Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
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.
Economy
make 12.0 times more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2022, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $58,700 as of 2022.
be 21.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Brunei, that number is 4.5% as of 2022.
Life
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.
Basic Needs
be 30.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Brunei, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
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.
Expenditures
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.
Geography
see 70.0% less coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 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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