Quality of life comparison

live 8.7 years longer

In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Brunei, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

make 3.9 times more money

Gabon has a GDP per capita of $19,800 as of 2023, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $77,900 as of 2023.

be 74.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Gabon, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Brunei, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

be 80.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gabon, approximately 227.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brunei, 44.0 women do as of 2020.

be 14.2% more likely to be literate

In Gabon, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2021. In Brunei, it is 97.6% as of 2021.

be 63.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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 38.5% fewer children

In Gabon, there are approximately 25.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brunei, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 36.1% more likely to have internet access

In Gabon, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Brunei, about 98.0% do as of 2021.

spend 29.4% less on healthcare

Gabon spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brunei, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 37.5% more on education

Gabon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

see 81.8% less coastline

Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.