74.8 71.3
2011 74.8 71.4
2012 74.8 71.5
2013 74.9 71.6
2014 74.9 71.7
2015 74.9 71.9
2016 74.9 72
2017 74.9 72.1
2018 75 72.2
2019 75 72.3
2020 75.1 72.4
2021 74.9 72.1
2022 72.9 72.6
2023 75.3 72.9
2024 75.5 73.1
2025 75.7 73.2

Brunei and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Tonga
Year Population
Brunei Tonga
1960 88,347 66,170
1961 92,517 68,037
1962 96,719 69,940
1963 101,159 71,885
1964 105,922 73,879
1965 110,838 75,924
1966 115,874 78,002
1967 121,017 79,814
1968 126,222 81,353
1969 131,446 82,885
1970 135,138 84,401
1971 137,921 85,896
1972 142,189 87,356
1973 147,369 88,805
1974 152,656 90,683
1975 158,070 93,017
1976 163,607 95,325
1977 169,277 96,725
1978 174,884 97,204
1979 180,422 97,544
1980 186,111 97,769
1981 191,977 97,909
1982 198,165 97,980
1983 204,741 97,998
1984 211,661 97,990
1985 218,919 97,984
1986 226,495 98,010
1987 233,860 98,376
1988 240,913 98,969
1989 248,064 99,403
1990 255,292 99,700
1991 262,596 99,895
1992 269,839 100,022
1993 276,971 100,103
1994 284,091 100,166
1995 291,195 100,225
1996 298,276 100,275
1997 305,341 100,674
1998 312,385 101,388
1999 319,411 102,046
2000 326,424 102,677
2001 333,345 103,288
2002 340,099 103,874
2003 346,637 104,464
2004 352,911 105,071
2005 358,916 105,671
2006 364,663 106,253
2007 370,873 106,726
2008 377,793 107,020
2009 384,952 107,203
2010 392,332 107,400
2011 399,389 107,570
2012 405,557 107,460
2013 411,202 107,078
2014 416,750 106,609
2015 422,212 106,095
2016 427,564 105,524
2017 432,772 105,356
2018 437,810 105,567
2019 442,680 105,669
2020 447,404 105,704
2021 451,721 105,490
2022 455,370 105,042
2023 458,949 104,597
2024 462,721 104,175

Fertility rates in Brunei and Tonga

Fertility rate
Brunei

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Tonga
1960 7.32 6.65
1961 7.19 6.61
1962 7.03 6.57
1963 6.89 6.52
1964 6.77 6.46
1965 6.65 6.41
1966 6.51 6.35
1967 6.37 6.29
1968 6.2 6.23
1969 6.01 6.17
1970 5.8 6.07
1971 5.62 5.96
1972 5.5 5.86
1973 5.36 5.8
1974 5.18 5.77
1975 4.99 5.75
1976 4.78 5.73
1977 4.58 5.7
1978 4.39 5.68
1979 4.22 5.65
1980 4.07 5.6
1981 3.94 5.55
1982 3.84 5.5
1983 3.75 5.45
1984 3.68 5.41
1985 3.61 5.34
1986 3.55 5.27
1987 3.49 5.19
1988 3.44 5.1
1989 3.36 5.01
1990 3.29 4.93
1991 3.21 4.85
1992 3.11 4.79
1993 3.01 4.73
1994 2.9 4.66
1995 2.79 4.56
1996 2.68 4.46
1997 2.6 4.38
1998 2.53 4.31
1999 2.46 4.23
2000 2.4 4.16
2001 2.34 4.13
2002 2.26 4.14
2003 2.19 4.18
2004 2.1 4.19
2005 2.02 4.2
2006 1.97 4.14
2007 1.93 4.09
2008 1.92 4.01
2009 1.92 3.95
2010 1.94 3.88
2011 1.96 3.83
2012 1.97 3.77
2013 1.98 3.7
2014 1.97 3.62
2015 1.95 3.54
2016 1.92 3.46
2017 1.88 3.39
2018 1.85 3.33
2019 1.82 3.27
2020 1.8 3.23
2021 1.78 3.2
2022 1.76 3.17
2023 1.75 3.13

Brunei and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Brunei Tonga
1960 18.8 17.1
1961 18.1 17.1
1962 17.5 17.1
1963 17.1 17
1964 17 17
1965 17 17
1966 17.2 17
1967 17.3 17
1968 17.5 16.9
1969 17.7 16.8
1970 17.8 16.8
1971 17.9 16.7
1972 18 16.7
1973 18.2 16.8
1974 18.3 16.8
1975 18.6 16.7
1976 18.8 16.7
1977 19.1 16.8
1978 19.4 17.1
1979 19.6 17.3
1980 20 17.4
1981 20.3 17.6
1982 20.6 17.8
1983 21 17.9
1984 21.3 18
1985 21.7 18.1
1986 22 18.2
1987 22.3 18.3
1988 22.6 18.6
1989 22.8 18.9
1990 23.1 19.1
1991 23.4 19.3
1992 23.6 19.5
1993 23.8 19.6
1994 24.1 19.6
1995 24.4 19.6
1996 24.7 19.6
1997 24.9 19.7
1998 25.2 19.9
1999 25.5 20.1
2000 25.8 20.3
2001 26.1 20.5
2002 26.4 20.7
2003 26.8 20.8
2004 27.1 20.8
2005 27.5 20.8
2006 27.9 20.8
2007 28.1 20.9
2008 28 21
2009 28 21.1
2010 28 21.2
2011 28.1 21.2
2012 28.4 21.4
2013 28.8 21.6
2014 29.1 21.7
2015 29.5 21.8
2016 29.8 21.9
2017 30.2 21.9
2018 30.6 22
2019 31 22
2020 31.4 22.1
2021 31.8 22.1
2022 32.3 22
2023 32.8 21.9
2024 33.2 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
67
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
47.8%
2020

Energy

Brunei Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
2.3%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei Tonga
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
50
2025
Higher education index
53
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
99.4%
2021
English speaking
37.8%
2023
30%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Brunei Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate n/a
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Tonga
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
423 mi
2011

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