Brunei vs Kuwait

Brunei (Asia) and Kuwait (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1965-2025

Brunei Kuwait World

0 20k 40k 60k 1965 Brunei: 1,028.88 Kuwait: 4,023.99 World: 601.89 1966 Brunei: 1,145.71 Kuwait: 4,176.11 World: 638.97 1967 Brunei: 1,148.84 Kuwait: 3,887.35 World: 664.4 1968 Brunei: 1,274.09 Kuwait: 3,871.95 World: 703.46 1969 Brunei: 1,226.44 Kuwait: 3,694.97 World: 761.11 1970 Brunei: 1,325.16 Kuwait: 3,551.59 World: 817.68 1971 Brunei: 1,432.17 Kuwait: 4,485.61 World: 884.88 1972 Brunei: 1,904.67 Kuwait: 4,835.69 World: 1,002 1973 Brunei: 2,938.85 Kuwait: 5,532.43 World: 1,201.53 1974 Brunei: 15,194.79 Kuwait: 12,526.6 World: 1,362.19 1975 Brunei: 15,793.13 Kuwait: 10,881.72 World: 1,488.94 1976 Brunei: 18,671.36 Kuwait: 11,141.2 World: 1,589.73 1977 Brunei: 21,746.86 Kuwait: 11,237.8 World: 1,766.28 1978 Brunei: 23,446.53 Kuwait: 11,567.07 World: 2,055.49 1979 Brunei: 33,501.28 Kuwait: 17,385.89 World: 2,335.19 1980 Brunei: 58,005.34 Kuwait: 19,031.91 World: 2,587.01 1981 Brunei: 48,793.44 Kuwait: 15,825.19 World: 2,628.62 1982 Brunei: 45,074.55 Kuwait: 12,978.9 World: 2,554.08 1983 Brunei: 38,720.09 Kuwait: 11,965.34 World: 2,561.17 1984 Brunei: 36,061.38 Kuwait: 11,918.62 World: 2,614.33 1985 Brunei: 31,827.41 Kuwait: 11,321.66 World: 2,690.59 1986 Brunei: 18,500.54 Kuwait: 9,076.71 World: 3,118.57 1987 Brunei: 21,029.72 Kuwait: 10,895.65 World: 3,487.88 1988 Brunei: 18,824.76 Kuwait: 9,692.35 World: 3,829.99 1989 Brunei: 20,090.07 Kuwait: 10,964.69 World: 3,930.51 1990 Brunei: 23,658.72 Kuwait: 10,937.54 World: 4,338.94 1991 Brunei: 23,932.19 Kuwait: 8,147.11 World: 4,453.9 1992 Brunei: 23,450.9 Kuwait: 12,146.2 World: 4,679.98 1993 Brunei: 22,397.07 Kuwait: 14,317.72 World: 4,685.3 1994 Brunei: 22,766.59 Kuwait: 14,929.74 World: 4,967.01 1995 Brunei: 26,443.26 Kuwait: 16,168.17 World: 5,463.2 1996 Brunei: 25,692.24 Kuwait: 18,201.1 World: 5,507.22 1997 Brunei: 25,522.4 Kuwait: 16,977.39 World: 5,408.57 1998 Brunei: 17,769.25 Kuwait: 14,066.95 World: 5,302.34 1999 Brunei: 19,752.2 Kuwait: 15,853.63 World: 5,401.23 2000 Brunei: 20,130.26 Kuwait: 19,296.35 World: 5,512.56 2001 Brunei: 18,287.83 Kuwait: 17,374.23 World: 5,404.2 2002 Brunei: 18,621.29 Kuwait: 18,512.75 World: 5,539.32 2003 Brunei: 20,677.9 Kuwait: 22,690.66 World: 6,129.87 2004 Brunei: 24,423.09 Kuwait: 27,552.28 World: 6,818 2005 Brunei: 29,386.27 Kuwait: 36,122.61 World: 7,290.57 2006 Brunei: 34,674.8 Kuwait: 42,946.64 World: 7,803.19 2007 Brunei: 36,217.33 Kuwait: 45,709.41 World: 8,685.33 2008 Brunei: 42,156.57 Kuwait: 55,585.19 World: 9,425.74 2009 Brunei: 30,946.47 Kuwait: 37,907.1 World: 8,827.04 2010 Brunei: 34,937.56 Kuwait: 39,212.25 World: 9,555.07 2011 Brunei: 46,382.83 Kuwait: 49,169.61 World: 10,496.93 2012 Brunei: 46,968.6 Kuwait: 52,155.22 World: 10,597.85 2013 Brunei: 44,003.06 Kuwait: 49,651.04 World: 10,759.35 2014 Brunei: 41,026.51 Kuwait: 44,368.78 World: 10,912.24 2015 Brunei: 30,625.13 Kuwait: 29,882.21 World: 10,191.98 2016 Brunei: 26,663.3 Kuwait: 27,323.69 World: 10,239.47 2017 Brunei: 28,024.38 Kuwait: 29,047.65 World: 10,784.4 2018 Brunei: 30,988.12 Kuwait: 32,067.96 World: 11,344.73 2019 Brunei: 30,426.57 Kuwait: 31,707.87 World: 11,417.6 2020 Brunei: 26,834.36 Kuwait: 25,236.08 World: 10,999.49 2021 Brunei: 31,006.96 Kuwait: 34,018.63 World: 12,472.91 2022 Brunei: 36,632.93 Kuwait: 39,981.77 World: 12,876.24 2023 Brunei: 32,890.55 Kuwait: 34,091.97 World: 13,313.86 2024 Brunei: 33,153.47 Kuwait: 32,855.72 World: 13,717.09 2025 Brunei: 32,234.64 Kuwait: 32,312.31 World: 14,405.85 1965 1983 1992 2001 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Brunei Kuwait World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Brunei: 58.72 Kuwait: 59.2 World: 50.94 1961 Brunei: 59.39 Kuwait: 60.24 World: 52.8 1962 Brunei: 58.82 Kuwait: 61.26 World: 55.29 1963 Brunei: 60.63 Kuwait: 62.27 World: 55.65 1964 Brunei: 61.27 Kuwait: 63.26 World: 56.1 1965 Brunei: 61.72 Kuwait: 64.22 World: 55.93 1966 Brunei: 62.4 Kuwait: 65.15 World: 56.45 1967 Brunei: 62.91 Kuwait: 66.03 World: 56.9 1968 Brunei: 63.47 Kuwait: 66.85 World: 57.34 1969 Brunei: 63.96 Kuwait: 67.57 World: 57.68 1970 Brunei: 64.49 Kuwait: 68.2 World: 57.94 1971 Brunei: 64.98 Kuwait: 68.71 World: 58.02 1972 Brunei: 65.45 Kuwait: 69.12 World: 58.84 1973 Brunei: 65.95 Kuwait: 69.44 World: 59.3 1974 Brunei: 66.44 Kuwait: 69.71 World: 59.7 1975 Brunei: 66.95 Kuwait: 69.96 World: 60.13 1976 Brunei: 67.41 Kuwait: 70.2 World: 60.45 1977 Brunei: 67.83 Kuwait: 70.47 World: 61.04 1978 Brunei: 68.26 Kuwait: 70.77 World: 61.39 1979 Brunei: 68.64 Kuwait: 71.09 World: 61.84 1980 Brunei: 69.01 Kuwait: 71.46 World: 62.15 1981 Brunei: 69.34 Kuwait: 71.85 World: 62.52 1982 Brunei: 69.67 Kuwait: 72.27 World: 62.87 1983 Brunei: 69.99 Kuwait: 72.71 World: 63.13 1984 Brunei: 70.24 Kuwait: 73.17 World: 63.44 1985 Brunei: 70.5 Kuwait: 73.62 World: 63.73 1986 Brunei: 70.76 Kuwait: 74.07 World: 64.12 1987 Brunei: 70.98 Kuwait: 74.51 World: 64.46 1988 Brunei: 71.18 Kuwait: 74.93 World: 64.67 1989 Brunei: 71.41 Kuwait: 75.3 World: 64.96 1990 Brunei: 71.63 Kuwait: 73.42 World: 65.11 1991 Brunei: 71.86 Kuwait: 73.91 World: 65.3 1992 Brunei: 72.09 Kuwait: 76 World: 65.55 1993 Brunei: 72.33 Kuwait: 76.05 World: 65.74 1994 Brunei: 72.57 Kuwait: 76.03 World: 65.96 1995 Brunei: 72.84 Kuwait: 75.98 World: 66.2 1996 Brunei: 73.08 Kuwait: 75.93 World: 66.52 1997 Brunei: 73.33 Kuwait: 75.91 World: 66.83 1998 Brunei: 73.58 Kuwait: 75.96 World: 67.07 1999 Brunei: 73.81 Kuwait: 76.08 World: 67.31 2000 Brunei: 74.02 Kuwait: 76.23 World: 67.65 2001 Brunei: 74.21 Kuwait: 76.38 World: 67.95 2002 Brunei: 74.37 Kuwait: 76.53 World: 68.23 2003 Brunei: 74.51 Kuwait: 76.64 World: 68.52 2004 Brunei: 74.6 Kuwait: 76.73 World: 68.77 2005 Brunei: 74.68 Kuwait: 76.8 World: 69.11 2006 Brunei: 74.75 Kuwait: 76.89 World: 69.47 2007 Brunei: 74.79 Kuwait: 77.01 World: 69.81 2008 Brunei: 74.81 Kuwait: 77.19 World: 70 2009 Brunei: 74.81 Kuwait: 77.43 World: 70.38 2010 Brunei: 74.82 Kuwait: 77.73 World: 70.68 2011 Brunei: 74.84 Kuwait: 78.05 World: 70.97 2012 Brunei: 74.84 Kuwait: 78.4 World: 71.26 2013 Brunei: 74.85 Kuwait: 78.74 World: 71.53 2014 Brunei: 74.86 Kuwait: 79.08 World: 71.78 2015 Brunei: 74.88 Kuwait: 79.38 World: 71.97 2016 Brunei: 74.91 Kuwait: 79.68 World: 72.19 2017 Brunei: 74.94 Kuwait: 79.92 World: 72.37 2018 Brunei: 74.99 Kuwait: 80.11 World: 72.64 2019 Brunei: 75.05 Kuwait: 81.97 World: 72.87 2020 Brunei: 75.11 Kuwait: 78.76 World: 72.18 2021 Brunei: 74.87 Kuwait: 78.74 World: 71.22 2022 Brunei: 72.92 Kuwait: 80.59 World: 72.97 2023 Brunei: 75.33 Kuwait: 83.19 World: 73.33 2024 Brunei: 75.5 Kuwait: 84.58 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Brunei Kuwait World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Brunei: 7.32 Kuwait: 7.22 World: 4.69 1961 Brunei: 7.19 Kuwait: 7.25 World: 4.56 1962 Brunei: 7.03 Kuwait: 7.25 World: 5.02 1963 Brunei: 6.89 Kuwait: 7.28 World: 5.31 1964 Brunei: 6.77 Kuwait: 7.29 World: 5.13 1965 Brunei: 6.65 Kuwait: 7.31 World: 5.08 1966 Brunei: 6.51 Kuwait: 7.34 World: 4.97 1967 Brunei: 6.37 Kuwait: 7.33 World: 4.87 1968 Brunei: 6.2 Kuwait: 7.28 World: 4.98 1969 Brunei: 6.01 Kuwait: 7.18 World: 4.88 1970 Brunei: 5.8 Kuwait: 7.03 World: 4.84 1971 Brunei: 5.62 Kuwait: 6.84 World: 4.69 1972 Brunei: 5.5 Kuwait: 6.64 World: 4.55 1973 Brunei: 5.36 Kuwait: 6.43 World: 4.42 1974 Brunei: 5.18 Kuwait: 6.23 World: 4.26 1975 Brunei: 4.99 Kuwait: 6.06 World: 4.07 1976 Brunei: 4.78 Kuwait: 5.9 World: 3.97 1977 Brunei: 4.58 Kuwait: 5.71 World: 3.84 1978 Brunei: 4.39 Kuwait: 5.52 World: 3.77 1979 Brunei: 4.22 Kuwait: 5.33 World: 3.76 1980 Brunei: 4.07 Kuwait: 5.18 World: 3.73 1981 Brunei: 3.94 Kuwait: 5.02 World: 3.71 1982 Brunei: 3.84 Kuwait: 4.85 World: 3.72 1983 Brunei: 3.75 Kuwait: 4.66 World: 3.59 1984 Brunei: 3.68 Kuwait: 4.45 World: 3.57 1985 Brunei: 3.61 Kuwait: 4.22 World: 3.53 1986 Brunei: 3.55 Kuwait: 4 World: 3.51 1987 Brunei: 3.49 Kuwait: 3.83 World: 3.48 1988 Brunei: 3.44 Kuwait: 3.7 World: 3.39 1989 Brunei: 3.36 Kuwait: 3.59 World: 3.35 1990 Brunei: 3.29 Kuwait: 3.49 World: 3.31 1991 Brunei: 3.21 Kuwait: 3.4 World: 3.13 1992 Brunei: 3.11 Kuwait: 3.35 World: 3.04 1993 Brunei: 3.01 Kuwait: 3.31 World: 2.97 1994 Brunei: 2.9 Kuwait: 3.27 World: 2.92 1995 Brunei: 2.79 Kuwait: 3.25 World: 2.87 1996 Brunei: 2.68 Kuwait: 3.22 World: 2.82 1997 Brunei: 2.6 Kuwait: 3.14 World: 2.78 1998 Brunei: 2.53 Kuwait: 3.04 World: 2.75 1999 Brunei: 2.46 Kuwait: 2.95 World: 2.72 2000 Brunei: 2.4 Kuwait: 2.89 World: 2.73 2001 Brunei: 2.34 Kuwait: 2.84 World: 2.69 2002 Brunei: 2.26 Kuwait: 2.8 World: 2.66 2003 Brunei: 2.19 Kuwait: 2.77 World: 2.64 2004 Brunei: 2.1 Kuwait: 2.76 World: 2.63 2005 Brunei: 2.02 Kuwait: 2.73 World: 2.61 2006 Brunei: 1.97 Kuwait: 2.59 World: 2.61 2007 Brunei: 1.93 Kuwait: 2.41 World: 2.6 2008 Brunei: 1.92 Kuwait: 2.27 World: 2.6 2009 Brunei: 1.92 Kuwait: 2.16 World: 2.59 2010 Brunei: 1.94 Kuwait: 2.04 World: 2.57 2011 Brunei: 1.96 Kuwait: 1.96 World: 2.55 2012 Brunei: 1.97 Kuwait: 1.99 World: 2.56 2013 Brunei: 1.98 Kuwait: 1.97 World: 2.53 2014 Brunei: 1.97 Kuwait: 2.06 World: 2.52 2015 Brunei: 1.95 Kuwait: 2.03 World: 2.49 2016 Brunei: 1.92 Kuwait: 2.06 World: 2.49 2017 Brunei: 1.88 Kuwait: 2.16 World: 2.46 2018 Brunei: 1.85 Kuwait: 2.12 World: 2.39 2019 Brunei: 1.82 Kuwait: 2.08 World: 2.35 2020 Brunei: 1.8 Kuwait: 2.03 World: 2.28 2021 Brunei: 1.78 Kuwait: 2.15 World: 2.25 2022 Brunei: 1.76 Kuwait: 1.55 World: 2.22 2023 Brunei: 1.75 Kuwait: 1.52 World: 2.2 2024 Brunei: 1.73 Kuwait: 1.56 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Brunei Kuwait World

0 2 4 6 8 10 1991 Brunei: 4.7 Kuwait: 0.88 World: 5.12 1992 Brunei: 4.79 Kuwait: 0.88 World: 5.28 1993 Brunei: 4.9 Kuwait: 0.8 World: 5.54 1994 Brunei: 5.01 Kuwait: 0.7 World: 5.79 1995 Brunei: 5.07 Kuwait: 0.69 World: 5.92 1996 Brunei: 5.15 Kuwait: 0.7 World: 5.98 1997 Brunei: 5.2 Kuwait: 0.7 World: 6.01 1998 Brunei: 5.36 Kuwait: 0.7 World: 6.16 1999 Brunei: 5.42 Kuwait: 0.7 World: 6.28 2000 Brunei: 5.53 Kuwait: 0.8 World: 6.11 2001 Brunei: 5.56 Kuwait: 0.8 World: 6.19 2002 Brunei: 5.65 Kuwait: 1.1 World: 6.41 2003 Brunei: 5.74 Kuwait: 1.3 World: 6.48 2004 Brunei: 5.85 Kuwait: 1.7 World: 6.33 2005 Brunei: 5.97 Kuwait: 1.46 World: 6.22 2006 Brunei: 6.06 Kuwait: 1.3 World: 5.97 2007 Brunei: 6.19 Kuwait: 1.5 World: 5.77 2008 Brunei: 6.31 Kuwait: 1.75 World: 5.82 2009 Brunei: 6.46 Kuwait: 1.64 World: 6.41 2010 Brunei: 6.49 Kuwait: 1.82 World: 6.28 2011 Brunei: 6.51 Kuwait: 2.05 World: 6.15 2012 Brunei: 6.57 Kuwait: 2.23 World: 6.15 2013 Brunei: 6.71 Kuwait: 2.47 World: 6.1 2014 Brunei: 6.86 Kuwait: 2.9 World: 5.96 2015 Brunei: 7.7 Kuwait: 2.2 World: 6 2016 Brunei: 8.54 Kuwait: 2.16 World: 5.97 2017 Brunei: 9.32 Kuwait: 2.23 World: 5.9 2018 Brunei: 8.7 Kuwait: 2.2 World: 5.76 2019 Brunei: 6.6 Kuwait: 2.21 World: 5.59 2020 Brunei: 7.41 Kuwait: 3.49 World: 6.59 2021 Brunei: 4.91 Kuwait: 2.97 World: 6.05 2022 Brunei: 5.19 Kuwait: 2.13 World: 5.23 2023 Brunei: 5.3 Kuwait: 2.08 World: 4.85 2024 Brunei: 5.18 Kuwait: 2.15 World: 4.81 2025 Brunei: 5.28 Kuwait: 2.18 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Brunei Kuwait World

0 10 20 30 40 50 1970 Brunei: 14.98 Kuwait: 49.24 World: 4.14 1971 Brunei: 13.57 Kuwait: 48.78 World: 4.04 1972 Brunei: 15.49 Kuwait: 46.13 World: 4.16 1973 Brunei: 18.15 Kuwait: 38.95 World: 4.32 1974 Brunei: 18.18 Kuwait: 30.01 World: 4.23 1975 Brunei: 18.1 Kuwait: 24.23 World: 4.14 1976 Brunei: 20.21 Kuwait: 23.25 World: 4.31 1977 Brunei: 20 Kuwait: 21.47 World: 4.36 1978 Brunei: 19.96 Kuwait: 23.15 World: 4.42 1979 Brunei: 17.54 Kuwait: 24.94 World: 4.46 1980 Brunei: 21.25 Kuwait: 22.12 World: 4.33 1981 Brunei: 17.3 Kuwait: 19.93 World: 4.18 1982 Brunei: 18.67 Kuwait: 20.24 World: 4.05 1983 Brunei: 19.69 Kuwait: 20.79 World: 4.01 1984 Brunei: 18.44 Kuwait: 20.28 World: 4.07 1985 Brunei: 17.58 Kuwait: 21.56 World: 4.05 1986 Brunei: 16 Kuwait: 22.28 World: 4.04 1987 Brunei: 15.94 Kuwait: 22.99 World: 4.1 1988 Brunei: 16.85 Kuwait: 26.58 World: 4.16 1989 Brunei: 16.1 Kuwait: 29.89 World: 4.16 1990 Brunei: 16.84 Kuwait: 19.24 World: 4.15 1991 Brunei: 18.7 Kuwait: 28.49 World: 4.1 1992 Brunei: 19.87 Kuwait: 16.49 World: 4.01 1993 Brunei: 19.54 Kuwait: 20.5 World: 3.97 1994 Brunei: 19.34 Kuwait: 24.47 World: 3.94 1995 Brunei: 19.97 Kuwait: 23.97 World: 3.99 1996 Brunei: 20.48 Kuwait: 22.91 World: 4.01 1997 Brunei: 21.29 Kuwait: 23.35 World: 4.02 1998 Brunei: 18.39 Kuwait: 25.12 World: 3.98 1999 Brunei: 18.81 Kuwait: 26.26 World: 3.95 2000 Brunei: 18.61 Kuwait: 28.66 World: 4.01 2001 Brunei: 17.58 Kuwait: 29.32 World: 4.01 2002 Brunei: 16.34 Kuwait: 29.89 World: 4.02 2003 Brunei: 18.62 Kuwait: 30.77 World: 4.15 2004 Brunei: 17.76 Kuwait: 31.98 World: 4.28 2005 Brunei: 16.74 Kuwait: 34.53 World: 4.39 2006 Brunei: 23.63 Kuwait: 33.8 World: 4.48 2007 Brunei: 22.07 Kuwait: 31.19 World: 4.59 2008 Brunei: 23.58 Kuwait: 31.54 World: 4.56 2009 Brunei: 20.84 Kuwait: 30.52 World: 4.45 2010 Brunei: 18.81 Kuwait: 29.5 World: 4.67 2011 Brunei: 19.68 Kuwait: 29.33 World: 4.76 2012 Brunei: 18.79 Kuwait: 27.56 World: 4.77 2013 Brunei: 18.94 Kuwait: 26.76 World: 4.81 2014 Brunei: 19.45 Kuwait: 25.19 World: 4.78 2015 Brunei: 17.44 Kuwait: 24.93 World: 4.7 2016 Brunei: 18.48 Kuwait: 24.57 World: 4.65 2017 Brunei: 18.19 Kuwait: 23.46 World: 4.67 2018 Brunei: 18.34 Kuwait: 22.92 World: 4.73 2019 Brunei: 17.18 Kuwait: 21.8 World: 4.7 2020 Brunei: 22.64 Kuwait: 21.12 World: 4.47 2021 Brunei: 22.11 Kuwait: 22.91 World: 4.68 2022 Brunei: 20.94 Kuwait: 22.36 World: 4.67 2023 Brunei: 21.14 Kuwait: 22.7 World: 4.68 2024 Brunei: 20.24 Kuwait: 23.67 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Brunei Kuwait World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Brunei: 36.47 Kuwait: 25.93 World: 15.6 2006 Brunei: 42.19 Kuwait: 28.79 World: 17.2 2007 Brunei: 44.68 Kuwait: 34.8 World: 20.2 2008 Brunei: 46 Kuwait: 42 World: 22.8 2009 Brunei: 49 Kuwait: 50.8 World: 25.3 2010 Brunei: 53 Kuwait: 61.4 World: 28.4 2011 Brunei: 56 Kuwait: 65.77 World: 30.9 2012 Brunei: 60.27 Kuwait: 70.45 World: 33.3 2013 Brunei: 64.5 Kuwait: 75.46 World: 35.3 2014 Brunei: 68.77 Kuwait: 78.7 World: 37.4 2015 Brunei: 71.2 Kuwait: 82 World: 39.9 2016 Brunei: 90 Kuwait: 85.6 World: 43.6 2017 Brunei: 94.87 Kuwait: 98 World: 46.3 2018 Brunei: 95 Kuwait: 99.6 World: 49.4 2019 Brunei: 95 Kuwait: 99.54 World: 53.9 2020 Brunei: 96.31 Kuwait: 99.11 World: 60.1 2021 Brunei: 97.63 Kuwait: 99.7 World: 63.8 2022 Brunei: 98.97 Kuwait: 99.75 World: 67 2023 Brunei: 98.97 Kuwait: 99.75 World: 69.2 2024 Brunei: 96.3 Kuwait: 99.75 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Brunei Kuwait
Population 466,330 2025
173rd of 215		 4.9 mn 2025
127th of 215
Population density 87.1 /km² 2023
113th of 214		 272.4 /km² 2023
43rd of 214
Population growth 0.78 % 2025
115th of 215		 -0.65 % 2025
202nd of 215
Life expectancy 75.5 years 2024
100th of 215		 84.6 years 2024
4th of 215
Fertility rate 1.73 2024
122nd of 215		 1.56 2024
139th of 215
Birth rate 13.3 ‰ 2024
110th of 215		 10.0 ‰ 2024
154th of 215
Infant mortality 8.6 ‰ 2024
76th of 196		 7.0 ‰ 2024
60th of 196
Urban population 75.0 % 2025
73rd of 215		 100.0 % 2025
5th of 215
Aged 65+ 7.2 % 2025
120th of 215		 3.2 % 2025
187th of 215
Living in cities 29.2 % 2025
142nd of 215		 89.0 % 2025
6th of 215
Living in towns 53.1 % 2025
31st of 215		 7.5 % 2025
208th of 215
Living in rural areas 17.7 % 2025
152nd of 215		 3.5 % 2025
206th of 215

Human development

Indicator Brunei Kuwait
Human Development Index 0.837 2023
60th of 193		 0.852 2023
52nd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.756 2023
48th of 169		 -
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.600 2023
107th of 156		 0.531 2023
129th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.257 2023
66th of 172		 0.188 2023
51st of 172

Economy

Indicator Brunei Kuwait
GDP 15 bn US$ 2025
141st of 186		 157.2 bn US$ 2025
58th of 186
GDP per capita 32,235 US$ 2025
40th of 186		 32,312 US$ 2025
39th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 92,430 int. $ 2025
9th of 185		 56,468 int. $ 2025
38th of 185
GNI per capita 34,790 US$ 2025
32nd of 182		 41,110 US$ 2024
GDP growth 0.7 % 2025
165th of 186		 2.7 % 2025
115th of 186
Inflation -0.3 % 2025
158th of 165		 2.4 % 2025
97th of 165
Trade 123.6 % 2025
32nd of 138		 94.0 % 2024
Exports 71.6 % 2025
20th of 138		 55.8 % 2024
FDI inflows 0.4 % 2025
170th of 192		 0.3 % 2025
162nd of 192
Manufacturing 9.9 % 2025
79th of 132		 7.7 % 2025
96th of 132
Agriculture 1.2 % 2025
143rd of 158		 0.5 % 2025
152nd of 158
Military spending 3.6 % 2024
16th of 147		 4.8 % 2024
10th of 147

Labour

Indicator Brunei Kuwait
Unemployment 5.3 % 2025
96th of 181		 2.2 % 2025
20th of 181
Youth unemployment 18.2 % 2025
123rd of 181		 15.1 % 2025
107th of 181
Women in the labour force 54.4 % 2025
86th of 181		 47.2 % 2025
130th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 1.2 % 2025
167th of 181		 1.9 % 2025
156th of 181
Weekly hours worked 44.8 h 2025
23rd of 181		 45.8 h 2025
16th of 181
Youth NEET rate 16.7 % 2025
85th of 181		 15.6 % 2025
77th of 181
Labour income share 32.4 % 2024
105th of 114		 37.7 % 2025
86th of 114
Output per hour 71.1 $ 2025
21st of 181		 32.9 $ 2025
64th of 181

Health

Indicator Brunei Kuwait
Health spending 2.2 % 2023
190th of 192		 5.0 % 2023
127th of 192
Health spending per person 733 US$ 2023
73rd of 191		 1,679 US$ 2023
47th of 191
Physicians 1.89 /1,000 2021 2.27 /1,000 2020
Under-5 mortality 9.9 ‰ 2024
76th of 196		 8.1 ‰ 2024
59th of 196
Maternal mortality 36 /100k 2023
86th of 194		 8 /100k 2023
40th of 194
Tobacco use 14.5 % 2024
62nd of 166		 19.4 % 2024
85th of 166
Safe drinking water - 100.0 % 2024
4th of 147

Education

Indicator Brunei Kuwait
Literacy 96.1 % 2011 96.5 % 2020
Secondary enrolment 91.8 % 2023 95.4 % 2015
Tertiary enrolment 36.4 % 2023
86th of 128		 51.9 % 2021
Education spending 4.4 % 2016 6.4 % 2024
29th of 121
Expected schooling 13.7 yrs 2023
94th of 195		 15.9 yrs 2023
49th of 195
Mean schooling 9.3 yrs 2023
107th of 193		 7.6 yrs 2023
132nd of 193

Society

Indicator Brunei Kuwait
Internet use 96.3 % 2024
18th of 182		 100.0 % 2025
5th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 118.1 /100 2024
80th of 151		 167.7 /100 2023
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
18th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
59th of 213
Women in parliament 11.4 % 2025
158th of 184		 3.1 % 2023

Refugees

Indicator Brunei Kuwait
Refugees hosted 0 2025
169th of 177		 386 2025
132nd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
169th of 177		 0.1 ‰ 2025
136th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 0 2025
161st of 177		 611 2025
107th of 177
Refugees from the country 5 2025
188th of 199		 3,369 2025
84th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
165th of 199		 0.7 ‰ 2025
72nd of 199

Governance

Indicator Brunei Kuwait
Control of corruption 71.9 /100 2024
30th of 207		 52.3 /100 2024
82nd of 207
Government effectiveness 67.6 /100 2024
45th of 205		 57.7 /100 2024
76th of 205
Rule of law 67.1 /100 2024
64th of 207		 60.9 /100 2024
86th of 207
Regulatory quality 68.9 /100 2024
40th of 205		 61.2 /100 2024
64th of 205
Voice and accountability 42.8 /100 2024
144th of 205		 44.3 /100 2024
137th of 205
Political stability 86.4 /100 2024
22nd of 207		 70.9 /100 2024
90th of 207

Environment

Indicator Brunei Kuwait
CO₂ per capita 20.24 t 2024
198th of 202		 23.67 t 2024
199th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 12.1 Mt 2024
103rd of 204		 129.5 Mt 2024
36th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.03 % 2024
103rd of 204		 0.34 % 2024
36th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.4 Gt 2024
105th of 204		 3.4 Gt 2024
51st of 204
GHG per capita 25.64 t 2024
197th of 202		 35.39 t 2024
199th of 202
Renewable energy 0.0 % 2021
208th of 211		 0.1 % 2021
203rd of 211
Forest area 72.1 % 2023
14th of 212		 0.4 % 2023
201st of 212
PM2.5 exposure 7.6 µg/m³ 2023
30th of 200		 62.3 µg/m³ 2023
195th of 200
Water stress 3.5 % 2022
42nd of 176		 3,850.5 % 2022
176th of 176
Land area 5,270 km² 2023
167th of 214		 17,820 km² 2023
154th of 214

Energy

Indicator Brunei Kuwait
Renewable electricity 0.2 % 2024
184th of 190		 2.3 % 2025
174th of 190
Wind and solar 0.2 % 2024
170th of 190		 2.3 % 2025
129th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
50th of 180		 0.0 % 2025
102nd of 180
Low-carbon electricity 0.2 % 2024
184th of 190		 2.3 % 2025
174th of 190
Fossil electricity 99.8 % 2024
184th of 190		 97.7 % 2025
174th of 190
Coal power 19.8 % 2024
152nd of 188		 0.0 % 2025
56th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 893 g/kWh 2024
186th of 190		 635 g/kWh 2025
155th of 190
Electricity per capita 12.02 MWh 2024
14th of 191		 17.75 MWh 2025
4th of 191

Food

Indicator Brunei Kuwait
Protein supply - 101.3 g 2022
68th of 174
Animal protein supply - 51.8 g 2022
76th of 174
Fat supply - 113.7 g 2022
59th of 174
Food insecurity - 9.4 % 2024
40th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 3.8 % 2024
53rd of 124
Cereal import dependency - 99.4 % 2022
17th of 160

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.