Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years longer
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Brunei, 14.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 10.1% more money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $58,700 as of 2022, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $64,600 as of 2022.
be 18.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In United States, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 52.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brunei, approximately 44.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United States, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 50.9% 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 United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 22.8% fewer children
In Brunei, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United States, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.6% more on education
Brunei spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. United States spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 7.8 times more on healthcare
Brunei spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United States, that number is 18.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 123.8 times more coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United States: At a glance
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