Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
be 85.1% less likely to be obese
In Brunei, 14.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
live 2.9 years less
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Vietnam, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 69.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vietnam, that number is 1.6% as of 2023.
make 82.4% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $77,900 as of 2023, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $13,700 as of 2023.
Life
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Brunei, approximately 44.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vietnam, 124.0 women do as of 2020.
be 40.2% more 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 Vietnam, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 24.5% less likely to have internet access
In Brunei, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vietnam, about 74.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 95.8% more on healthcare
Brunei spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vietnam, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 21.4 times more coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vietnam: At a glance
How big is Vietnam compared to Brunei? See an in-depth size comparison.