Quality of life comparison

live 8.0 years longer

In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 56.7% less likely to be obese

In Brunei, 14.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 63.7% more money

Brunei has a GDP per capita of $77,900 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 34.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Brunei, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

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 Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 85.3% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 44.3% fewer children

In Brunei, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 36.4% less on education

Brunei spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.5 times more on healthcare

Brunei spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 19.9% more coastline

Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.