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Brunei vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 165th vs. 117th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei UAE
Population
469088
11372700
Population rank 170/197 86/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Brunei and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Brunei and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Brunei

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Brunei UAE
1965 $114,039,501 -
1966 $132,757,528 -
1967 $139,029,537 -
1968 $160,818,236 -
1969 $161,210,236 -
1970 $179,078,929 $685,986,701
1971 $197,525,768 $939,893,600
1972 $270,822,782 $1,415,086,929
1973 $433,095,527 $4,231,243,616
1974 $2,319,576,214 $11,651,505,689
1975 $2,496,420,258 $14,720,728,249
1976 $3,054,765,590 $19,213,158,779
1977 $3,681,242,528 $24,871,775,165
1978 $4,100,423,674 $23,775,764,225
1979 $6,044,367,628 $31,225,659,621
1980 $10,795,432,294 $43,599,160,050
1981 $9,367,218,664 $49,333,424,135
1982 $8,932,198,186 $46,622,718,605
1983 $7,927,590,750 $42,803,323,345
1984 $7,632,788,075 $41,807,954,236
1985 $6,967,623,884 $40,603,650,232
1986 $4,190,280,003 $33,943,612,095
1987 $4,918,010,080 $36,384,908,744
1988 $4,535,130,305 $36,275,674,203
1989 $4,983,622,881 $41,464,995,914
1990 $6,039,881,087 $50,701,443,748
1991 $6,284,497,300 $51,552,165,622
1992 $6,327,966,445 $54,239,171,888
1993 $6,203,339,925 $55,625,170,253
1994 $6,467,782,521 $59,305,093,980
1995 $7,700,144,057 $65,743,666,576
1996 $7,663,377,277 $73,571,233,996
1997 $7,793,034,390 $78,839,008,445
1998 $5,550,846,025 $75,674,336,283
1999 $6,309,070,375 $84,445,473,111
2000 $6,570,999,060 $104,337,372,362
2001 $6,096,155,748 $103,311,640,572
2002 $6,333,082,879 $109,816,201,498
2003 $7,167,725,265 $124,346,358,067
2004 $8,619,178,799 $147,824,370,320
2005 $10,547,202,612 $180,617,467,965
2006 $12,644,616,446 $222,116,541,865
2007 $13,432,029,496 $257,916,133,424
2008 $15,926,456,492 $315,474,615,739
2009 $11,912,904,529 $253,547,358,747
2010 $13,707,121,031 $300,189,052,689
2011 $18,524,791,071 $360,832,739,551
2012 $19,048,443,340 $384,610,125,391
2013 $18,094,148,099 $400,218,529,748
2014 $17,097,797,372 $414,105,366,753
2015 $12,930,296,852 $370,275,469,571
2016 $11,400,266,055 $369,255,326,236
2017 $12,128,168,047 $390,516,804,030
2018 $13,566,908,401 $427,049,432,158
2019 $13,469,235,348 $417,989,721,743
2020 $12,005,799,664 $349,473,015,330
2021 $14,006,496,614 $415,178,792,757
2022 $16,681,536,443 $502,731,935,194
2023 $15,095,084,686 $514,130,432,648
2024 $15,463,134,387 $537,078,829,135

Brunei and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Brunei UAE
1965 $1,029 -
1966 $1,146 -
1967 $1,149 -
1968 $1,274 -
1969 $1,226 -
1970 $1,325 $2,394
1971 $1,432 $2,805
1972 $1,905 $3,675
1973 $2,939 $9,696
1974 $15,195 $23,823
1975 $15,793 $27,117
1976 $18,671 $31,197
1977 $21,747 $35,020
1978 $23,447 $29,379
1979 $33,501 $34,238
1980 $58,005 $42,925
1981 $48,793 $44,854
1982 $45,075 $39,972
1983 $38,720 $34,650
1984 $36,061 $32,012
1985 $31,827 $29,468
1986 $18,501 $23,132
1987 $21,030 $23,113
1988 $18,825 $21,570
1989 $20,090 $23,167
1990 $23,659 $26,710
1991 $23,932 $25,691
1992 $23,451 $25,648
1993 $22,397 $25,033
1994 $22,767 $25,473
1995 $26,443 $27,003
1996 $25,692 $28,323
1997 $25,522 $27,983
1998 $17,769 $24,889
1999 $19,752 $25,856
2000 $20,130 $29,866
2001 $18,288 $27,745
2002 $18,621 $27,754
2003 $20,678 $29,660
2004 $24,423 $33,377
2005 $29,386 $38,719
2006 $34,675 $44,343
2007 $36,217 $45,855
2008 $42,157 $50,054
2009 $30,946 $37,803
2010 $34,938 $43,697
2011 $46,383 $50,789
2012 $46,969 $52,034
2013 $44,003 $52,024
2014 $41,027 $51,381
2015 $30,625 $43,535
2016 $26,663 $41,326
2017 $28,024 $42,341
2018 $30,988 $45,690
2019 $30,427 $44,251
2020 $26,834 $37,174
2021 $31,007 $43,360
2022 $36,633 $49,899
2023 $32,891 $49,041
2024 $33,418 $49,378

Brunei vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei UAE
1950 50.6 42.1
1951 51.5 42.9
1952 52.4 43.6
1953 53.3 44.4
1954 54.2 45.2
1955 55 46
1956 55.7 46.9
1957 56.5 47.8
1958 57.3 48.8
1959 58 49.7
1960 58.7 50.7
1961 59.4 51.6
1962 58.8 52.5
1963 60.6 53.5
1964 61.3 54.5
1965 61.7 55.5
1966 62.4 56.6
1967 62.9 57.6
1968 63.5 58.7
1969 64 59.8
1970 64.5 60.8
1971 65 61.8
1972 65.4 62.7
1973 66 63.5
1974 66.4 64.4
1975 67 65.1
1976 67.4 65.8
1977 67.8 66.5
1978 68.3 67.1
1979 68.6 67.6
1980 69 68.2
1981 69.3 68.6
1982 69.7 69.1
1983 70 69.4
1984 70.2 69.8
1985 70.5 70.1
1986 70.8 70.4
1987 71 70.6
1988 71.2 70.8
1989 71.4 71
1990 71.6 71.1
1991 71.9 71.1
1992 72.1 71.2
1993 72.3 71.2
1994 72.6 71.2
1995 72.8 71.4
1996 73.1 71.8
1997 73.3 72.6
1998 73.6 73.7
1999 73.8 75
2000 74 76.3
2001 74.2 77.6
2002 74.4 78.7
2003 74.5 79.6
2004 74.6 80.3
2005 74.7 80.8
2006 74.8 81.2
2007 74.8 81.4
2008 74.8 81.6
2009 74.8 81.7
2010 74.8 81.9
2011 74.8 81.9
2012 74.8 81.9
2013 74.9 82
2014 74.9 82
2015 74.9 82.1
2016 74.9 82.2
2017 74.9 82.4
2018 75 82.4
2019 75 82.6
2020 75.1 81.9
2021 74.9 79.1
2022 72.9 80.5
2023 75.3 82.9
2024 75.5 83.1
2025 75.7 83.2

Brunei and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Brunei UAE
1960 88,347 131,334
1961 92,517 137,989
1962 96,719 144,946
1963 101,159 152,211
1964 105,922 159,692
1965 110,838 167,103
1966 115,874 173,976
1967 121,017 179,700
1968 126,222 199,416
1969 131,446 239,660
1970 135,138 286,536
1971 137,921 335,027
1972 142,189 385,014
1973 147,369 436,399
1974 152,656 489,087
1975 158,070 542,856
1976 163,607 615,866
1977 169,277 710,209
1978 174,884 809,274
1979 180,422 912,010
1980 186,111 1,015,700
1981 191,977 1,099,855
1982 198,165 1,166,370
1983 204,741 1,235,305
1984 211,661 1,305,996
1985 218,919 1,377,911
1986 226,495 1,467,383
1987 233,860 1,574,244
1988 240,913 1,681,788
1989 248,064 1,789,851
1990 255,292 1,898,220
1991 262,596 2,006,626
1992 269,839 2,114,730
1993 276,971 2,222,093
1994 284,091 2,328,188
1995 291,195 2,434,662
1996 298,276 2,597,564
1997 305,341 2,817,410
1998 312,385 3,040,421
1999 319,411 3,266,009
2000 326,424 3,493,575
2001 333,345 3,723,590
2002 340,099 3,956,826
2003 346,637 4,192,457
2004 352,911 4,428,967
2005 358,916 4,664,790
2006 364,663 5,009,100
2007 370,873 5,624,635
2008 377,793 6,302,664
2009 384,952 6,707,058
2010 392,332 6,869,838
2011 399,389 7,104,538
2012 405,557 7,391,448
2013 411,202 7,693,031
2014 416,750 8,059,440
2015 422,212 8,505,237
2016 427,564 8,935,095
2017 432,772 9,223,225
2018 437,810 9,346,701
2019 442,680 9,445,785
2020 447,404 9,401,038
2021 451,721 9,575,152
2022 455,370 10,074,977
2023 458,949 10,483,751
2024 462,721 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Brunei and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Brunei

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Brunei UAE
1960 7.32 6.5
1961 7.19 6.49
1962 7.03 6.49
1963 6.89 6.5
1964 6.77 6.49
1965 6.65 6.5
1966 6.51 6.5
1967 6.37 6.51
1968 6.2 6.53
1969 6.01 6.52
1970 5.8 6.52
1971 5.62 6.52
1972 5.5 6.5
1973 5.36 6.46
1974 5.18 6.41
1975 4.99 6.35
1976 4.78 6.29
1977 4.58 6.22
1978 4.39 6.15
1979 4.22 6.06
1980 4.07 5.95
1981 3.94 5.81
1982 3.84 5.66
1983 3.75 5.48
1984 3.68 5.3
1985 3.61 5.13
1986 3.55 5
1987 3.49 4.88
1988 3.44 4.77
1989 3.36 4.65
1990 3.29 4.51
1991 3.21 4.25
1992 3.11 4.09
1993 3.01 3.82
1994 2.9 3.76
1995 2.79 3.28
1996 2.68 3.06
1997 2.6 2.83
1998 2.53 2.77
1999 2.46 2.79
2000 2.4 2.73
2001 2.34 2.62
2002 2.26 2.54
2003 2.19 2.49
2004 2.1 2.38
2005 2.02 2.23
2006 1.97 1.96
2007 1.93 1.79
2008 1.92 1.52
2009 1.92 1.58
2010 1.94 1.57
2011 1.96 1.54
2012 1.97 1.53
2013 1.98 1.53
2014 1.97 1.48
2015 1.95 1.42
2016 1.92 1.37
2017 1.88 1.35
2018 1.85 1.29
2019 1.82 1.25
2020 1.8 1.29
2021 1.78 1.16
2022 1.76 1.15
2023 1.75 1.2

Brunei and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Brunei UAE
1960 18.8 19.6
1961 18.1 20.1
1962 17.5 20.6
1963 17.1 21
1964 17 21.5
1965 17 22
1966 17.2 22.6
1967 17.3 23.3
1968 17.5 23.5
1969 17.7 23.1
1970 17.8 23
1971 17.9 23.2
1972 18 23.6
1973 18.2 24.1
1974 18.3 24.7
1975 18.6 25.4
1976 18.8 25.6
1977 19.1 25.4
1978 19.4 25.5
1979 19.6 25.8
1980 20 26.2
1981 20.3 26.4
1982 20.6 26.4
1983 21 26.4
1984 21.3 26.4
1985 21.7 26.6
1986 22 26.5
1987 22.3 26.1
1988 22.6 25.9
1989 22.8 25.8
1990 23.1 25.8
1991 23.4 26
1992 23.6 26.4
1993 23.8 26.8
1994 24.1 27.4
1995 24.4 28
1996 24.7 28.1
1997 24.9 27.9
1998 25.2 27.9
1999 25.5 28
2000 25.8 28.2
2001 26.1 28.6
2002 26.4 29.1
2003 26.8 29.6
2004 27.1 30.3
2005 27.5 30.9
2006 27.9 31.4
2007 28.1 31.6
2008 28 31.6
2009 28 31.6
2010 28 31.7
2011 28.1 31.7
2012 28.4 31.7
2013 28.8 31.7
2014 29.1 31.8
2015 29.5 31.8
2016 29.8 31.8
2017 30.2 31.8
2018 30.6 31.8
2019 31 31.8
2020 31.4 31.8
2021 31.8 31.9
2022 32.3 31.9
2023 32.8 32.2
2024 33.2 32.6

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Finance

Brunei UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
67
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
n/a
Banked people share n/a
85.7%
2021

Energy

Brunei UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brunei UAE
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
68
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
98.8%
2024
English speaking
37.8%
2023
65%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
100%
2024

Health

Brunei UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
2.91
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate n/a
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei UAE
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
2,535 mi
2008

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