Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 11.1 years longer
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Monaco, that number is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 48.5% more money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $77,900 as of 2023, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 62.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 83.3% 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 Monaco, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2022.
have 58.9% fewer children
In Brunei, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.2% less likely to have internet access
In Brunei, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Monaco, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 72.7% less on education
Brunei spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 29.2% less on healthcare
Brunei spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 97.5% less coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Monaco: At a glance
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