Quality of life comparison

live 0.9 years longer

In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Brunei, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 29.1% less likely to be obese

In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.

make 5.4 times more money

Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $77,900 as of 2023.

be 56.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Ecuador, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Brunei, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ecuador, approximately 66.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brunei, 44.0 women do as of 2020.

be 42.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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.

have 10.7% fewer children

In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brunei, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 28.9% more likely to have internet access

In Ecuador, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Brunei, about 98.0% do as of 2021.

spend 71.8% less on healthcare

Ecuador spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brunei, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 18.9% more on education

Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

see 92.8% less coastline

Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.