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Brunei vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 165th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Vatican
Population
469088
949
Population rank 170/197 197/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 142/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 35/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$354M
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$765
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 151/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
n/a
Median age
33.2 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Brunei and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Brunei vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Vatican
1950 50.6 65.9
1951 51.5 65.3
1952 52.4 65.7
1953 53.3 66.3
1954 54.2 67.5
1955 55 67.8
1956 55.7 67.3
1957 56.5 67.5
1958 57.3 68.7
1959 58 69.2
1960 58.7 69.2
1961 59.4 69.8
1962 58.8 69.2
1963 60.6 69.3
1964 61.3 70.3
1965 61.7 70.1
1966 62.4 70.9
1967 62.9 70.9
1968 63.5 70.7
1969 64 70.7
1970 64.5 71.5
1971 65 71.7
1972 65.4 72
1973 66 71.9
1974 66.4 72.7
1975 67 72.6
1976 67.4 72.9
1977 67.8 73.3
1978 68.3 73.7
1979 68.6 74
1980 69 74.1
1981 69.3 74.3
1982 69.7 74.8
1983 70 74.7
1984 70.2 75.1
1985 70.5 75.5
1986 70.8 75.7
1987 71 76.2
1988 71.2 76.4
1989 71.4 76.8
1990 71.6 76.9
1991 71.9 76.9
1992 72.1 77.3
1993 72.3 77
1994 72.6 77.7
1995 72.8 77.8
1996 73.1 78.5
1997 73.3 78.2
1998 73.6 78.3
1999 73.8 78.7
2000 74 79.3
2001 74.2 79.9
2002 74.4 80
2003 74.5 79.8
2004 74.6 80.2
2005 74.7 80.6
2006 74.8 81.2
2007 74.8 81.3
2008 74.8 81.4
2009 74.8 81.3
2010 74.8 81.5
2011 74.8 81.7
2012 74.8 82
2013 74.9 82.5
2014 74.9 82.6
2015 74.9 82.5
2016 74.9 82.9
2017 74.9 82.7
2018 75 83.3
2019 75 83.6
2020 75.1 83
2021 74.9 82.9
2022 72.9 83.3
2023 75.3 83
2024 75.5 83.1
2025 75.7 83.3

Brunei and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Vatican
Year Population
Brunei Vatican
1960 88,347 -
1961 92,517 -
1962 96,719 -
1963 101,159 -
1964 105,922 -
1965 110,838 -
1966 115,874 -
1967 121,017 -
1968 126,222 -
1969 131,446 -
1970 135,138 -
1971 137,921 -
1972 142,189 -
1973 147,369 -
1974 152,656 -
1975 158,070 -
1976 163,607 -
1977 169,277 -
1978 174,884 -
1979 180,422 -
1980 186,111 -
1981 191,977 -
1982 198,165 -
1983 204,741 -
1984 211,661 -
1985 218,919 -
1986 226,495 -
1987 233,860 -
1988 240,913 -
1989 248,064 -
1990 255,292 -
1991 262,596 -
1992 269,839 -
1993 276,971 -
1994 284,091 -
1995 291,195 -
1996 298,276 -
1997 305,341 -
1998 312,385 -
1999 319,411 -
2000 326,424 880
2001 333,345 890
2002 340,099 900
2003 346,637 911
2004 352,911 921
2005 358,916 921
2006 364,663 932
2007 370,873 821
2008 377,793 824
2009 384,952 826
2010 392,332 829
2011 399,389 832
2012 405,557 836
2013 411,202 839
2014 416,750 842
2015 422,212 1,000
2016 427,564 -
2017 432,772 1,000
2018 437,810 -
2019 442,680 1,000
2020 447,404 -
2021 451,721 -
2022 455,370 -
2023 458,949 -
2024 462,721 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
n/a
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
67
2025
65
2025
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
n/a

Energy

Brunei Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Brunei Vatican
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
n/a
Urban population
79.4%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
60
2025
Higher education index
53
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
154
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
100%
2013
English speaking
37.8%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
n/a

Health

Brunei Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
62
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Brunei Vatican
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
5.59 mi
2003

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