Quality of life comparison

live 8.5 years longer

In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Brunei, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.

make 14.7 times more money

Burma has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2023, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $77,900 as of 2023.

be 85.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Burma, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Brunei, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

be 75.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Burma, approximately 179.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brunei, 44.0 women do as of 2020.

be 68.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Burma, approximately 32.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Brunei, on the other hand, 10.5 children do as of 2022.

be 35.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Burma, approximately 74% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Brunei, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Brunei, about 98.0% do as of 2021.

be 17.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Burma, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Brunei, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 35.1% less on healthcare

Burma spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brunei, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 2.2 times more on education

Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

see 91.7% less coastline

Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.