Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Germany, you would:
Health
be 36.8% less likely to be obese
In Germany, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.
live 3.1 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Brunei, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 25.8% more money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $61,900 as of 2023, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $77,900 as of 2023.
be 72.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Brunei, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.
Life
have 77.5% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brunei, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brunei, 44.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 81.2% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brunei, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 93.3% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 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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