Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
be 63.8% more likely to be obese
In Brunei, 14.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Poland, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 35.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Poland, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.
make 35.8% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $58,700 as of 2022, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.
Life
be 95.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brunei, approximately 44.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2020.
be 60.5% 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 Poland, on the other hand, 4.2 children do as of 2022.
have 46.8% fewer children
In Brunei, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Poland, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.3% less likely to have internet access
In Brunei, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Poland, about 85.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 18.2% more on education
Brunei spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Poland spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.7 times more on healthcare
Brunei spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Poland: At a glance
How big is Poland compared to Brunei? See an in-depth size comparison.