Quality of life comparison

be 30.9% less likely to be obese

In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.

live 3.8 years less

In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 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.

make 12.4% more money

Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $69,300 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 Netherlands, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Brunei, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

have 49.1% more children

In Netherlands, there are approximately 10.6 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 Netherlands, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brunei, 44.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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.

spend 17.0% less on education

Netherlands spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

spend 78.4% less on healthcare

Netherlands spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brunei, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 64.3% less coastline

Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.