Quality of life comparison

be 39.0% less likely to be obese

In Norway, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.

live 4.2 years less

In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 13.9% less money

Norway has a GDP per capita of $90,500 as of 2023, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $77,900 as of 2023.

be 47.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Norway, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Brunei, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

have 51.9% more children

In Norway, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brunei, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 22.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brunei, 44.0 women do as of 2020.

be 4.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Norway, approximately 2.3 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 25.4% less on education

Norway spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

spend 78.9% less on healthcare

Norway spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brunei, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 99.4% less coastline

Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.