Quality of life comparison

live 8.7 years longer

In Kenya, 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.

be 98.6% more likely to be obese

In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.

make 13.7 times more money

Kenya has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $77,900 as of 2023.

be 91.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kenya, approximately 530.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brunei, 44.0 women do as of 2020.

be 18.2% more likely to be literate

In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Brunei, it is 97.6% as of 2021.

be 62.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Kenya, approximately 27.9 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 38.3% fewer children

In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brunei, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Kenya, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Brunei, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 3.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Brunei, about 98.0% do as of 2021.

be 40.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Brunei, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 44.2% less on healthcare

Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brunei, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 70.0% less coastline

Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.