Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Brunei, 14.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 25.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
make 23.0% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $58,700 as of 2022, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $45,200 as of 2022.
Life
be 84.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brunei, approximately 44.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 67.3% 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 New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.4 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 New Zealand, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 36.4% more on education
Brunei spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 4.2 times more on healthcare
Brunei spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 94.0 times more coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
New Zealand: At a glance
How big is New Zealand compared to Brunei? See an in-depth size comparison.