Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 5.3 years longer
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 55.3% more likely to be obese
In Brunei, 14.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iceland, that number is 21.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 32.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Iceland, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
make 14.6% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $77,900 as of 2023, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $66,500 as of 2023.
Life
be 93.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brunei, approximately 44.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Iceland, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 84.3% less 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 Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 20.3% fewer children
In Brunei, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iceland, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 75.0% more on education
Brunei spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Iceland spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 4.0 times more on healthcare
Brunei spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 30.9 times more coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iceland: At a glance
How big is Iceland compared to Brunei? See an in-depth size comparison.