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Brunei vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 165th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Vanuatu
Population
469088
341110
Population rank 170/197 174/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Brunei and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Brunei Vanuatu
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 -
1976 $3,054,765,590 -
1977 $3,681,242,528 -
1978 $4,100,423,674 -
1979 $6,044,367,628 $119,258,835
1980 $10,795,432,294 $121,185,498
1981 $9,367,218,664 $113,781,796
1982 $8,932,198,186 $114,501,913
1983 $7,927,590,750 $117,389,554
1984 $7,632,788,075 $144,482,515
1985 $6,967,623,884 $131,856,421
1986 $4,190,280,003 $126,498,935
1987 $4,918,010,080 $139,464,174
1988 $4,535,130,305 $158,351,368
1989 $4,983,622,881 $154,013,202
1990 $6,039,881,087 $168,879,207
1991 $6,284,497,300 $201,334,169
1992 $6,327,966,445 $209,088,825
1993 $6,203,339,925 $200,491,853
1994 $6,467,782,521 $233,701,301
1995 $7,700,144,057 $249,333,250
1996 $7,663,377,277 $261,370,044
1997 $7,793,034,390 $272,771,209
1998 $5,550,846,025 $262,293,411
1999 $6,309,070,375 $268,006,973
2000 $6,570,999,060 $272,014,628
2001 $6,096,155,748 $257,926,882
2002 $6,333,082,879 $262,596,536
2003 $7,167,725,265 $314,471,413
2004 $8,619,178,799 $364,996,869
2005 $10,547,202,612 $394,962,433
2006 $12,644,616,446 $439,358,587
2007 $13,432,029,496 $516,392,923
2008 $15,926,456,492 $590,748,429
2009 $11,912,904,529 $592,622,319
2010 $13,707,121,031 $670,712,980
2011 $18,524,791,071 $770,153,588
2012 $19,048,443,340 $747,839,698
2013 $18,094,148,099 $758,304,466
2014 $17,097,797,372 $773,717,011
2015 $12,930,296,852 $759,690,181
2016 $11,400,266,055 $804,323,577
2017 $12,128,168,047 $880,043,284
2018 $13,566,908,401 $914,727,908
2019 $13,469,235,348 $936,526,268
2020 $12,005,799,664 $909,421,044
2021 $14,006,496,614 $982,362,212
2022 $16,681,536,443 $1,030,654,208
2023 $15,095,084,686 $1,126,313,359
2024 $15,463,134,387 $1,161,251,868

Brunei and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Vanuatu
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 -
1976 $18,671 -
1977 $21,747 -
1978 $23,447 -
1979 $33,501 $1,055
1980 $58,005 $1,048
1981 $48,793 $962
1982 $45,075 $946
1983 $38,720 $947
1984 $36,061 $1,137
1985 $31,827 $1,012
1986 $18,501 $946
1987 $21,030 $1,017
1988 $18,825 $1,125
1989 $20,090 $1,067
1990 $23,659 $1,141
1991 $23,932 $1,326
1992 $23,451 $1,344
1993 $22,397 $1,257
1994 $22,767 $1,431
1995 $26,443 $1,492
1996 $25,692 $1,529
1997 $25,522 $1,562
1998 $17,769 $1,471
1999 $19,752 $1,472
2000 $20,130 $1,460
2001 $18,288 $1,350
2002 $18,621 $1,341
2003 $20,678 $1,567
2004 $24,423 $1,774
2005 $29,386 $1,874
2006 $34,675 $2,035
2007 $36,217 $2,334
2008 $42,157 $2,604
2009 $30,946 $2,546
2010 $34,938 $2,815
2011 $46,383 $3,163
2012 $46,969 $3,005
2013 $44,003 $2,980
2014 $41,027 $2,973
2015 $30,625 $2,855
2016 $26,663 $2,956
2017 $28,024 $3,160
2018 $30,988 $3,207
2019 $30,427 $3,207
2020 $26,834 $3,043
2021 $31,007 $3,212
2022 $36,633 $3,292
2023 $32,891 $3,515
2024 $33,418 $3,543

Brunei vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Vanuatu
1950 50.6 43.9
1951 51.5 42.2
1952 52.4 45.3
1953 53.3 45.8
1954 54.2 46.5
1955 55 47.1
1956 55.7 47.7
1957 56.5 48.2
1958 57.3 48.7
1959 58 49.3
1960 58.7 49.8
1961 59.4 50.4
1962 58.8 50.9
1963 60.6 51.5
1964 61.3 52
1965 61.7 52.5
1966 62.4 53.1
1967 62.9 53.7
1968 63.5 54.2
1969 64 54.8
1970 64.5 55.3
1971 65 55.9
1972 65.4 56.4
1973 66 57
1974 66.4 57.6
1975 67 58.1
1976 67.4 58.7
1977 67.8 59.2
1978 68.3 59.9
1979 68.6 60.9
1980 69 61.3
1981 69.3 61.9
1982 69.7 62.5
1983 70 63.1
1984 70.2 63.5
1985 70.5 63.9
1986 70.8 64.6
1987 71 64.4
1988 71.2 65.7
1989 71.4 66
1990 71.6 66.7
1991 71.9 67.1
1992 72.1 67.4
1993 72.3 67.7
1994 72.6 68
1995 72.8 68.1
1996 73.1 68.2
1997 73.3 68.3
1998 73.6 68.4
1999 73.8 67.9
2000 74 68.6
2001 74.2 68.7
2002 74.4 68.8
2003 74.5 68.9
2004 74.6 69
2005 74.7 69.2
2006 74.8 69.1
2007 74.8 69.1
2008 74.8 69.3
2009 74.8 69.4
2010 74.8 69.6
2011 74.8 69.7
2012 74.8 69.9
2013 74.9 70
2014 74.9 70
2015 74.9 70.2
2016 74.9 70.4
2017 74.9 70.5
2018 75 70.6
2019 75 70.8
2020 75.1 70.4
2021 74.9 70
2022 72.9 71.3
2023 75.3 71.5
2024 75.5 71.7
2025 75.7 71.8

Brunei and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Vanuatu
Year Population
Brunei Vanuatu
1960 88,347 64,431
1961 92,517 66,264
1962 96,719 68,174
1963 101,159 70,159
1964 105,922 72,219
1965 110,838 74,358
1966 115,874 76,590
1967 121,017 78,921
1968 126,222 81,314
1969 131,446 83,755
1970 135,138 86,266
1971 137,921 88,862
1972 142,189 91,562
1973 147,369 94,362
1974 152,656 97,260
1975 158,070 100,269
1976 163,607 103,388
1977 169,277 106,618
1978 174,884 109,963
1979 180,422 113,040
1980 186,111 115,660
1981 191,977 118,249
1982 198,165 121,035
1983 204,741 123,998
1984 211,661 127,109
1985 218,919 130,356
1986 226,495 133,720
1987 233,860 137,187
1988 240,913 140,756
1989 248,064 144,393
1990 255,292 148,063
1991 262,596 151,793
1992 269,839 155,608
1993 276,971 159,463
1994 284,091 163,314
1995 291,195 167,137
1996 298,276 170,911
1997 305,341 174,626
1998 312,385 178,313
1999 319,411 182,048
2000 326,424 186,281
2001 333,345 191,031
2002 340,099 195,863
2003 346,637 200,746
2004 352,911 205,711
2005 358,916 210,760
2006 364,663 215,923
2007 370,873 221,276
2008 377,793 226,896
2009 384,952 232,731
2010 392,332 238,248
2011 399,389 243,474
2012 405,557 248,883
2013 411,202 254,482
2014 416,750 260,240
2015 422,212 266,101
2016 427,564 272,087
2017 432,772 278,507
2018 437,810 285,259
2019 442,680 291,985
2020 447,404 298,858
2021 451,721 305,868
2022 455,370 313,046
2023 458,949 320,409
2024 462,721 327,777

Fertility rates in Brunei and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Brunei

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Vanuatu
1960 7.32 6.78
1961 7.19 6.73
1962 7.03 6.67
1963 6.89 6.62
1964 6.77 6.57
1965 6.65 6.52
1966 6.51 6.51
1967 6.37 6.51
1968 6.2 6.46
1969 6.01 6.41
1970 5.8 6.35
1971 5.62 6.29
1972 5.5 6.23
1973 5.36 6.15
1974 5.18 6.06
1975 4.99 5.98
1976 4.78 5.89
1977 4.58 5.81
1978 4.39 5.77
1979 4.22 5.73
1980 4.07 5.69
1981 3.94 5.65
1982 3.84 5.6
1983 3.75 5.55
1984 3.68 5.49
1985 3.61 5.43
1986 3.55 5.38
1987 3.49 5.33
1988 3.44 5.27
1989 3.36 5.21
1990 3.29 5.17
1991 3.21 5.13
1992 3.11 5.09
1993 3.01 5.02
1994 2.9 4.94
1995 2.79 4.85
1996 2.68 4.75
1997 2.6 4.66
1998 2.53 4.6
1999 2.46 4.56
2000 2.4 4.54
2001 2.34 4.5
2002 2.26 4.38
2003 2.19 4.29
2004 2.1 4.21
2005 2.02 4.13
2006 1.97 4.1
2007 1.93 4.12
2008 1.92 4.16
2009 1.92 4.16
2010 1.94 4.13
2011 1.96 4.09
2012 1.97 4.06
2013 1.98 4.04
2014 1.97 4
2015 1.95 3.95
2016 1.92 3.92
2017 1.88 3.88
2018 1.85 3.83
2019 1.82 3.79
2020 1.8 3.74
2021 1.78 3.7
2022 1.76 3.65
2023 1.75 3.6

Brunei and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Brunei Vanuatu
1960 18.8 17.7
1961 18.1 17.6
1962 17.5 17.5
1963 17.1 17.4
1964 17 17.3
1965 17 17.2
1966 17.2 17.1
1967 17.3 17.1
1968 17.5 17
1969 17.7 17
1970 17.8 17
1971 17.9 17
1972 18 17
1973 18.2 17
1974 18.3 17.1
1975 18.6 17.1
1976 18.8 17.1
1977 19.1 17.2
1978 19.4 17.3
1979 19.6 17.5
1980 20 17.6
1981 20.3 17.7
1982 20.6 17.7
1983 21 17.7
1984 21.3 17.7
1985 21.7 17.7
1986 22 17.8
1987 22.3 17.8
1988 22.6 17.8
1989 22.8 17.8
1990 23.1 17.8
1991 23.4 17.9
1992 23.6 17.8
1993 23.8 17.7
1994 24.1 17.7
1995 24.4 17.8
1996 24.7 18
1997 24.9 18
1998 25.2 18
1999 25.5 18
2000 25.8 18.2
2001 26.1 18.5
2002 26.4 18.7
2003 26.8 18.9
2004 27.1 19.2
2005 27.5 19.4
2006 27.9 19.6
2007 28.1 19.9
2008 28 20.1
2009 28 20.3
2010 28 20.5
2011 28.1 20.6
2012 28.4 20.8
2013 28.8 20.9
2014 29.1 21
2015 29.5 21.1
2016 29.8 21.1
2017 30.2 21.2
2018 30.6 21.2
2019 31 21.2
2020 31.4 21.2
2021 31.8 21.2
2022 32.3 21.2
2023 32.8 21.2
2024 33.2 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
7.58%
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
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
67
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
50.4%
2020

Energy

Brunei Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
25%
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
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Brunei Vanuatu
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
50
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
88%
2023
English speaking
37.8%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Brunei Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.16
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate n/a
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Vanuatu
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
665 mi
2000

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