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Brunei vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has a population of 463K (ranked 170/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). Brunei's land area is 2,035 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 165th vs. 60th).

By GDP, Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B) and Zimbabwe ranks 99/197 ($44.2B). By GDP per capita, Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418), while Zimbabwe ranks 144/197 ($2,656).

Main facts and rankings

Brunei Zimbabwe
Population
469088
17210092
Population rank 170/197 74/197
GDP
$15.5B
2024
$44.2B
2024
GDP rank 142/197 99/197
GDP per capita
$33,418
2024
$2,656
2024
GDP per capita rank 35/197 144/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$90,007
2024
$3,922
2024
Government debt
$354M
2024
$41.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
2.21%
2025
58.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$765
2024
$2,513
2024
Government debt per person rank 151/185 111/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$22,191
2025
$2,797
2025
Land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
149,364 sq mi
2025
Population density
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
111.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.75
2023
3.72
2023
Median age
33.2 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
63.3 years
2025

Brunei and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Brunei and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP
Brunei

Zimbabwe
Year GDP
Brunei Zimbabwe
1960 - $1,052,990,485
1961 - $1,096,646,688
1962 - $1,117,601,690
1963 - $1,159,511,793
1964 - $1,217,138,098
1965 $114,039,501 $1,311,435,906
1966 $132,757,528 $1,281,749,603
1967 $139,029,537 $1,397,002,112
1968 $160,818,236 $1,479,600,019
1969 $161,210,236 $1,747,998,941
1970 $179,078,929 $1,884,206,452
1971 $197,525,768 $2,178,716,475
1972 $270,822,782 $2,677,729,616
1973 $433,095,527 $3,309,353,866
1974 $2,319,576,214 $3,982,161,721
1975 $2,496,420,258 $4,371,301,052
1976 $3,054,765,590 $4,318,372,348
1977 $3,681,242,528 $4,364,382,451
1978 $4,100,423,674 $4,351,600,850
1979 $6,044,367,628 $5,177,459,817
1980 $10,795,432,294 $6,678,868,738
1981 $9,367,218,664 $8,011,374,445
1982 $8,932,198,186 $8,539,701,388
1983 $7,927,590,750 $7,764,067,625
1984 $7,632,788,075 $6,352,126,411
1985 $6,967,623,884 $5,637,259,754
1986 $4,190,280,003 $6,217,524,201
1987 $4,918,010,080 $6,741,215,643
1988 $4,535,130,305 $7,814,784,729
1989 $4,983,622,881 $8,286,323,367
1990 $6,039,881,087 $8,783,817,407
1991 $6,284,497,300 $8,641,482,396
1992 $6,327,966,445 $6,751,472,744
1993 $6,203,339,925 $6,563,813,829
1994 $6,467,782,521 $6,890,675,555
1995 $7,700,144,057 $7,111,271,273
1996 $7,663,377,277 $8,553,147,289
1997 $7,793,034,390 $8,529,572,287
1998 $5,550,846,025 $6,401,968,715
1999 $6,309,070,375 $6,858,013,652
2000 $6,570,999,060 $6,689,958,139
2001 $6,096,155,748 $6,777,385,246
2002 $6,333,082,879 $6,342,116,911
2003 $7,167,725,265 $5,727,592,261
2004 $8,619,178,799 $5,805,598,867
2005 $10,547,202,612 $5,755,215,663
2006 $12,644,616,446 $5,443,896,938
2007 $13,432,029,496 $5,291,950,526
2008 $15,926,456,492 $4,415,703,156
2009 $11,912,904,529 $9,665,815,601
2010 $13,707,121,031 $12,041,602,762
2011 $18,524,791,071 $14,101,801,031
2012 $19,048,443,340 $17,114,762,914
2013 $18,094,148,099 $19,091,004,042
2014 $17,097,797,372 $19,495,547,523
2015 $12,930,296,852 $19,963,058,858
2016 $11,400,266,055 $20,548,759,858
2017 $12,128,168,047 $51,074,726,484
2018 $13,566,908,401 $34,156,057,417
2019 $13,469,235,348 $25,715,657,177
2020 $12,005,799,664 $26,868,564,055
2021 $14,006,496,614 $27,240,507,842
2022 $16,681,536,443 $32,789,657,378
2023 $15,095,084,686 $35,231,369,343
2024 $15,463,134,387 $44,187,704,410

Brunei and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita
Brunei

Zimbabwe
Year GDP per capita
Brunei Zimbabwe
1960 - $276.4
1961 - $279
1962 - $275.5
1963 - $277
1964 - $281.7
1965 $1,029 $294.1
1966 $1,146 $278.6
1967 $1,149 $294.2
1968 $1,274 $302
1969 $1,226 $346
1970 $1,325 $361
1971 $1,432 $405
1972 $1,905 $483
1973 $2,939 $579
1974 $15,195 $674
1975 $15,793 $717
1976 $18,671 $687
1977 $21,747 $677
1978 $23,447 $665
1979 $33,501 $779
1980 $58,005 $949
1981 $48,793 $1,068
1982 $45,075 $1,095
1983 $38,720 $959
1984 $36,061 $757
1985 $31,827 $649
1986 $18,501 $692
1987 $21,030 $726
1988 $18,825 $815
1989 $20,090 $840
1990 $23,659 $866
1991 $23,932 $831
1992 $23,451 $631
1993 $22,397 $604
1994 $22,767 $634
1995 $26,443 $648
1996 $25,692 $767
1997 $25,522 $750
1998 $17,769 $552
1999 $19,752 $582
2000 $20,130 $563
2001 $18,288 $566
2002 $18,621 $525
2003 $20,678 $468
2004 $24,423 $469
2005 $29,386 $461
2006 $34,675 $431
2007 $36,217 $413
2008 $42,157 $341
2009 $30,946 $735
2010 $34,938 $902
2011 $46,383 $1,037
2012 $46,969 $1,239
2013 $44,003 $1,362
2014 $41,027 $1,372
2015 $30,625 $1,386
2016 $26,663 $1,407
2017 $28,024 $3,448
2018 $30,988 $2,272
2019 $30,427 $1,684
2020 $26,834 $1,730
2021 $31,007 $1,724
2022 $36,633 $2,041
2023 $32,891 $2,156
2024 $33,418 $2,656

Brunei vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brunei

Zimbabwe
Year Life expectancy, years
Brunei Zimbabwe
1950 50.6 49.4
1951 51.5 49.8
1952 52.4 50.2
1953 53.3 50.6
1954 54.2 51
1955 55 51.4
1956 55.7 51.8
1957 56.5 52.2
1958 57.3 52.6
1959 58 53
1960 58.7 53.5
1961 59.4 54
1962 58.8 54.5
1963 60.6 54.9
1964 61.3 55.4
1965 61.7 55.9
1966 62.4 56.4
1967 62.9 56.8
1968 63.5 57.1
1969 64 57.5
1970 64.5 57.8
1971 65 58
1972 65.4 58.2
1973 66 58.1
1974 66.4 58.2
1975 67 58.2
1976 67.4 57.6
1977 67.8 57
1978 68.3 54.7
1979 68.6 54.9
1980 69 59.1
1981 69.3 59.4
1982 69.7 59.9
1983 70 60
1984 70.2 60.6
1985 70.5 60.9
1986 70.8 61
1987 71 60.7
1988 71.2 60.2
1989 71.4 59.4
1990 71.6 58.3
1991 71.9 57
1992 72.1 55.6
1993 72.3 54
1994 72.6 52.5
1995 72.8 51.1
1996 73.1 49
1997 73.3 48.5
1998 73.6 47.6
1999 73.8 46.4
2000 74 46
2001 74.2 44.5
2002 74.4 45.9
2003 74.5 45.4
2004 74.6 46
2005 74.7 46.6
2006 74.8 47.1
2007 74.8 47.6
2008 74.8 48.5
2009 74.8 49.7
2010 74.8 51.9
2011 74.8 53.9
2012 74.8 55.4
2013 74.9 56.8
2014 74.9 58.1
2015 74.9 59
2016 74.9 59.8
2017 74.9 60.3
2018 75 60.9
2019 75 61.1
2020 75.1 61.5
2021 74.9 60.1
2022 72.9 62.4
2023 75.3 62.8
2024 75.5 63.1
2025 75.7 63.3

Brunei and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population
Brunei

Zimbabwe
Year Population
Brunei Zimbabwe
1960 88,347 3,809,389
1961 92,517 3,930,401
1962 96,719 4,055,959
1963 101,159 4,185,877
1964 105,922 4,320,006
1965 110,838 4,458,462
1966 115,874 4,601,217
1967 121,017 4,748,307
1968 126,222 4,900,440
1969 131,446 5,058,181
1970 135,138 5,215,918
1971 137,921 5,374,712
1972 142,189 5,542,445
1973 147,369 5,720,404
1974 152,656 5,908,328
1975 158,070 6,098,658
1976 163,607 6,287,105
1977 169,277 6,449,512
1978 174,884 6,543,575
1979 180,422 6,647,556
1980 186,111 7,041,303
1981 191,977 7,498,635
1982 198,165 7,796,496
1983 204,741 8,098,404
1984 211,661 8,391,488
1985 218,919 8,686,813
1986 226,495 8,982,578
1987 233,860 9,284,644
1988 240,913 9,583,094
1989 248,064 9,864,798
1990 255,292 10,137,281
1991 262,596 10,404,816
1992 269,839 10,702,700
1993 276,971 10,860,288
1994 284,091 10,873,148
1995 291,195 10,974,599
1996 298,276 11,158,360
1997 305,341 11,369,827
1998 312,385 11,594,297
1999 319,411 11,783,458
2000 326,424 11,892,055
2001 333,345 11,971,901
2002 340,099 12,087,653
2003 346,637 12,232,323
2004 352,911 12,365,896
2005 358,916 12,483,432
2006 364,663 12,636,445
2007 370,873 12,804,058
2008 377,793 12,959,149
2009 384,952 13,142,790
2010 392,332 13,356,548
2011 399,389 13,595,424
2012 405,557 13,817,887
2013 411,202 14,013,808
2014 416,750 14,207,359
2015 422,212 14,399,013
2016 427,564 14,600,294
2017 432,772 14,812,482
2018 437,810 15,034,452
2019 442,680 15,271,368
2020 447,404 15,526,888
2021 451,721 15,797,210
2022 455,370 16,069,056
2023 458,949 16,340,822
2024 462,721 16,634,373

Fertility rates in Brunei and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate
Brunei

Zimbabwe
Year Fertility rate
Brunei Zimbabwe
1960 7.32 7.2
1961 7.19 7.21
1962 7.03 7.23
1963 6.89 7.23
1964 6.77 7.23
1965 6.65 7.23
1966 6.51 7.2
1967 6.37 7.16
1968 6.2 7.11
1969 6.01 7.04
1970 5.8 6.98
1971 5.62 6.94
1972 5.5 6.94
1973 5.36 6.94
1974 5.18 6.88
1975 4.99 6.83
1976 4.78 6.77
1977 4.58 6.71
1978 4.39 6.66
1979 4.22 6.59
1980 4.07 6.52
1981 3.94 6.45
1982 3.84 6.33
1983 3.75 6.2
1984 3.68 6.04
1985 3.61 5.87
1986 3.55 5.69
1987 3.49 5.5
1988 3.44 5.28
1989 3.36 5.07
1990 3.29 4.88
1991 3.21 4.72
1992 3.11 4.57
1993 3.01 4.39
1994 2.9 4.28
1995 2.79 4.15
1996 2.68 4.11
1997 2.6 4.08
1998 2.53 4.07
1999 2.46 4.06
2000 2.4 4.01
2001 2.34 3.98
2002 2.26 3.93
2003 2.19 3.86
2004 2.1 3.78
2005 2.02 3.69
2006 1.97 3.64
2007 1.93 3.68
2008 1.92 3.78
2009 1.92 3.95
2010 1.94 4.04
2011 1.96 4.13
2012 1.97 4.13
2013 1.98 4.11
2014 1.97 4.01
2015 1.95 3.91
2016 1.92 3.83
2017 1.88 3.77
2018 1.85 3.74
2019 1.82 3.75
2020 1.8 3.75
2021 1.78 3.77
2022 1.76 3.77
2023 1.75 3.72

Brunei and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age
Brunei

Zimbabwe
Year Median age, years
Brunei Zimbabwe
1960 18.8 16.4
1961 18.1 16.2
1962 17.5 16
1963 17.1 15.8
1964 17 15.7
1965 17 15.7
1966 17.2 15.7
1967 17.3 15.7
1968 17.5 15.7
1969 17.7 15.7
1970 17.8 15.7
1971 17.9 15.8
1972 18 15.8
1973 18.2 15.8
1974 18.3 15.9
1975 18.6 15.9
1976 18.8 15.8
1977 19.1 15.8
1978 19.4 15.7
1979 19.6 15.6
1980 20 15.6
1981 20.3 15.7
1982 20.6 15.8
1983 21 15.8
1984 21.3 15.8
1985 21.7 15.9
1986 22 15.9
1987 22.3 15.9
1988 22.6 15.9
1989 22.8 16.1
1990 23.1 16.3
1991 23.4 16.5
1992 23.6 16.4
1993 23.8 16.3
1994 24.1 16.4
1995 24.4 16.6
1996 24.7 16.9
1997 24.9 17.2
1998 25.2 17.5
1999 25.5 17.7
2000 25.8 17.8
2001 26.1 18
2002 26.4 18.1
2003 26.8 18.2
2004 27.1 18.3
2005 27.5 18.3
2006 27.9 18.5
2007 28.1 18.5
2008 28 18.5
2009 28 18.4
2010 28 18.3
2011 28.1 18.2
2012 28.4 18.1
2013 28.8 18
2014 29.1 18
2015 29.5 18
2016 29.8 18
2017 30.2 18.1
2018 30.6 18.2
2019 31 18.3
2020 31.4 18.5
2021 31.8 18.6
2022 32.3 18.7
2023 32.8 18.9
2024 33.2 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brunei Zimbabwe
GNI, Atlas method
$16.7B
2024
$37.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30%
2025
19.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.43%
2016
0.38%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.97%
2023
0.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
51,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.3%
2025
-0.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.3%
2023
9.29%
2023
Services, % of GDP
38.7%
2024
55.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
61.7%
2024
31.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
67
2025
35.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
40.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
69
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.46B
1999
Total reserves including gold
$4.41B
2024
$485M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1M
2023
$3.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,071,000
2020
639,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.7%
2018
1.25%
2020
Banked people share n/a
49.5%
2024

Energy

Brunei Zimbabwe
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,537 kg
2022
417 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.58
2022
$8.55
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.72 megatons
2023
11.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
21.2 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
45.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.01%
2022
7.59%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-172.6%
2022
17%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,197 kWh
2022
539 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.02%
2021
72.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
67.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
62%
2023

Society

Brunei Zimbabwe
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.2%
2024
Annual migration change
+0
2024
-60,528
2024
Urban population
79.4%
2024
32.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.3
2025
28.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2020
21
2024
Higher education index
53
2025
46
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.49
2013
0.51
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
41.2
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2021
89.8%
2022
English speaking
37.8%
2023
82.1%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
38.4%
2023

Health

Brunei Zimbabwe
Government health expenditure per capita
$666
2022
$70.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51
2022
$5.76
2022
Life expectancy
75.7 years
2025
63.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
50%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.91
2021
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
358
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
44.2
2023
Obesity rate n/a
14.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.7%
2024
1.5%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
11.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
2.67 liters
2020

Territory

Brunei Zimbabwe
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.26%
2025
Land area per capita
4,397 sq mi
2024
8,979 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
51.7 sq mi
2025
62,422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,467 sq mi
2025
66,820 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,849 mi
2014
60,439 mi
2019

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