Quality of life comparison

live 5.5 years less

In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

be 50.4% more likely to be obese

In Brunei, 14.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

be 48.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Brunei, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

make 83.7% less money

Brunei has a GDP per capita of $77,900 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

have 35.4% more children

In Brunei, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Brunei, approximately 44.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 14.7% less likely to be literate

In Brunei, the literacy rate is 97.6% as of 2021. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Brunei, approximately 10.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

be 48.0% less likely to have internet access

In Brunei, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

spend 29.5% less on education

Brunei spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.7 times more on healthcare

Brunei spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 2.5 times more coastline

Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.