Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 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 42.2% less likely to be obese
In Croatia, 24.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 88.6% more money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2023, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $77,900 as of 2023.
be 13.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Brunei, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.
Life
have 85.9% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brunei, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brunei, 44.0 women do as of 2020.
be 20.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 8.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 21.0% more likely to have internet access
In Croatia, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Brunei, about 98.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% less on education
Croatia spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
spend 69.2% less on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brunei, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 97.2% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Brunei: At a glance
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