| Attribute |
Brunei × | 
Burkina Faso × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 5,765 | 274,200 |
| Continent | Asia | Africa |
| Land area (km²) | 5,265 | 273,800 |
| Water area (km²) | 500 | 400 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 266 | 3,611 |
| Border countries | | - Benin
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Ghana
- Mali
- Niger
- Togo
|
| Coastline (km) | 161 | 0 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 478 | 297 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 200 |
| Highest point (m) | 1,850 | 749 |
| People | | |
| Population | 464,478 | 20,835,401 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Muslim | Muslim |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Brunei Darussalam | - |
| Short country name | Brunei | Burkina Faso |
| 1↑Long local name | Negara Brunei Darussalam | - |
| Short local name | Brunei | Burkina Faso |
| Former name | - | - Republic of Upper Volta
- Upper Volta
|
| Government type | Absolute monarchy or sultanate | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Ouagadougou |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 33,870,000,000 | 35,850,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 12,130,000,000 | 12,570,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 1.3 | 6.4 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 78,900 | 1,900 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 47.5 | 9.3 |
| Labor force | 203,600 | 8,501,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.9 | 77 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | - | 40.1 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 2,245,000,000 | 2,666,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 4,345,000,000 | 3,655,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 2.37 | 2.06 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 18.5 | 21.2 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -17.3 | -7.9 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 2.8 | 38.1 |
| Inflation rate (%) | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | - | 4.25 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 3,387,000,000 | 3,357,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 3,387,000,000 | 3,357,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 3,665,000,000 | 4,409,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | 2,021,000,000 | -1,019,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 5,885,000,000 | 3,140,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 2,998,000,000 | 3,305,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 3,488,000,000 | 49,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 0 | 3,056,000,000 |
| National currency | Bruneian dollars | Communaute Financiere Africaine francs |
| National currency (code) | BND | XOF |
| National currency (symbol) | $ | - |
| National currency rate to USD | 1.394 | 605.3 |