Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
be 35.6% less likely to be obese
In Iceland, 21.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.
live 5.3 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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 17.1% more money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $66,500 as of 2023, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $77,900 as of 2023.
be 48.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Brunei, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.
Life
have 25.4% more children
In Iceland, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brunei, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 14.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brunei, 44.0 women do as of 2020.
be 6.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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.
Expenditures
spend 42.9% less on education
Iceland spends 7.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
spend 75.0% less on healthcare
Iceland spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brunei, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 96.8% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 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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