Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Brunei instead of Aruba, you would:

Economy

make 88.6% more money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $77,900 as of 2023.

be 31.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

Life

be 13.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Aruba, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Brunei, on the other hand, 10.5 children do as of 2022.

have 36.2% more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brunei, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 29.0% less on education

Aruba spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

Geography

see 2.4 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Brunei: At a glance

Brunei is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 5,265 sq km. The Sultanate of Brunei's influence peaked between the 15th and 17th centuries when its control extended over coastal areas of northwest Borneo and the southern Philippines. Brunei subsequently entered a period of decline brought on by internal strife over royal succession, colonial expansion of European powers, and piracy. In 1888, Brunei became a British protectorate; independence was achieved in 1984. The same family has ruled Brunei for over six centuries. Brunei benefits from extensive petroleum and natural gas fields, the source of one of the highest per capita GDPs in Asia.
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