Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
be 51.1% less likely to be obese
In Brunei, 14.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
live 5.3 years less
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 22.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 3.5% as of 2022.
make 78.9% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $58,700 as of 2022, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2022.
Life
be 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Brunei, approximately 44.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Indonesia, 173.0 women do as of 2020.
be 87.5% 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 36.7% less likely to have internet access
In Brunei, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Indonesia, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 20.5% less on education
Brunei spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Indonesia spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 41.7% more on healthcare
Brunei spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 339.9 times more coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Indonesia: At a glance
How big is Indonesia compared to Brunei? See an in-depth size comparison.