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Brunei vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 165th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Yemen
Population
469088
42727988
Population rank 170/197 37/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 142/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 35/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$354M
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 151/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Brunei and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Yemen
Year GDP
Brunei Yemen
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 -
1980 $10,795,432,294 -
1981 $9,367,218,664 -
1982 $8,932,198,186 -
1983 $7,927,590,750 -
1984 $7,632,788,075 -
1985 $6,967,623,884 -
1986 $4,190,280,003 -
1987 $4,918,010,080 -
1988 $4,535,130,305 -
1989 $4,983,622,881 -
1990 $6,039,881,087 $12,643,821,569
1991 $6,284,497,300 $14,665,445,462
1992 $6,327,966,445 $17,959,367,194
1993 $6,203,339,925 $21,736,802,664
1994 $6,467,782,521 $28,019,483,764
1995 $7,700,144,057 $12,796,345,679
1996 $7,663,377,277 $6,496,163,616
1997 $7,793,034,390 $6,838,298,531
1998 $5,550,846,025 $6,322,175,566
1999 $6,309,070,375 $7,639,325,296
2000 $6,570,999,060 $9,679,316,770
2001 $6,096,155,748 $9,852,990,693
2002 $6,333,082,879 $10,693,430,511
2003 $7,167,725,265 $11,777,532,662
2004 $8,619,178,799 $13,867,634,371
2005 $10,547,202,612 $16,731,566,717
2006 $12,644,616,446 $19,063,143,370
2007 $13,432,029,496 $21,650,528,674
2008 $15,926,456,492 $26,910,855,807
2009 $11,912,904,529 $25,130,278,213
2010 $13,707,121,031 $30,906,749,533
2011 $18,524,791,071 $32,726,417,878
2012 $19,048,443,340 $35,401,331,609
2013 $18,094,148,099 $40,415,233,436
2014 $17,097,797,372 $43,228,585,321
2015 $12,930,296,852 $42,444,490,074
2016 $11,400,266,055 $31,317,825,274
2017 $12,128,168,047 $26,842,229,045
2018 $13,566,908,401 $21,606,160,663
2019 $13,469,235,348 -
2020 $12,005,799,664 -
2021 $14,006,496,614 -
2022 $16,681,536,443 -
2023 $15,095,084,686 -
2024 $15,463,134,387 -

Brunei and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Yemen
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 -
1980 $58,005 -
1981 $48,793 -
1982 $45,075 -
1983 $38,720 -
1984 $36,061 -
1985 $31,827 -
1986 $18,501 -
1987 $21,030 -
1988 $18,825 -
1989 $20,090 -
1990 $23,659 $910
1991 $23,932 $1,016
1992 $23,451 $1,198
1993 $22,397 $1,397
1994 $22,767 $1,735
1995 $26,443 $764
1996 $25,692 $375
1997 $25,522 $383
1998 $17,769 $343
1999 $19,752 $401
2000 $20,130 $493
2001 $18,288 $487
2002 $18,621 $513
2003 $20,678 $549
2004 $24,423 $628
2005 $29,386 $734
2006 $34,675 $810
2007 $36,217 $890
2008 $42,157 $1,072
2009 $30,946 $969
2010 $34,938 $1,155
2011 $46,383 $1,186
2012 $46,969 $1,245
2013 $44,003 $1,379
2014 $41,027 $1,430
2015 $30,625 $1,362
2016 $26,663 $975
2017 $28,024 $811
2018 $30,988 $634
2019 $30,427 -
2020 $26,834 -
2021 $31,007 -
2022 $36,633 -
2023 $32,891 -
2024 $33,418 -

Brunei vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Yemen
1950 50.6 28.9
1951 51.5 29.3
1952 52.4 29.6
1953 53.3 30
1954 54.2 30.4
1955 55 30.8
1956 55.7 31.3
1957 56.5 31.8
1958 57.3 32.4
1959 58 32.9
1960 58.7 33.5
1961 59.4 34.1
1962 58.8 33.7
1963 60.6 33.4
1964 61.3 34.9
1965 61.7 35.6
1966 62.4 36.3
1967 62.9 37.1
1968 63.5 38
1969 64 39.6
1970 64.5 40.6
1971 65 41.8
1972 65.4 42.7
1973 66 43.6
1974 66.4 44.5
1975 67 45.5
1976 67.4 46.4
1977 67.8 47.4
1978 68.3 48.5
1979 68.6 49.5
1980 69 50.6
1981 69.3 51.7
1982 69.7 52.4
1983 70 53.6
1984 70.2 54.6
1985 70.5 55.4
1986 70.8 54
1987 71 56.8
1988 71.2 57.4
1989 71.4 58
1990 71.6 58.5
1991 71.9 58.8
1992 72.1 59.3
1993 72.3 59.7
1994 72.6 59.8
1995 72.8 60.5
1996 73.1 60.9
1997 73.3 61.3
1998 73.6 61.8
1999 73.8 62.3
2000 74 62.8
2001 74.2 63.3
2002 74.4 63.8
2003 74.5 64.4
2004 74.6 64.9
2005 74.7 65.4
2006 74.8 65.8
2007 74.8 66.2
2008 74.8 66.6
2009 74.8 66.9
2010 74.8 67.2
2011 74.8 67.4
2012 74.8 67.6
2013 74.9 68
2014 74.9 68
2015 74.9 66.8
2016 74.9 67.1
2017 74.9 67.1
2018 75 65.9
2019 75 66.6
2020 75.1 66.4
2021 74.9 66
2022 72.9 68
2023 75.3 69.3
2024 75.5 69.4
2025 75.7 69.6

Brunei and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Yemen
Year Population
Brunei Yemen
1960 88,347 5,532,301
1961 92,517 5,655,232
1962 96,719 5,782,221
1963 101,159 5,911,135
1964 105,922 6,048,006
1965 110,838 6,195,593
1966 115,874 6,351,494
1967 121,017 6,516,444
1968 126,222 6,690,524
1969 131,446 6,875,859
1970 135,138 7,065,279
1971 137,921 7,257,462
1972 142,189 7,460,068
1973 147,369 7,672,796
1974 152,656 7,896,783
1975 158,070 8,133,598
1976 163,607 8,384,113
1977 169,277 8,648,222
1978 174,884 8,926,586
1979 180,422 9,224,194
1980 186,111 9,543,358
1981 191,977 9,882,362
1982 198,165 10,241,006
1983 204,741 10,621,499
1984 211,661 11,025,597
1985 218,919 11,453,825
1986 226,495 11,901,040
1987 233,860 12,369,912
1988 240,913 12,859,708
1989 248,064 13,364,174
1990 255,292 13,887,862
1991 262,596 14,430,201
1992 269,839 14,989,494
1993 276,971 15,563,914
1994 284,091 16,149,147
1995 291,195 16,740,058
1996 298,276 17,313,177
1997 305,341 17,873,936
1998 312,385 18,446,013
1999 319,411 19,029,420
2000 326,424 19,624,141
2001 333,345 20,226,147
2002 340,099 20,835,086
2003 346,637 21,456,379
2004 352,911 22,095,167
2005 358,916 22,790,085
2006 364,663 23,543,083
2007 370,873 24,318,082
2008 377,793 25,111,941
2009 384,952 25,927,724
2010 392,332 26,754,387
2011 399,389 27,582,897
2012 405,557 28,433,647
2013 411,202 29,312,952
2014 416,750 30,226,309
2015 422,212 31,159,379
2016 427,564 32,109,010
2017 432,772 33,090,921
2018 437,810 34,085,182
2019 442,680 35,111,408
2020 447,404 36,134,863
2021 451,721 37,140,230
2022 455,370 38,222,876
2023 458,949 39,390,799
2024 462,721 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Brunei and Yemen

Fertility rate
Brunei

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Yemen
1960 7.32 7.99
1961 7.19 8
1962 7.03 8.01
1963 6.89 8.03
1964 6.77 8.07
1965 6.65 8.1
1966 6.51 8.14
1967 6.37 8.17
1968 6.2 8.19
1969 6.01 8.22
1970 5.8 8.23
1971 5.62 8.26
1972 5.5 8.27
1973 5.36 8.29
1974 5.18 8.33
1975 4.99 8.37
1976 4.78 8.42
1977 4.58 8.47
1978 4.39 8.5
1979 4.22 8.67
1980 4.07 8.71
1981 3.94 8.75
1982 3.84 8.79
1983 3.75 8.83
1984 3.68 8.85
1985 3.61 8.86
1986 3.55 8.86
1987 3.49 8.83
1988 3.44 8.79
1989 3.36 8.71
1990 3.29 8.61
1991 3.21 8.46
1992 3.11 8.27
1993 3.01 8.05
1994 2.9 7.8
1995 2.79 7.53
1996 2.68 7
1997 2.6 6.82
1998 2.53 6.64
1999 2.46 6.49
2000 2.4 6.32
2001 2.34 6.14
2002 2.26 5.97
2003 2.19 5.84
2004 2.1 5.71
2005 2.02 5.56
2006 1.97 5.41
2007 1.93 5.26
2008 1.92 5.11
2009 1.92 5
2010 1.94 4.81
2011 1.96 4.63
2012 1.97 4.63
2013 1.98 4.62
2014 1.97 4.62
2015 1.95 4.62
2016 1.92 4.61
2017 1.88 4.61
2018 1.85 4.61
2019 1.82 4.6
2020 1.8 4.6
2021 1.78 4.6
2022 1.76 4.59
2023 1.75 4.59

Brunei and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Brunei Yemen
1960 18.8 19.7
1961 18.1 19.6
1962 17.5 19.6
1963 17.1 19.5
1964 17 19.4
1965 17 19.3
1966 17.2 19.2
1967 17.3 19.1
1968 17.5 18.9
1969 17.7 18.7
1970 17.8 18.4
1971 17.9 18.1
1972 18 17.8
1973 18.2 17.6
1974 18.3 17.3
1975 18.6 17
1976 18.8 16.8
1977 19.1 16.6
1978 19.4 16.3
1979 19.6 16.1
1980 20 15.9
1981 20.3 15.7
1982 20.6 15.5
1983 21 15.3
1984 21.3 15.1
1985 21.7 15
1986 22 14.9
1987 22.3 14.8
1988 22.6 14.7
1989 22.8 14.6
1990 23.1 14.6
1991 23.4 14.6
1992 23.6 14.6
1993 23.8 14.6
1994 24.1 14.6
1995 24.4 14.7
1996 24.7 14.8
1997 24.9 14.9
1998 25.2 15
1999 25.5 15.2
2000 25.8 15.4
2001 26.1 15.6
2002 26.4 15.8
2003 26.8 16
2004 27.1 16.2
2005 27.5 16.4
2006 27.9 16.7
2007 28.1 16.9
2008 28 17.2
2009 28 17.4
2010 28 17.7
2011 28.1 17.9
2012 28.4 18.1
2013 28.8 18.3
2014 29.1 18.5
2015 29.5 18.7
2016 29.8 18.8
2017 30.2 18.9
2018 30.6 19
2019 31 19.1
2020 31.4 19.1
2021 31.8 19.1
2022 32.3 19.2
2023 32.8 19.2
2024 33.2 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
67
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
12.4%
2016
Banked people share n/a
11.9%
2022

Energy

Brunei Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Brunei Yemen
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
13
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
54.1%
2004
English speaking
37.8%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Brunei Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Yemen
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
n/a

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