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Brunei vs Zambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 21.3M in Zambia (ranked 63/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 287,024 sq mi for Zambia (ranked 165th vs. 37th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Zambia ranks 115/197 ($26.3B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Zambia ranks 169/197 ($1,235).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Zambia
Population
469088
22402291
Population rank 170/197 62/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$26.3B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 115/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$1,235
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 169/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$4,224
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$30.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
99%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$1,420
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 132/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$1,168
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
287,024 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
74.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
4.1
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
18.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Brunei and Zambia: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Zambia economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Zambia
Year GDP
Brunei Zambia
1960 - $698,739,721
1961 - $682,359,727
1962 - $679,279,729
1963 - $704,339,719
1964 - $822,639,671
1965 $114,039,501 $1,061,199,576
1966 $132,757,528 $1,238,999,505
1967 $139,029,537 $1,340,639,464
1968 $160,818,236 $1,573,739,371
1969 $161,210,236 $1,926,399,230
1970 $179,078,929 $1,788,779,285
1971 $197,525,768 $1,653,259,341
1972 $270,822,782 $1,872,416,680
1973 $433,095,527 $2,434,255,237
1974 $2,319,576,214 $2,910,981,262
1975 $2,496,420,258 $2,442,672,141
1976 $3,054,765,590 $2,742,859,263
1977 $3,681,242,528 $2,515,296,940
1978 $4,100,423,674 $2,811,032,473
1979 $6,044,367,628 $3,353,445,378
1980 $10,795,432,294 $3,884,530,854
1981 $9,367,218,664 $4,008,126,497
1982 $8,932,198,186 $3,871,117,093
1983 $7,927,590,750 $3,321,048,451
1984 $7,632,788,075 $2,719,518,933
1985 $6,967,623,884 $2,252,454,500
1986 $4,190,280,003 $1,664,413,508
1987 $4,918,010,080 $2,265,250,972
1988 $4,535,130,305 $3,728,878,149
1989 $4,983,622,881 $3,994,673,161
1990 $6,039,881,087 $3,288,381,797
1991 $6,284,497,300 $3,376,806,697
1992 $6,327,966,445 $3,182,810,841
1993 $6,203,339,925 $3,273,505,344
1994 $6,467,782,521 $3,656,806,166
1995 $7,700,144,057 $3,806,983,413
1996 $7,663,377,277 $3,597,220,962
1997 $7,793,034,390 $4,303,288,480
1998 $5,550,846,025 $3,537,741,942
1999 $6,309,070,375 $3,404,284,891
2000 $6,570,999,060 $3,600,632,111
2001 $6,096,155,748 $4,094,441,301
2002 $6,333,082,879 $4,193,850,445
2003 $7,167,725,265 $4,901,869,764
2004 $8,619,178,799 $6,221,110,219
2005 $10,547,202,612 $8,331,870,169
2006 $12,644,616,446 $12,756,858,899
2007 $13,432,029,496 $14,056,957,976
2008 $15,926,456,492 $17,910,858,638
2009 $11,912,904,529 $15,328,342,304
2010 $13,707,121,031 $20,265,559,484
2011 $18,524,791,071 $23,459,515,276
2012 $19,048,443,340 $25,503,060,420
2013 $18,094,148,099 $28,037,239,463
2014 $17,097,797,372 $27,141,023,558
2015 $12,930,296,852 $21,251,216,799
2016 $11,400,266,055 $20,958,412,538
2017 $12,128,168,047 $25,873,601,261
2018 $13,566,908,401 $26,311,507,274
2019 $13,469,235,348 $23,308,667,781
2020 $12,005,799,664 $18,137,764,931
2021 $14,006,496,614 $22,096,416,932
2022 $16,681,536,443 $29,163,782,140
2023 $15,095,084,686 $27,577,956,471
2024 $15,463,134,387 $26,325,775,287

Brunei and Zambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Zambia
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Zambia
1960 - $221.6
1961 - $209.7
1962 - $202.3
1963 - $203.2
1964 - $230
1965 $1,029 $287.4
1966 $1,146 $325
1967 $1,149 $341
1968 $1,274 $387
1969 $1,226 $459
1970 $1,325 $414
1971 $1,432 $372
1972 $1,905 $410
1973 $2,939 $518
1974 $15,195 $601
1975 $15,793 $490
1976 $18,671 $533
1977 $21,747 $474
1978 $23,447 $514
1979 $33,501 $595
1980 $58,005 $669
1981 $48,793 $670
1982 $45,075 $627
1983 $38,720 $520
1984 $36,061 $413
1985 $31,827 $332
1986 $18,501 $238.2
1987 $21,030 $315
1988 $18,825 $504
1989 $20,090 $526
1990 $23,659 $422
1991 $23,932 $423
1992 $23,451 $389
1993 $22,397 $391
1994 $22,767 $426
1995 $26,443 $433
1996 $25,692 $400
1997 $25,522 $466
1998 $17,769 $373
1999 $19,752 $350
2000 $20,130 $359
2001 $18,288 $397
2002 $18,621 $394
2003 $20,678 $446
2004 $24,423 $549
2005 $29,386 $711
2006 $34,675 $1,052
2007 $36,217 $1,119
2008 $42,157 $1,376
2009 $30,946 $1,136
2010 $34,938 $1,451
2011 $46,383 $1,625
2012 $46,969 $1,710
2013 $44,003 $1,821
2014 $41,027 $1,707
2015 $30,625 $1,296
2016 $26,663 $1,239
2017 $28,024 $1,483
2018 $30,988 $1,464
2019 $30,427 $1,259
2020 $26,834 $952
2021 $31,007 $1,127
2022 $36,633 $1,447
2023 $32,891 $1,331
2024 $33,418 $1,235

Brunei vs. Zambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Zambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Zambia
1950 50.6 46.8
1951 51.5 47.2
1952 52.4 47.6
1953 53.3 48
1954 54.2 48.4
1955 55 48.8
1956 55.7 49.1
1957 56.5 49.5
1958 57.3 49.9
1959 58 50.3
1960 58.7 50.6
1961 59.4 51
1962 58.8 51.3
1963 60.6 51.6
1964 61.3 51.2
1965 61.7 52.1
1966 62.4 52.3
1967 62.9 52.5
1968 63.5 52.7
1969 64 53
1970 64.5 53.4
1971 65 53.9
1972 65.4 54.4
1973 66 54.9
1974 66.4 55.4
1975 67 55.7
1976 67.4 56.1
1977 67.8 56.3
1978 68.3 56.3
1979 68.6 56
1980 69 55.5
1981 69.3 55
1982 69.7 54.4
1983 70 53.7
1984 70.2 52.9
1985 70.5 52
1986 70.8 51.1
1987 71 50.4
1988 71.2 49.7
1989 71.4 48.9
1990 71.6 48.2
1991 71.9 47.4
1992 72.1 47
1993 72.3 46.7
1994 72.6 46.3
1995 72.8 46.1
1996 73.1 45.8
1997 73.3 45.7
1998 73.6 45.7
1999 73.8 45.9
2000 74 46.6
2001 74.2 47.4
2002 74.4 48.5
2003 74.5 49.6
2004 74.6 50.5
2005 74.7 51.6
2006 74.8 52.7
2007 74.8 53.7
2008 74.8 54.8
2009 74.8 55.9
2010 74.8 56.9
2011 74.8 57.8
2012 74.8 58.7
2013 74.9 59.4
2014 74.9 60.1
2015 74.9 60.7
2016 74.9 61.1
2017 74.9 61.6
2018 75 62.1
2019 75 62.9
2020 75.1 63.4
2021 74.9 62.4
2022 72.9 65.3
2023 75.3 66.3
2024 75.5 66.5
2025 75.7 66.7

Brunei and Zambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Zambia
Year Population
Brunei Zambia
1960 88,347 3,153,729
1961 92,517 3,254,086
1962 96,719 3,358,099
1963 101,159 3,465,907
1964 105,922 3,577,017
1965 110,838 3,692,086
1966 115,874 3,812,003
1967 121,017 3,936,343
1968 126,222 4,065,593
1969 131,446 4,197,116
1970 135,138 4,321,718
1971 137,921 4,442,525
1972 142,189 4,569,309
1973 147,369 4,702,693
1974 152,656 4,842,746
1975 158,070 4,990,086
1976 163,607 5,143,842
1977 169,277 5,302,480
1978 174,884 5,465,374
1979 180,422 5,631,728
1980 186,111 5,802,833
1981 191,977 5,983,289
1982 198,165 6,178,637
1983 204,741 6,381,038
1984 211,661 6,580,490
1985 218,919 6,780,953
1986 226,495 6,986,471
1987 233,860 7,191,282
1988 240,913 7,391,440
1989 248,064 7,589,216
1990 255,292 7,786,169
1991 262,596 7,981,650
1992 269,839 8,176,680
1993 276,971 8,373,921
1994 284,091 8,576,269
1995 291,195 8,785,763
1996 298,276 9,004,053
1997 305,341 9,237,063
1998 312,385 9,482,408
1999 319,411 9,740,005
2000 326,424 10,017,631
2001 333,345 10,325,185
2002 340,099 10,647,949
2003 346,637 10,983,595
2004 352,911 11,338,198
2005 358,916 11,718,819
2006 364,663 12,129,553
2007 370,873 12,565,085
2008 377,793 13,021,324
2009 384,952 13,490,389
2010 392,332 13,965,594
2011 399,389 14,437,796
2012 405,557 14,913,629
2013 411,202 15,398,997
2014 416,750 15,895,315
2015 422,212 16,399,089
2016 427,564 16,914,423
2017 432,772 17,441,320
2018 437,810 17,973,569
2019 442,680 18,513,839
2020 447,404 19,059,395
2021 451,721 19,603,607
2022 455,370 20,152,938
2023 458,949 20,723,965
2024 462,721 21,314,956

Fertility rates in Brunei and Zambia

Fertility rate
Brunei

Zambia
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Zambia
1960 7.32 6.95
1961 7.19 6.98
1962 7.03 7.01
1963 6.89 7.06
1964 6.77 7.09
1965 6.65 7.12
1966 6.51 7.14
1967 6.37 7.15
1968 6.2 7.18
1969 6.01 7.18
1970 5.8 7.22
1971 5.62 7.26
1972 5.5 7.3
1973 5.36 7.34
1974 5.18 7.36
1975 4.99 7.42
1976 4.78 7.39
1977 4.58 7.35
1978 4.39 7.29
1979 4.22 7.22
1980 4.07 7.14
1981 3.94 7.07
1982 3.84 7.04
1983 3.75 7.01
1984 3.68 6.97
1985 3.61 6.93
1986 3.55 6.87
1987 3.49 6.8
1988 3.44 6.7
1989 3.36 6.64
1990 3.29 6.57
1991 3.21 6.46
1992 3.11 6.35
1993 3.01 6.3
1994 2.9 6.26
1995 2.79 6.23
1996 2.68 6.18
1997 2.6 6.12
1998 2.53 6.07
1999 2.46 6
2000 2.4 5.92
2001 2.34 5.85
2002 2.26 5.77
2003 2.19 5.71
2004 2.1 5.7
2005 2.02 5.7
2006 1.97 5.68
2007 1.93 5.61
2008 1.92 5.53
2009 1.92 5.45
2010 1.94 5.36
2011 1.96 5.26
2012 1.97 5.14
2013 1.98 5.01
2014 1.97 4.89
2015 1.95 4.78
2016 1.92 4.67
2017 1.88 4.57
2018 1.85 4.49
2019 1.82 4.42
2020 1.8 4.32
2021 1.78 4.25
2022 1.76 4.18
2023 1.75 4.1

Brunei and Zambia demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Zambia
Year Median age, years
Brunei Zambia
1960 18.8 17
1961 18.1 16.9
1962 17.5 16.8
1963 17.1 16.7
1964 17 16.6
1965 17 16.6
1966 17.2 16.5
1967 17.3 16.5
1968 17.5 16.4
1969 17.7 16.4
1970 17.8 16.2
1971 17.9 16.1
1972 18 15.9
1973 18.2 15.8
1974 18.3 15.7
1975 18.6 15.5
1976 18.8 15.4
1977 19.1 15.4
1978 19.4 15.3
1979 19.6 15.3
1980 20 15.2
1981 20.3 15.3
1982 20.6 15.3
1983 21 15.4
1984 21.3 15.4
1985 21.7 15.5
1986 22 15.5
1987 22.3 15.6
1988 22.6 15.6
1989 22.8 15.7
1990 23.1 15.7
1991 23.4 15.7
1992 23.6 15.8
1993 23.8 15.8
1994 24.1 15.8
1995 24.4 15.8
1996 24.7 15.8
1997 24.9 15.8
1998 25.2 15.8
1999 25.5 15.8
2000 25.8 15.9
2001 26.1 15.9
2002 26.4 16
2003 26.8 16.1
2004 27.1 16.2
2005 27.5 16.3
2006 27.9 16.3
2007 28.1 16.4
2008 28 16.5
2009 28 16.6
2010 28 16.7
2011 28.1 16.8
2012 28.4 16.9
2013 28.8 17
2014 29.1 17.1
2015 29.5 17.2
2016 29.8 17.4
2017 30.2 17.5
2018 30.6 17.7
2019 31 17.9
2020 31.4 18
2021 31.8 18.2
2022 32.3 18.4
2023 32.8 18.6
2024 33.2 18.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Zambia
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
27.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
4.07%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
1.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-4.92%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
5.86%
2023
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
55.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
37.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
39.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.5%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
20
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.77B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$4.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
502,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
n/a
Banked people share n/a
72.7%
2024

Energy

Brunei Zambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
801 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$4.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
8.06 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
18.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
83%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
9.18%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
9.03%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
704 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
92.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
87.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
51.1%
2023

Society

Brunei Zambia
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.26%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
+7,381
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.5 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
30
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
39
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
47
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
5.25
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
20.5
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
82%
2023
English speaking
37.8%
2023
16%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
33%
2023

Health

Brunei Zambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$76.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$7.37
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
41.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.26
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
85
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
44.7
2023
Obesity rate n/a
11.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
10.3%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
14.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
3.62 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Zambia
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.5%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
13,466 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
92,043 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
170,848 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
42,049 mi
2018

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